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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Tennessee

Gatorade Player of the year

Jake Renfree

Distance Runner
KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HS
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

2nd - 15:19.5

FLCCC

1st - 15:25.58

Division 1 State Championship
“Jake works through the ups and downs of racing to succeed at the finish line. He is a fun runner to watch.”
Ashley Powell
Head Coach - Head coach of Bearden High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 155-pound senior finished second at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships this past season with a time of 15:19.5 to earn First Team All-American status. Renfree also won the Division 1 Large state meet in 15:25.58, breaking the tape 15.27 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor. He was the Metro Knoxville Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Renfree has maintained a weighted 4.33 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 Notre Dame this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Spanish National Honor Society, Renfree has volunteered locally at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through Youth Leadership Knoxville.