FALL SPORTS PREVIEW
THE ASTORIAN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2019 • 25
Good Luck
JEWELL RUNNERS
IN SEARCH OF PR’S
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
T
he goals for Jewell cross-coun-
try this season? Pretty simple
and straightforward, according
to head coach Hailee Wawro.
“Our goals this season are to achieve
PR’s (personal records) throughout, shake
up the school record list and achieve a
team GPA of 3.5 or better.”
No problem, right?
On their current roster of just four run-
ners, Wawro and the Blue Jays have a
good mix of youth and experience for a 1A
school.
“Returning this year is sophomore
Alivia Swearingen, who has our wom-
en’s school record in sight this season,”
Wawro said. “She is striving to knock
Gabi Morales to second place by beating
her 25:16 time.
“Alivia’s PR is currently 26:06, so she
is within a minute,” she said.
Swearingen ran her 26:06 in last year’s
district meet, which was a 3A/2A/1A com-
bined meet for the girls, with Swearingen
placing fourth as a freshman, out of 11
runners.
Elsewhere, Chase Swearingen returns
as a senior, “looking to PR and start his
senior year at Jewell off right,” Wawro
said. “Logan Payne (So.) is also return-
ing, looking forward to a whole season and
some PR’s.”
Nicholas Nikander is a fi rst-year runner
for the Blue Jays, “and ready to see what
he is made of,” said the coach.
LOGGERS!
VBC
JEWELL
CROSS-COUNTRY
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Coach: Hailee Wawro
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SCHEDULE
Sept. 10 at OES Invitational
Sept. 14 Logger Elk Run,
10:30 a.m.
Sept. 17 at Warrenton Wreck
Race, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 26 at Conquer the Hill
Oct. 8 at Bigfoot Classic
Invite, Rockaway Beach
Oct. 24 Vernonia Invite/NWL
Championships
Nov. 1 District 1
Championships
Go Loggers!
Colin Murphey/The Astorian
The Blue Jays are in search of personal records this season.
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