Sports

Here is our Varsity Cross Country Team!

Maritza Lopez Ramos, Jaziah Hunt

October 24, 2023

Aarone Rankin, freshman What’s your warm-up routine? “I do dynamic and strides.” How long have you been playing? “I’ve been doing cross country for a few months.” What’s the most difficult part? “The most difficult part is when it’s toward the end of a race.”

Ariana Gil Mendoza, 12th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I do my everyday stretches, my warm-up mile and leg swings.” How long have you been in cross country? -“I have been in cross country since freshman year.” What’s the most difficult part of being in cross country? -“When you’re in a race and your legs get tight and start to hurt.”

Anise Pena, 11th What’s your warm up routine? -“I stretch” How long have you been in cross country? -“This is my first year” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“Having the right mindset.”

Azusena Alba, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I skip, I do high knees and skip backward.” How long have you been in cross country? -“I have been in cross country for about 2 months.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“Where the races take place for example on hills.”

Liliana Hidalgo, 12th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I skip dynamic stretches.” How long have you been in cross country? -“It’s my first year.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“It’s mentally challenging and not stopping during the race is also difficult.”

Arely Campos, 11th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I do dynamic stretches.” How long have you been in cross country? -“This is my first year in cross country.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“Not stopping when you’re in a race.”

Leslie Bedolla, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I do sprinting strides, and also stretches.” How long have you been in cross country? -“I have been in cross country for 2-3 months.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -” Not stopping throughout the race.”

Haley Castillo, 12th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I do dynamic stretches and I also do a quick run” How long have you been in cross country? -“This is my first year in cross country” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“Running in pace is difficult”

Leah Barajas, 10th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I stretch” How long have you been in cross country? -“This is my first year” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? -“The start of the race is the hardest for me”

Abraham Gonzalez, 10th What’s your warm-up routine? -“I stretch and I admire how I’m going to do the race.” How long have you been in cross country? -“This is my first year” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? “The most difficult part of cross country is running hills.”

Damian De Leon, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? “I do 2 miles or ½ miles and after that, I stretch.” How long have you been playing? “I’ve been doing cross country for 2 years.” What’s the most difficult part in cross country? “The most difficult part in cross country is the running.”

Isaac Saravia, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? “I stretch.” How long have you been playing? “I’ve been doing cross country for 3 years since I was 7.” What’s the most difficult part? “Running.”

Isaac Moreno, 12th What’s your warm-up routine? “I stretch with the team.” How long have you been playing? “I’ve been doing cross country for 3 years.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? “The most challenging part in cross country is keeping the same mentality during a race.”

Heriberto Martinez, 10th What’s your warm-up routine? “To warm up I stretch.” How long have you been playing? “This is my 1st year doing cross country.” What’s the most difficult part in cross country? “The most difficult part is the workout days.” How do you hype yourself up? “I hype myself up by listening to Drake.”

Peter Aguilar, 11th What’s your warm-up routine? “ I stretch with the team before I run.” How long have you been playing? “This is my first year.” What’s the most difficult part in cross country? “The most difficult part in cross country is the end of a race.” How do you hype yourself up? “I hype myself up by keeping a positive mentality.”

Manuel Perez, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? “To warm up I stretch and run.” How long have you been playing? “This is my 1st year.” What’s the most difficult part of cross country? “The most difficult part in cross country is staying consistent and showing up after every hard practice.” How do you hype yourself up? “I hype myself up by listening to Untouchable by NBA Youngboy.”

Miguelangel Rodriguez, 9th What’s your warm-up routine? “I do 2 miles or ½ miles and stretch.” How long have you been playing? “I’ve been doing cross country for 2 years.” What’s the most difficult part in cross country? “Workout days.”

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Heriberto Martinez, 10th
What’s your warm-up routine? “To warm up I stretch.”
How long have you been playing? “This is my 1st year doing cross country.”
What’s the most difficult part in cross country? “The most difficult part is the workout days.”
How do you hype yourself up? “I hype myself up by listening to Drake.”

Pablo Ruiz, 11th
What’s your warm-up routine?
“To warm up I walk the course with my teammates.”
How long have you been playing?
“This is my 1st year.”
What’s the most difficult part in cross country?
“The most difficult part in cross country is trying to control my breath.”

Alessandro Escarzaga, 12th
What’s your warm-up routine?
“I run 2 miles and I stretch with the team.”
How long have you been playing?
“I’ve been playing for 6 years.”
What’s the most difficult part in cross country?
“The most challenging part in cross country is the workout days.”
How do you hype yourself up?
“I hype myself up by listening to 100 by Drake.”

Messiah Jimenez, 12th
What’s your warm-up routine?
“I stretch.”
How long have you been playing?
“I’ve been doing cross country for 6 years.”
What’s the most difficult part in cross country?
“The hardest part in cross country is trying not to get lost during a race and to keep up.”
How do you hype yourself up?
“I hype myself up by listening to hype music.”

Jesus Jimenez, 9th
What’s your warm-up
“I stretch by skipping, jogging, and running.”
How long have you been playing?
“I’ve been doing cross country since 7th grade.”
What’s the most difficult part in cross country?
“The most difficult part in cross country I feel like is maintaining speed and breath control.”

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Maritza Lopez Ramos

Maritza Lopez Ramos, Reporter

Maritza Lopez is a junior, and second-year member of the Orange and Green Staff. She is also a first-year member of the yearbook here at Porterville High School. Maritza enjoys listening to music and sleeping

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