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Tula Fawbush

Distance
OLDHAM COUNTY HS
LA GRANGE, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
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Peak Performance

5th 0 10:38.33

USATF U20 Championships - 3000m Steeplechase

2nd

Nike Outdoor Nationals - 2K Steeplechase

1st - 6:45.14

Steepleville Invitational - 2K Steeplechase
“Tula Fawbush’s already impressive resume—ranking among the top seven all-time in the Bluegrass State in three events— was further boosted during  a grueling stretch postseason stretch, punctuated by her U.S. Top 10 all-time performance in the steeplechase at the collegiate distance (3K). The only high-end distance runner on the map to compete in four individual events during national championship week, her durability proved valuable in the barrier races [steeple events].”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior distance talent was the top prep finisher in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the USATF U20 Championships this past season, taking fifth in 10:38.33 to clock the No. 2 time in the nation this spring and the No. 10 time in girls prep history. Fawbush also earned All-American honors with a silver medal in the 2K steeplechase at Nike Outdoor Nationals, then broke the tape in the 2K steeplechase at the Steepleville Invitational with a time of 6:45.14—the No. 6 time in the country in 2024. She graduated as the state record-holder in both steeplechase events and she won the KHSAA Class 3A state title in the 1600. Her personal-best 4:45.36 in that event in March ranked No. 25 among the nation’s girls prep competitors in 2024.

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Academic Achievement

Fawbush has maintained a weighted 4.44 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Tennessee this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of both the National Honor Society and Beta Club, Fawbush has volunteered locally performing community service with her church.