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Herrick Cross Country!!

by Coach Gross

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 - I began coaching cross country at Herrick in 2009 when long time coach, Mr. Bruce Takacs, retired.    I have also coached Track at Herrick and football and basketball at other schools before I began working at Herrick.  One of the Herrick track teams I coached won the conference title!

My background - I wasn't much of a runner growing up.   I mostly played football and basketball.  Several years ago I decided to try to get back in shape and train to run a 5K.  This experience lead me to want to coach cross country. One of the things I enjoy most about coaching cross country is helping non-runners (like I used to be) to become runners.  I've been blessed to coach some great athletes and a lot of hard workers.  The picture to the left is me running in The Bonfield Express a few years ago.  I'm the guy in the HMS sweatshirt with the crazy horns on his head.
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I have several Cross Country related items below including;
• My favorite Cross Country and running related photos
• Herrick Boys CC Home Records & Best Finishes
• Information about former Herrick CC runners 
• Links to the Herrick website for the current CC Information (schedule and directions to the meets), 
required forms (Sports Physical and Herrick Athlete Permission to Participate) 


Boys Cross Country Records

Boys Home Cross Country Records

Herrick Boys Cross
​Country Teams
Best Finishes since 2009

2018 7th and 8th Grade Boys - Conference Champions
2018 - 7th and 8th Grade Boys - Franklin Invitational Winners!! 1st time in the history of the meet.
​​2017 - 7th Grade Boys Conference Champions
2016 - 7th Grade Boys Conference Champions
2015
- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS AT ALL 4 LEVELS!  First Time Ever!! 
           7th Grade Boys - 2nd place at the Franklin Invitational
2014 - 7th Grade Conference Champions!  Barron Woodring (7th gr.) won the Franklin Invitational
            7th Grade Boys - 2nd Place at the Franklin Invitational

2013 - 7th Grade Runner, Nick Eshghy, won the Franklin Invitational - First time a Herrick runner has ever won!
2012 - 8th Grade Boys Finished 2nd place in the Conference.  We lost by only a few points.
Former Herrick Boys Cross Country Runners

Running & Cross Country Photos

I hope this never happens at one of our meets!!

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