River Gosvenor enjoys a wide range of sports and at Huntsville High School, and he managed to perform at a high level in three of them.
At a glance
SCHOOL Huntsville
CLASS RANK 2 of 125
GPA 3.96
SPORTS Basketball, cross country, golf COLLEGE Arkansas Tech
MAJOR Mathematics/physical education NOTEWORTHY Born June 26, 1997, … Parents are James Gosvenor and Mardi Grigg. … Member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FFA, FCCLA and art club. … Finished fourth in the Class 4A state cross country meet and third in the 4A-1 Conference meet. … Played in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association High School basketball game as a member of the West team.
Gosvenor played on the Eagles' golf team, finished fourth in the Class 4A state cross country meet and was an all-conference and all-state point guard on the Eagles' conference championship basketball team the past two seasons.
"I like all sports," Gosvenor said. "A lot of my buddies played, so I played with them. And I stuck with them."
Gosvenor competed just as hard in the classroom. He was the salutatorian of his graduating class and plans on earning a mathematics degree from Arkansas Tech.
"Geometry was my favorite, but I know I'll be teaching everything associated with math," Gosvenor said. "Math has always been my best subject."
Gosvenor also has designs on becoming a basketball coach and he has received a solid endorsement from his high school coach, Jim Stafford.
Stafford wrote in his recommendation letter of Gosvenor that "after 49 years of coaching, River would rank as one of my top all-time players."
"I have learned so much from Coach Stafford and my other coaches," Gosvenor said. "Because of them, I want to contribute to the next generation."
Gosvenor said he is most proud of helping his basketball team recover from a 9-15 record during his sophomore season.
"We went from being a team that didn't make the playoffs to a team that went 30-5 and ranked in the top five the next year," Gosvenor said. "We had a great season."
Gosvenor said basketball was "by far" his favorite sport.
"I put in so many hours working on my game," Gosvenor said. "I wanted to work harder than my opponents."
-- Tim Cooper
Sports on 07/24/2016