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NORWAY -- With low participation numbers, and declining enrollment a trend throughout the sport and in the U.P in general, Norway, like many schools, has a co-ed cross country squad.
Head Coach Rae Anne Seat returns for her third year leading the team.
She looks forward to seeing improvement in her runners' times as the season goes along.
Norway, having already competed in it first meet of the season at Munising, has 10 meets remaining on its schedule, prior to the U.P Finals which are held on Oct. 19 in Marquette.
Strawberry Lake Park in Norway will host the Skyline Conference meet Oct. 9, a first for this meet being held in Norway.
'It's great for the program, the community and the families of the runners, that we can hold the conference meet this season," said Norway Athletic Director Joe Tinti .
The annual Strawberry Lake invitational will be held Oct. 15.
The boys roster includes, junior Jeffrey VanHolla and sophomores Adam Cavagnetto, Alex Linsenbigler, Owen Tarchoun, Drew Anderson and Brent Lagina.
Senior Jessica LaCount and freshman Taylor Adams make up the girls squad.
In their first meet of the season, the Larissa Varitti Invitational at Munising, Norway's boys placed third out of 12 teams, while the girls team took eighth overall.
The meet was held at the Munising Valley Spur Ski Trail.
Cavagnetto finished second overall with a time of 18:08. VanHolla was a medalist with a time of 21:55. There were 54 runners overall.
For the girls, LaCount medaled with a time of 27:01, and Adams also medaled with a time of 27:10.
In a JV/middle school open race, the top 25 places earned ribbons.
Eighth grader Alex Ortman was 10th (24:50), and sixth-grader Lauren Adams was 12th with a time of 25:11.
Seat expressed excitement about the first meet of the season saying, "I am so proud of all my runners in the opening meet. This is a very tough course and it was a warm day."
Seat also said, "Our goals this season are of course to always finish the race, and going forward be a bit better than our last meet. Also, to build friendships and have fun."
Norway has its next meet at North Central Wednesday, Sept. 4. They'll compete against the host Jets and Kingsford.