Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Michigan

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Carter Solomon

Distance Runner
PLYMOUTH HS
CANTON, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:01.2

Division 1 State Championship

2nd - 15:16.9

Foot Locker Championships

1st

KLAA Championships

9th

Foot Locker Midwest Regional
“Very few runners have been able to do what Carter has done. He’s worked hard and has stayed humble with his success. He’s one of those student-athletes that you dream about being able to coach.”
Jon Mikosz
Head Coach - Plymouth coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 150-pound senior raced to the Division 1 individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:01.2. The state’s returning Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Solomon was the national runner-up at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 15:16.9, earning All-American honors in the process. He also broke the tape at the Holly Festival of Races, the KLAA Conference championships and the Detroit Mercy Titans Invitational, in addition to finishing ninth at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Solomon has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Solomon has volunteered locally on behalf of Open Door Ministries.