Mason cross country sped to the finish linsped to the finish line this weekend, capturing both the boys and girls varsity district titles with scores of 19 and 26.
Senior Nick Grismer crossed the finish line first in the boys race with a time of 15:49. The other boys finished in second, third, sixth, and seventh, securing a victory with 19 points. According to Grismer, after getting second in the GMC meet last week, this win will boost his team’s confidence.
“I think that this win is especially important because it demonstrates how we’re finally starting to pull things together as a team, since this is one of the first races where we’ve all brought our A-game,” Grismer said. “ I think that this win was crucial for our confidence.”
The next step for the team is to qualify for state through the regional meet, and Grismer knows they must take qualifying one step at a time.
“The first goal is to qualify, the second is to win, and the third is to win big,” Grismer said. “If we can do one or more of those things, we should be ready for state.”
Grismer said he is aware of the heightening competition that comes with each advancing level. According to Grismer, all of the training the team has done has definitely prepared them for the regional meet.
“I think there are a handful of good teams, namely Saint Xavier and Lakota East, but there’s a lot of good competition at regionals,” Grismer said. “We’ve been training since June as far as preparation goes, we’ve done workouts that we need to do, and done all the little things like core, eating right, and recovering the right way. I think we are as ready as we can be for regionals.”
The head coach of the girls cross country team, Chip Dobson, said he believes the biggest hardship for the district meet was not the competition. According to Dobson, the real struggle was creating the meet’s rooster.
“The hardship coming to the meet is always the tough decisions of who runs and who doesn’t,” Dobson said. “We have a great group of girls and I would love for many of them to run in the postseason.”
Dobson is optimistic about the regional meet approaching, and says the ultimate goal is to stand on the podium higher than everyone else.
“Our hope at the regional meet is to come home with a trophy,” Dobson said. “We would like first, but it could be a tough road. It is our goal to win.”
Junior Maegan Murphy took first place with a time of 18:08, while sophomores Ellie Brush and Ailee Henderson finished third and fifth. Despite being one of the younger runners on the team, Henderson said she believes she still must contribute as much as she can during the regional meet in order to help the team succeed.
“It’s a good feeling to know that all the hard work we put in during the regular season pays off during the post-season,” Henderson said. “Even though I’m one of the younger girls I can still help our team succeed.”
Senior Nick Grismer crossed the finish line first in the boys race with a time of 15:49. The other boys finished in second, third, sixth, and seventh, securing a victory with 19 points. According to Grismer, after getting second in the GMC meet last week, this win will boost his team’s confidence.
“I think that this win is especially important because it demonstrates how we’re finally starting to pull things together as a team, since this is one of the first races where we’ve all brought our A-game,” Grismer said. “ I think that this win was crucial for our confidence.”
The next step for the team is to qualify for state through the regional meet, and Grismer knows they must take qualifying one step at a time.
“The first goal is to qualify, the second is to win, and the third is to win big,” Grismer said. “If we can do one or more of those things, we should be ready for state.”
Grismer said he is aware of the heightening competition that comes with each advancing level. According to Grismer, all of the training the team has done has definitely prepared them for the regional meet.
“I think there are a handful of good teams, namely Saint Xavier and Lakota East, but there’s a lot of good competition at regionals,” Grismer said. “We’ve been training since June as far as preparation goes, we’ve done workouts that we need to do, and done all the little things like core, eating right, and recovering the right way. I think we are as ready as we can be for regionals.”
The head coach of the girls cross country team, Chip Dobson, said he believes the biggest hardship for the district meet was not the competition. According to Dobson, the real struggle was creating the meet’s rooster.
“The hardship coming to the meet is always the tough decisions of who runs and who doesn’t,” Dobson said. “We have a great group of girls and I would love for many of them to run in the postseason.”
Dobson is optimistic about the regional meet approaching, and says the ultimate goal is to stand on the podium higher than everyone else.
“Our hope at the regional meet is to come home with a trophy,” Dobson said. “We would like first, but it could be a tough road. It is our goal to win.”
Junior Maegan Murphy took first place with a time of 18:08, while sophomores Ellie Brush and Ailee Henderson finished third and fifth. Despite being one of the younger runners on the team, Henderson said she believes she still must contribute as much as she can during the regional meet in order to help the team succeed.
“It’s a good feeling to know that all the hard work we put in during the regular season pays off during the post-season,” Henderson said. “Even though I’m one of the younger girls I can still help our team succeed.”
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| Senior Nick Grismer finished the race in first place with a time of 15:49 |
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