Girls Cross Country - South Carolina

Katie Pou

Distance Runner

NATION FORD HS

FORT MILL , SOUTH CAROLINA

SENIOR

Height: 5-FOOT-4

Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:27.25

Class 5A individual state championship

1st

Class 5A State Qualifier

“Katie’s drive to constantly improve is like no other athlete I’ve seen. She had some physical setbacks that kept her from being at her best at the start of the cross country season, but through determination and patience she was able to persevere and get back to her old self and claim her fourth consecutive individual state title.”

Jake Brenner

Head Coach - Nation Ford coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior won her fourth consecutive Class 5A individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:27.25. Pou also captured the Region 3 championship, the York County championship and the Class 5A State Qualifier.

Academic Achievement

Pou has maintained a 3.96 GPA in the classroom. She will attend the University of Pennsylvania this fall, where she will compete in cross country and track and field.

Exemplary Character

Pou has served as part of her school’s student council and has volunteered locally on behalf of food donation drives and community clean-up initiatives.