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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Joe Waskom

Distance Runner
MOUNT SI HS
SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:16.2

Class 4A State Championship

4th

NXN Northwest

33rd

NXN Final
“No one else I’ve ever coached has the combination of talent, work ethic and overall awesome human nature that Joe Waskom has. He’s worked hard every single practice for four years, and more importantly, he’s been the catalyst for getting the same out of many of his teammates.”
Mount Si coach
Sean Sundwall
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 145-pound senior raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:16.2. Waskom took fourth at the Nike Cross Nationals Northwest Regional championships and finished 33rd nationally at the NXN Final. He crossed the line third at the Nike BorderClash, where he was the state’s top finisher, and also placed third at the Nike Portland XC Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Waskom has maintained a 3.83 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 Washington this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Waskom has volunteered locally on behalf of a food bank and the Special Olympics.