Jack McLoughlin ’21 Named RI Gatorade Runner of the Year
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company named
Jack McLoughlin of La Salle Academy as its 2019-20 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross
Country Runner of the Year. McLoughlin is the second Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross
Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from La Salle Academy. The 5-foot-10, 120-pound
junior placed second at the Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional championships this past
season with a time of 15:50.9, just 1.3 seconds behind the Connecticut-based winner.
McLoughlin was also the top Rhode Island finisher at the NXN Final in Oregon, taking 35th
place. He was the best in-state runner at the New England Cross Country Championships as well,
finishing third. McLoughlin was the runner-up at the 2019 state meet in 15:23.5, leading the
Rams to a first-place finish as a team. McLoughlin, who is a candidate for Eagle Scout with the
Boy Scouts of America, has volunteered locally collecting supplies for a food bank as well as
with Franklin Farm in Cumberland. He has also donated his time with the U.S. Marine Corps
Toys for Tots program and Soles for Souls. “Jack McLoughlin was the quiet leader of a very
talented La Salle squad,” said Paul Tetreault, head coach of North Kingstown High School. “He
just seemed to always come through fearlessly in the big, pressure-packed races.” McLoughlin
has maintained a weighted A average in the classroom. McLoughlin joins three-time recipient
D.J. Principe ‘17 (2016-17, 2015-16, & 2014-15) as La Salle’s only male recipients.
Written by Ted Quigley, Director of Atheletics
Jack McLoughlin of La Salle Academy as its 2019-20 Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross
Country Runner of the Year. McLoughlin is the second Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Cross
Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from La Salle Academy. The 5-foot-10, 120-pound
junior placed second at the Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional championships this past
season with a time of 15:50.9, just 1.3 seconds behind the Connecticut-based winner.
McLoughlin was also the top Rhode Island finisher at the NXN Final in Oregon, taking 35th
place. He was the best in-state runner at the New England Cross Country Championships as well,
finishing third. McLoughlin was the runner-up at the 2019 state meet in 15:23.5, leading the
Rams to a first-place finish as a team. McLoughlin, who is a candidate for Eagle Scout with the
Boy Scouts of America, has volunteered locally collecting supplies for a food bank as well as
with Franklin Farm in Cumberland. He has also donated his time with the U.S. Marine Corps
Toys for Tots program and Soles for Souls. “Jack McLoughlin was the quiet leader of a very
talented La Salle squad,” said Paul Tetreault, head coach of North Kingstown High School. “He
just seemed to always come through fearlessly in the big, pressure-packed races.” McLoughlin
has maintained a weighted A average in the classroom. McLoughlin joins three-time recipient
D.J. Principe ‘17 (2016-17, 2015-16, & 2014-15) as La Salle’s only male recipients.
Written by Ted Quigley, Director of Atheletics
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
