. >> reporter: during one meet, deep in lynn woods erica noticed a runner from another team who was lost . >>> i know she was getting lost when i was like on the trail she went the other way . >> reporter: the lost runner had a developmental disability and erica knew she needed help . >>> i was like, okay, so i will stay with you. >> reporter: erica said it was hard to stay focused on the finish line . >>> she came town me and was like can you stay with me and like hold on to my arm. i was like okay. >>> you are waiting to are her towards the ebb. she wasn't coming out. finally, we saw her come around the corner and there was another girl with her and i said eiraqa, what's going on? >>> erecta put the other girl's needs in front of her own. >>> i had to help her because she would have got lost. . >> reporter: those that know her say that's erica being erica. >>> she put compassion before competitiveness on that day. >> reporter: an awesome act of sportmanship makes erica a class act . >>> i didn't know it was coming >> reporter: so deserving. another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead. i am eliz

. >> anchor: during one meet, deep in lynn woods, erica notic noticed a runner from another team that was lost . >> reporter: . >>> i knew she was lost on the trail. she went the other way . >> reporter: the lost runner had a developmental disability and ered sox kay knew she needed help . >>> i said i will stay with you you. she said it was hard to stay focused on the finish line. i started to sprint and she said you can stay with me and was like holding on to my arm. i was like okay . >>> we were weighing for her toward the end. she wasn't coming out. finally, we saw her come around the corner and there was tore girl with her and i said erica, what's going on? in the woods. >> reporter: eiraqa put the other girls needs in front of . >>> i had to help her because . >>> those that know her say that's erica being erica . . >>> she put compassion before competitiveness on that day . >> reporter: an awesome act of sportmanship makes ered soxa a class act . was coming so i was surprised. >> anchor: good for her. cross-country is wrapped up for the season and erica can hardly wait for the

. >> during one meet in lynn woods, erica noticed a runner from another team who was lost. >> she was getting lost. she went the other way. >> the lost runner had a developmental disability and erica knew she needed help. >> i was like i'll stay with you. >> erica says it was hard to stay focused on the finish line. >> i started to sprint and she came up and said can you stay with me and was holding on to my arm. i was like, okay. >> we were waiting for her towards the end and she wasn't coming. finally we saw her come around the corner and there was another girl with her. i said erica, what's going on? she said this girl was lost in the woods. >> erica put the other girl's needs in front of her own. >> i had to help because she would have got lost. >> those who know her say that's just erica being erica. >> she put compassion before competitiveness on that day. >> an awesome act of sportsmanship makes erica a class act. >> i definitely didn't know it was coming, so i was surprised. >> so cross-country is wrapped up for the season but she can hardly wait for spring. she'll be playing