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January 11, 2008

EG's Ross named Gatorade Boys Runner of the Year

The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Nick Ross of East Greenwich High School as its 2007-08 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. As Rhode Island’s honoree for 2007-08, Ross becomes a member of the inaugural Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year class.

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, distinguishes Ross as Rhode Island’s best high school boys cross country runner. Ross is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award to be announced in mid-January.

The sophomore distance runner captured fourth place at the all-class Rhode Island Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:08, leading a tight pack of Avengers to the team title. Ross followed the state meet with an 11th-place finish at the New England Cross Country Championships in 16:16.4, the fastest Rhode Island runner, and an eighth-place run at the Nike Team Nationals Northeast Regional in 16:27.3. He also placed third at the Class C state meet.

Ross has maintained a solid average in the classroom. Despite a demanding academic curriculum and a year-round focus on elite-level distance training, he remains an active peer leader in his school and municipal community, and serves as a regular participant in local charity fundraiser races.

“He’s a very competitive kid, but he sacrificed all his individual goals for the team this year,” said East Greenwich Head Coach Pete Dion. “He’s only been running for a year-and-a-half, but he could be the best runner in New England next year. He’s a gift. He can be a superstar.”

Ross will begin his junior year of high school this fall and remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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