This year two freshman, Faith Stapleton and Caroline Roth, made the cross country team. They, also, happen to be two of the best runners on the team.

Being the youngest member on a team can be really intimidating; especially coming from middle school last year.

“I was nervous at first,” Roth said. “But the upperclassman are really nice and fun to talk to.”

Moving from middle school to high school means the workouts are a lot harder than what you’re used to.

“High school workouts are very different compared to middle school workouts,” Stapleton said. “In middle school, we would just run two miles and be done. In high school, we have more complicated workouts where we run sprints, do longer runs, or go to the weight room.”

High school cross country meets can also be a lot different from the ones in middle school. The competition can be harder because you could be a freshman running against seniors.

“I know this is weird,” Stapleton said, “but I like running 5k’s because I feel really calm while I run and it really clears my mind. Plus, you don’t have to run as fast during the race.”

Being a freshman on varsity is a huge accomplishment, especially going to a 4A school.

“I love being on varsity,” Stapleton said. “because it was my dream when I was younger to make varsity as a freshman.”