Our moment

Raiders Girls Varsity Cross Country is ready, we’ve trained all season for this moment, our moment to shine at the VISAA state championship race. This was a big race for the girls, especially for senior team captain, the great Kerrigan Chaney. Chaney 25’ had already won this race the past two years and on Nov. 8 she set out successfully for her three-peat, winning her final NCS cross country race, but for the first time, with a team.“For Kerrigan, for Kerrigan, for Kerrigan.” Ainsley Myles‘27, me, Kaitlyn Perkins ‘28, Lizzie Carter ‘29, Lilian Philips ‘29, Madison Ball ‘29, and Olivia Ball ‘29 chanted and fist-bumped as we waited anxiously to start the race. It was Chaney’s last cross country race with the NCS girls. She deserved a team win to solidify her legacy. She doesn’t need another gold medal to add to her too-many -to-count collection. What she needed was the memory of leading her team of girls to their first ever state championship, and she did. “It felt really good to win [as a team],” Chaney admitted, “I cried when I found out we won.” Photo by Karen Perkins

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