Cross country isn’t just a season sport; it is a year-round
effort. The team works every week to stay in shape for the upcoming meets. With
meets almost every weekend, it takes immense amounts of dedication. The members
of the cross country team use one another to better themselves. They push and
strive to be better competitors and better runners.
Sophomore
Chase Casto stated, “It’s not really weird competing against one another,
because if someone on the team is faster than you, it can give you a goal.”
The girl’s
cross-country team place in the top three in almost all of their meets, and
placed sixth at one. The boys team also has done well, placing in the top five
as a team at the last home meet with it being much harder competition.
To place for Regionals, the team
has to place in the top three. To place individually, the runner has to be
placed in the top ten.
Freshman
Laney Harper said, “Overall we run hard, get things done, and love to
win!”
The team
competed in the Adidas Challenge September 15 in North Carolina, and sophomore Tori
Starcher placed first with a time of 17:41.1 in the Girls 5k Championship. The
team overall placed twenty-seventh.
Starcher
was recently nominated for National Cross-Country Performer of the Week, one of
10 girls from around the country who qualified with their 5K times. She works
year-round to stay prepared for this sport. According to her, she tries to run
close to 50 miles a week.
The next
cross country meet will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on September 30. The regional competition will be held on
October 9 in Wood County.
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