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Girls Cross Country - Pennsylvania

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Virginia Kraus

Runner
SAUCON VALLEY HS
HELLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

8th - 18:04.6

national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

1st - 17:34.40

Foot Locker Northeast Regional

1st - 18:18.0

PIAA Class 2A state meet
“Already a three-time state champion, Virginia Kraus’s junior season absolutely raised the ceiling on her résumé. Her five-meet postseason stretch included course records at the league and district level, an all-class best clocking at the state meet, a regional championship and, finally, an All-American performance at nationals. It’s the type of season peak most top runners can only dream of, yet she lived it.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot junior finished eighth at the Foot Locker national championships this past season, clocking a time of 18:04.6 to earn Second Team All-America honors. Kraus also won the Foot Locker Northeast Regional meet last fall with a personal-best 17:34.40. She also won the PIAA Class 2A state meet in 18:18.0, one of her four race victories in 2024.

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Academic Achievement

Kraus has maintained a weighted 4.28 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kraus has volunteered locally as a counselor at the DaVinci Science Center. She has also donated her time as an aide at the Center for Animal Welfare, maintaining trail systems in local parks in association with Valley Mountain Bikers.