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Boys Cross Country - District Of Columbia

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Luke Tewalt

Distance Runner
WASHINGTON LATIN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16:28

D.C. State Athletic Association Championship

1st

Georgetown Prep Classic

23rd

NXN Southeast
“Luke has natural talent, but even more importantly, he’s a hard worker and a fierce competitor,” “He’s unafraid to set high goals for himself, and once he does, he’s determined to meet them.”
Caroline Rose
Head Coach - Washington Latin coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 120-pound junior raced to the D.C. State Athletic Association individual championship this past season with a time of 16:28. Tewalt also broke the tape at the Georgetown Prep Classic, the Landon Invitational and the Bullis Invitational. He took second at the Pacers Running DCXC Invitational, third at the Glory Days Grill Invitational and 23rd at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional championships.

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Academic Achievement

Tewalt has maintained a 3.70 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented singer, Tewalt has volunteered locally on behalf of a summer camp and his community’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission.