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Cross country starts season strong at Seattle meet

BY LAUREN LOVATO
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Last weekend, the mens and womens cross country teams came out strong at the open category at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle, Wash. The mens team placed fifth out of 18 while the womens team placed seventh out of 17 teams. The top finishers for the mens and womens teams were Andrew LeDonne (14), finishing 27th with a time of 25:36.38, and Kaitlyn Throgmorton (14), finishing 48th with a time of 22:50.72. On the whole, I am pleased with how the guys performed, LeDonne said. That being said there is room for improvement. We got beat by some people that shoud not be beating us. That wont happen again. Throgmorton reflected positively on the womens team as well. This season, we have really

There is room for improvement. We got beat by some people that should not be beating us. That wont happen again.

high goals for ourselves, and this was just one step towards getting there, Throgmorton said. Some girls ran their first ever 6k races, and a few others ran personal best times.Overall, it was a good effort for our first big competition of the season, but we are hungry for better races to come throughout the rest of the season. Now its time for us to refocus and turn our attentions towards our next race in Indiana. Also helping the Pioneers come out on top were Jarrod Nixon (14), placing 31st for the men with a time of 24:42.62, and Emily Fagan (14), who reached the finish line at 23:26.86, putting her in 54th place. The Pios are hoping to return even stronger in their next race at the Pre-National Invitational in Hanover, Ind. on Oct. 5.

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Two weeks into the 2013 NFL season and it has already gotten exciting. From the brewing rivalry between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers to Chip Kellys first season as coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, there wont be many dull moments this year. However, many more storylines deserve equal attention. The Return of RGIII When Washingtons Robert Griffin III tore his ACL and LCL in the playoffs last year, it looked like it could sideline him for much longer than just the offseason. Despite two extensive surgeries, he was ready by the time preseason started. He started the first two games for Washington this year, and his stats have only seen a small decline (he noticeably ran the ball far less than he would have last season, with 25 rushing yards on nine attempts so far, compared to his average of 54 yards on eight attempts in 2012). This caution with rushing is to be expected after his injury, and its likely that his stats will improve over the season. He may not be as good as he was in his rookie season, but neither will he show all that much falloff in performance as the season goes on.

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