Cross Country - Girls' Middle School
"A Running Tradition"
Cross Country is a tightly-knit family of runners who are bound by sweat, tears, and cheers.
Cross Country is not the most popular sport in school. It is simply the best sport in school.
Cross Country is not for all, rather it is for all who are unafraid to try.
Cross Country is not simply about the race. Cross Country is all about what you do to prepare for the race.
Cross Country is sitting at lunch with your school mates and being consumed in thought about your race that afternoon.
Cross Country is a team sport that requires incredible individual efforts.
Cross Country is hard work, the kind of hard work that builds strong muscles, stronger minds, and exceptional character.
Cross Country is the never-ending pursuit of a PR or a PB.
Cross Country is your parents, grandparents, and family seated in folding chairs in the middle of the race just to watch you run by once or twice.
Cross Country is scored backwards but everything else about the sport revolves around moving forward as quickly as possible.
Cross Country is the entire team going bonkers as the slowest runner on the team stumbles across the finish line to record a new PR.
Cross Country is a herd of teammates attaining prefect stride cadence as they sprint toward the coaches as another practice comes to a satisfying close.
Cross Country is a starting line of chaotic colorful singlets stretching in a long line at the GMCs.
Cross Country is a bond between runners from opposing teams that is frayed during the heat of the race but melts into lasting friendships on the medal stand.
Regular Schedule
2014 0 Wins 0 Losses
2015 6 Wins 4 Losses
2016 7 Wins 4 Losses
2017 10 Wins 2 Losses
GMC (County Championship) Results
2014 JV Race 13th of 14 teams 15:16 average 1-5 split = 5:02
2015 JV Race 3rd of 15 teams 11:33 average 1-5 split = 1:42
2016 Vars Race 6th of 14 teams 11:19 average 1-5 split = 1:51
2016 JV Race 14th of 17 teams 14:55 average 1-5 split = 3:52
2017 Vars Race 4th of 11 teams 10:52 average 1-5 split = 1:35
2017 JV Race 7th of 19 teams 12:37 average 1-5 split = 2:12
The GSB Pumpkin Run *
2015 Var Race 3rd of 9 teams 13:12 average 1-5 split = 2:15
2016 Var Race 1st of 9 teams 12:38 average 1-5 split = 2:02
2017 Var Race 1st of 7 teams 10:19 average 1-5 split = 1:26
2017 JV Race 3rd of 3 teams 12:29 average 1-5 split = 1:44
* 2015 & 2016 course was 1.7 miles; new 2017 course is 1.5 (probably a little less)
HOME COURSE RECORD (1.8 miles)
Bronwyn Russell 11:53
LINKS
Team Blog/Website - A website for the Wardlaw-Hartridge Middle School Cross Country Team for the purpose of reporting race results, announcing schedule changes, detailing the summer running program, and providing team info and running news in general.
X-C Twitter - Coach Head's Twitter account for the Middle School Cross Country Team.
W+H Twitter - Mr. Miran's School Athletic Twitter account (M.S. X-C is occasionally featured)
2017 GMC Video - Highlights of the 2017 GMC Championship
2017 Pumpkin Video - Highlights of the 2017 GSB Pumpkin Run
A. B. F. T. T. B. - Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin