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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Alaska

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Jacob Moos

Distance
GALENA CITY SCHOOLS
GALENA, ALASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

9:13.39

3200 Meters

4:17.16

1600 Meters
“Jacob’s greatest assets as a runner are his work ethic, that he’s willing to do the work that it takes. He knows how to set a goal for himself and to do what it takes to accomplish those goals. My biggest challenge as his coach is holding him back when he tries to do too much.”
Jon Korta
Galena Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s reigning Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-10, 160-pound senior won the all-class state title in the 3200-meter run and the Division II state title in the 1600-meter run this past season, leading the Hawks to an eighth-place finish at the Division II state meet. At the Brian Young Invitational, Moos clocked the best 3200 time in Alaska this spring, breaking the tape in 9:13.39. At the same meet, Moos took second in the 1600 with a personal-best time of 4:17.16.

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Academic Achievement

Moos has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Alaska-Anchorage this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A talented biathlete, Moos has donated his time assisting the elderly in his community and has volunteered locally on behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.