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Girls : front- Audra Wessel , Megan Poppens, Ashley Renshaw. Julie Baumen , Laura Parrish , Colleen Brown. Ashley Amick:
serond row-Audrey Tapprich, Cassi Johnson, Alli son Balcetis. Angie Keegan , Jessica Ladwi g, Krista Keefe : third row-
Angela Sulley , Justine Caniglia, Anne Mitchell , Allie Muench, Kim Turner, Ashley Foley, Kim Lowry ; back· Coach Chris
Lester, Coach Mike Neeman, Coach Terry Thielen photo bv Jack Martin Plwro graphy

Boys: front· Ryan Johnson, Mark Kitcholl, Thomas Raetz, Tim Danaher, Todd Lessley. Brian Turner, Derek
Vanosdall , Colin Fuss, Ben Retzer;second row-Jeff Allen. Ryan Venier. Cuni s Ehler. Peter Gutschenriner. Bob
Schaff an, Andy Pulverenti , Jaso n Bensley, Joshua Corrigan. Paul Nenema n. Cody Perau: third row- Bill Wend!.
Allan Provorse. Brandon Fische r. Nick Milan. Elliot Tappri ch, Joe Pul verenti, Kevin Lind sey. James Hem1an:
back-Coach Chris "Leste r, Coach Mike Neema n. Coach Terry Thielen photo by Jack Martin Photogr aphy

"Fry the Beans" was a popular went on," senior Julie Baumert. always had lemonade," senior Colin
saying the cross country team used to When it counted the most, the Fuss.
pump up the team, to go along with last team was able to step it up a notch and Being able to spend extra time
years saying of "cook it up". Its pull together for success. Senior Brian with friends, while staying in shape was
practices usually ran from after school Turner defended his state title once a deciding factor for some to go out for
at 3:15 to 5:00, depending on the again. cross country.
destination they were told to run by " Everybody ran well when we "If I wouldn 't have had so
their coaches. The distances run at needed to run well. We did better than many friends in cross country, I
practice varied anywhere from three to we expected to do. We were very wouldn't have even gone out for it ,"
six miles Some athletes found summer excited. We got the second best ever as sophomore Ashley Renshaw said.
training helped prepare them for the a team," senior Brian Turner said . One highlight of the season
start of the season. Another reason the team did so occurred at the Grand Island Invita-
"I ran over the summer with well was the hi gh carbohydrate dinners tional. It was the first team champ:on-
Laura (Parrish). We got up every at team members ' houses. ship since 1996. The team finished
morning at 6 a.m. and ran before I "We would go over to strong at districts with the boys and
taught swimming lessons. We started someone's house before a meet and girl s both being district runner-up. The
off running less at the beginning of the carbo load on things like pasta, season ended on a hi gh note with the
summer, then ran more as the summer spaghetti , and breadsticks, and we boys teams placing fourth at state and
the girl s placing seventh.