D2 SPORTS

will go better than it has been go-

Multiple cross country runners set personal records
AUTUMN SINNETT
Over the course of the 2021 cross
country season, the girls team has
seen significant success. As one of the
captains for the girls, senior Kate Kir-
wan has watched each of her team-
mates experience personal growth.
“Most, if not all, of our
team has run a personal best
time this year,” Kirwan said.
This season, the team has set ex-
FOCUS FORWARD
Sophomore Matthew
Rush focuses on the
final stretch of the meet
at Panorama Farms.
PHOTO BY ADRIAN
KAVAZOVIC
pectations of making it to states in
their events. Unlike last year, the
team has been able to run togeth-
er during practice which freshman
Eleanor Carter feels has helped.
“I think that the rest of the season
ing because we’re on track to hope-
fully go to states this year which I’m
super excited about,” Carter said.
On the boys team, they have also ex-
perienced a fair amount of success thus
far. The team is currently second in the
district. The boys goal is to make it to
states once again this year. Sophomore
Matthew Rush believes the team depth
will serve them well in the long run.
“This year we have a lot of depth,
when one person on our team isn’t hav-
ing a good race, we can just have the
next runner step up. We have at least
ten runners
[who can run
This year running a 5K in under
has been a blast 20 minutes],”
and running with Rush said.
the team has The team
been really fun also thinks
and motivating.” that getting to
run together
Niranjan
again this year
Arahdey
has motivat-
ed them to
work harder everyday. Junior Niran-
jan Aradhey has seen an increase in
his motivation due to the ability to
practice alongside his teammates.
“It was hard to be motivat-
ed to run last year on my own, but
this year has been a blast and run-
ning with the team has been really
fun and motivating,” Aradhey said.

PUSH TO THE FIN- FULL SPEED THE FINAL

ISH Sophomore Lena AHEAD Junior STRETCH Junior Ab-
Blagg runs during the Owen Tompkins igail Kauffman looks
district meet. PHOTO finishes his districts to cross the finish line.
BY ADRIAN meet race. PHOTO PHOTO BY ADRIAN
KAVAZOVIC BY ADRIAN KA- KAVAZOVIC
VAZOVIC

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