At the home cross country meet, the girls' team strides off for victory.
Saturday Sept. 20 at the Alliance golf course, the Chadron High School cross country team competed with other cross country teams at the Alliance Invite.
The results of the meet were good according to head coach Willie Uhing, seeing that the girls' varsity got 2nd to the Gering girls. The varsity boys were sixth. Kiya Passero placed 6th with a time of 21:12, and Julianne Dickerson got 10th place with 22:53. Liam Simon got fourth in JV with a time of 19:50.
What three words describe cross country? Mr. Uhing, said "Awesome, gutsy, and self-satisfying." This year Uhing is looking forward to the boys' develop. "I'm still waiting for the boys' breakthrough." He can't wait for them to surprise themselves with the abilities they already have. As for the girls, Uhing is looking for "consistent growth, and to really want competitiveness."
Can the Chadron cardinals XC team make it to state? According to Uhing, both boys and girls have a chance. "They maintain the talent, but it's up to them to put in the work."
As for the advantages over competing teams, the Chadron cardinals have "swagger" said Uhing. Mr. Uhing says that the cross team keeps it "fun but talented." With enthusiasm, he states that along with the swagger, "We have confidence, but we expect to compete."
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