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Preparing to run in the Millard South Invitational
is Senior Mark Walters. The team later came in fifth.
(J. BURKHOLDER )

Runners PuU Together

D The team was always out
etermination, reaching goals, memo- like the meets.
ries, making friends, let downs. chal- there cheering for each other to do well," said
lenges, and feeling good. These Freshman Dana Morgan.
were all apart of cross county. Junior Tracy Bradford added, "At the
"We had a good season," said Coach meets we performed well. Everyone really
Mike Neeman. In the regular season the boys tried and gave their best effort."
were 3-2 and the girls were 2-3. He also said, Giving your best effort takes a lot of
"We were disappointed, though, that our top work. Senior lara Trout proved this by run-
runner cramped up at Districts and neither the ning everyday and following a special diet of
boys or the girls made State." fruits and grains. She said, "I felt this really
Districts was an exciting but disappoint- paid off in all my races."
ing time. Sophomore Andy Brueckner quail- A look back on the season brought several
tied for State by coming in third. However comments. "To run you need to be mentally
Senior Mark Walters suffered from heat ex- and phyically ready or you don't do well, "
haustion and did not complete the race. He Sophomore Greg Dawes said, "it was very
said, "I felt like I let myself down but I felt I challening because it was a sport where you
might have helped the other guys become bet- exert yourself to the limit."
ter runners." Freshman Brian King agreed saying,
Brueckner agreed saying. "Walters "Cross country was a physically enduring
helped me to believe in myself. He told me sport." tN
he believed in me, so I started believing in my-
self. "
T earn effort was the teams strength. "I Melinda Absher

Coming in sixth at the state meet in Kearney is Soph-
omore Andy Brueckner. He was the only runner from Mil-
lard North. (P. DAWES )
Senior Scott Paint in takes a breath after a race
in the Millard North Invitational. Scott placed 32nd in a
3.1 mile race. (K. SMITH )
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