The state’s 2021-22 Gatorade Boys Cross Country Player of the Year, the 5-foot-11, 130-pound senior set a state record in the 1,500-meter run at the Division 1 state meet this past season, leading the Hilltoppers to a second-straight team title. Thornton-Sherman’s winning time of 3:51.51 ranked No. 6 nationally among prep competitors in 2022 at the time of his selection. Thornton-Sherman owns five more state records, including the outdoor 3,000-meter run and the 4x800-meter and distance medley relays as well as the indoor 1,500, 3,000 and 2-mile.
Thornton-Sherman has maintained a weighted A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Maine this fall.
A saxophone player in the school band, Thornton-Sherman helps run the St. Johnsbury Recreation Department’s summer track program. He has also volunteered locally as a lifeguard and at the Great Vermont Corn Maze, the largest recreational maze in New England.
