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Ericka VanderLende

Distance
ROCKFORD HS
ROCKFORD, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

4:41.00

1600 meters

10:24.57

3200 meters

9:57.01

3200 meters
“Ericka is an incredible runner who has accomplished some astonishing feats. She is totally dedicated to becoming the best she can become.”
Ben Watson
Head Coach - Rockford distance coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:41.00 and the 3200-meter run in 10:24.57 at the Division 1 state meet this past season. VanderLende also placed second in the 800. Her season-best time of 9:57.01 in the 3200 is fastest in state history and she won the two-mile at the Brooks PR Invitational in 9:53.00, which ranked as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors in 2019 at the time of her selection.

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Academic Achievement

VanderLende has maintained a 4.07 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Michigan beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

VanderLende has participated in service-mission trips with her church to aid the underprivileged.