2008 Woodie Awards
Harrier men finish last, look to improve
Women's determination helps to field a team for regionals
Kristen Roderick
Issue date: 9/4/03 Section: Sports
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Practice is the key for success as the GCCC cross country team starts competition. The team had its first meet, Aug. 28, at Barton County.
Although the men finished seventh and the women didn't have enough people to compete as a team, White said he was not disappointed with the team's performance.
"Now I know where we need to work," White said. "The guys need to get in shape while the girls need to work on different parts of the race."
White said that for many men, this was their first time running a race over three miles. The men's course was 3.1 miles long and the women's was two miles.
Jose Martinez, Deerfield, led the Buster men, placing 13th with a time of 16:12, which was four seconds ahead of former Buster Rujelio Macias, Houston.
"I did pretty well, [being that I was] sick," Martinez said. "I had a cold and I had complications breathing. It was not fun."
White said he was impressed with Martinez's performance.
"Jose was a little under the weather," White said. "He is also still out of shape, but he'll get there."
Dominique Martin, Long Island, N.Y., placed 18th with a time of 13:59. She finished 50 seconds ahead of former Buster Rachelle Ewy, Syracuse.
"I ran okay," Martin said. "I was a little disappointed I didn't come in first. For my next race I am going to run faster to have a faster time."
White said Martin's training this summer is evident.
"You could tell that she worked out," White said. "She still needs to work out a couple of parts of her race, but overall, she is ready."
Christina Duvall, Lakin, was the only other Buster woman to run in the race. She placed 44th with a time of 18:52.
"I did okay, but I could have done better," Duvall said. "Later on in the season I'm hoping to do a lot better."
The next race for the Busters will be Sept. 5 at Colby.
"The Colby meet is different than Barton," White said. "We will run against Highland, Colby, and Fort Hays' second string team. I just hope they can get some confidence at this race."
Although the men finished seventh and the women didn't have enough people to compete as a team, White said he was not disappointed with the team's performance.
"Now I know where we need to work," White said. "The guys need to get in shape while the girls need to work on different parts of the race."
White said that for many men, this was their first time running a race over three miles. The men's course was 3.1 miles long and the women's was two miles.
Jose Martinez, Deerfield, led the Buster men, placing 13th with a time of 16:12, which was four seconds ahead of former Buster Rujelio Macias, Houston.
"I did pretty well, [being that I was] sick," Martinez said. "I had a cold and I had complications breathing. It was not fun."
White said he was impressed with Martinez's performance.
"Jose was a little under the weather," White said. "He is also still out of shape, but he'll get there."
Dominique Martin, Long Island, N.Y., placed 18th with a time of 13:59. She finished 50 seconds ahead of former Buster Rachelle Ewy, Syracuse.
"I ran okay," Martin said. "I was a little disappointed I didn't come in first. For my next race I am going to run faster to have a faster time."
White said Martin's training this summer is evident.
"You could tell that she worked out," White said. "She still needs to work out a couple of parts of her race, but overall, she is ready."
Christina Duvall, Lakin, was the only other Buster woman to run in the race. She placed 44th with a time of 18:52.
"I did okay, but I could have done better," Duvall said. "Later on in the season I'm hoping to do a lot better."
The next race for the Busters will be Sept. 5 at Colby.
"The Colby meet is different than Barton," White said. "We will run against Highland, Colby, and Fort Hays' second string team. I just hope they can get some confidence at this race."