Athlete of the Week

Grade: 12

Favorite Class: Creative writing

Favorite Athlete: Steve Prefontaine

Favorite Food: Italian cream cake

Favorite Movie/TV Show: Parks and Recreation

Last Week: Avery Cardosi had her best finish of the season, third place, at the Columbia River Conference District Meet with a time of 20 minutes and 45 seconds. Cardosi was TD’s top finisher and ran her fastest time at Sorosis.

Overall: Cardosi set her career-best on Sept. 19 this year with a personal-record of 20:19.31 at the Oregon City XC Invite.

In her career, the former Junior Olympian has five top-5 finishes, including a win in 2013. She also finished fourth last year at districts in Hermiston with a 20:24.90.

Coach Thouvenel: Avery is the ultimate runner, not only training during the season, but during the off-season. She has put in countless hours over the past four summers getting ready for the cross country seasons during her career. She is one of the top students in the class of 2016 and an excellent runner and student at the Dalles HS.