The 5-foot-3 sophomore won the Open state meet this past season with a time of 18:17.27, breaking the tape 27.7 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Clippers to a fourth-place finish as a team. Ludwig was the state’s top finisher at both the New England Cross Country Championships, where she took fifth, and at the Nike Cross Northeast Regional Championships, where she crossed the line in 13th to earn Second Team All-Region honors. She also was runner-up at the Class A state meet.
Ludwig has maintained a 3.62 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
A member of the Cumberland High student council, Ludwig has volunteered locally at McCourt Middle School and as a youth running coach. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through the Lafayette Lodge, Freemasonry gathering place.
