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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Aida Wheat

Sprints
KENNETT HS
NORTH CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
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Peak Performance

1st

Division II State meet - 100m

1st

Division II State meet - 200m

1st -12.20

New Hampshire Meet of Champions - 100m

1st - 25.00

New Hampshire Meet of Champions - 200m
“Aida Wheat rose to the occasion to not only win Division II state championships in the 100 and 200 and lead her team to a third-place finish, but also sweep both sprint events at the New Hampshire Meet of Champions. Wheat built on that success to place in the top seven of both finals at the New England championships.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 junior won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at both the Division II state meet and the New Hampshire Meet of Champions this past season, clocking her fastest career wind-legal performances of 12.20 and 25.00 seconds at the latter event. Wheat also contributed to a pair of top-five relay efforts at the state final. In addition, she finished in the top seven in the 100 and 200 at the New England Championships and concluded 2023 as the state’s No. 1 girls high school competitor in both events.

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Academic Achievement

Wheat has maintained a 4.14 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An aspiring architect and three-sport athlete, Wheat is also a member of the SkillsUSA Drafting team that represented New Hampshire at the SkillsUSA national competition in Atlanta. She has also been involved in fundraising initiatives for SkillsUSA, in addition to volunteering locally with Angels and Elves by sponsoring a child to receive Christmas presents.