About Community Grant
Winners
National Winners
State Winners
Winner Access Nominate
mobile navigation - click to open mobile navigation - click to close
17 Days Until the State Girls Basketball Announcement
Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - North Carolina

Gatorade Player of the year

Nevada Mareno

DIS
LEESVILLE ROAD HS
RALEIGH , NORTH CAROLINA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

17:17.6

3rd Place: Foot Locker XC Championships

17:05

2nd Place: Foot Locker South Regional

17:46.5

Class 4A Individual State Champion
“She was never satisfied with anything but her best effort, no matter how large the margin of victory.”
Karen Hawkins
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior distance runner finished third at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:17.60 this past season. Mareno also placed second at the Foot Locker South Regional championships in 17:05. The Class 4A individua

Academic Achievement

Mareno has maintained a 5.00 weighted GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

In addition to donating her time as a youth track and field instructor, she has volunteered on behalf of the Special Olympics.