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5-9 • So. • Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 2020 (Fr.) • Made her Mountaineer debut and notched her first career top-10 finish after coming in 10th place at the Panther Open, posting a season best time of 19:25.0 • Competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, placing 125th in a time of 23:29.7 • Represented WVU at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 245th in a time of 23:20.0 High School • Ran at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy for coach Jason Gill • Ran for Blue Devils Athletics with coach Ryan Finn • OFSAA 2017 Silver and Bronze Medalist in Midget Girls 1500m and 800m respectively • OFSAA 2018 Silver Medalist in Junior Girls’ 1500m • OFSAA Silver Medalist in 2019 Senior Girls’ 6k Cross Country • High school athlete of the year in track and field and cross country • Served as captain of her high school track and field and cross country team • Was the valedictorian for her 2020 class with a 94% average • Athletic Ontario (AO) 2017 champion in Midget Girls 800m with the Blue Devils • Canadian Youth Nationals 2017 Bronze Medalist in U16 girls, 1200m • AO Champion Indoor 2020 Championships in the U20 Women’s 3000m • Seventh place at the 2019 Canadian National Cross Country in U20 Junior Women’s, 6K • Member of Team Canada at Pan Am Cross Country Championships in 2020 • Seventh place at Pan Am Cross Country Championships in U20/ Juniors Women’s 6K Cross Country, which contributed to Canada winning the team title • City TV athlete of the week • AO’s Midget Girls’ Distance Athlete of the year in 2017 Personal • Daughter of Gavin and Karen Palmer • Has one sister and one brother • Birthday February 10 • Majoring in exercise physiology
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