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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Simon Hill

Distance Runner
GLACIER HS
KALISPELL, MONTANA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:50.69

Class 2A State Championship

4th

Mountain West Classic

31st

NXN Northwest Regional
“There were quite a few boys running up there with Simon this year, but what really separated him from the rest at the end of the day was his consistency. He really capitalized on his prior training and racing experiences to run top performances week after week.”
Sarah Lord
Head Coach - Head coach of Billings Senior High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 135-pound senior won the Class AA state meet this past season with a time of 15:50.69, breaking the tape 2.21 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Wolfpack to a seventh-place finish as a team. Hill was the top Montana finisher at the Mountain West Classic in Washington, placing fourth. He also crossed the line 31st at the Nike Cross National Northwest Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Hill has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom and ranks No. 1 in his class. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Montana this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hill’s sister Annie was the state’s 2014-15 Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year and the 2016-17 Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The Glacier High student body president, he was the 2018 MHSA Speech and Debate state champion. He owns his own lawn-mowing business and has volunteered locally as a youth running coach.