The 5-foot-8 junior raced to the Class 3A individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:53.5. Oakes also won the Bellevue Invitational and the Metro League championship and finished 20th nationally at the Foot Locker Cross Country Champ
Oakes has maintained a 4.17 GPA in the classroom.
Vice president of the Seattle chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Oakes has volunteered locally on behalf of the Woodland Park Zoo and the U.S. Youth Soccer TOPSoccer program serving young athletes with disabilities.