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KERNSTOWN BATTLEFIELD—September 10 - John Handley High School
hosted their Judges Classic, in which twelve schools from the
district came to compete in the Varsity and Junior Varsity Cross
Country race.
Around 11:00 am, minutes
after the Boys’ Junior Varsity race, the Varsity Girls lined up at
the start and were off at the shot of the gun. Nineteen minutes
later the first girl, Millbrook’s Jillian Pollack, reach the finish.
Just after her by less then a minute was Strasburg’s Nina Pfieffer,
and on her heels Handley’s Anna Cote. Cote placed third in the race,
her time a total of 20:23.02.
Afterwards, back under the
Handley Runners’ tent, Cote smiled and wiped the sweat from her
face. When asked to compare the race to the previous one from last
week, Cote replied, “This was a much bigger deal. It was our first
real race. It was pretty quick.” She laughed, still exhausted
from the run. “I felt pretty good. The hills were tough but summer
running paid off.”
“I kind of just
ran my own race,” Cote shrugged. “I’m not used to running without
her…” She referred to senior Handley runner Erin Bender whom had not
participated in the activities on the account of a minor flu. Bender
and Cote embraced and exchanged words about the race; Bender
congratulated her fellow student on her achievement as third
overall. Anna will race again on Saturday for Handley at the
James Wood Invitational hosted by James Wood High School.
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NWDistrict Staff Photo By
McKenzie Lipscomb |
