Greenhill/Luke's Locker 6-Mile Relay
The Jesuit Ranger cross country team started their season on the right foot Saturday, August 27th at the Greenhill/Luke's Locker 6-mile relay. The Rangers had seven teams competing, with the varsity "A" team finishing second, and the varsity "B" team finishing seventh out of the forty-one team field. The varsity squad was led by Henry Beckman,...
Bam! The gun fires. 262 runners thunder forward into the grueling 5000-meter race. After months of training in the summer heat, the Jesuit Cross Country team surges across the hot, sunny field at the Plano ISD Invitational, marking the beginning of XC season.
THE RACE
On Saturday, August 17th, 2019, the grueling heat had reached the 90s by 8 o’clock. A...
The blast of the starter’s gun has announced the start of the 2010 Jesuit Cross Country season. In recent years, many changes have occurred, some regarding workout intensity, others dealing with team bonding. There are many new plans, and no one is more energized and ready for the season than head coach Chris Lee. I had the chance to...
Trotting on the soft mud, the runner strives to reach his competition ahead. His shoes struggle for grip on the moist grass, but he lengthens his stride and forges ahead. Nearly at the finish line, he starts a hectic sprint towards the finish line, attempting to catch the first-place runner. Gasping for air, he moves faster and faster until...
Foot after foot, step after step, the runners of the Jesuit Cross Country team force themselves forward. Ignoring their heavy breathing and pain in their stomachs, they continue forward. Up in the front, Varsity senior Dillon Smith can see the finish line. He pushes himself past his body’s limit, sprinting for the finish despite his exhaustion. He breaks the...
Waking up at five in the morning is not the typical way for a Jesuit student to spend his normal Saturday, but on October 8, 2011, the Jesuit Cross Country Team hosted and competed in the Third Annual Jesuit Classic Invitational Meet. The cross country team, consisting of both varsity and junior varsity runners, arrived at Norbuck Park, located...
“Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle.” (Mina Samuels)
The Jesuit Cross Country team competed in the annual Greenhill Luke’s Locker Relays on August 25th at Norbuck Park. They also ran in the Southlake Carroll Invitational on September 8th...
With the Cross Country season winding down and one meet left, the Rangers took on many teams and rivals this past weekend in the annual Jesuit Classic. The Rangers looked very promising in this meet as they get ready to head to district.
Captain Dillon Smith ’14, Connor Garvey ’16, Michael Spamer ’15, Kyle Wolf ‘14, and Andrew Pott ‘14...
