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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Dalton Hengst

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MCDONOGH SCHOOL
OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:29.3

MIAA Class A State Champion

5th Place

Foot Locker Northeast Regional

21st Place

National Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
“Dalton is a tremendous athlete and runner. He is dominant right now. He has great competitive instincts and heart.”
Andy Witte
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 140-pound junior won his second-straight MIAA Class A state meet this past season with a time of 15:29.3, breaking the tape 37.4 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Eagles to a fifth-place finish as a team. Hengst took fifth at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships and finished 21st at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. He also won the Maryland & DC Private Schools Championships and went undefeated against in-state competition in 2016.

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Academic Achievement

Hengst has maintained a B average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hengst has volunteered locally on behalf of Meals on Wheels and as a youth running and soccer coach. "Dalton is a tremendous athlete and runner," said Andy Witte, head coach of Archbishop Spalding High. "He is dominant right now. He has great competitive instincts and heart."