The AC/GC Chargers cross country teams finished their season last Saturday at the Class 1A State Meet.

Head Coach Rick Blake says that looking back on the season, he sees how important work in the off season is to success during the few months of competition. He shares something else he’s noticed as well.

“The other big takeaway is probably just that it feels like we’re on the right track with the in season program and some of the success. And just improvements that the kids found over the course of this year mirror the improvements that especially our younger runners saw last year. So that is validating or feels good, you know, that we are on the right track with some of the things we’re doing in season.”

Blake shares that one of the ways that this is evident is with junior Preston Kent, who spent many hours, and many miles, training over the summer. He adds that he looks forward to preparing for the season next year.