PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Former Vermont Gatorade Track and Field Player of the Year Andrew Thornton-Sherman beat his own state record and teammate Sydney Schoenbeck earned All-American honors as St. Johnsbury Academy’s (SJA) track and field programs wrapped up another stellar season with national competition late last month.
Thornton-Sherman put a cap on a sensational high school career with a 13th place finish in the New Balance Nationals, breaking his own state record in the 800m with a time of 1:49.98. The soon-to-be Harvard University freshman set the state record last spring at Nationals with a time of 1:50.64 in Bloomington, Iowa. He teamed up with Emmett Johnson, Joel Thornton-Sherman, and former Craftsbury Academy champion Charlie Kehler in Philadelphia to finish 11th in the 4×1-mile relay. Johnson is the reigning Division I cross-country champion and will attend UMass Amherst in the fall.
At the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, Shoenbeck earned an eighth-place finish in the girls’ heptathlon to earn All-American status. The soon-to-be SJA senior captured top five finishes in both the 100m hurdles and long jump events.
