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Girls Cross Country - Kentucky

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Michaela Reinhart

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LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HS
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

17:57.0

Class AA State Champion

20th Place

Foot Locker South Regional
“Michaela is absolutely amazing. She has always been a consistent competitor and always seems to give it her very best. The hard work she puts in on a daily basis is evident every time we compete against her.”
Mark Brummett
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The state's returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-4 senior won her second-straight Class AA state meet this past season with a time of 17:57.18, breaking the tape 1:08.7 ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Knights to a third-place finish as a team. Reinhart, who won six of eight races this fall, also placed 20th at the Foot Locker South Regional championships in 18:09.1.

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Academic Achievement

Reinhart has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The president of the Lexington Catholic High student council, Reinhart served as part of a mission trip on behalf of her church and has volunteered locally as a youth track and field coach. "Michaela is absolutely amazing," said Mark Brummett, head coach of Rockcastle County High. "She has always been a consistent competitor and always seems to give it her very best. The hard work she puts in on a daily basis is evident every time we compete against her."