The 6-foot-2, 150-pound senior won his second straight individual state title this past season, breaking the tape at the NIAA Class 5A meet with a time of 15:42 and leading the Eagles to second place as a team. Prater, the Class 4A state champion a year ago, broke his own state records at both 5Ks and three miles for the second consecutive year. His fifth-place finish in 14:50.6 at the Desert Twilight set a new state record in the former, while his runner-up showing in 14:00.1 at the Woodbridge Classic established a new 3-mile standard.
Prater has maintained a weighted 4.56 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall.
Prater has volunteered locally in association with the Red Rock Running Company. He also has donated his time as a lead volunteer for a variety of community road races.