Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Mississippi

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Kate Mattox

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STARKVILLE HS
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

18:40.5

3x Class 6A Individual State Champion

18:25

32nd Place: Foot Locker South Regionals

17:59.5

State's Fastest 5k - Pontotoc Invitational
“She once again proved to be the best girl in the state.”
Allen Marett
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The state's two-time returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Mattox won a third consecutive Class 6A individual state championship with a time of 18:40.50 this past season, leading the Yellow Jackets to third place as a team. The 5-foot

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Academic Achievement

Mattox has maintained a 4.21 weighted GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school's student government and Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has volunteered on behalf of her church's youth group, as a tutor for students at Starkville's Sudduth Elementary School and at Camp Jigsaw, a summer retreat for