The 6-foot, 152-pound senior raced to victory at the Class 4 state championships this past season with a time of 15:46.0, pacing the Bruins to the team title. Rutherford won five races this season—including three invitationals—and delivered his signature performance in winning the Nike Cross Southeast Regionals and qualifying for nationals. Also the state’s top performer at the adidas XC Challenge last fall, where he finished seventh, he clocked a personal-best 14.59.0 to take fifth at the Milesplit.com XC Challenge.
Rutherford has maintained a 4.11 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
Rutherford has volunteered locally on behalf of YuGo Ministries New Home Construction service-mission trips.