By Jack Schwada
The girlsâ cross country team scraped its way into second place last Tuesday against Flintridge Sacred Heart and Louisville at league finals. The victory pushed the team into third place in the Mission League.
The boysâ cross country team took second place in league behind its toughest competitor, Loyola.
The girlsâ squadâs victory last week ensured a place for the team in the CIF preliminaries.
The boysâ teamâs 4-0 league record has given it confidence leading into CIF preliminaries.
âWe will go into CIF preliminaries easy. Then itâs just how hard we are willing to work,â co-captain Matthew Krumpe â08 said.
The boysâ team, however, has had to make some changes in their hopes to make the state finals.
âWhat has changed is the way we are training,â Krumpe said. âI know a lot of us have been really tired and exhausted, and we realized itâs because we are overtraining and not getting enough rest.â
Both teams have been plagued by injuries. The boysâ team has changed its training strategy so as to prevent further injuries to its runners.
They had been running too much too often and not resting enough in between sessions.
âAches and pains develop in this time of year, which creates injuries,â boysâ Head Coach Geoff Bird added.
The boysâ team has changed its training program in order to meet the demands of CIF.
It has been focusing more on the individual in order to create a stronger group of runners.
The period in between now and CIF has given the team a chance to reccver from injuries as the squad looks forward to a chance to take the state title.
