The 6-foot, 135-pound senior middle distance and distance talent earned All-American honors earlier this month with a second-place finish in the 2-mile at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in a personal-best time of 8:45.62, which ranked No. 4 among prep boys competitors in 2026. Peters also won individual state titles in the 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter events at the Class AA state meet this past season, leading the Lynx to second place as a team. He set a personal-best in the 800 with a time of 1:52.37 and a meet record in the 3200 in 8:54.05. The state’s 2025-26 Gatorade Player of the Year in cross country, he also shared in a Sprint Medley Relay crown at states. The 1600 champion at the Dakota Relays with a PR of 4:09.22, he clocked personal-best times in five events this spring, including an 8:48.66 in the 3200, which ranked No. 31 nationally among prep boys competitors this spring.
Peters has maintained a 3.96 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.
An active member of his parish community at Embrace Church, Peters is a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at his school and he’s a peer ladder in the latter. He has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics as well as Best Buddies International, through which he donates his time to intellectually and physically challenged youth.
