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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Soraya Ross

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NASHUA SOUTH HS
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 12.19

Division 1 state meet - 100m

1st - 25.79

Division 1 state meet - 200m
“Soraya is a unique athlete with a gift of top-end speed like we had never seen before. The New Hampshire Track and Field community has nicknamed her ‘The Closer’ because she doesn’t have the best start, but she can really close races and bring excitement to the sport.”
Catrina Lougee
Head Coach - Nashua South coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 sophomore won two individual events and anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay at the Division 1 state meet this past season. Ross broke the tape in the 100-meter dash in a meet-record time of 12.19, also winning the 200 in 25.79 and leading the 4x100 quartet in another meet-record time of 49.29. In addition, she captured the same three events at the Meet of Champions and took fourth in the 100 at the New England Interscholastic Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Ross has maintained a weighted 4.50 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a soccer standout, Ross is a member of her school’s Student Leadership Council and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track programs.