Cora Williams Freshman Year in Cross Country
Background Info
Cora Williams is a freshman and this is her 2nd year doing Cross Country. On top of doing cross country, she plays basketball and runs track. Cora loves running distance. Her favorite hobby is running, so she enjoys cross country. Cora’s current PR is 23:39. Cora is one of the two freshman girls on the Varsity Girls cross country team.
Cora’s Achievements this season
Cora is one of the two freshmen who made varsity Cross country. She started the season with a PR of 25:05 and ended with a PR of 23:39. She cut her time by 86 seconds which was very impressive. Cora pushed herself very hard throughout this season and pushed herself as much as she could, making the improvement possible.
Her favorite memories
Cora has made many memories this cross-country season. One of her favorite parts of cross country was Coach Spott’s crazy coach moments, she remembers one time that he Cut a piece of one of her teammate’s hair off. Another one of her favorite memories from this Cross Country Season was when her team did “Secret Runner”, a running version of Secret Santa. The best moment for her was when Hamilton got first at the Wayland Invite, winning their first meet.
Why cross country?
Cora says she does cross country because she loves running. Cross country is a way for her to clear her mind by running. “ Cross country not only helps me physically, but it helps me mentally.” She said. She also loves being with her teammates. She enjoys practices because she gets to be around the people she enjoys. Cross Country has helped her both mentally and physically.
A Tragedy
Cora got injured in the middle of the season. She tore her IT- -band, a muscle near her hip, making it so that she could no longer run. She was forced to miss 2 meets, one of them being an important conference meet. She said the worst part about it was not being able to practice with her teammates whom she loved hanging out with, and not being able to run.
Outside Of Cross Country
Some of Cora’s favorite things to do outside of running are being with the people she cares about. Cora likes to hang out with her family and friends. She also enjoys baking. Although, her favorite thing to do is play the sports she loves. She spends a lot of time outside, as she loves nature.