{"id":48571,"date":"2024-04-02T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alaskasportsreport.com\/?p=48571"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:04:59","slug":"girdwoods-ava-earl-named-alaska-athlete-of-the-week-after-sizzling-track-performance-in-season-opener-for-northwestern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alaskasportsreport.com\/2024\/04\/girdwoods-ava-earl-named-alaska-athlete-of-the-week-after-sizzling-track-performance-in-season-opener-for-northwestern\/","title":{"rendered":"Girdwood’s Ava Earl named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sizzling track performance in season-opener for Northwestern"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Girdwood\u2019s Ava Earl was selected as the Alaska Sports Report’s Alaska Athlete of the Week after crushing her her outdoor season-opener in the 5,000 at the Raleigh Relays, clocking 15 minutes, 46.51 seconds \u2014 a sizzling 5:04 per mile \u2014 to finish eighth overall.<\/p>\n

The Northwestern junior sliced a staggering 32.83 seconds from her previous best and reset the program record by 4.27 seconds, set by former teammate Rachel McCardell last spring.<\/p>\n

Earl, a standout runner at South Anchorage High School, moves up to No. 2 on the Alaska all-time list among known performers, joining Allie Ostrander as just the second Alaskan to eclipse the 16-minute barrier.<\/p>\n

Ostrander holds the state\u2019s top time of 15:16.38 from 2018. Earl\u2019s time currently ranks 13th among NCAA Division I runners this season.<\/p>\n

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