By David Zheng
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Although the varsity cross-country teams are still in the post-season, some of the junior varsity athletes have already begun off-season training for track and field.

“One thing that’s important for some of the kids is that you have to have some rest after the season ends,” distance coach Erhard Bell said. “So we encourage them not only to train hard during the season, but to get their rest between seasons.”

Bell has served as an assistant coach under Head Coach Chuck Koeppen and will enter his fourth year coaching the distance team this spring. It will be his first year under new track and field Head Coach Will Ellery.

“The two sports, cross-country and track, complement each other,” Bell said. “Cross-country will build you up for track, if that’s your preference, but if you’re more of a cross-country guy, then track in the spring will build you up for the next cross-country season, so they really complement each other quite well.”

According to Bell, track meets begin the last week in March and go through the State meet, which is on June 5 this year.

“We usually get the groups together and meet in the locker rooms as the winter goes on,” Bell said. “We welcome everyone with open arms.”