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 Canyon cross country runner Julia Van Marter is the girls scholar-athlete of the week.
Canyon cross country runner Julia Van Marter is the girls scholar-athlete of the week.
Damian Calhoun. Sports Newsroom Assistant.

// MORE INFORMATION: Associate Mug Shot taken August 24, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

JULIA VAN MARTER

CANYON

CROSS COUNTRY

GPA: 4.3

Van Marter is four-sport athlete at Canyon. She also competes in water polo in the winter and track and swimming in the spring. She’s described as the team leader and a big reason why Canyon finished fifth as a team at the Orange County Championships. Van Marter is enrolled in AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Stats and IB Environmental Systems. She also volunteers with the special needs school next to Canyon and has become a mentor to several students there. Van Marter also works with the Canyon High Smile Campaign, a program designed to organize student based community outreach projects. She plans to continue her running in college. She is still in the recruiting process with several Division 1 schools.

Contact the writer: dcalhoun@ocregister.com