The 5-foot-7 senior hurdler and jumper captured four individual state titles this spring, leading the Vikings to a fourth-place finish as a team at the Class 2A state meet. Ith won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.92 seconds, the 300-meter hurdles in 46.15, the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, 1.5 inches and the long jump by soaring 16-11.25. The 2017 Alaska School Activities Association Female Outstanding Competitor, Ith completed an undefeated season in all her events this spring.
Ith has maintained a 4.03 GPA in the classroom. She will attend Williams College this fall, where she will compete in track and field.
A member of the National Honor Society, Ith is an accomplished dancer, a member of the concert band and has served as president of her school's student council. "Not only is Izabelle Ith an exceptional athlete, producing some of the fastest times and farthest marks in the history of Alaska high school women's track and field, she has also embodied the spirit of sportsmanship and projects an outstanding character on and off the track," said Jeremy Strong, head coach at Sitka High. "She has set a standard for how champions should represent themselves, their team and community."
