Category Archives: Cross Country

State: Sophomore Year

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Jason

Yesterday Jackson finished up his sophomore year of cross country by competing in the 3A State Championship. Not only did his team wrap up the season with a Top 10 finish in their classification, one of his teammates had the … Continue reading →

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Most Improved Varsity Runner

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Jason

Here’s a little video of Jackson receiving his award for “Most Improved Varsity Runner” at this year’s Cross Country Banquet. I am so proud of this guy and the way he works to achieve his goals. And I’m excited to … Continue reading →

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State Bound!

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Jason

This guy had an amazing run today — a new PR (19:05) ensuring that his team would qualify to run at state next week! I absolutely love watching Jackson run. I know he really pushes himself, but his form makes … Continue reading →

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New PR

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Jason

Jackson posted a new personal record today: 19:24! That’s more than a minute better than his previous PR! So proud of this young man and all of his hard work. It brings me so much joy to watch him run. … Continue reading →

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Kid is a Machine

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Jason

Love watching this kid run.

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A New PR

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Jason

This lightning fast runner just posted a new PR! And best of all, his improvement helped catapult his team to State next week! So proud of you, man!

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2020 Cross-Country Sectionals

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Jason

Today was a huge day for Jackson. He ran sectionals with the Madison Academy cross-country team, which is a big deal for him as a seventh grader. He ran in a varsity competition about a month ago and finished his … Continue reading →

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Another PR and pic

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jason

I love watching this kid run.

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First Varsity Meet

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Jason

Today was a big day for Jackson as he ran his first varsity cross country meet. He ran three miles today, which is a big deal because typically JV runs are only two miles in length. But he did a … Continue reading →

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Another PR

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Jason

Another PR (“personal record”) for this kid today: he ran two miles in 14:11 to finish in sixth place in today’s meet! I love how all of his hard work is producing results. Such great life lessons when your kids … Continue reading →

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