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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Drew Thompson

Distance Runner
FAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:44.3

State Open

1st - 15:40

Class LL State Meet

1st - 15:16.7

New England Cross Country Championships

8th

FLCCC
“Drew Thompson is one of the toughest runners I’ve ever coached. He never has a bad race because he never gives up. He doesn’t think about gimmicks to win, he just goes hard and dares anyone to stay with him.”
Bob Ford Jr.
Fairfield Prep Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 155-pound senior raced to State Open championship this past season with a time of 15:44. Thompson finished eighth at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, earning All-American status. He also won the New England Cross Country Championships title in 15:16.7, the Class LL state championships in 15:40, the Woods Trail Run and the Wilton Invitational. Thompson took seventh at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Thompson has maintained a 3.84 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Dartmouth College this fall, where he will compete in cross country and track and field.

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Exemplary Character

Thompson has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, homeless shelters and charity road races.