2008-09 Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runners of the Year

CHICAGO (January 21, 2009) — In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine, announced its 2008-09 Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runners of the Year.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.

For more on the Gatorade Player of the Year program, including nomination information, a list of past winners, and the announcement of the Gatorade National Player of the Year, visit gatorade.com/playeroftheyear.
 

 Front page photos by MileSplit's Fran McLaughlin, Margot Kelly

 

Patrick McGregor 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Hoover AL
Trevor Dunbar 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Kodiak AK
Brian Shrader 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Flagstaff AZ
Cameron Efurd 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Rogers AR
Chris Schwartz 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Bakersfield CA
Evan Appel 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Littleton CO
John Raneri 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   New Fairfield CT
Greg Morrin 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Wilmington DE
John McGowan 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Washington DC
Brian Atkinson 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Melbourne FL
Taylor Lord 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Douglasville GA
Bryce Jenkins 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Wahiawa HI
Barak Watson 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Nampa ID
Steve Sulkin 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Elmhurst IL
Drew Shields 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Fishers IN
Lewi Manirumva 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Cedar Rapids IA
PJ Greer 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Overland Park KS
Ryan Eaton 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Bowling Green KY
Philip Primeaux 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Baton Rouge LA
Will Geoghegan 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Brunswick ME
Zach Sullivan 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Severn MD
Mike Moverman 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   North Easton MA
Stephen Walker 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Midland MI
Lukas Gemar 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Moorhead MN
Max Holman 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Tupelo MS
Kevin Colon 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Lee's Summit MO
Drew Coco 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Whitefish MT
Jarren Heng 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Norfolk NE
Wade Meddles 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Minden NV
Eric Malnati 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Langdon NH
Tyler Udland 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Millburn NJ
Bryce Palmer 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Albuquerque NM
Joe Whelan 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Hamburg NY
Taylor Gilland 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Chapel Hill NC
Joash Osoro 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Bismarck ND
Zach Wills 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Mason OH
Taylor Monaghan 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Tulsa OK
Elliott Jantzer 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Phoenix OR
Ben Furcht 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Ardmore PA
Andrew Springer 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Westerly RI
Aaron Ramirez 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Piedmont SC
Alex Muntefering 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Parkston SD
Bill Matthews 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Chattanooga TN
Reed Connor 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   The Woodlands TX
Jonathan Nelson 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Provo UT
Adron Pitmon 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Jericho VT
Thomas Porter 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Stafford VA
Andrew Kimpel 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Spokane WA
Cody Pelliccioni 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Morgantown WV
Brett Kelly 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Madison WI
Dominick Robinson 2008-09 Boys Cross Country   Gillette WY