Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Arizona

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Leo Daschbach

Distance Runner
HIGHLAND HS
GILBERT, ARIZONA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

2nd - 16:06.99

Division 1 State Championship

1st

Sectional Championship

1st

District Championships

19th

NXN Southwest
“Leo’s work ethic and dedication to improvement is head and shoulders over most athletes his age. He’s a team leader and team player, and he always sets the bar high.”
David Montgomery
Head Coach - Highland coach
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 137-pound junior raced to second place at the Division 1 state championship meet this past season with a time of 16:06.99, leading the Hawks to a second-place finish as a team. Daschbach won the Sectional championships, the District championships, the Doug Conley Invitational, the Desert Solstice Invitational and the King of the Mountain Invitational during the 2018 campaign. He placed 19th at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Daschbach has maintained a 4.03 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior season of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Daschbach has volunteered locally on behalf of youth soccer programs.