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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Andrew Lauer

Distance Runner
LINCOLN HS
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:42.60

Division AA State Championship

4th

Roy Griak Invitational

7th - 15:22.2

NXN Heartland Regional
“Andrew demonstrated he was the best cross country runner in South Dakota at every meet this season. Andrew’s discipline and work ethic led him to strong performances throughout the season.”
Shane Reilly
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 130-pound senior won the Division AA state meet this past season with a time of 15:42.60, breaking the tape 15.49 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Patriots to a first-place finish as a team. Lauer took fourth at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota and earned All-Regional honors by finishing seventh at the Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional championships in 15:22.2.

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Academic Achievement

Lauer has maintained a weighted 4.16 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at the University of North Carolina this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Lauer’s older brother, Will, was the state’s 2014-15 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. A member of his school’s Jazz Band, he has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through his school’s SALSA (Serve and Learn Student Association) club.