By Sydney Simpson – Editor-in-Chief 

The Jonathan Law Girls cross country team competed in the Class M State Championship meet this past Monday, November 1. Each year, the top seven runners on the team are taken to states. Never in Jonathan Law’s history, however, has the girls cross country team had a runner make All-State until this year. Sophomore Claire Moulton will be getting her name on a banner after placing 11th at the meet with a time of 21:31. Advocate Editor-in-Chief Sydney Simpson interviewed Moulton about her success this season. 

Sydney Simpson: How did you push yourself throughout the season to reach this accomplishment?

Claire Moulton: I kept thinking of the goal I wanted to achieve during the season and that’s what pushed me to accomplish it.

SS: How do you feel about becoming the first girls cross country runner to make All-State at Jonathan Law?

CM: To be the first girl in cross country to make All-State is truly a great accomplishment that I feel I have made throughout  the season. It makes me excited to see what I can do next year and I’m so thankful for my team and coach for pushing me during the season to achieve this. 

SS: How will you continue to improve for next season and what are your future goals?

CM:  To get ready for next season I will continue to train  the way I have been for the last three months and like my coach said I need to run over the summer to prepare for the season so that is what I’ll do to get ready. My goals for the future is to place well at the State Opens this Friday and to break 20 during the last two seasons I have left at Law.

SS:  What has been your favorite memory from this cross country season?

CM: My favorite memory from this season has to be the kickball games we would do the day before the meets to let our bodies rest and especially our last kickball game all together was truly one of the best ones we’ve had this year.

SS: What are you most proud of from this past season?

CM: I am most proud of making All-State but also of my first meet of the season where I broke my personal record by a minute and a half.