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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Ryan Schoppe

Distance Runner
LA PORTE HS
LA PORTE, TEXAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14:14.02

Class 6A State Championship

1st - 15:06.1

NXN South Regional

15th

NXN Final

1st

Region 3 Championships
“Ryan is a special kind of athlete that a coach may only see once in a career. He has a relentless work ethic and a passion for running that I’ve never seen in a student-athlete.”
Zach Johnson
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 140-pound senior raced to the Class 6A individual state championship this past season with a state-record time of 14:14.02, which ranks as the second-fastest 5K time in U.S. prep history. Schoppe also won the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championship in 15:06.1 and finished 15th nationally at the NXN Final, earning All-American honors in the process. He broke the tape at the Region 3 championships, the District 21 championships, the Bulldog Invitational and the Deer Park Invitational in 2019.

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Academic Achievement

Schoppe has maintained a weighted 4.86 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Oklahoma State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his church community, Schoppe has volunteered locally on behalf of a food bank and a youth track program.