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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Kansas

Gatorade Player of the year

Alex Roberts

Runner
BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

7th

Nike Cross Regionals

5th

Brooks Cross Country Regionals

2nd

KSHSAA Class 5A State Meet
“Alex Roberts certainly broke through as the state’s premier talent this past season, posting superb showings at major in-season invitationals as well as challenges beyond state lines. Punching his ticket to the Brooks nationals meet and landing just one spot short of advancing to Nike Cross Nationals, he was one of just three athletes in the entire Midwest Region to earn Top 10 finishes at both regional championship meets.”
Rich Gonzalez
Editor - PrepCalTrack

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 155-pound senior was the state’s top finisher at both the Nike Cross Regionals and Brooks Cross Country Regionals postseason meets, earning First Team All-Region honors in each with seventh- and fifth-place finishes, respectively. Roberts took second at the KSHSAA Class 5A state meet, leading the Timberwolves to a second place team as a team. A three-time All-State selection, he became just the third Kansas runner to qualify for national Brooks (formerly Foot Locker) Cross Country Championships in the past 25 years.   

Academic Achievement

Roberts has maintained a weighted 4.09 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a college destination. 

Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, Roberts has volunteered more than 200 hours locally supporting food drives and harvesters’ services in addition to serving as a camp counselor. Through his involvement with Math National Honor Society, he has also donated his time as a math tutor and by helping to organize the club’s competitions.