This past week, Andrew Beroset, who just completed his junior year at McCallie, twice ran the mile in high school races, narrowly missing the magic sub-four-minute time.

At the Festival of Miles in St. Louis, he took fifth, running 4:00.68, then a few days later was second in the mile at the Brooks PR Invitational in Renton, Washington, in 4:00.92.

These are the two fastest times of any Tennessee high school runner.

Earlier this year, Gatorade announced Andrew Beroset as the 2025-26 Gatorade Tennessee Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their excellence in sport, academics and community.

The award recognized Beroset as Tennessee’s best high school boys cross country athlete, and he joins an elite legacy that spans professional athletes and coaches to CEOs, such as Lukas Verzbicas (2009-10 & 2010-11, Carl Sandburg High School, IL) Edward Cheserek (2012-13, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, NJ) and Charlie Vause (2024-25, Rio Rancho High School, NM).

The 5-foot-8, 130-pound junior won the Division II Class AA state meet this past season with a time of 15:03.6, breaking the tape 21.6 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Tornado to the team title.

The highlight of Beroset’s season came two weeks later when he won the NXN Southeast Regional in a personal-best 14:45.3, sparking McCallie to a third-place finish and earning First Team All-Region honors. He won four of his seven races last fall and concluded his campaign by placing 53rd at Nike Cross Nationals.

A transfer from the state of Florida, Beroset has volunteered locally mentoring youth runners.

“Andrew Beroset made major strides in cross country this year against premier competition,” said Rich Gonzalez of PrepCalTrack. “Previously known more for his track exploits, he recorded a championship performance at NXN regionals, which marked a clear highwater performance as he rounded into what is now a dangerous and more complete distance talent.”

Beroset has maintained a 3.74 in the classroom.