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9 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - North Dakota

Gatorade Player of the year

Meghan Ford

Distance Runner
JAMESTOWN HS
JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:56.9

Class A State Championship

16th

FL Midwest

17th

NXN Heartland
“Meghan Ford proves that hard work and dedication can lead to great accomplishments. Ever since she joined the team as a seventh-grader, she has put the time in, both in-season and offseason. The result has been a consistent rise in the ranks of elite runners in the state.”
Ken Gardner
Head Coach - Jamestown coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 sophomore raced to the Class A state championship this past season with a time of 17:56.9. Ford also won the Western Dakota Association championship, the Devils Lake Invitational, the Blue-White Invitational and the Andrew Carlson Distance Challenge. She took 16th at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional championships and 17th at the Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional championships.

Academic Achievement

Ford has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church community, Ford has volunteered locally on behalf of the Salvation Army, Operation Christmas Child, a Vacation Bible School and suicide-prevention initiatives.