The 5-foot-9 senior broke the state record in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Open State Championships this past season, clocking a time of 40.65 seconds, which ranked No. 4 nationally among prep girls competitors this spring as well as No. 24 in prep history. Galera-Young won both hurdle events and shared in the 4x100 relay title at the Division 1 state meet, leading the Wolves to second place as a team. Her career-best time of 13.53 in the 100 hurdles ranked No. 17 nationally.
Galera-Young has maintained a weighted 4.23 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete on scholarship at the University of Arkansas this fall.
A member of the National Honor Society as well as the Black Student Union and the United Sisters Youth Group, Galera-Young has volunteered locally helping to organize Rice-A-Roni food drives for the underprivileged each Thanksgiving. She has also donated her time as an elementary school mentor and tutor.
