The state’s returning Gatorade Girls Track & Field Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior won Class 2A individual state championships in the 800, 1600 and 3200-meter events, finishing her season unbeaten in 20 races across four distances. Peterson clocked personal-best performances of 2:10.64, 4:50.13 at the state meet in the 1600 and 10:27.99 in the 3200 to produce a trio of the top 10 times in Kansas history. She concluded her prep career with 66 individual victories in 67 races, and 11 state titles.
Peterson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at University of Tennessee this fall.
The class valedictorian and student council president, Peterson has volunteered locally coordinating blood-donation drives, canned food drives and school recycling programs. A member of the National Honor Society and the Future Farmers of America, she’s also donated her time to the Stanton County Summer Youth Lunch Program.
