2009 - 2010 Player of the Year

National Boys Track & Field

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Sam Crouser

THW
GRESHAM HS
GRESHAM, OREGON
SENIOR
Press Release
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5 ½-inch senior shattered the national high school and American junior record in the javelin this past season by nearly 14 feet with a throw of 255 feet, 4 inches at the Portland Track Festival, eclipsing a 22-year-old record. The only boys pre

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Academic Achievement

Crouser has maintained an unweighted 3.23 GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

Crouser has volunteered locally on behalf of a community cleanup program, at the Oregon Zoo, for a habitat-restoration initiative at Kelly Creek in Portland and as a teaching assistant for a special needs class at Gresham High.