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rui. ing to anoth r
\ictory, 'oah
John ·on b gins his
oss Country thre mile run. The
Tig rs com out on
top of Oak Hall.

on the Run

With a new c ach. tephen mithy . the
Tiger runner ha e n f their b t ea n

Tht.: ro e r 'ictorie \\ tth an
am zing ea on. Both team got off to a great t rt. \\ ith home mt.:et again t
Oak Hall. The top runner \\ere Jame John-.on, and alerie Jone . \\ho lead
the girl . "I leamt:d a lot from Cro Count!) thi )e r. to me it' like life;
\\ hile running there re time ) ou \\ nt to quit. but ) ou continue to pu h
)OUr elf tore ch )OUr goal,'' aid Jame John on.
Each member of the team ha et a per on a) record, and tri' e to bettt:r
their time\\ 'th \ t.:f) ra~.:e. The te m ha p rticipated in' ariou e . \\ ith
the mo t ch llenging b ine held t the ni\er it) of Florida Golf our e.
When k.edab uttht meet Co <.:h 1 th) r plied, "Ifan) )oungathletei
a. p1ring to run m colleee, thi wa dt n td) tht: ra<.:e to pro\e) our integrit.
to all college re~.:ruiter ."
The Cro Countf) tt.: m worked h rd and rc'J t: t'lted CH \\Cil durin
Di tri t on '0\ember 9, at Lakt: ~tar)' Hi_ c , l 0 .. do. Top
runner were Robert Phtllip nd Valerie Jone to both fini hed in the top
20% of all runner . Columbia ho ted the Regional Final on • ' 0\ t.:mbt.:r 15.
HO\\ e\ er. the bo. ' ra<.:e w a n t e ad!) three milt: . \\hen the le d runner
cut the 200 meter off the cour e, \\ hile the other foliO\\ ed, it cau ed th ir
final time to b incorrect. Thi thre\\ the coache and parent off and\\ a
a urce of ontro\er y.
'The te m ha really pulled together, e\ eryone ha di pia) ed their 0\\ n
talent while repre enting Columbia Hi!!h, with pride and pirit," aid
Tiffany • 'orton.
Cro.., Country i a great port ~ r anyone \\ ho lo e running. a h runner
mu t have dedication. mott\atton, and he rt. Without heart, pride. and
commitment gh en from each member there would b no ro ountf) .
Fir t year co h tephen mithcy \\a a definite a et to the tt.: m • u e .

Run, Robert, Run
Robert Gray 1s on the improvement over the
run for Columbia, but an past two years," says
Oak Hall runner is not far teammate Robert
behind. "Robert has Phillips.
shown a lot of heart and
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