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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Frank Lara

DIS
STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY
HOUSTON, TEXAS
SENIOR
Height: 5'7"
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:26

5A State Champion

2nd

NXN South

9th

FL South
“Frank is one of the most disciplined athletes I have coached in 35 years. ”
Mike Kerley
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 120-pound senior raced to the Class 5A individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:26.25. Lara finished second at the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championships in 15:31.67, and took ninth at the Foot Locker South

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Academic Achievement

Lara has maintained a 3.89 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician, he is a member of the school's Athletes in Action service club and has organized visits to the cancer center at Texas Children's Hospital.