Good way for sophomore Jack McGovern to start his outdoor season with a sub 9 minute 3200 and a school record. 8:59.0 finishing 3rd at Festus today. Great race by many of Missouri’s best! Congrats to all!
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country
@HawkletsXC
Rockhurst High School Cross Country. 2x Missouri State Champions (2016, 2018), 3x Runner-Up (2011, 2015, 2023). Rock State!
Kansas City, MO انضم Aralık 2023
7 يتبع184 المتابعون
It was a master class in making a great move and then showing impressive strength and speed to dominate the talented field. The time gives him the word standard as well. He runs for Mission Run Baltimore - Under Armour! Awesome to watch in person!
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Today got even better for Hawklets distance as former runners represented in Boston. Henry Acorn ‘25 won his heat and set a PR of 4:00.15 (on his birthday) in a well run race! Wes Porter ‘20 followed up with the 9th fastest all-time indoor mile 3:50.37 to win the overall!
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Excited to share that sophomore Jack McGovern was named as Gatorade’s Missouri Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year!
playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/jack-mc…
Recognizing Missouri’s top XC runner, which has incredible runners, this is a great accomplishment. Congrats Jack!
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What a privilege to see Wes Porter ‘20 compete for USA in the World XC Championships today in the mixed relay! He got the baton in 6th and brought us to 3rd with the team finishing a solid 5th. Great start to his professional career with Under Armour Mission Run Baltimore!
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Sophomore Jack McGovern was recognized by Kansas City’s mayor and city council for his extraordinary fall XC season today down at city hall! He represented the Rock well!
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Great job gentlemen. You work hard in the classroom, putting in the miles, and at being great teammates!
Rockhurst HS Athletics@GoHawklets
🏃📚 ACADEMIC ALL-STATE 📚🏃 All eight of our @HawkletsXC State Series runners earned Academic All-State honors! Requirements were a 3.60+ cumulative GPA, 25+ ACT score, or 1150+ SAT score. Rock placed 8th at State after qualifying for the program's 19th consecutive State Meet.
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Take a listen between Jack McGovern and Mr. Steve Redmond, Co-Director of Admissions and Marketing
open.spotify.com/episode/26Egyq…
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country أُعيد تغريده
Congratulations to Michael Dierks of @HawkletsXC on his induction to the @mtccca Hall of Fame
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Our final Hawklet fought hard in the mud in his 8k U20 race wearing UVA for his first time finishing top 10! Super proud of the fight Henry Acorn and glad we could be there to cheer!
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country أُعيد تغريده
.@HawkletsXC alum Wes Porter took 2nd in the men's 2k, clocking 5:25.8 at the US XC Championships in Portland, earning a spot on the Team USA roster.
Porter will compete in the 4x2,000 mixed relay at the World XC Championships on Jan. 10 in Tallahassee, Florida. @CoMoSports
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From the coaches in Portland (Coach Dierks and Dobens) to the ones following and blowing up our text group in KC (Coach McAnany, Ratermann, Nelson and Haddad) we could not be more proud of you Jack McGovern! Thanks for being you & executing a great race! All American soph!
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country أُعيد تغريده
Jack McGovern ’28 places 10th at Nike Cross Nationals and is the top sophomore finisher in the country!
Way to go, Jack - Rock State!
Missouri Track Fanatic & Running Junkie@MOTrackFanatic
ALL-AMERICAN!!! Rockhurst's Jack McGovern takes 10th!! at Nike Cross Nationals in 15:21!! The @HawkletsXC @GoHawklets sophomore joins alum Zach Herriott as NXN All-Americans! #KCPride #TeamMO #AllTimeGreats @MileSplitSW
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Let’s go boys!
Jake Louraine@Jake_Louraine
Also, among the pros, @HawkletsXC alum and 2019 MSHSAA Class 4 champ Wes Porter races in the 2k. Top 2 earn spots on the mixed 4x2k team. In the U20 8k, Rockhurst alum and 2024 MSHSAA Class 5 champ Henry Acorn competes after redshirting his first year at Virginia. @CoMoSports
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Jack McGovern in his Midwest Nike NXN kit pre-race day in Portland on a rainy day ready to Rock at 10:05 am pacific time tomorrow 12/6. Livestream is nxn.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?e…
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Congrats to the Jack’s! Jack Morrison earns All Metro Honorable Mention and Jack McGovern earns All Metro 1st team and Runner of the Year all from the KC Coaches Assoc for the KC MO boys! Great way to represent the Rock!
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Jack McGovern gets back to Portland after his fourth place finish at NXR Midwest Regionals!
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country أُعيد تغريده
Congrats to Jack McGovern '28, our @BMAFoundationKC Week 11 AOTW! Jack became 4th @HawkletsXC individual State Champ, and the youngest – only a sophomore. His 14:52 beat the field by 11+ seconds. Jack (14:44 PR) is ranked as the #8 XC sophomore in the country. Rock State!
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Rockhurst HS Cross Country أُعيد تغريده
SOPHOMORE STATE CHAMP!! 🥇🥇
Jack McGovern '28 separates himself from the Class 5 pack at the 3K mark and goes on to win the race by over 11 seconds! Jack finishes in 14:52.2. Hawklets finish 8th as a team as Jack becomes the 4th State Champ in @HawkletsXC history! Rock State!
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