Cross Country
Double Feature With Pope and Collins Hill
By: Jessica Hale In one small step for a runner and one giant leap for Pope cross country, sophomore Molly Schenck stepped up this season to break records and bring her team to a new competition level. Last year Schenck arrived at Pope High School new both as a freshman and as a resident of Georgia.... »
A day in the life of a cross country coach
By Dunn Neugebauer Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2009 State Meet – Carrollton 3 p.m. The cross country day ritual is always the same: Up early (never can sleep); off to Dunkin Donuts for some vanilla Coffee with teeth-rotting amounts of sugar and then off to school. Unlock South Campus gates, then pray to the Gods above that the allotted vans are... »
Cross Country State Meet Causes ranks to shuffle
By Jessica Hale The 2009 GHSA State Championships for Cross Country took place this weekend with many top-tier runners shaking up the rankings. Pope’s two individual qualifiers, Molly Schenck and Zach Tupper, did well in the 5A State competition at Carrollton High School this past Saturday. Senior Zach Tupper, seeded 8th in the state with... »
Cross Country: 6AAAAA Region Turnout with Two State Qualifiers from Pope
By: Jessica Hale In what will probably be remembered as one of the wettest meets in recent memory, Pope High School cross country qualified both senior Zach Tupper and sophomore Molly Schenck for the State despite the team’s 6th and 8th place rankings at the 6AAAAA Region Meet at Boling Park Saturday morning. That morning, the... »
Cross Country: Holy Innocents’ girls qualify for state
By Dunn Neugebauer In one of the most emotional days in Holy Innocents’ cross country history, the girls qualified for the Class A state meet with a third-place finish at the Region 5A meet at OLM Thursday afternoon. The celebration was short lived, however, as the team shortly thereafter rushed to Piedmont Fayette Hospital to see... »
DeKalb Cross Country: Regionals on Saturday
Ayala, Dwyer claim individual titles at Last Chance Invitational Teams are preparing for their region cross country meets this weekend and several put others on notice with notable performances at the Last Chance Invitational at Carrollton this past weekend. Cross Keys junior Leonel Ayala stepped up in the A/AA race at the site of the coming... »
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Cross country teams stand out
As the end of the cross country season nears, teams from more than 50 schools across Georgia participated October 17 in the Reebok Coach Wood Invitational meet held at Gainesville State College and hosted by Mill Creek High School. Students from six local high schools participated on the challenging course at the college, which... »
Dunwoody harriers, softball team head to state
The Dunwoody girls’ cross country team won the second DeKalb County championship in the school’s history Tuesday, the first since 1984. The girls were led by the trio of freshman Kenzie Johnson, senior Charlotte Collins, and sophomore Katie Martin who finished 4th, 5th, and 6th respectively. Clutch finishes by the remaining members of... »