4th-Grade Star Athlete Becomes ‘Guide Runner’ to Help Blind Teen Compete Cross Country

4th-Grade Star Athlete Becomes ‘Guide Runner’ to Help Blind Teen Compete Cross Country
Courtesy of Nhi Blansett via LouAnn Hays
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A fourth-grade star athlete has made headlines for keeping up with high schoolers. However it’s not for the accolade; the selfless student is a guide runner for a blind, autistic teen who needs a helping hand on the cross-country track.

Rebel Hays, 11, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, stepped up as a guide runner for a ninth-grader, Paul Scott, when West Fork High School put out a call for volunteers. Paul, their student, wanted to compete.