The 5-foot-1 junior broke the tape MHSAA 6A State Championships this past season with a time of 19:29.84, leading the Tigers to fourth place as a team. Cartwright also captured victories at the Mississippi College Choctaw Open, the Southerntees Challenge, the Saltillo Invitational and the Hickory Flat Invitational, along with a runner-up finish at the Jesse Owens Classic.
Cartwright has maintained a weighted 4.31 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
A certified soccer referee and a gymnastics coach at ConXion Hernando, Cartwright has volunteered locally on behalf of the Wesley Meadows Retirement Community, the Karm Shelter, Montgomery Village, Backyard Bible Clubs, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Knoxville Boys & Girls Club. Also the vice president of her school’s student council, she is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Hoby Leadership, in addition to serving as a Youth Leader and Choir Director at the McIvor Missionary Baptist Church.
