Cross Country
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High School Sports
East Jackson Cross Country Coach Helps Runners Believe in Themselves
Before every race, the East Jackson girls cross country team gathers around junior Norah Nichols for an unusual ritual. She pulls a rubber fishing worm from her sock, the same one she’s carried since last year’s track season, and one by one, her teammates lean in to kiss it for…
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Gender
‘Shameful’ Stigma Surrounding Athletes, Their Periods
Periods play a role in the lives of the majority of women who, in 2019, made up 44% of all NCAA athletes and 43% of all high school athletes, according to the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations, respectively. However, due to the taboos…
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Athens-Clarke County
Aidan Landrum Finds Success Through Discipline as Triathlete
Aidan Landrum didn’t have much experience running in the snow. He’s run, biked and swam plenty of miles. But living just outside of Athens, Georgia, snow isn’t something he experiences often. So when he got the chance to run at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this…
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High School Sports
DeLamater Follows Family History, Flourishes as Clarke Central Runner
On a cool Thursday afternoon in late October, 17-year-old Braden DeLamater lined up among 41 other high school cross country runners ready to compete in the 8-AAAAA Region Championship in Helen, Ga. It was another opportunity for Braden to meet his goal of running a 5K race in under 17…
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UGA Sports
Stachies for Nashies
Mustaches grace the faces of many of the UGA cross country team members this week. They are growing just in time for Regionals in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this weekend. Steven Spevacek, a senior distance runner, has helped carry Georgia to Nationals three of the last four years. Georgia cross country last won Regionals…