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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Nebraska

Gatorade Player of the year

David Krier

Runner
PIUS X CATHOLIC HS
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:26.2

NSAA Class B State Meet

1st

B-3 District Championship

14th

Nike Cross Heartland Regional Championships
“Earning the state meet’s Gold Medal Award for posting the fastest overall time regardless of class, David Krier demonstrated leadership and consistency to keep Lincoln Pius X at the top of the heap in Nebraska for a second consecutive year.”
Rich Gonzalez
Editor - PrepCalTrack

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 130-pound senior won the NSAA Class B state meet this past season with a time of 15:26.2, leading the Thunderbirds to the team title. A three-time All-State selection, Krier won two regular-season invitationals as well as the B-3 District Championship and took second in three other races. He also was the top Nebraska finisher at the Nike Cross Heartland Regional Championships, where he finished 14th to earn Second Team All-Region honors.

Academic Achievement

Krier has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Nebraska this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, Krier has volunteered locally with his school’s Campus Ministry and its Leadership Club. He has also donated this time as a peer tutor.