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3 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Texas

Gatorade Player of the year

Graydon Morris

Distance Runner
ALEDO HS
ALEDO, TEXAS
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14:58.9

5A State Championship

3rd

FL South

2nd - 15:23.3

FLCCC
“Graydon Morris is the most gifted, selfless student-athlete I’ve ever had the pleasure of coaching. He has set his goals very high, and I have no doubt that he’ll accomplish all of them. On top of the list is to represent the USA in the Olympic Games, and I plan to be in attendance when that day comes.”
Mike Pinkerton
Aledo Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 140-pound sophomore raced to the Class 5A individual state championship this past season with a time of 14:58.9. Morris took second at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 15:23.3, earning All-American honors, and finished third at the Foot Locker South Regional championships. He also won the Paschal Invitational, the Falcon Fast Invitational, the District 6 championships and the Region 1 championships.

Academic Achievement

Morris has maintained a 3.69 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Morris has volunteered locally on behalf of youth running programs and has collected athletic equipment for underprivileged Kenyan athletes.