Meet Our Varsity Cross Country Team!

Prisila Lara and Lucy Colesberry

October 3, 2024

Miguel Aldaco, What do you look forward to on race days? “I look forward to winning the races” What motivates you? “What motivates me is to get better.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? “A piece of advice.. It’s fun and it helps keep you in shape.”

Rodolfo Gomez
What do you look forward to on race days?
“I look forward to getting a good time.”
What motivates you ?
“What motivates me is improving all my times.”
What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country?
“The first day is always gonna be the hardest but don’t give up.”

Jesus Jimenez What motivates you ? ” What motivates me is my teammates and my coach to continue my race.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ” A piece of advice I would give is to keep on running the only hard thing about running is being there everyday.” What do you look forward to on race days? ”Something I look forward to the most on race days is seeing my times being better , seeing my teammates progress everyday.”

Heribeto Martinez What do you look forward to on race days? ”On race days I look forward to preforming well , making my coach proud.” What motivates you ? ” Running at a college level is really important to me so that pushes me to work harder.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ”A piece of advice i’d give is to keep consistent and have a positive mindset.”

Aaron Rankin What motivates you ? “My team is probably my biggest motivator.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? “It’s always gonna suck at the beginning but it gets better” What do you look forward to on race days? “The meal stops after the race.

Pablo Ruiz
What motivates you ?
“Just to get better every day and just to better my times.”
What’s Your Pre-Race Song?
“Fly away”
What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country?
“Just go your own pace and listing to your body.”

Issac Saravia What motivates you ? ” I just keep running even if I don’t want too.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ” A piece of advice i’d give the races are really fun and gaining new experience.” What do you look forward to on race days? ”The meal stop after the race.”

Leslie Bebolla
What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country?
“Stay motivated and don’t quit”
What motivates you ?
“Getting to the finish line
What do you look forward to on race days?
“The meal stops after”

Daisy Maldonado What’s Your Pre-Race Song? ”I like to listen to def tones.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ” The sooner the better, if you’re not good at first don’t give up’.’ What do you look forward to the most on race days? ‘ ‘I look forward to PR.”

Akira Rodriguez What motivates you ? ”What motivates me is knowing that eventually i’ll get better’.’ What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ”I would say don’t give up and just do it.” What do you look forward to on race days? ”I look forward to finishing .”

Lizzet Rodriguez What motivates you ? ”My Teammates and my mom motivate me.” What piece of advice would you give to someone who wants to join cross country? ”The beginning is always hard but don’t give up.” What do you look forward to on race days? ” I look forward to a good warm up and hyping up everyone before the race.”

About the Contributors

Prisila Lara

Prisila Lara, Reporter

Prisila is a senior at Porterville High; this is her first year as a staff reporter and journalist. She enjoys spending time with family, shopping, and baking. Prisila wishes to attend Porterville Community College in hopes of transferring to Fresno State to study nursing and become an ultrasound tech or a NICU nurse.

Lucy Colesberry

Lucy Colesberry, Reporter

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