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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Andrew Walton

Runner
FAIRFIELD UNION HS
LANCASTER, OHIO
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
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Peak Performance

1st - 15:00.2

Division 2 State Championships

8th

Nike Cross Midwest Regional Championships

20th

Foot Locker Midwest Regional Championships

3rd - 14:57.7

Lancaster Invitational
“Andrew Walton’s durability throughout the season was impressive. Compiling 11 race victories in a grueling, 14-race schedule, he mustered the strength to break the Division 2 state meet course record and become a dual All-Region honoree before all was said and done.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCal Track
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 140-pound junior broke the tape at the Division 2 State Championships in a course-record time of 15:00.2 this past season, leading the Falcons to a third-place finish as a team. Walton also earned All-Region status at both the Nike Cross Midwest Regional Championships (8th-place finish) and the Foot Locker Midwest Regional Championships, where he crossed the line in 20th. His personal-best time came at the Lancaster Invitational when he took third and clocked a 14:57.7.  

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Academic Achievement

Walton has maintained a 4.00 GPA  in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Active in organizing events for Special Olympics events on campus, Walton has volunteered locally in association with Warriorthon, an on-campus initiative that raises funds to combat childhood cancer. He also has donated his time preparing and packing items for WARM, a community food ministry that helps feed the less fortunate.