Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 122

Description:	nil hurries to the tolMADELINE HAYFORDrunning\|passionWith a little bit of everything, the girlscross country team achieved its higheststate finish in history.The Bloomington South girls crosscountry team dominated theseason with leadership, youngblood and a little bit of mentorshipfrom senior Carly Derheimer,leading up to the teams highestfinish ever at state, seventh place.Adding strength to an alreadystrong team, freshman AnnaVoskuil entered Southunderstandably nervous, but withgreat team support she becamecomfortable and an eventualinspiration for perseverance.Voskuil suffered a stress fracturein her foot a week before the statemeet, and after receiving an MRIand advice, walked in a bootleading up to the meet. Voskuilsaid, I wasnt allowed to run, Icould only swim. I was able toaqua-jog in the diving well. Withher swimming preparation and amere 15 minute warm-up, Voskuiltook off her boot and proceededto finish 19th. I was still planningon running when the doctor toldme. [The meet] was so cold, wetand muddy my foot got numb.Right when I finished I iced it andgot back in the boot, said Voskuil.With strong runs by the entireteam, this year was truly amilestone in girls cross countryhistory at South. With a newcoaching staff that motivated thegirls to reach new heights, superbsenior leadership and a little tasteof what is to come in the future, theremember.• MARCO REGOLIoh! the places youll goThe girls cross country team had some everydayroutes they ran to keep in shape.Bloomingtons Rails to Trails is a great placefor the girls team to run on long trainingpractice days. During the middle of theseason, some girls run up to 70 minutes.INDIANAIndiana University lets high school teams fromaround the area practice on their course.Considered one of the toughest courses in thenation, going to IU definitely isnt an easy practice,Every week Souths team goes out to endure anothertough conditioning practice of K repeats,.-$■r>1 o<
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