One of the first sports at Jesuit to begin training, Cross Country requires a great amount of time and physical effort. Practicing at 6:30 in the morning, the Jesuit Cross Country team, sometimes called distance crew, puts in an immense amount of training to say the least.
After an impressive outing at the Greenhill Relays, the first meet of the...
Entering the new school year, Jesuit students are finding new routines and getting situated for the road ahead. However, this entrance into the school year is not so gentle for the cross country team. With vigorous summer training sessions, the distance teams are in tip-top shape for this coming season. With eight JV teams and two varsity teams, there is...
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...
“Turning bath tubs into ice baths, recovering legs in the hotel hot tub, double checking their spikes, laying out their uniform for the next morning, and even catching up on Netflix,” is how Cross Country team captain Dillon Smith ’14 described the night before “one of the biggest parts of the cross country season.”
This year, the...
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...
As we enter the fourth week of school, the Jesuit Cross Country team enters its fourth week of meets, and so far, they have been stellar. Coach Douglas Robinson, in his first year, is off to an impressive start, winning one meet already.
Week four was the best yet for the Rangers, with nearly every runner setting a personal record...
With the school year starting back up, fall sports are here and the Track and Cross Country Program experienced a big change with the departure of long time Coach, Bob Molyet. The departure of one coach means the arrival of another, and new coach Doug Robinson is ready to take on the roll.
Robinson is no stranger to Jesuit Cross Country,...
The day started at 6:00 AM for most runners, arriving at Jesuit by 6:30, for their usual light Thursday workout. As the boys paced the concrete along Inwood Road, everything seemed just like any other practice for the cross country team. The only difference for the team was that the next day, October 26, 2012, the JV and Varsity...
