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Sophia Reynolds

Distance Runner
MERRIMACK VALLEY HS
PENACOOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FRESHMAN
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:59.60

New Hampshire Meet of Champions

1st - 18:32.90

Division 2 State Championship

11th - 18:30.80

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“Sophia is a very self-motivated and humble athlete who, as a ninth grader, is already a student of the sport. She does all the little things to make her the runner she’s become. She has shown significant improvement every year since picking up the sport in middle school, and is also one of the kindest people you could meet on a running trail.”
Dave Irving
Head Coach - Merrimack Valley head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 freshman broke the tape at the New Hampshire Meet of Champions his past season, clocking a personal-best 17:59.60 to finish 13.3 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. She also won the Division 2 State Meet individual title with the fastest all-class time of the day (18:32.90). The state’s top performer in finishing second at the New England Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:42.40, Reynolds missed qualifying for nationals by one place, taking 11th at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships in 18:30.80.

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Academic Achievement

Reynolds has maintained a 98.6 average in the classroom. She will begin her sophomore year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A nanny and primary caregiver for a family with three young children last summer, she has volunteered locally as a middle school cross country instructor, and also helped organize a summer youth running program in the area. Additionally, she has donated her time to multiple charity fundraiser road races.