Girls Runner of the Week - State

Winner: Minori Hudson

School: Dublin Coffman Shamrocks

“It’s so nice to see all of my hard work paying off, and I’m super excited to see what my team and I will accomplish in the upcoming track season because we have a lot of potential right now.”

Highlight: Dublin Coffman senior Minori Hudson delivered an impressive performance at the state championships, running a roughly 20-second personal best to place 34th in the state. Hudson’s race made her the 14th Central Ohio runner across the finish line, a significant improvement over her 23rd-place finish at the regional championships.

Despite her awe-inspiring performance, Hudson was surprised she even qualified for the state championships, saying, “Overall, I’m just really glad to have made it to states (the State Championships) in the first place because I was anemic the past few seasons and never saw myself getting to this point. States was like a fever dream, and I’m so grateful for everything that helped me accomplish my PR (personal record).”

It wasn’t just Hudson’s state meet performance that impressed us but also the context of her season as a whole. Hudson started the season with a 5K personal best of 22:36 and steadily shaved off time every weekend. If we were to pick a “Most Improved Runner” for the season, the Dublin Coffman senior would be the clear choice.

Looking toward the track season, we can’t help but wonder about the times Hudson will run. Her current personal bests stand at 6:06 for 1600 meters and 2:47 for 800 meters—needless to say, we’d be surprised if those aren’t drastically reduced by this time next year. While Hudson didn’t mention specific goals, she shared, “I’m super excited to see what my team and I will accomplish in the upcoming track season because we have a lot of good potential right now.”