The 5-foot-3 junior took second at each of the two premier national championship meets last month—the Nike Cross Nationals and the Brooks XC Championships—with times of 16:51.7 and 16:57.1, respectively. Bartlett crossed the line 1.6 seconds away from a national title in both races. She won the NJISAA Prep Class A state title this past season, leading the Big Red to a runner-up team finish. She was also the top American finisher in the U20 World Cross Country Championships earlier this month, placing 16th.
Bartlett has maintained a 4.11 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Bartlett fulfills a number of duties in the realm of climate science, serving on her school’s Sustainability Council and as a council member with the Climate Action Club. She’s also an Executive Board Member of the National High School Climate Forum. Bartlett has donated her time in an outdoor leadership capacity as a ropes course instructor and by fundraising eight consecutive years for Swim Across America to support cancer treatment and palliative care. Also a member of the Lawrenceville School Hutchins Scholars in Science and Math, she has volunteered locally by co-leading a Lawrenceville Community Action Project, which helped middle and elementary school students learn to play tennis.
