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The track team that went to the state meet in May will contribute some runners to the cross-country team this season, including Teegan Hite and Tristan Holgate. Top row: Kelly Charles, Danika Noyes, Sierra Schwartz, Larissa Umberger, Olivia Wright, Teegan Hite, Nichole Kibel, Taylor Elder, and Jessica Schliesser. Bottom row: Tristan Holgate, Guy Wallace, Mikeal Ford, Brandon Donaldson, and Tristan Medina.<\/span>Brooke Elder\/Contributed photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Entering its fourth year, the Dolores cross-country program is still young.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s growing.<\/p>\n

Last year, head coach Nick Kohler had around 10 runners out for cross country, and to start the 2015 season he has 16.<\/p>\n

As for the middle school teams, there are two girls and seven boys out.<\/p>\n

While the girls cannot score as a team with only two members, Kohler hopes for them to do well individually.<\/p>\n

But he believes the boys\u2019 middle school team will be strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want these middle school boys to be in the top three as a team everywhere we go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The high school teams are built similarly. The girls\u2019 team is comprised of seniors Teegan Hite and Kit Kelly. Although it is the first time running cross-country for each of them, Kohler believes their track experience will translate, and he envisions big things for Hite.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she\u2019ll go, and be all-state,\u201d Kohler said of the senior. \u201cI think you\u2019ve got to be top 15 at state to be all-state, and I think she\u2019s got that much talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The boys\u2019 high school squad is young, but the head coach isn\u2019t worried.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs freshman, you don\u2019t know how they\u2019ll do,\u201d Kohler said. \u201cBut our four freshman are very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Brennan Hite and Phillip Hufman, those two, I don\u2019t know if they have a chance to go to state because they\u2019re freshmen,\u201d Kohler said. \u201cBut they will be going I bet you by next year. And they\u2019re going to do well and place well in all the meets we go to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brennan Hite, Phillip Hufman, Cael McHenry and Andrew Primeau are the four freshmen, and junior Tristan Holgate is the final member of the Bears\u2019 group.<\/p>\n

The team will head to Monticello for the Lloyd\u2019s Lake Classic on Wednesday, September 2 for their season-opening meet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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