The 5-foot-10 senior won the NYSPHSAA Class A state title this past season, racing to a season-best time of 17:24.7 to earn All-State honors for a fourth consecutive year. Macchia earned Third Team All-America honors by crossing the line in 19th place at the Nike Cross Nationals Final, clocking a 17:44.6. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, she also took third at the Foot Locker National Championships in California, earning her First Team All-America recognition. She closed out her prep distance career by winning the U20 race at the USATF Cross Country Championships earlier this month.
Macchia has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run cross country and track at Brigham Young University this fall.
Macchia helped establish an ecological and environmental center for her community and has volunteered locally as part of multiple Science Bowl events geared toward low-income and students of color. Highly gifted academically, she has also donated her time tutoring top college-bound student-athletes who are older than her.
