By: Mitch Ringenberg <[email protected]>

After finishing this year’s strong season by placing third and fourth in the State, the cross-country teams are looking forward to another excellent season. The cross-country teams have finished with one of their best seasons yet.

Kelly McCurdy, varsity runner and junior said, “Our team has been improving a lot throughout the season. The girls have been running better than they have all year. I’m hoping we continue to improve.” Improvement was indeed shown, after the team placed second at the Semistate tournament and scored 142 points in the State tournament in Terre Haute.

Dan Kinn, a varsity runner and junior, said, “I think this season went pretty well. We did a good job advancing and we definitely ran our best race at the Regional. Also, we’re only losing one senior in the top seven, so I think next season will be one of our best. So we will be returning hard in the winter, summer and the off-season.

When it comes to bringing back the same skill and determination next season, the women’s team has been planning on bringing in some new talent. “We have one girl next year who we hope will perform well and help out a bit,” McCurdy said. With this bit of good news, Carmel cannot help but look forward to another excellent season next year.