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Boys Cross Country - South Carolina

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Knox Young

Runner
GREENVILLE HS
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:58.6

State Championship (Individual)

1st

State Championship (Team)

2nd - 15:05.7

Nike Cross Southeast Regionals
“Knox Young clearly knows how to pick his battles, downshifting for certain meets before torquing up for the big challenges. The plan worked again this year as the Raiders’ senior rolled to an unbeaten regular-season campaign and his second consecutive state title before taking second at the Nike Cross Southeast Regional Championship. He’s clearly going places, and getting there faster than most.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack editor
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 145-pound junior raced to victory at the Class 4A state meet with a time of 15:58.6 this past season, leading the Raiders to the team title. Young won six meets on the season before finishing second at the Nike Cross Southeast Regionals as the state’s fastest runner at the event, qualifying for nationals in the process. His time of 15:05.7 at regionals was a personal-best.

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Academic Achievement

Young has maintained an unweighted 4.41 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Young has volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group and he has also donated his time with Iron Sharpens Iron running club and the Greenville Hurricanes running club.