Congratulations to rising senior Cameron Thornton who was recently named the 2010-2011 Marietta Daily Journal Cobb County Male Athlete of the Year.
This year Cameron won first place in Division A at the GHSA State Cross Country meet, finishing the race with a time of 16:02. With 600 meters left in the race Cameron was in third place, but took the lead with just 300 meters left.
Cameron also successfully won the state title in the 1600 meter for the second consecutive year in the state track meet. Cameron set a new personal record and new Whitefield school record time of 4:18.91, 3.5 seconds off his previous PR. He also won a state title for the 4x400m relay, with the help of his fellow track members: Murphy Alexander, Khalen Pinkett, and RJ Willis.
In one of the closest races in the history of the state meet, Cameron finished second place in the 800 meter, almost two seconds faster than his previous PR, but a microscopic .005 second behind the winner.
The MDJ acknowledged Thornton, not only for these successes, but for his grit and determination to excel.
"He's the hardest worker on the squad," Timothy Unsicker, head track coach, said. "To see his hard work pay off for him is tremendous. His workouts and his work ethic set him apart."
This year Cameron won first place in Division A at the GHSA State Cross Country meet, finishing the race with a time of 16:02. With 600 meters left in the race Cameron was in third place, but took the lead with just 300 meters left.
Cameron also successfully won the state title in the 1600 meter for the second consecutive year in the state track meet. Cameron set a new personal record and new Whitefield school record time of 4:18.91, 3.5 seconds off his previous PR. He also won a state title for the 4x400m relay, with the help of his fellow track members: Murphy Alexander, Khalen Pinkett, and RJ Willis.
In one of the closest races in the history of the state meet, Cameron finished second place in the 800 meter, almost two seconds faster than his previous PR, but a microscopic .005 second behind the winner.
The MDJ acknowledged Thornton, not only for these successes, but for his grit and determination to excel.
"He's the hardest worker on the squad," Timothy Unsicker, head track coach, said. "To see his hard work pay off for him is tremendous. His workouts and his work ethic set him apart."