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creeR SPORTS TeffOr Vol. 6 No.2 SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, Page 16 Cross Country Stars LAURA HUTION SPORTS EDITOR Cody Crutchley Cody Crutchley has the vital speed clement. He excelled during last years track sea- Due to mononucleosis, Kevin Bowman was not son and qualified for Conferences in the 800 meter. , able to run during his freshman cross country sea- During this race, he dropped from 2:09 to 2:04 and was the sixth freshman in son last year. Once indoor track started, Bowman the conference for this event. fought to get into excellent shape and showed "He has a good combination of speed and strength," Coach Renner ad~s. his top-notch power during the outdoor sea- These qualities aid Crutchley as he works on improving his cross country skills son and hones his abilities - speed and strength. He barely qualified for Conferences, how- At the Waynesburg Invitational, Crutchley ran a personal best of 29:44 in ever, he excited the team when his time the 8,000 meter. At such an early point in the season, Crutchley's progress lays dropped from 4:32 t04:17 in the 1,500 meter and the foundation for a strong cross country season hopefully leading into an he became the fifth fastest freshman in the conference. amazing speed boost on the track. "When he learns to correctly pace himself over the "He usually leads our team in the faster five mile distance," states Coach Renner, "he will do workouts we do," states Dan White. "He has a lot of some damage on the grass as well." speed, and even though he would admit he's more of The start of this cross country season proves that a track runner, he is also a very good cross country Bowman is determined to expand upon his estab- runner." . lished outdoor season. His 30:35 finish during the lf Crutchley is able to stay healthy and unin- 8,000 meter Green Terror Challenge earned him fourth jured, he will undoubtedly have a cross place among his teammates. . country season and be able to . In both of the following meets, Bowman contin- things once track . ued his improvement, dropping to 29:27 --at the Despite Waynesburg Invitational and 29:00 at the York Invjtarional. Bowman attributes his improvements this year to ./ the effort he made over the summer, "I notice my /" mileage base has increased my strength in longer"" distance event'>, which also shows on our team "This class of runners has tremendous potential...it another in rae e s should be fun watching not funning cross coun- and keep try last year, has each other their continued development shown great talent motivated." thus far, and looks over the next three years." to be a -Coach Renner part of team." Dan White Dan White was excited with his start this season. His best time last year was 30:45 in the 8,000 meter. AI their first race, Baltimore Metro, White raJl a Tim Eggars sana! best of 30:36 in the 8,000 meter and fin- ished fifth for the Green Terror. He was also Shin injury for the majority of last year prevented Tim the fifth of the men's team to finish at from reaching his full potential. the Green Terror Challenge. /Wlr