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Kaitlyn Lacy

Distance Runner
LOUISVILLE MALE HS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:03.09

3A State Meet

3rd - 17:30.1

NXN Southeast

83rd - 19:12.0

NXN Final
“Kaitlyn was battling injuries throughout the first part of the season. At state, she ran away with the race and we got to see her running to her potential.”
Kirk Thomas
Oldham County High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior won the Class AAA state meet this past season with a time of 18:03.09, breaking the tape 21.27 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Bulldogs to a 10th-place finish as a team. Lacy took third at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional championships and then finished 83rd at the NXN Final. A five-time First Team All-State selection, she holds nine school records and was the 2017 Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Class AAA Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Lacy has maintained a weighted 3.82 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at the University of Kentucky this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of Male High’s Photography Club, Lacy has volunteered locally with the Salvation Army and has donated her time to community beautification projects.