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Elijah Armstrong

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POCATELLO HS
POCATELLO, IDAHO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:25.0

He became the first prep runner in state history to capture four consecutive Class 4A individual state championships

15:13

Finished third at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
“Elijah Armstrong is an amazing student athlete and his work ethic and drive to succeed is unprecedented." ”
Shannon Whitmer
Head Coach
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5, 140-pound senior raced to a third-place finish at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships this past season with a time of 15:13. Armstrong also won the Foot Locker West Regional championships, breaking the tape in 15:24.2, and e

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Academic Achievement

Armstrong has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society and a devoted parishioner in his church community, he has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple school fundraisers and as a youth track & field coach.