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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Maryland

Gatorade Player of the year

Kaden Omopariola

Runner
CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HS
TOWSON, MARYLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:43.01

Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Conference A Meet

53rd

Nike Cross Southeast
“Kaden has worked a lot harder this year and that has greatly contributed to his sudden rise. He was the most consistent runner on the team and really a guy we could count on.”
Scott Baker
Head Coach - Calvert Hall College High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 120-pound junior won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Conference A meet this past season with a time of 15:43.01, breaking the tape 1.44 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Cardinals to the team title. Omopariola also finished 53rd at the Nike Cross Southeast Regional Championships. He broke 16 minutes four times on the season.

Academic Achievement

Omopariola has maintained a B average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Omopariola has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through his school’s Peer Ministry program.