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Gatorade 2016 - 2017: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Iowa

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Samuel Schillinger

Distance
CEDAR FALLS HS
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:43

Class 4A State Champion
“Sam was a load to deal with this season, as in the past. He is tough and tenacious.”
Bill Schwartz
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1 senior finished second at the Class 4A state meet this past season with a time of 15:43, leading the Tigers to a 15th-place finish as a team. Schillinger won seven of 10 races in 2016 and was the top Iowa finisher at the Foot Locker Cross Country Midwest Regional championships. He is a two-time Class 4A All-State selection and a three-time metro champion.

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Academic Achievement

Schillinger has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom and represents one of the state's top academic candidates in meeting the Gatorade award's broad criteria. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

An outstanding singer, Schillinger has volunteered locally with the Mentors in Violence Protection program at his school and at multiple road races. "Sam was a load to deal with this season, as in the past," said Bill Schwartz, head coach of Prairie High. "He is tough and tenacious."