Freshman Meghan McAffee and former runner, Delaney Kemp

Freshman Meghan McAfee is inspired by former Mill Valley runner and student Delaney Kemp for her unconditional compassion and dedication.  

“She’s kind to everybody, even if she doesn’t know them and [she is] hard working at everything she does,” said McAfee.

McAfee’s biggest takeaway from Kemp is her consistent perseverance and willingness to not give up when things get hard because it’ll pay off in the end. 

“[As Kemp was a competitor who struggled a lot with injuries in high school], she persevered and was able to still have a great college career. It was really inspiring to see somebody have courage and keep working hard despite having struggles,” said McAfee. “She came to state cross country this year and it was just really nice to have somebody [who had won state before] there so she knows exactly what it’s like. Having somebody there to talk to about it was really nice.”