By Nicole Macchio – Entertainment Editor

Law’s girls and boys cross country teams are hitting the streets running.

Team captains and seniors Jeremy Doucette, Sean Berg, Haley Palmer, Marissa Prizio, and Destiny Jennings believe this is a promising year.

“We have some really good new runners,” said Palmer, “there are some really good freshmen and sophomores on varsity this year.”

The coaches for each team, Mr. Schulte and Mr. Phillips, are expecting their teams to go far. Each practice is run in the hopes of improving each individual in endurance and stamina.

“We have a lot of potential,” said Phillips. “I want them to try to get better everyday.”

Being so early in the season, both teams aren’t sure how the season is going to go; however, they believe that they will be able to do well. They practice everyday, training, pushing each other to improve at each step.

A major team goal is to get each member to run the 3.1 miles in under 20 minutes. As always, team members strive to be able to go to states. To place in states, they must be in the top 7 teams at the SCC meet.

This year’s top runners include Doucette, Berg, Jordan Betts, Jennings, Palmer, Prizio, and some more promising underclassmen. The work they have to put in is hard and can often be tiring, but the team always has good spirits.

“Our goal for this season is to get everyone under 20 minutes,” said Berg. “ That’s why we work so hard in our practices.”

Practice isn’t just about running their personal bests; there is also friendly competition to help motivate them. Many of the runner’s personal goals is to try to outrun another one of their teammates.

“My goal is to beat Jeremy Doucette,” junior Matt Paulus said.

One of the most anticipated meets for the team is against Foran, and Doucette believes it will be a tough but fun event.

“Foran is going to be difficult, they have really good runners this year,” Doucette said. “We’ll do our best to compete with them.”

The team has incredibly good moral and are constantly trying to make each other do better.

It isn’t just the running that keeps these kids coming to practice, but the bonds they form. The teams get together often to partake in pasta parties that really bring them closer together, and make them work that much harder as a team.

“Our team is like a family,” sophomore Ashley Boehm said.

The teams are working their way up to a fantastic season, and their motto “no XCuses” helps the team to work hard and bring their best to the table everyday.

(Photo courtesy Rostrum Yearbook)