A Sweep for the Cutthroats

This fall I've had the opportunity to help with the Community School Cross-Country Running Team. This past weekend proved to be very exciting as both the boys and girls teams ran their hearts out at the district meet, the qualifying race for the state meet next weekend. Both teams went into the meet not knowing exactly how they would match up against some of their competition. I encouraged each racer to run as hard as they had run in the previous races and assured them that they would not have a problem qualifying. The girls team smoked their competition. They finished with 38 points...the next team had 52! Way to go girls!

The girls team...all smiles before the race.

Bronwen and Morgan leading the pack.

The boys race proved to be a little tighter than the girls race...they were neck and neck with their competitors. We encouraged each racer to either make up ground on the runner in front of them or try to keep the position they were in. After some quick math half way through the race, they were 2 points ahead.

And the boys are off!

The Cutthroats number 1 runner, Sam, on the final stretch.

After some impressive sprint finishes, we were pretty confident that the boys team had secured their qualifying position for state. After waiting 30 minutes for the final results, rumors were circulating that there was a tie between the first and second place teams! The final result was dependent upon the sixth runner. We lucked out because for the first time all season, we actually had a sixth runner...not to mention that it was his first running race ever! Thanks Tanner for running so fast! The boys won by one point!

For the first time in school history, the Cutthroats swept the District meet and qualified a full boys and girls squad to the State Championships! Congratulations Cutthroats and best of luck to you next weekend! Way to go!

The #1 team in the District!