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Boys Cross Country - New Mexico

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Kashon Harrison

Distance Runner
KIRTLAND CENTRAL HS
KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:27.35

Class 4A State Championship

1st

FL West

11th

FLCCC

5th

NXN Southwest
“Kashon has put in the time and effort needed to be a great runner. I’ve seen him improve on his running throughout his year in high school.”
Wilbert Nez
Head Coach - Head coach of Gallup High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-6, 115-pound senior won the Class 4A state meet this past season with a time of 15:27.35, breaking the tape 39.20 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Broncos to a fourth-place finish as a team. Harrison won the Foot Locker West Regional championships for a second straight year, then earned All-American status by finishing 11th at the FLCCC. He also took fifth at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Harrison has maintained a weighted 3.05 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 Oregon this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Harrison has volunteered locally as a youth running coach.