2022

Schedule and Results for 2022 XC Season

Cedar All-Comers Meet--  Results

August 27: SUU Invitational-- Results

Sept. 8: Juab Meet-- Results

Sept 14: Pre-State at Rose Park Athletic Complex SLC -- Results

Sept 21: Carbon Invite-- Results

Sept 28: JV Dual meet at Cedar High School @ 5:00 pm

Oct. 8: Cedar High Invite -- Results

Oct 19: Region 12 Championships-- Results

Oct 25: STATE meet at Rose Park Athletic Complex SLC-- Girls @ 12:30 Boys @ 1:30 

Congratulations to our Girl's team for 3rd place at the Utah State Cross Country Championships!

Congratulations to our boys team for winning the 2nd place trophy at the Utah State Cross Country Championships!

Behind the 3rd place 

Another season of XC has come and gone, and this is one of my favorite pictures of the season, taken at the region meet in Price, Utah. The smiles adorn by all are the results of five months of miles, shin splints, gum, water, icing, miles, peppermint oil, a healed stress fracture, deep blue, miles, a new stress fracture, PRs, tang, granola bars, and more and more miles. 

From the outside looking in a person will see the results of a 3rd place team finish at the two most important races of the season.  Someone who knows the sport will notice the point spread between the top 3 teams.  The tight 11-point spread screams a battle for the title.  A battle that determines who advances to the state meet.  Who knew that the same place results for the same three teams would repeat at the big state meet in 6 days? 

Another person looking in may pay attention to the seconds, even minutes, that have been shed throughout the season with each PR and each course run.  Unless someone is paying attention, they don't know that we won an invite and placed 3rd, and another big invite.  While the JV team had 3 victories, both varsity and JV turned heads with the new teal uniforms running in close packs along the course.

Most importantly, we will know the hot August temps., elements of rain, lightning delays, wind, and in the end the most beautiful fall we have been privileged to train in.  With each mile, interval, stride, and stretching session, team members became friends, even soul sisters. 

Behind the smiles on the coach's faces is the empathy for the aches and pains that come to the runners during a hard workout and race as well as the heartache that comes with 'off days' and missing the goal by just a little bit.  But also the excitement and joy with every PR and the finish of something hard.  Two coaches are not pictured who have cheered us on, watching live results, and calculating each point as each runner finishes. 

Behind the smiles of a great team is love and respect for each member, along with the battles they each fight on their own... and the battles they win together.

Yes, 3rd is still 3rd... but if this is 3rd with my team... I will take it.