VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Oaktree Academy junior Aurora Scott continues to amaze heading into this fall\'s cross country season as it is very apparent that while she was not racing during the track season, she was clearly preparing for this fall\'s cross country season as shown by her recent performance this past weekend at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach. Scott was the top finishing runner in her age group, 14th among all females, and 65th overall with a mind boggling time of 1:18.15.
Scott hit the 5K mark in a time that most top high schoolers only hope to hit in 18:08 and she duplicated that time again in covering the next 5 kilometers in 18:08 for a split of 36:16 at the 10K mark. She continued to run under 6 minute mile pace through 10 miles as she split 59:07 at the distance. She slowed a bit in the final 5K (19:10), but clearly showed why she is one of the top returning high school distance runners in the nation with the performance.