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2021 VYPE Awards: Public School Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year Finalists

It is awards season here at VYPE!

We welcome you to the Countdown to the 2021 VYPE Awards presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Over the next two weeks, we will be unveiling the finalists for the player of the year awards. Team and Coach of the Year awards will be announced LIVE during the Fourth Annual VYPE Awards.

The winners will be honored in a one-hour virtual show on Sunday, June 27 at 6 p.m. on VYPE Houston's website, Twitter account and on the VYPE Texas Facebook page and YouTube Channel! It will be an event to get dressed up for and to tune in to as it will be an evening full of special moments!

Let us get it started! Here are the finalists for Public School Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year!

RUNNER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Christopher Daniels, Klein

Photo by Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Christopher Daniels finished 4th overall at the UIL 6A State Cross Country Meet with a time of 15:29.38.

RUNNER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Carter Gordy, Lake Creek

Carter Gordy finished 12th at the 5A UIL State Cross Country Meet with a time of 15:17.99.

RUNNER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Noah Haileab, Pearland Dawson

Noah Haileab finished 6th overall at the UIL 6A State Cross Country Meet with a time of 15:32.19.

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