Cross country teams gear-up for season opener

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

As Saturday’s season opener approaches, the Cross Country team is hard at work. Coach Stanley Redwine along with Colby Wissel and Hayley Harbert took time Tuesday to talk about this upcoming event.

Directions to Rim Rock

1.Start by going north on Massachusetts St across the bridge

1.Turn right after curve and continue north on KS Highway 24/59

2.Turn right onto E 1400 Rd / CR-1045

3.E 1400 Rd / CR-1045 becomes 1045

4.Turn left onto 13th

5.Turn right on Republic Rd

6.Republic Rd becomes Republic St

7.Turn right onto Burnett Lane

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“I think they’re ready to go,” Redwine said. “It will be a great opportunity to exceed and it helps that we know the course.”

The course will be advantageous for returning All-American Colby Wissel. The last time Wissel stepped foot on Rim Rock Farm was last year when he was runner up at the Bob Timmons Invitational.

“Rim Rock is a very tough course and especially early in the year.” Wissel said. “I think since it is our home course that we have run so much, we will be able to dodge some of the pitfalls that the other teams might run into.”

While knowing the course like the back of their hands, there will be a sense of urgency to continue to ride their wave of success.

This year’s women’s team will feature youth and lots of it. When the gun sounds Saturday, it will no longer be the off-season but instead the birth of another chase for a title. While inexperience is evident, Redwine and the women’s team don’t seem to pay much attention.

“They just need to focus on the race and that’s all that’s important,” Redwine said.

The Bob Timmons Invitational begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at Rim Rock Farm, located North of Lawrence on Highway 40.

— edited by Ashlee Kieler

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