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DAYS
STATE
BASEBALL
ANNOUNCEMENT
2017 - 2018 COLORADO
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COLE
SPROUT
DISTANCE RUNNER
VALOR CHRISTIAN HS
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
SOPHOMORE
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-8
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
1ST - 15:42.1
4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
2ND - 14:52
NXN MIDWEST
21ST
NXN FINAL
“It’s obvious that Cole is incredibly talented, but there are a few attributes that set him apart as a runner. He’s an incredibly mature racer for a sophomore. He’s patient, methodical and smart in the way he races, and he’s very mentally tough.”
Greg Coplen
Valor Christian Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 126-pound sophomore raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:42.1. Sprout finished second at the Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional championships with a time of 14:52, and crossed the line 21st at the national NXN Final, earning Third Team All-American status. He also won the Liberty Bell Invitational and the Region 3 championships.

Academic Achievement

Sprout has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Sprout has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and Operation Christmas Child in addition to participating in a service-mission trip to a Mexican orphanage.