The 6-foot-2 senior distance runner raced to the Class 4 individual state championship with a meet-record time of 15:22.34 this past season, leading the Mustangs to sixth place as a team. Also the Runner of the Year as named by Missouri MileSplit, Kauppil
Kauppila has maintained a 4.53 weighted GPA in the classroom.
In addition to donating his time as a youth running instructor, he has volunteered locally at a food bank.
