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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
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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.

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Academic Achievement

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

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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.