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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Oregon

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Gretchen Hoekstre

Throws
SEASIDE HS
SEASIDE, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

156-11

Discus

43-8.75

Shot put
“When we first approached Gretchen to come out for the sport, she resisted, saying she needed to concentrate on basketball. When she finally did come by as a sophomore, she nearly broke the school record on her first attempt with the shot put. My throwing coach immediately came over and said ‘this one is special—we may never see another one this gifted again.’”
Jeff Kilday
Head Coach - Seaside coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 senior won both the discus and the shot put at the Class 4A state meet this past season, launching the discus 156 feet, 11 inches and hurling the shot 43-8.75. Hoekstre’s season-best effort of 50-1.5 in the shot put ranked as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors in 2019.

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Academic Achievement

Hoekstre has maintained a 3.62 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at Brigham Young University beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician, Hoekstre is a youth leader in her church and has volunteered on behalf of a nursing home and special needs students in her community.