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Gatorade 2014 - 2015: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Hawaii

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Kaeo Kruse

DIS
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS-KAPALAMA
HONOLULU, HAWAII
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:38.0

Won the individual state championship

16:25.0

Was the fastest Hawaii competitor at the Foot Locker South Regional championships
“Kaeo Kruse is an extremely dedicated worker and a stoic competitor. He is an excellent student and it never appears that any task is too big. He is truly fearless.”
Steve Jenness
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 140-pound junior raced to an individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:38.1, leading the Warriors to a state title as a team. Also the 2014 Interscholastic League of Honolulu Runner of the Year, Kruse was the fastest

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Academic Achievement

Kruse has maintained a 3.88 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A two-time winner in his age group at the Nautica United States Lifesaving Association's National Junior Lifeguard Championships, he has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community clean-up initiatives.