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Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Nevada

Gatorade Player of the year

Penelope Smerdon

Distance Runner
RENO HS
RENO, NEVADA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.812

Class 4A state championship

1st

Northern Region championship

26th

Foot Locker West Regional
“Penelope Smerdon is one of the best student-athletes I’ve ever coached. She sets a high standard for all of her teammates with her work ethic in both practice and in competition.”
Jim Parker
Head Coach - Reno coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 junior raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 19:29, leading the Huskies to second place as a team. Smerdon also won the Northern Region championships, the Douglas Class Races and the Del Oro Invitational. She took 26th at the Foot Locker West Regional championships.

Academic Achievement

Smerdon has maintained a 4.05 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A math tutor in her school, Smerdon has served as a mentor for youth runners.