She started running “just around my block” a year ago, but now she owns the fastest time of any fifth- or sixth-grade cross-country runner in Prescott or the Verde Valley.
This is just one way in which life has changed for Maya Hedges, a sixth-grader at Camp Verde Middle School, who successfully balanced a two-sport schedule this fall, culminating Oct. 1 in the championship of the Verde Valley Conference. For her efforts, Hedges was named Student Athlete of the Month in October at CVMS after running a mile-and-a-half course in 10 minutes at Heritage Middle School in Chino Valley.
“That’s her best time — ‘til next year,” said her head coach, Rhonda Koeppe, who just completed her first season as CVMS cross-country coach after a seven-year hiatus from Cottonwood Middle School. “She did get better every time. I’d like to think that she put in an undefeated season.”
For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Oct. 15, issue of the Camp Verde Journal.
