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Girls Cross Country - Maine

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Sofie Matson

Distance Runner
FALMOUTH HS
FALMOUTH, MAINE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st -18:08.85

Cumberland County State Qualifier
“ Sofie handled the disappointments of a broken senior season with grace and maturity. She rolled with every new twist that the situation brought, once again posting the fastest times in the state and completing an undefeated season.”
Jorma Kurry
Head Coach - co-head coach of Falmouth High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s three-time returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-9 senior was undefeated against in-state competition for a fourth straight season. She won the Cumberland County State Qualifier with a time of 18:08.85, breaking the tape 26.61 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Matson is a three-time Class A state champion and the winner of the 2019 New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships. She has also twice competed at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Matson has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Columbia University this fall, where she will run track and cross country.

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Exemplary Character

An accomplished clarinetist, Matson has performed with the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the Falmouth High debate team and volunteers for the school paper.