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Cedarcrest Cross Country

• The 2002 season

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Team Goth!
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CoachesFirst person to retell a story for the
umpteenth time.First coach to be mistaken
for an athlete.
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Thanks for 2002

• Support from parents, staff friends.
• Parent help for the relay Kingcos.
• Picture taking from John Hellman.
• Peri Kersten Betty Chappell for all their
  driving.
• Kim, Patrick and Riley.

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Many Firsts

• First running relay Carnation to Duvall.
• First Riverview Elem. Invite.
• First time everyone ran at Kingco Championships.
• First foreign-born runner.
• First home school runner.
• First four-time state XC qualifier.

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Boys Season in Review

• 15 Boys - 5 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophs 4
  frosh.
• 4 Top 10 lists - 40 slots, 15 changes.
• 4-5 in Kingco meets.
• Kingco Leagues - 5th place.
• Return to Districts. 4 of 6 years in Kingco
• SeaKing Districts 11th place

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Girls Season in Review

• A complete team.
• 5 girls - 2 seniors, 1 junior, 1 soph. 1 frosh
• 4 Top 10 lists, 37 spaces, 13 changes.
• 0-9 in Kingco meets.
• Kingco Leagues 8th place

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Athletes of the Meet

• Lake Stevens Invite John Meylor Junwen Law
• Newport, Interlake Liberty John White Cody
  Chappell
• Bellevue Blake Hellman
• Bellevue Invite Mary Acuoth Devin Looijen
• Sammamish Skyline Colin McDonell Brooke
  Hellman

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Athletes of the Meet

• Sunfair Cody
• Issaquah Newport David Howard
• Mt. Si M.I. Pat Conrick Michael Brittain
• Kingco League Kelly Ramirez, Pat Brian Lee
• SeaKing District Kelly, Brian, Alicia Bramble
  Jacob Gremmert.
• State Border Clash Kelly

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First person to be given homework assignments by
teammates
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John White

• First year runner as a freshman.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Kingcos 1925, 616 pace.
• What to be in 2003 A productive member of the
  Top 7.

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First person to not be wearing any warm clothes
when it is darn fricking cold out.
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Mary Acuoth

• First year runner as a sophomore.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Bellevue Invite 2309, 728
  pace.
• What to be in 2003 Challenging for the 1
  runner by time, not omission.

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First rookie to decide to run with the top boys.
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Cody Chappell

• First year runner as a freshman.
• Earned his first Varsity letter.
• Almost broke Frosh record at Sunfair.
• Fastest race Kingcos 1854 606 pace.
• What to be in 2003 A solid member of our top 5.

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First person to wear clown makeup at a race.
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Alyssa Garcia

• First year runner as a freshman.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Kingcos 2656 841 pace.
• What to be in 2003 Hopefully, running for
  Cedarcrest.

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First person to wish he hadnt forgotten that
inhaler of his.
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Jacob Gremmert

• First year runner as a freshman.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race SeaKings 2517 808 pace.
• What to be in 2003 Running all his races in the
  same manner that he ran this years SeaKing race.

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First to be ready to go three rounds instead of
three miles.
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David Howard

• First year runner as a freshman.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Issaquah / Newport 2136 651
  pace.
• What to be in 2003 Keep working on being as
  good a runner as a wrestler.

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First person to still want to be a freshman.
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Michael Brittain

• Second year running as a sophomore.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Kingcos 2018, 633 pace.
• What to be in 2003 Someone who treats every
  race like a practice.

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First to probably be spat on by Kelly.
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Ibrahim Sial

• Second year runner as a sophomore.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Kingcos 2016 632 pace.
• What to be in 2003 A challenger for a spot in
  the top 7.

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First person to look at a course map for the
umpteenth time.
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John Meylor

• Second year runner as a sophomore.
• Earned his first Varsity letter.
• 10 of 10 races in top 7. 4 races as 4.
• Top 10 lists 8th Camp Test, 9th Kingco, 9th
  Sunfair, 10th Lake Stevens.
• Fastest race Kingcos 1743, 543 pace
• What to be in 2003 A challenger for our 1
  runner.

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First to keep us waiting to go running while she
and Alicia are inside the school.
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Brooke Hellman

• Third year runner as a junior.
• Earned her third Varsity letter.
• Top 10 lists 3rd Time Trial, 3rd Sunfair, 3rd
  Camp Test, 6th Lake Stevens, 7th Kingco
• Fastest race Issaquah / Newport meet 2357,
  837 pace.
• What to be in 2003 A 1 runner because of
  time, not omission.

