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Sophie Polay '25 Recruiting Profile
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Personal Statement
NOTE: ALREADY COMMITTED ATHLETE
Voted all-county Orange County XC 2021- 2023, trifecta honors of All-County 1st team, All-CIF 1st team, All-State (top 10) Freshman - Junior year. Placed 3rd in CIF-Southern Section 3200m during spring track season 2021, and 2nd fastest freshman in CIF-Southern Section all divisions.
All-state honors in cross-country D3 with 8th place finish as freshman, 7th place as sophomore, 3rd place as junior. 2x Trinity League individual champion (2021 in XC, 2023 in 3200m track). Set school course records on all XC courses raced. 3x SMCHS Varsity Girls MVP (2x XC, 1x track).
Earned straight A's on honors track with interest in STEM.
Also train with Irvine Novaquatics swim club, year-round competitive swimmer since age 8.
Compete in multiple aquathlons (1k swim/5k run), finishing 1st in the women’s division of the Coveathlon Series 2021, fastest time 29:56.
Disciplined hard worker targeting top academics + athletics.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- 2022 Varsity Team
- 2022 Varsity Team
- 2021 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Trinity League Individual Champion, CIF-SS 4th place, California CIF D3 8th place, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Conference
Events
- Camp/Event
- Clovis Invitational
- 10/08/22 to 10/08/22
- Ran 5k in 17:35.1, set school course record by 25 seconds, fastest southern section runner by 13 seconds, finished 5th place in Bill Buettner girls elite championship race
Statistics
| Event | 2022 Varsity Team | 2022 Varsity Team |
|---|---|---|
| 5K | 17:35.1 | |
| Distance & PR | 16:42.7 (3 miles, Woodbridge Invitational 2022) | |
| 1600M | 5:15 | |
| 3200M | 11:11 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsCalifornia Scholastic Federation and honor roll (all semesters), 8 Model United Nations conference awards (e.g., USC, UC-Berkeley)
- ActivitiesOC Math Circle, STEAM for all, Model UN
