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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Nate Mueller

Distance Runner
ADEL-DESOTO-MINBURN HS
ADEL, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
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Peak Performance

1st - 15:28.7

Class 3A state meet
“Nate is the most disciplined runner I have ever coached. Everything he does is calculated and in his control, which makes him incredibly difficult to beat.”
Josh Chapman
Head Coach - head coach of ADM High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 120-pound senior won the Class 3A state meet for a second-straight year this past season with a time of 15:28.7, breaking the tape 19.3 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Tigers to a ninth-place finish as a team. Mueller set two course records while winning six of his eight races. He is a four-time Class 3A First Team All-State selection.

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Academic Achievement

Mueller has maintained a 3.52 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A two-time All-Conference honoree with the ADM boys basketball team, Mueller serves on the leadership team of his local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter. He has volunteered locally with an elementary school literacy outreach program, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church youth group.