| Forrest Tahdooahnippah: The
state champion in the 3200 meters during track season with a time of 9:21,
Forrest is coming into the season ready to challenge the state individually
while he leads the team in racing. His Junior time in cross country of
15:42 for the 5k is especially impressive considering he barely ran at
all during the season due to an injury. (Senior)
Neil Grosscup: Holding an
impressive time of 9:21.8 in the 3200 meters last track season, Neil is
coming into the season in great shape. He hopes to smash his PR of 15:58
in the 5k and run with Forrest in races to become a powerful force in the
state. (Senior)
Dan Dickinson: Having run
17:12 this spring in the 5k, Dan Dickinson is coming into the season having
run impressive workouts during the summer. He has been training with Erik
DeLapp and both have been pushing each other to harder and better workout
results. (Senior)
Erik DeLapp: With a best time
of 17:18, Erik is hoping that his newly found 52 second 400 speed and his
improved endurance workouts will help carry him to a better cross country
season. Erik was Southwest's third runner at the state meet last year during
cross country. (Senior)
Erik Maloney: One of the younger
top runners, Erik ran an impressive 4:51 1600 during track season and hopes
to smash his Sophomore best of 17:56 for the 5k. His lightweight body is
ideal for longer distance running and as long as he stays injury free he
could have a breakthrough season. (Junior)
JT:
JT is the season's wild card. (Senior)
Francisco Vargas-Olalde: Francisco
became a distance force during track season, bringing his 5k time down
to 18:06 and beating several of Southwest's top runners during the annual
Colorado trip. He is more of a cross country runner than a track runner
so it will be interesting to see how much he improves this year. (Senior)
Evan Rowe: Evan ran 18:50
in the 5k at the end of track and has become an icon of the future of Southwest
distance running. His work ethic has been one of the most impressive and
he should see great improvements coming into this season. (Sophomore)
Anthony McElligot: A rookie
in cross country, Anthony is a track runner with 53 second 400 speed. He
is transforming into a mid-distance and distance runner and decided to
join cross country this year. If everything goes right he could prove to
be an important part of Southwest distance running. (Junior)
Austin Groth: Austin was Southwest's
seventh runner at state last year during cross country and has a best time
of 19:20 in the 5k. He will continue distance running this season and could
see great improvements from last season. (Senior) |
