Tennessee signee and Stanton County High School alum, Chesney Peterson made it twice as nice by winning her second straight Gatorade POY Award.
HIGHLIGHTED STATS
Past Kansas Winners
ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
The state's returning Gatorade Girls Track & Field Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior won Class 2A individual state championships in the 800, 1600, and 3200-meter events, finishing her season unbeaten in 20 races across four distances. Peterson clocked personal-best performances of 2:10.64, and 4:50.13 at the state meet in the 1600 and 10:27.99 in the 3200 to produce a trio of the top 10 times in Kansas history. She concluded her prep career with 66 individual victories in 67 races and 11 state titles.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Peterson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Tennessee this fall.
EXEMPLARY CHARACTER
The class valedictorian and student council president, Peterson has volunteered locally coordinating blood-donation drives, canned food drives, and school recycling programs. A member of the National Honor Society and the Future Farmers of America, she's also donated her time to the Stanton County Summer Youth Lunch Program.