"Announcing the 2017 XC Captains!"

  (Left-->Right) Mariah Christian, Jenna Robinson, Mara Schiffhauer

2017 Cross Country Captains!!

As is our team tradition the captain vote took place at our annual cross country meeting for returning student athletes on Monday May 8th! There was great energy at our meeting after a very successful year in which the women's track team set 12 school records combined during the indoor and outdoor track seasons!! It also marked the first time that Coach Erica Maker participated in our annual pre-summer team meeting after completing her first year as our assistant coach. Erica did an outstanding job working with our women this year and we all look forward to what Year 2 brings for this new coaching partnership! In addition we announced the addition of Nicki Nesi to our cross country staff as an assistant coach. Nicki just completed her 5th year of eligibility and will make an excellent coach after working closely with many of our underclassmen this year as a mentor! 

As we talked about the upcoming cross country season there was noticeable excitement about the group of returners we had that made huge strides in their development this year and a very talented incoming freshmen class. In order to truly maximize the potential of this team we believe that our number one priority is to become a truly great TEAM, one that puts the goals of the team above all else! In order to truly become a great team in any sport it involves great communication between the coaching staff and its athletes! To help ensure that the lines of communication are always open coaches rely on their captains to be that bridge. I am proud to say that this years 2017 XC captains are Seniors Mariah Christian, Jenna Robinson and Mara Schiffhauer!!! We have no doubt that these fine young women will do a tremendous job leading our team this fall and working closely with every team member in order to make sure that everyone is the best version of themselves as members of our program. For the past three years all of them, along with their classmates (Christine Gambell, Shannon Gildea & Roxy Novo) have done an excellent job of supporting their coaches and captains in order to prepare them for this season, their senior season!!! This is their time to lead and their chance to truly define what they feel it means to be a member of the Running Red Fox family!! 

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