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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

connor nisbet

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WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-9
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Peak Performance

16:26.6

Division 2 State Champion

1st Place

Blue & Gold Invitational

1st Place

Middletown Invitational
“I've never had such a focused cross country runner at his age. Connor attacks workouts, knowing that the harder he works, the better he will be prepared to answer any challenges from the competition at race time.”
Paul Nemeth
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 140-pound sophomore raced to the Division 2 individual state championship this past season with a time of 16:26.6. Nisbet also won the New Castle County championships, the Joe O'Neill Invitational, the Middletown Invitational, the White Clay Creek Classic and the Blue & Gold Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

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

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician, Nisbet is a member of his school's student leadership committee. "I've never had such a focused cross country runner at his age," said Wilmington Friends coach Paul Nemeth. "Connor attacks workouts, knowing that the harder he works, the better he will be prepared to answer any challenges from the competition at race time."