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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Kentucky

Gatorade Player of the year

Keeton Thornsberry

Distance Runner
HOLY CROSS HS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16:09.37

1A State Meet

19th

NXN Southeast
“I’ve had the privilege of seeing Keeton run many times—unfortunately I am usually on the wrong side of his amazing performances. He is not only an amazing competitor, he has exemplary character.”
Chris Snyder
Louisville Collegiate School Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 145-pound junior won the Class A state meet this past season with a time of 16:09.37, breaking the tape 25.87 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Cougars to a first-place finish as a team. A two-time state champion, Thornsberry took 19th at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional championships.

Academic Achievement

Thornsberry has maintained a weighted 4.34 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A school ambassador at Holy Cross, Thornsberry has volunteered locally at the St. Joseph Orphanage in Cincinnati.