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6 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2014 - 2015: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Mississippi

Gatorade Player of the year

Curt Knight

DIS
JACKSON ACADEMY
FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

16:35.0

Won a fourth consecutive Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA individual state championship

15:45

Placed 51st at the Foot Locker South Regional championships
“I have watched Curt for six years, and he has shown the highest level of competitiveness and sportsmanship at the same time." ”
Pat Lovitt
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 140-pound senior raced to a fourth consecutive Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA individual state championship with a time of 16:35.09 this past season, leading the Raiders to fifth place as a team. The state's return

Academic Achievement

Knight has maintained a 3.67 GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

An Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, he has volunteered on behalf of his church's youth group and at a local soup kitchen.