Norman's Tanner Satterthwaite named state's Gatorade Runner of the Year
Published: January 23, 2012 by Jason Kersey
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Norman senior Tanner Satterthwaite was chosen as the 2011-12 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
The award recognizes outstanding athletic performance as well as academics and character. The award puts him up for Gatorade’s National Boys Runner of the Year award.
Satterthwaite won the Class 6A state championship as a junior, and finished fourth at the state meet as a senior, helping Norman claim the 6A team title.
He was Oklahoma’s best finisher at the 2011 Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championships, placing 26th. He also won the Oklahoma Meet of Champions and the Oklahoma-Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Meet.
Satterthwaite remains undecided on a college choice.
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