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Chesney Peterson

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STANTON COUNTY HS
JOHNSON, KANSAS
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
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Peak Performance

1st- 4:54

Class 2A state meet - 1600m

1st - 1:00.15

Class 2A state meet - 400m

1st - 2.18.70

Class 2A state meet - 800m
“Chesney gives the boys a run for their money every day at practice and it makes everyone around her work harder. She put in the work and it really showed on the track this year. She didn’t have [realistic opposition] at a single meet all season.”
Andrea Jones
Head Coach - Stanton County coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 junior won four individual events at the Class 2A state meet this past season, including a meet-record clocking of 4:54 in the 1600-meter run. Peterson also won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.15 and the 800 in 2:18.70. She completed the feat by breaking the tape in the 3200 with a time of 10:52.65.

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Academic Achievement

Peterson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The President of her school’s student council, Peterson has volunteered locally on behalf of food-donation drives, school recycling programs, blood-donation drives and youth running camps.