Lina May, Vancleave Signs Today with Southern Mississippi


                               

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 LINA MAY OF VANCLEAVE HIGH SCHOOL WILL SIGN WITH A D1 COLLEGE ON NOVEMBER 8

 

Lina May, one of the State's top High School Cross Country and Track Runners, will sign a National Letter of  Intent at Vancleave High School at 9:55 a.m. on Wednesday November 8.

 Lina won her 5th State Champion title at the MHSAA State Cross Country Championship this past Saturday (November 4). May started running as a 7th Grader on the the Vancleave High School Varsity Cross Country Teams. She has been a top finisher in both Cross Country and Track every year since.

 Lina May, an Elite Athlete and a State Champion has won titles like:

·       Mississippi Cross Country 1st Place 4A State Champion 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was the state Runner-up in 2013 and 2014.

·       Mississippi Cross County 2016 Overall 1st Place State Champion (and 4A State Champion) with the fastest 5K time for all classifications out of 717 Girls.

·       Mississippi Track 4A State Champion in the 3200 meter.

·       Mississippi Track 4A State Champion in 1600 meter and two Runner-up wins.

·       Placed 1st place over 10 times at District, Divisional, Regional and South State Cross Country and Track Meets and 2nd place over 8 times.

·       Won over 40 1st Place titles in High School Cross Country and Track Meets

·       Won over 30 1st place trophies and medals in non-high school Races

·       Cross-Country All-State Team for 5 Years

·       Mississippi State Record in the 1 Mile (certified road race) since 2013

Lina will finish her High School Running Career this spring on the VHS Track Team, and will compete in the fall as a D1 Athlete on the Southern Mississippi Cross Country and Track Teams in the fall.