2009Ross



2009 Personal Best Time 20:43

2010 Personal Best Time 20:20

2009 Fastest First Year Runner Award

2010 Clydesdale Award

#36 Most Improved over a Career List with a 3:14 improvement.

Fastest Top 10 Sophomore List for the Metamora Invitational.

 2009 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September and October.

 2010 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November.
Nick Ross - Junior
Nick is a second year high school cross country runner. Son of  Michael and Kristin Ross.
     As a sophomore, Nick joined our team.  Nick's determination and work ethic really have been an example for the team.  His time has drastically improved from the start of the season to the mid season.  Nick's strength as a person has shown through in his running.  He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September and October.   He also earned his way onto the top 10 fastest sophomore list at the Metamora Invitational.  Nick ran his personal best time in his last race at conference with a time of 20:43.  He improved 2:51 seconds from his first meet of the season.  He finished his sophomore year by winning the fastest first year runner award.
   As a Junior, Nick opened the season with a 22:57 while running a solid race at the Springfield Invitational.  Nick ran a great season personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational where he ran a 21:25 while representing our team in the Varsity race.  Nick ran a season best at the East Peoria Invitational where he ran a 21:22.  Nick was admired by one of our parents at the East Peoria Invitational for his selfless act of turning around so his teammate could catch up so he could help his teammate out.  Nick ended up pulling his teammate to a lifetime best.  It is a testament to Nick's great character and team spirit.  Nick had another break through at U-High where he ran a lifetime best of 20:20.  His time was fast enough to put him on the most improved over a career list with an improvement of 3:14.  Nick won our team's 2010 Clydesdale award.  He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November.
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