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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Maya X. Smith

Distance Runner
NORTHLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:01

Division 4 State Championship

2nd - 17:18

NXN Southwest

32nd - 18:28

NXN Final
“Maya set tough running goals and went after them in each race with incredible discipline and tenacity. When it was time to race, a ferocious competitor would come from within.”
Missy Acker
Northland Prep Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Division 4 individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:01, leading the Spartans to the state title as a team. Smith placed second at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships and finished 32nd nationally at the NXN Final. Smith also earned victories at the Four Corners Invitational, the Peaks Invitational and the Desert Twilight Festival.

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Academic Achievement

Smith has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

Vice President of her school’s Student Council, Smith has volunteered locally on behalf of the Flagstaff Family Food Center.