“It’s hard to describe what an amazing athlete Kutoven is. He is probably the best ‘pure’ runner I have seen in my career and in over 30 years, I have seen many amazing athletes. He is amazing and somehow humble at the same time.”

Tom LeFevers

Head Coach - head coach of North Tahoe High

Athletic Excellence

The state’s 2021-22 Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-9, 130-pound senior swept the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs at the Class 2A state meet this past season, leading the Lions to a sixth-place finish as a team. Stevens earned All-American status by finishing fifth in the 2-mile run at New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a time of 8:58.52, which ranked No. 15 nationally among prep competitors in 2022 at the time of his selection. He set a state record in the 3,200 at the Arcadia Invitational, finishing fourth in the race in 8:54.83, which ranked No. 29 in the country this spring.

Academic Achievement

Stevens has maintained a weighted 3.93 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.

Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his First Nations tribe, Stevens organized the Remembrance Run, a two-day, 50-mile run honoring the Native Americans who were forced from their homes and mistreated at boarding schools.