USA TODAY High School Sports Awards presented by Bridgestone: Dallas boys cross country nominees
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards presented by Bridgestone are coming to Dallas.
On May 15, 2020, the top high school athletes from around the Metroplex will be honored at Music Hall at Fair Park.
Here are the eight nominees for Dallas Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Evan Caswell
School: Coppell
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: Caswell won Class 6A District 6 with a time of 15:12.6 and followed that with a 14:48.4 at state to finish fourth.
Jonathan Chung
School: Allen
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Chung began the season with a win (15:45.5) at the Plano ISD XC Invitational and won again at the Lake Highlands Invitational (15.40). His PR (15:15.7) came in the Class 6A Region 2 race.
Solomon Chavez
School: Southlake Carroll
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: His second-place finish at the Marcus I Invitational drew some attention as an individual, but his PR performance - 15:07.2 - assisted the Dragons in fending off any challenger for the team title.
Antonio Florcruz
School: Southlake Carroll
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: The Woodbridge HS Cross Country Classic provided the stage for Florcruz to post a PR of 14:53.8 on the fast course. He also placed third in the District 5 championship.
Jarrett Kirk
School: Flower Mound
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Kirk has worn the bull's-eye well since winning the 2017 Class 6A championship as a sophomore. Kirk added a personal record of 14:38.2 on a three-mile course to win the Region I-6A meet this fall.
Nate Lannen
School: Southlake Carroll
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: He was the Dragons' No. 1 runner at every meet the past two seasons before battling dehydration issues in the Class 6A state meet. His PR at 5,000 meters came at district, when he finished in 14:46.3.
Graydon Morris
School: Aledo
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: The senior is heading to the University of Texas next season after claiming the Class 5A state championship with a time of 14:33.43.
Will Muirhead
School: Lovejoy (Lucas)
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: The Oklahoma State commit built momentum with early wins and peaked with a PR of 14:59.3 to win the UIL Class 5A Region 2 championship.
Thomas Romanow
School: Flower Mound
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: He ran his best at the Guyer MileSplit TX XC Invitational when he posted a PR of 14:53, and he served as the runner-up at both the Flower Mound Invitational and Class 6A District 6 championship.
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Grant Wilcox
School: Plano East
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Wilcox claimed the UIL 6A District 09 XC title with a time of 15:48.6, and is committed to compete in college at Oklahoma State.