The 5-foot-10 senior hurdler, sprinter and jumper broke her own state record in the heptathlon at the AHSAA Class 7A state meet this past season, compiling 5,311 points to rank No. 1 nationally among prep competitors this spring at the time of her selection. Ford, who led the Saints to sixth place as a team, also won state titles in the 100-meter hurdles, the 200-meter dash and the long jump before capping her career by breaking the tape in the 300 hurdles with a personal-best time of 41.43 seconds, which ranked as the nation’s No. 12 clocking among prep girls in 2025. Her winning heptathlon point total ranks her as the wind-legal No. 21 competitor in U.S. prep history. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, she is also the daughter of the 1994-95 State Girls Track & Field Player of the Year Camille (née Root) Ford.
Ford has maintained a 3.7 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete at Vanderbilt University this fall.
The editor of her school’s yearbook and president of the St. Paul’s Kindness Club, Ford has donated her time as part of community service initiatives with her Ashland Place United Methodist church youth group. She was also a varsity volleyball captain and an officer in Beta Sigma Chi, a faith and learning organization.
