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Cross country is a
difficult sport with a short season. To excel to your potential, you
need to run year-round. This is difficult for most runners considering
their busy schedules. Could you run for 30 minutes without stopping?
Could you run 2 miles in 12 minutes? With the pain you feel in your
chest, the dryness and burning in your throat, the cramps in your sides
and legs, the heaviness of your shoes and the beating of your heart in
your ears, running is a difficult task, especially when you are being
timed. The success of cross
country directly depends on hard work and dedication of the runners who
make this the best sport at Greeneville Middle School.
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2008 Schedule |
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Location |
Time |
Information |
| 9/1 |
The
Amazing Race |
5:00 |
This race
is a fundraiser for the GHS and GMS Cross Country Teams |
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9/4 |
Kinser Park |
5:00 |
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9/18 |
Kinser Park |
5:00 |
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9/23 |
Panther Creek, Morristown |
5:00 |
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9/25 |
Cherokee Park, Morristown |
5:00 |
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10/2 |
Panther Creek, Morristown |
5:00 |
Mid-Eight Conference Meet |
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10/9 |
Trailblazer, Daniel Boone |
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State qualifying meet |
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10/18 |
State Meet, Knoxville |
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All
practice will begin promptly after school and end precisely
at 4:00. Please make all necessary arrangements to be
picked up then.
All meets begin at 5:00 with the girls running first and
boys following at approximately 5:30.
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2008 Results |
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9/4 |
The Greeneville Middle School
Cross-Country team opened their season with two team wins and blistering
times. The girls took first place with an overall score of 21, just 6
points away from a perfect score of 15. The top 10 girl runners from GMS
and times where:
Place Runner: Time:
1: Leah Thwing 14:30
2: Brianna Dixon 14:41
3: Olivia Hall 16:27
7: Cecilia Rapp 17:26
8: Chelsea Carpenter 17:34
9: Brittany Harman 17:56
* Leah Thwing and Brianna Dixon finished an amazing two minutes ahead of
the 3rd place finisher.
The boys also finished in first
place with an overall score of 21. The top 10 boy runners from GMS and
times where:
Place Runner Time
1: Wesley King 13:08
3: Dylan Foshie 13:25
4: Wesley Pectol 13:39
5: Jacob Norris 13:40
8: DustinKirk 14:09
10: Mathew Miller 14:41
Coach Lenker and Candelaria
would like to commend all the kids for their hard work, determination
and great sportsmanship. A special thank you to Mr. Blalock for keeping
the time and to Mrs. Rominger for her help and guidance with score
keeping. |
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9/18 |
Greeneville
hosted 8 schools at Kinser Park Thursday afternoon with a total of 140
runners, 85 boy runners and 55 girls. GMS girls team posted some blazing
times to win 2nd place. with Brianna Dixon coming in 3rd place with a
time of 14:04 and Leah Thwing following in 6th with a time of 14 minutes
and 20 seconds. The boys burned up the 2 mile course as well finishing
in 2nd place. Top boy runners were Wesley Pectol in 8th place with a
time of 14:09 and Welsey King in 10th place with a time of 14 minutes
and 41 seconds. Coach Lenker and Coach Candelaria are very proud of the
team. |
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9/23 |
Devils return to
Panther Creek taking 3rd and 4th place among 6 teams. Top girl finisher
for Greeneville was Breana Dixon coming in 5th place with a time of
14:06. Top boy finishers were Dylan Foshie coming in 9 with a time of
12:48 and Wesley King in 10th with a time of 12:57. |
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9/25 |
The Devils traveled to Cherokee
Park Thursday afternoon to compete in a field with 119 runners, 52 girls
and 67 boys. The girl’s team came in 2nd overall out of 4
teams with Brianna Dixon and Leah Thwing coming in 2nd and 3rd
respectively. The GMS boys came in 2nd out of 6 teams; with
Wesley King finishing 9th and Dylan Foshie close behind in 10th
place. Coach Candelaria and Coach Lenker are extremely proud of the
team’s effort. The Devils wrap up their regular session next Thursday
when they return to Panther Creek. |
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10/2 |
The Cross-Country team finished
their regular season last night at Panther Creek. Many of the girls
shattered their personal best times to take 2nd place in the
conference. Top finishers for the girls were; Olivia Hall 14:51, Leah
Thwing 14:28 and Brianna Dixon finishing in a quick 14:12. These girls
have qualified to extend their season to race next Thursday in the state
qualifying meet (Trailblazer) at Daniel Boone H.S. Many Boys also broke
personal bests taking 2nd place in their conference. Top
finishers were; Hays Culbreth12:50, Dylan Foshie 12:38, Wesley Pectol
12:36, and Wesley King burning up the course in 12:25. These boys have
also earned a spot to run at the Trailblazer. Please support these
athletes as they attempt to win a spot to race in the state finals held
in Knoxville on October 12th. |
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10/9 |
GMS devils ran swift and
determined to become eligible to run in the Tennessee Sate Middle School
Championship on Saturday October 18th. For the girls; Leah
Thwing led with a time of 14:25, closely followed by Brianna Dixon at
14:46 and Olivia Hall at 15:59. For the boys, Wesley King led the Devils
with a time of 12:24 followed closely by Wesley Pectol at 12:41, Hays
Culbreth at 12:59, and Dylan Foshie at 13:24. With more than 200 girls
and 300 boys participating in each race on Thursday evening we should
be very proud of their accomplishment as this is only the second time
that GMS will be represented at the Tennessee State Championships. Both
coach Lenker and Candelaria are very proud of their effort and are eager
to take them to the state championships. |
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10/18 |
The cross-country
team wrapped up their season Saturday in Knoxville. Six runners competed
in the Tennessee Sate Championships, Four boys and two girls competed
against 500 of the states finest runners. Wesley King finished first for
Greeneville with a time of 13:02, closely followed by Wesley Pectol at
13:39, Dylan Foshie at 13:58 and Hays Culbreth with a time of 14:10. For
the girls Brianna Dixon finished strong with a time of 15:23 with Leah
Thwing right on her heals with a time of 15:53. For the second year in a
row, the Green Devils finish their season strong in knoxville by
competing with the best of the best. A job well done. |
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