“Nate was special this year. We saw ADM a lot throughout the year and we always knew that we had the chance to see something that had never been done before. Nate had the capabilities to run from the front and set an unrelenting pace. Alternatively he can run you down from behind.”

Jordan Sump

Head Coach - head coach of Dallas Center-Grimes High

Athletic Excellence

The state’s reigning Gatorade Boys Cross Country Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8, 120-pound senior swept the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter run events at the Class 3A state meet this past season, leading the Tigers to a second-place finish as a team. Mueller also took second at the Magis Mile in Chicago with a time of 4:07.09, which, at the time of his selection ,ranked No. 9 nationally among 2021 prep competitors. He broke the tape in the 3200 at June’s RunningLane Track Championships in a personal-best 8:56.31, which ranked No. 37 nationally at the time of his selection.

Academic Achievement

Mueller has maintained a 3.52 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

A two-time All-Conference honoree with the A-D-M boys basketball team, Mueller is a member of the leadership team with his local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter. He has volunteered locally on behalf of an elementary school literacy-outreach program, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church youth group.