Shaun Wolfe has worked his whole life to accomplish what he has in his high school career and now has the chance to do so in college.
The Fulton senior signed his letter of intent Friday in a ceremony in the Fulton High School library to run track and cross country at NCAA Division II Missouri S&T.
Wolfe is coming off an all-state season in cross country as he finished 22nd in the Class 3 state meet in November with a time of 16.52.4. He is also a long distance runner for the track and field team.
Fulton cross country head coach George Yates remembers when Wolfe was in fourth grade. Yates said Wolfe was one of the original runners in the inaugural year of the Fulton Flash youth cross country team while Yates served as a coach. It’s for this reason that Wolfe has been “special” to Yates and is excited to follow what he does in college.
“It has been a really fun journey for me as a coach watching him grow and develop into such a talented kid,” Yates said. “His work ethic is awesome and his level of responsibility is incredible. I’m super proud of him.”
Patrick Knipe has been the Fulton head track and field coach for three years while coaching two seasons because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In that time, he has still noticed just how dedicated Wolfe is to getting better in any course.
“Shaun has always been a quite and studious kid in the three years I’ve known him,” Knipe said. “I have no doubts he will be an asset to Missouri S&T on the cross country course, track and on campus.”
The Miners have won the Great Lakes Valley Conference men’s track and field championship the previous two seasons. The men’s cross country team finished sixth out of 14 teams at the previous season’s conference meet.