Wade Meddles
Sierra Lutheran High School
Impact Statement
Meddles excelled in both Cross Country and Track & Field over the course of his career.
Biography
The 5-foot-10 Meddles is one of the top distance runners in Nevada high school history. A two-time Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year, Meddles is a two-time 2A state champion, setting a course record last fall with a time of 16:05.89. Last December he ran 15:24 to finish third in the Foot Locker National Championships, the highest finish ever by a Nevada runner. He also won the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Region championship and finished second in the Foot Locker West Regional meet.
Meddles also is a track and field standout, owning a combined five victories and 10 top-two finishes in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. He set state records twice in the 3,200, with his time of 9:36.96 in 2009 breaking his own record by more than 16 seconds, and he also won the 800 and the 1,600 as a junior. Concentrating on the 800 and the 1,600 this year, his time of 4:16.88 in the 1,600 broke the all-class state record by nearly eight seconds and he was the 800 runner-up in a photo finish. He will attend Azusa Pacific University.
Meddles was a two time NAIA All American during his time at Azusa. After his sophomore season Meddles transferred to Eastern Kentucky University. He was a 2012 NCAA Division I All American in Cross Country. He also earned second team All-American in Track & Field. He was also the OVC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2013.
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