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2022 Male Cross Country Runner of the Year
Ethan, a rising 7th grader at the Academy of Science and Design, ran on the Nashua PAL/Gate City Striders Boys U12 squad under Coach Mike Dunhom. Ethan placed third at the 2021 USA Track and Field (USATF) Regional meet covering New England and most of New York State (including New York City, Long Island and Upstate) finishing the 3K course in 10:13. This past spring, Ethan won the 1 Mile event at the USATF Youth Championships with a tine of 5:10. He qualified for the USTAF Nationals meet in both the fall Cross Country and spring Track and Field seasons.
Ethan came late to the middle school interscholastic season, competing for the ASD middle school team, and eventually finishing 3rd out of 122 runners in the middle school state championship meet.
Ethan is a hiker and recently climbed the Presidential Traverse in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, a hike that many adults plan between 2 and 4 days to complete. Others prefer to hike on the Summer Solstice so they can have 16 hours of daylight to finish. Ethan’s best time as a 12 year old was a blistering 8 hours and 19 minutes!