Athlete Of The Year: Sukhi Khosla - Senior @ Leon High School
Although the seven athletes chosen for our All-Flrunners Team wasn't easy, the choice for Boys Athlete of the Year was pretty clear. Leon senior Sukhi Khosla was the lone runner in the state to go undefeated on Florida soil. Khosla won the Cougar XC Challenge with relative ease in his first meet and then rattled off wins at the Carrollton Orthopedic Invitational, Bale-N-Trail, Pre-State, District, Regionals, and the Cross Country Finals. His time of 14:59.94 at Pre-State marked the second year he won the meet and dipped under 15 minutes. At the 3A Region 1 Championship he went under that mark again hitting a US#12 time of 14:52.60. One of the most sought after recruits in the state, he won his second 3A Cross Country Finals in 15:01.80. He wasn't finished though. After opting to run with his Leon teammates at Nike Southeast, Khosla was the second individual to cross the line punching his ticket to Portland in his third sub fifteen minute time of 14:56.00. The senior capped off his cross country career with a 35th place finish at Nike Nationals.