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6 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Hawaii

Gatorade Player of the year

Emily Naylor

Distance Runner
KALAHEO HS
KAILUA, HAWAII
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

PR - 18:36.5

2019 Foot Locker West Regional championships
“Emily is a one-of-a-kind student-athlete that every coach dreams of being able to have on their team. Even though we did not have a season due to COVID, that hasn’t slowed her down; she continues to train and was no doubt ready to break all her PR race times and raise the bar even higher for herself.”
Stan Roth
Head Coach - head coach of Kalaeho High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot junior won the state meet by more than 20 seconds back in 2019, improving from a 99th-place finish as a freshman to earn Gatorade Runner of the Year honors a year ago. Naylor was also the state’s top finisher at the 2019 Foot Locker West Regional championships with a personal-best time of 18:36.5. The 2020 Kalaheo High Female Student Athlete of the Year, Naylor ran her first half-marathon in the fall, finishing with a time of 1:28:08. HHSAA cancelled the 2020-21 cross country season due to pandemic-related concerns.

Academic Achievement

Naylor has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall and will compete in outdoor track this spring.

Exemplary Character

Naylor has volunteered locally on a weekly basis at a COVID vaccination clinic. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.