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First to ask a question about something that was
just said.
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Alicia Bramble

• Second year runner as a senior.
• Earned her first Varsity letter.
• Top 10 lists 4th Kingcos, 4th Lake Stevens,
  4th Time Trial, 5th Sunfair.
• Fastest race Kingcos 2232, 716 pace
• What McDowell will miss Her enthusiasm.

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First to laugh at something forever even if it
wasnt funny in the least bit.
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Matt Kersten

• Third year runner as a junior.
• Earned his third Varsity letter.
• Top 5 in 9 of 10 races.
• Top 10 9th Lake Stevens, 9th Time Trial.
• Fastest Race - Kingco Championships 1752, 546
  pace.
• What to be in 2003 A challenger for our 1
  runner.

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First person to race in rock climbing shoes.
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Junwen Law

• Third year running as a junior.
• Earned his third Varsity letter.
• 10 of 11 races as our 3.
• Top 10 Lists - 7th Kingco, 7th Sunfair, 8th Lake
  Stevens, 9th Camp
• Fastest race Kingcos 1736 543 pace.
• What to be in 2003 District qualifier as an
  individual.

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First person to regret not running as a freshman.
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Colin McDonell

• Second year running as a junior.
• Earned his first Varsity letter.
• 9 of 10 races in Top 7.
• Fastest race - Kingco Championships 1819, 555
  pace.
• What to be in 2003 Not settling to be our 4,
  but racing for more.

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First person to say Forget about 5K, lets race
a 100m.
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Billy English

• Third year running as a senior.
• Earned a junior varsity award.
• Fastest race Kingco 1944, 622 pace.
• What McDowell will miss His desire to be better
  even if it wasnt his distance.

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First to have the SAT test begging for mercy.
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Devin Looijen

• Fourth year running.
• Earned his second Varsity letter.
• All races as 7 or 8 runner.
• Fastest race Kingcos 1831, 558 pace.
• What McDowell will miss His ever present
  truthfulness.

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First person willing to hitch a ride with Kelly
on a road trip to Spokane.
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Blake Hellman

• Fourth year running.
• Earned his third Varsity letter.
• 9 of 10 races in top 6.
• Top 10 lists 6th Camp Test, 7th Lake Stevens,
  8th Sunfair, 8th Time Trial
• Fastest race M.I. Mt. Si 1755, 547 pace
• What McDowell will miss His dedication to
  running.

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First person to be crowned King of the slap
game
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Brian Lee

• Fourth year running.
• Earned his third Varsity letter.
• 10 of 10 races in our top 2.
• District qualifier as an individual.
• Top 10 Lists 4th Camp Test, 5th Lake Stevens,
  6th Time Trial, 6th Sunfair, 6th Kingco
• Fastest race Kingcos 1707, 531 pace.
• What McDowell will miss His leadership

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First to earn varsity letters in four different
sports.
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Pat Conrick

• Third year running as a senior.
• Earned his third Varsity letter.
• 9 of 10 races as 1 runner.
• Top 10 lists 4th Sunfair, 4th Lake Stevens, 5th
  Time Trial, 5th Camp Test, 5th Kingco.
• Fastest race - Kingco Championships 1650, 526
  pace.
• What McDowell will miss His junior year of XC.

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First person to ask if Riverside or Sehome is
coming to the meet.
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Kelly Ramirez

• Earned her fourth Varsity letter.
• First in all six Top 10 lists.
• 2nd place - Kingco, 3rd Time All-Kingco.
• 2nd place SeaKing, 2nd Time All-SeaKing.
• 8th place State, 2nd Time All-State. Border
  Clash qualifier.
• Fastest race Kingco 1852, 605 pace.
• What McDowell will miss Everything

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Top 10 things we will miss about our gravel
track.

• 10 No more running to the fire hydrant.
• 9 No more stepping over the red barrier at top
  speed.
• 8 No more running through car ruts.
• 7 No more having to turn using right angles.
• 6 No more explaining to rookies where the
  intervals start and stop.

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Top 10 things we will miss about our gravel
track.

• 5 No more evading football moms in their cars.
• 4 No more using Hillestads portable for
  shade.
• 3 No more converting to real track times.
• 2 No more picking dirt out of your teeth
  thanks to the person running in front of you.
• 1 Not a darn thing!

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Needs for 2003

• Summer runners.
• Clear Lake / White Pass campers.
• New captains.
• New recruits.

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Goals for 2003

• Boys qualify for districts.
• Girls have a complete team.
• 18 boys 6 girls.
• McDowell gets a trip to Pasco.

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Bring on 2003 TF!Winter training December
2ndSpring practices March 3rd
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Bring on 2003 XC!Summer training June
16thFall practices August 25th
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