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Boys Cross Country - Arkansas

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Hudson Betts

Runner
FAYETTEVILLE HS
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:09.6

State Championship (Individual)

4th - 14:55.0

Chile Pepper Festival

2nd

State Championship (Team)
“Hudson Betts elevated his game to new levels this past season, punctuated by a course record performance at the state championships. What made the record-breaking achievement even more remarkable was the fact he did so while competing with a severely infected ingrown toenail that required surgery the day after the season ended.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack editor
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 150-pound senior raced to his second consecutive Class 6A individual championship in a course-record time of 15:09.6 this past season. Betts also finished fourth at the prestigious Chile Pepper Festival with a personal-best clocking of 14:55.0. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, he also led the Bulldogs to second place as a team at the state championships.

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Academic Achievement

Betts has maintained a 3.81 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Tennessee this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Betts has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and the Central United Methodist Church Leadership program.