Thank you Cross Country Thank you to Coach Kuntz, Birren, and Hackett for teaching me to work hard and to lead others. Thank you for the opportunity to compete. Thank you to my countless teammates for pushing me when I didn’t want to push myself. For encouraging me despite bad races, bad workouts, bad runs. For toeing the line alongside me. For inside jokes, endless stories, and for making running fun. Thank you for the incredible friends this sport has brought me all over the country. I am incredibly grateful for you all. Thank you to this sport for giving me so many memories and so many lessons over the past 9 years. I know for a fact I am a better person because of this sport. ✌️ DZ