Colorado Girls XC ROY: Jordyn Colter
January, 12, 2012
Jan 12
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By Ben Rohrbach | ESPN.com
A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year selection process, resulting in winners based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011 season, high academic achievement and exemplary personal character.
John Dye/ESPNHSCherry Creek's Jordyn Colter captured the Class 5A individual state title as a freshman.THE WINNER: Jordyn Colter
THE BASICS
School: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Grade: Freshman
Height: 4-foot-11
THE PILLARS
Athletic achievement: Colter raced to the Class 5A state title this past season with a time of 18:24.6, leading the Bruins to fourth place as a team. Colter also earned victories at the Liberty Bell Invitational, the Pat Amato Classic, the Cherry Creek Invitational, the Region 2 Championships and the Centennial League Championships. She finished second at the Nike Pre-Nationals.
Academic excellence: Colter has maintained an A average in the classroom.
Exemplary character: A member of the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has volunteered on behalf of the Salvation Army.
THE PRAISE
“Jordyn sets goals for herself, works hard in practice and asks what she needs to do in order to achieve her best,” said Cherry Creek cross country coach Ethan Dusto. “She’s also very supportive of the other runners on the team and encourages them while staying focused on her goals.”
THE FUTURE: Colter will begin her sophomore year of high school this fall.
John Dye/ESPNHSCherry Creek's Jordyn Colter captured the Class 5A individual state title as a freshman.THE BASICS
School: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Grade: Freshman
Height: 4-foot-11
THE PILLARS
Athletic achievement: Colter raced to the Class 5A state title this past season with a time of 18:24.6, leading the Bruins to fourth place as a team. Colter also earned victories at the Liberty Bell Invitational, the Pat Amato Classic, the Cherry Creek Invitational, the Region 2 Championships and the Centennial League Championships. She finished second at the Nike Pre-Nationals.
Academic excellence: Colter has maintained an A average in the classroom.
Exemplary character: A member of the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has volunteered on behalf of the Salvation Army.
THE PRAISE
“Jordyn sets goals for herself, works hard in practice and asks what she needs to do in order to achieve her best,” said Cherry Creek cross country coach Ethan Dusto. “She’s also very supportive of the other runners on the team and encourages them while staying focused on her goals.”
THE FUTURE: Colter will begin her sophomore year of high school this fall.
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