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Boys Cross Country - Rhode Island

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Sam Henderson

Runner
CUMBERLAND HS
CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class A state meet

7th - 15:44.25

New England Cross Country Championships
“Sam Henderson ran his best when it counted the most. And it seemed that the bigger the meet, the better he ran.”
Paul Tetreault
Head Coach - head coach of North Kingstown High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 135-pound junior won the state meet with a time of 15:33.29, breaking the tape 13.85 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Clippers to a second-place finish as a team. Henderson won the Class A State Meet by 38 seconds. He was also the state’s top finisher at the New England Cross Country Championships, placing seventh in 15:44.25.

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Academic Achievement

Henderson has maintained a 3.77 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

The vice president of the Cumberland High student body, Henderson has volunteered locally as a peer tutor.