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BESTOFPREPS SPRING2015 TRACK CARLA NICOSIA
SCHOOL: COLUMBIA FALLS
CLASS: SENIOR
HIGHLIGHTS: Carla captured the Class A state championship in the triple jump (37-3.25), tied for third in the high jump (4-10), placed fourth in the 100 hurdles (15.51) and ran on the fourth-place 400 relay team (50.93).
THE LIST OF CARLA’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
is as inspiring as it is unbelievable. She placed second at the high school power lifting state championships this spring, bench pressing 205 pounds and squat- ting 280. At the recent Class A state championship track meet, she excelled in four varied events, sprinting, jump- ing and hurdling her way to four all- state medals. And last but not least, she graduated last weekend at the top of her class with a 4.01 GPA. “It’s awesome to go out like that. It shows that hard work pays off,” she says. She accomplished all of this while managing diabetes, which she has had since she was 3. Now Carla is destined for the University of Mon- tana where she received a scholarship to compete in track.
