Feature Athlete: Isla Baker

By: Ziva Lirot                                                                                                                                                          9/17/26

Isla Baker is a student-athlete here at Edgewood Junior High School. She has ran all three years of cross country, and plans on running her third year of track. Isla, Is one of the fastest girls that are on the Edgewood Junior High Cross country team, and plans to do cross country in high school, as well. 

Then, in 7th grade, she recovered from her injury and was placing in the top 5 at almost every cross country meet she ran in. Isla says that some of her accomplishments were, “Being able to keep the same pace as Payton Connelley, and even being able to pass her in some track meets as well.” Isla's 8th grade cross country season is slowly coming to an end, but she is just as excited for her 8th grade track season to start in the spring.

In high school, Isla is planning to possibly do the 2400, 3200, and Isla also wants to do the 4x8 relay as well. Mrs. Musselwhite said, “Isla is fairly quiet, but does lead and tries to always be improving in her attitude and effort and is a good teammate who knows the value of a strong team. She shows up and does the work, even when she doesn't feel like it. She knows parts of practice are easy or fun, but knows there are parts that she needs to be focused and on target. I think she will continue to learn how to committ to the process.” That just shows that even when you don’t really feel like doing something, you should still do it anyway.

Sources:

• Isla Baker

• Mrs. Musselwhite

• Mile Split