Torin Koos, Cross-Country Skiing and Community Mentor
Wenatchee, WA
3-time US Olympic Team Member
2-time US Senior National Champion (Team Sprint)
4-time US World Championship Team member
3rd at Otepaa World Cup
European Cup Sprint Champion
NCAA Champion (Team)
3-time NCAA All-American
2-time NCAA Academic All-American
University of Utah, 2004
Torin’s community work brings him back to his hometown of Leavenworth, WA where he and his one-time coach and long-time mentor, Greg Peck, are reviving the Have-A-Healthy-Heart Program in the Cascade School District. As a two-time Washington State Champion on the track --and as a two-time Olympian on skis --Torin has a hefty resume on which to base his encouragement of area youth to incorporate more physical activity into their daily lives. Additionally, Torin volunteers in Mr. Peck’s fifth-grade classroom, adding an extra dimension to geography lessons as he communicates electronically from stops on the World Cup circuit. He also works with the junior high cross-country and track teams to, in his words, mold them into “the envy of the state.”
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