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Katie Thronson

Distance Runner
LEWIS AND CLARK HS
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:35

4A State Championship

2nd - 18:11.8

FL West

19th - 18:26.9

FLCCC
“Katie is one of the most driven athletes I’ve coached in 23 years. She also inspires a passion for running, competing and excelling among her peers.”
Kevin Swaim
Lewis and Clark Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:35, leading the Tigers to the state title as a team. Thronson also broke the tape at the prestigious Nike BorderClash and the Richland Invitational. She took second at the Foot Locker West Regional championships and crossed the line in 19th at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Thronson has maintained a 3.69 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Tennessee this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Thronson has volunteered locally on behalf of Deaconess Hospital and youth running programs.