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Boys Cross Country 2016-17 Story

“Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn't.” - Anonymous

While it can be very hard to recruit students to join the cross country team, as Coach Sprangel expresses, this year’s Edsel Ford cross country team had just the right amount! Many people are intimidated by cross country considering there are no halftimes, no benches, and absolutely no excuses. The team this year was very diligent in their running resulting in 6 wins and 3 loses. We had a very young team this year and they shocked everyone with their records. Most of the runners beat their own personal bests at every meet which was the highlight of the season for them as much as

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