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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Nolan McGinn

Runner
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HS
MANLIUS, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:57.78

Nike Cross New York Regional Championships

1st

Class A state title

1st - 14:36.4

McQuaid Invitational
“When it came to supremacy within the Empire State, Nolan McGinn was without peer. Unbeaten against all New York rivals, he notched 10 straight race wins to earn a second straight bid to Nike Cross Nationals and First Team All-Region honors. ”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCal Track
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 140-pound senior broke the tape at the Nike Cross New York Regional Championships this past season, winning by a commanding 23 seconds with a time of 15:57.78. McGinn also won the Class A state title by eight seconds. At the McQuaid Invitational, he clocked a 3-mile personal-best 14:36.4 to walk away with the meet championship.

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Academic Achievement

McGinn has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh this fall.

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Exemplary Character

McGinn has volunteered locally with the Fast Bees program, a youth children’s running initiative at the school structured to inspire younger kids to become involved in physical fitness activities.