Riker Rant: NXR Southeast
Tag: cross country
Memoir: My First Experience at States
On my calendar, there is one week that carries an unmistakable stench- the second weekend in November. Some of my most vivid, memorable experiences as a teenager have all come in the same week. In both seventh and eighth grade, it was the week that I’d been cut from the basketball team. Getting cut was … Continue reading Memoir: My First Experience at States
Newspaper Article: XCellent Coaches
In high school cross country, team performances can ebb and flow year-to-year as varsity runners enter the spotlight and then graduate. The elite programs are the ones that stay constant and are contenders annually, even as the names change, and the only way to build an elite program isn’t through any one runner but through … Continue reading Newspaper Article: XCellent Coaches
Catching up with Colin SyBing
Colin SyBing broke onto the scene as an elite runner for Wootton cross country and track during his sophomore year, running a 16:36 at the regional race and finishing in the top 25 in the state championship with a 16:41. This year as a senior, SyBing led Wootton cross country to its first ever boys’ … Continue reading Catching up with Colin SyBing
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