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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Michael Vocke

Distance runner
JESUIT HS
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-2
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Peak Performance

1st - 15:26.3

3-mile LHSAA 5A State Championship (individual)

1st

3-mile LHSAA 5A State Championship (team)

1st - 15:06.44

9-5A District Championship meet
“Michael Vocke, along with his Jesuit teammates, is rewriting what it means to be a competitive distance runner in Louisiana. Only a sophomore, he has already won or shared in two state outdoor titles and has added one in cross country. Everything I see and hear about Vocke leads me to believe he will challenge for many more in the next two-plus years. He is an example of what can happen when legit talent meets dedication and work ethic. The bar for Louisiana distance running success has been reset, and the guy who’s doing it is Michael Vocke.”
Justin Cochran
Head Coach head coach at Ruston High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound sophomore distance talent broke the tape with a time of 15:26.30 in the 3-mile LHSAA 5A State Championship this past season, leading the Blue Jays to the state team title. Vocke also won the 9-5A District Championship meet with a personal-best time of 15:06.44—the state’s No. 2 boys clocking in 2021. A 2021 LSWA All-State selection, he was unbeaten at the 3-mile distance last fall and clocked a personal-best 5K time of 15:22.72 as the top Louisiana finisher (13th overall) in the Championship race at the Southern Showcase, where he lifted Jesuit to the meet’s team title.

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Academic Achievement

Vocke has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An altar server at St. Catherine of Siena since 2016, Vocke has also donated his time by assisting the needy in association with service initiatives at his school.