PAGE 22, MCNARY FALL SPORTS PREVIEW, SEPTEMBER 2015
Celt XC ready for country miles
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Goemare said he didn’t anticipate taking it
Of the Keizertimes
easy on the new faces in the crowd.
McNary High School sophomore Kai-
“I can see them pushing themselves a lot
ley Doutt fi nished squarely in the middle of
more, but it comes down to having everyone
the pack (57th of 138) in the 2014 state cross
chasing the person in front of them,” he said.
country race. But that taste of competing
Wood said runners Alison Repp and Jesse
against the best left her wanting more.
Honeyman are positioned to make gains over
“I’m hoping to make it to
their times last season.
state again, but there are a lot
That improvement over
of new, good runners coming
time, regardless of whether
up,” said Doutt.
the team or individuals bring
Her personal record was
home medals, is what Wood
19:32.3, but she wants to push
always hopes to see.
that into the lower 19s or even
“The primary goal is mak-
sub-19. Coach Rob Wood
ing sure that they’re having
thinks that’s entirely within
fun being out here with each
— Angel Goemaere other and going running. The
reach.
“She’s talented to start with,
biggest contributor to having
but she’s put in a good amount
fun is improving, and that is a
of work between the offseason and track sea-
matter of setting goals and working hard to
son last spring,” Wood said.
achieve them – all those things that help them
Doutt will help lead the girls’ side of the
become better people and harder workers,”
Celtic cross country team while senior Angel
Wood said.
Goemaere will be fi lling the same role on the
boys’ side of things.
“I’m excited for this whole team because
I know there are a lot of people who haven’t
tapped into their full potential yet,” Goemaere
said. “I know Coach Wood is going to break
under their skin and they are really going to
Reeb, Emmett
BOYS
get faster.”
Roth, Zachary
Albright, Matthew
Goemaere is shooting for a time around
Schra, Ethan
Becker, Nathaniel
16:45 after a personal best of 17:25.1 last sea-
Short, Carter
Biondi, Grant
Torres, Alan
Egli, Noah
son.
Valle, Adrian
Gerstner, Blake
“Angel has also put in a lot of miles this
Wyer, Brock
Goemaere, Angel
summer. He’s running with a bit more pur-
Graneto, Adam
GIRLS
Grine, Wyatt
pose, and he’s quite a bit stronger and faster
Aydelott, Amanda
Groves, Nathaniel
based on some early time trials,” Wood said.
Doutt, Kailey
Grunberg, Noah
Gillette, Reese
Harri, Jonathan
The one thing the boys will have going
Hodson, Carina
Honeyman, Jesse
for them is numbers. The team’s ranks are 23
Koenig, Kelsey
Honeyman, Jonas
runners strong and almost half of those are in-
Lane, Xena
Howard, Derek
Long, Makayla
Jones, Alan
coming freshmen. The girls had only eight at
Repp, Alison
Lewis, Kody
press time, but Wood said there was still ath-
letes trickling in.
“I can see
them pushing
themselves a
lot more.”
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Members of the McNary High School cross country team jog along Chemawa Road North
during practice.
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