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Record-Breaking Katelyn Tuohy Earns Fifth Gatorade® National Player of the Year Award
Gatorade Presents Winner with Honor in Front of Teammates, Coaches, Friends and Family THIELLS, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 35th year of
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[{"type":"text","content":"Gatorade Presents Winner with Honor in Front of Teammates, Coaches, Friends and Family\n\n\nTHIELLS, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 35th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Katelyn Tuohy of Rockland North High School in Thiells, N.Y. is the 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Truly an incredible feat, Tuohy is now the winningest Gatorade Player of the Year of all time, racking up a record-breaking five national awards (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, 2017-18 Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year and 2018 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year). Tuohy won the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year winners who have combined for seven National Championships and five bronze medals.\nTuohy was surprised with the award in front of teammates, coaches, friends and family at her school. Check out a video of the announcement here. \nThe award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Tuohy as the nation's best high school girls cross country runner. A national advisory panel comprised of sport-specific experts and sports journalists helped select Tuohy from nearly half a million high school girls cross country runners nationwide. \nCompetition for the national award is fierce. Tuohy topped the list of 51 state winners in girls cross country who have an incredible list of accomplishments, including 14 All-America, 7 multi-sport standouts, 24 with a GPA of 4.0 or higher and over 35 girls volunteering with at least two organizations. \nTuohy is now a finalist for the most prestigious award in high school sports, the Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year award, which is announced at a special ceremony after the ESPY Awards in July.\n\"Katelyn Tuohy has risen to become the gold standard during what has become the golden age of female distance running,\" says Rich Gonzalez, Nike Cross Nationals Meet Director. \"She's the undisputed queen of cross country, and her perfect three-year results along with a long list ...