Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Ohio

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Kaleb Nastari

Mid-Distance
UNITED LOCAL HS
HANOVERTON, OHIO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 1:48.31

Division 3 State Meet - 800m

1st - 1:49.25

Nike Outdoor Nationals - 800m
“Kaleb Nastari proved to be predictably stellar in what is often the most unpredictable event in the sport. The national leader entering the postseason, the Union Local High senior won his first national title at Nike Outdoor Nationals. His winning time of 1:48.31 two weeks earlier at the state meet broke the state record and slotted him into the Top 35 in U.S. prep history.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 150-pound senior set a state-record in the 800-meter run at the Division 3 state meet this past season, leading the Eagles to a tie for 10th place as a team. Nastari broke the tape in 1:48.31, which ranked No. 6 nationally among prep competitors in 2023. He backed up that state record by winning the 800 title at Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time of 1:49.25. He also won the Emerging Elite Mile at nationals in 4:13.95.

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Academic Achievement

Nastari has maintained a 3.88 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at Penn State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Nastari has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through Ruritan National, a service club in small towns and rural areas.