The running Wolves made a return trip to the state cross country championships with style. The boys battled all year and produced a 9th place finish at state in the AA race. The team put down some fast times and ended the season with their fastest overall team average. Also Kyle Patrick, Ehren Harris, Michael Becker, and Dylan Price ended the season with personal records. The team members and times at state: Matt Johnson 18:08, Alex Oliver 18:49, Kyle Patrick 18:56, Ehren Harris 19:08, Michael Becker 19:14, Matt Guiney 20:17, and Dylan Price 20:24. Considering that 4 of the 7 had no race experience at the beginning of the season it was quite a feat to qualify from the toughtest region in AA and then put together a 9th place finish overall. The Wolves will return 6 of the 7 runners for next year.
Athlete of the week: Matt Johnson
Name:
Matt Johnson
Date:
09/07/08
Year(s):
11th
Matt turned in his highest individual placement at the Chestatee Invitational by finishing 7th overall. Matt ran a very smart race and pulled several places back in the tough 2nd mile. Matt had a great summer of training and has stepped into a leadership role with a very young team.