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The Jesuit Classic attracts hundreds of different schools and athletes from all around the country, all looking to run in this prestigious race. The Classic, one of the biggest races for the Jesuit Cross Country team, took place on October 6th at Norbuck Park. Varsity runner Gavin Martinez '20 commented that "The team did really well as a whole... in that...
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” -Tom Hanks in “A League of Their Own”. The Jesuit Cross Country Team competed in the Greenhill Luke’s Locker Six-Mile Relay on Saturday, August 26 at Norbuck Park, and in the Southlake Carroll Invitational on Saturday, September 9 at Bob...
“Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play.” - Clair Bee, Long Island University Basketball Coach, Co-founder of Kutsher's Spots Academy (MA), and Basketball and College Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee. On December 17th and 18th, Jesuit held the annual Southwest Running Summit in the Terry...
The clammy mist settles into the gray but brightening atmosphere filled with low and heavy breathing. Pounding feet trample the fresh, green grass as a stampede of runners mixed in with cheering parents, coaches and supporters sprint down the field. An intent observer here and there slips in a slimy, brown puddle of mud while struggling to take a...
"A champion is not made when he succeeds; a champion is made when you look back at the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months he has spent preparing." Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 5000-meter final at the 2003 World Championships and also won the 2014 Chicago Marathon. He was the bronze medalist in the...
The conclusion of the meet meant yet another strong performance for the Jesuit Cross Country team. The team finished the season strong and performed well enough to compete in the District Championships. On October 8th, the Jesuit cross country team ran in the Birdville Flyin’ Hawk Invitational, and the team finished in second place in the UIL 9-6A District Championships...
It's an early start for the cross country team this morning as they head to their meet in McKinney, making their way to the bus at 6:15 am. The sun has not risen yet and it is still dark, most of the city asleep at such an early time on a Saturday morning. The team, still dazed and groggy,...
The lime green and black-striped shoe pounds against the earth, causing specs of dirt and bundles of grass to come flying up into the pale white face of the runner. Mud-brown locks of hair flow into the bright blue, wide-open eyes that are constantly focusing on a single uniform and then moving to the next one,...

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