Valor Christian’s Cole Sprout wins boys cross country award from Gatorade
Valor Christian junior Cole Sprout was named Colorado’s boys cross country runner of the year by Gatorade on Monday.
It is the second-straight year that Sprout has won the award. He was also named the boys track and field athlete of the year last spring by Gatorade.
Sprout now becomes a finalist for the national award.
“Cole is the grittiest athlete I’ve ever coached,” said Valor Christian coach Greg Coplen. “He has incredible self-discipline and a strong faith.”
Sprout won the Class 5A cross country championship last fall, finishing in a course-record of 15:16.1. He also won the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships, and was third at the NXN Final.
In the classroom, Sprout has a 3.98 GPA. He volunteers locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and Operation Christmas Child.
