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.
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.
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.
