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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Missouri

Gatorade Player of the year

Kayleigh Norris

Runner
HARRISONVILLE HS
HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:29.30

Class 4 state meet

17 - 17:35.78

Nike XC Town Invitational

6th

Rim Rock Farm Classic
“Norris was the state’s most consistent runner and went undefeated against in-state competition through the state meet. Her performances at the Rim Rock and Nike meets stood out from the state’s other contenders in 2024.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 senior won the Class 4 state meet this past season, breaking the tape in 18:29.30. Norris was also the state’s top prep girls finisher at the Rim Rock Farm Classic, where she took sixth, and the Nike XC Town Invitational, where she crossed the line 17th with a personal-best time of 17:35.78. Norris broke 18 minutes three times last fall. 

Academic Achievement

Norris has maintained a weighted 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Alabama this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Student Council, the Key Club and DECA at her school, Norris recently completed a Marketing Internship with the Brickhouse Coffee Shop. She has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives in association with the National Honor Society.