The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Class 6A individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:50.85, leading the Bears to the state title as a team. Bernal also won the Metro Championships, the Albuquerque Academy Invitational, the Cleveland
Bernal has maintained a 3.46 GPA in the classroom.
She has volunteered locally on behalf of the La Cueva PTA Community Block Party for elementary and middle school students.
