A race against time, a true test of endurance in athletics. Cross country truly motivates its participants to practice and succeed in its race towards the gold.
A cross country meet can vary between 25 to even as much as 400 runners, the Lewiston High School cross country team has gone to meets consisting of both numbers.
The Mountain West Classic in Montana consisted of 413 runners and over 50 schools. Lewiston as a team placed 24th out of 56, but the significant thing about this race is junior,
Austin Byrer, finished seventh out of those 413 runners with a time of 15:49.
“I don’t really know what goes on in my head. When you’re running you’re not thinking of much,” said Byrer when asked what goes through his mind during these five mile races.
“Austin is an awesome leader, we look up to him in practice to help us out when needed and he works hard in order to be one of the best.” Said fellow teammate and friend Sakti Woodbury about what kind of leader Austin is.
Byrer, got his personal best time at the Mountain West Classic with a time of 15:49. He also has first place finishes at the Inland Empire League Classic as well as the Pasco Bulldogs invite.
Expect big things at the state meet from junior, Austin Byrer.