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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Iowa

Gatorade Player of the year

Quentin Nauman

Runner
WESTERN DUBUQUE HS
EPWORTH, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14:48.3

Class 3A State Meet

4th

NXN Heartland Regional

1st - 14:39.4

Jim Boughton XC Invitational
“Quentin Nauman clocked seven times under 15:15 last fall. He lost to only one Iowan all season—a defeat he avenged—ran the fastest all-class time at the state meet and missed out on a regional title by under 15 seconds.”
Rich Gonzalez
Editor - PrepCalTrack

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 130-pound senior won the Class 3A state meet this past season, breaking the tape with an all-class best time of 14:48.3. Nauman followed that by taking fourth at the NXN Heartland Regional, qualifying for Nike nationals and earning All-Region honors in the process. Victorious in nine of his 11 races at 5K last fall, he clocked a personal best 14:39.4 to win September’s Jim Boughton XC Invitational. He concluded the season ranked No. 76 in the national Dyestat 100 and finished 61st at the Nike Cross Nationals.

Academic Achievement

Nauman has maintained a 3.88 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Oregon this fall.

Exemplary Character

Nauman has volunteered locally on behalf of his church community, including his service as a CCD staff member. He has also donated his time as a Little Bobcat Track Camp coach.