Cross Country Team

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Originally, I intended to be a manager for the cross country team my senior year since all my friends did cross country. However, one of my friends suggested that I, at least, do some summer running before the season. However, I quickly fell in love with running and this summer running quickly changed into my friend and I developing my own rigorous running schedule. By the end of the summer, I had run the third most miles on the team. There was something about the pain, grit, adrenaline, and continually pushing myself further out of my comfort zone every time that captured me. Next thing I knew, my competitive nature took over and I continued to push myself until I moved from manager to a top ten varsity

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