St. Johns Cross Country Runner Wins HS Student-Athlete Of The Week

Dowding Industries and the Lansing Sports Commission present the High School Student-Athlete of the Week.

This week's honoree is Ava Schafer, a sophomore on the St. Johns HS girls cross country team.

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Ava won the Greater Lansing Cross Country championship last Saturday at Ledge Meadows Golf Course in Grand Ledge for the second year in a row with a time of 17:32.4.

She is undefeated this season as a sophomore and hopes to lead her team to greater glory in the regionals coming up, and is a serious threat to win an individual state title next month at the state finals at Michigan International Speedway.

Ava is an outstanding student, carrying a 3.9 grade point average.  She is a two-sport athlete, participating on the track team in the spring.  She runs in the 1,600 & 3,200 meter runs as well as a member of the 3,200 meter relay team (4 x 800 meters).

Congratulations to St. Johns sophomore Ava Schafer of the girls cross-country team.  She's the High School Student-Athlete of the Week.

And it's brought to you every week by the Lansing Sports Commission and by Dowding Industries.