2008 Woodie Awards
Cross Country: Barry impressive
By: Andrea Paszkiewicz
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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Webster freshman Candace Barry is setting herself up for a successful four-year run with the women's cross country team. With only four college meets behind her, Barry already has two top 10 finishes and the honor of being the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Runner of the Week for Sept. 11 through 17.
"She's working really hard," said Webster's Cross Country Head Coach, Chris Bunch. "I'm pretty hopeful that she can finish first team all-conference this year."
To earn that honor, Barry will need to continue to improve and finish in the top seven at the SLIAC conference meet that closes out the season. According to Bunch, Webster had two runners in the second team all conference for the past couple of years, but for the four years he's been here, there hasn't been a first team runner.
Webster's chances at having a first team runner this year look pretty good though because the team is improving overall from week to week. The only thing these.
with is their fluctuating roster.
Bunch said the team was supposed to be adding four freshmen to their group of returning runners this year, but since the start of the semester, the team has changed on almost a weekly basis. This week, the team picked up junior Cayla Clark, who will hopefully stay, but as long as it keeps at least five runners, the team can qualify for SLIAC.
Determined to do so, Bunch and his team practice at 6:30 every morning. According to Bunch, he is there mainly for encouragement and to help each runner keep track of what she needs to work on.
"There's really not a whole lot that I can do … It's very much an athlete driven sport," Bunch said. "They've just got to get out there and do the work."
Bunch has come up with one unusual way to improve the Gorloks' speed, though, thanks to a special participant in last Friday's meet in Fayette, Mo. During the event, a dog from a neighboring house decided to join the girls in some laps or to at least chase them as they ran by.
"I didn't see him because I was on the other side of the course, but the girls told me about it later," said Bunch. "I told them if it could make them run faster, I'd put a dog out there every time."
The Gorloks' next meet is the Border State Invitational at 10 a.m Oct. 7.
"She's working really hard," said Webster's Cross Country Head Coach, Chris Bunch. "I'm pretty hopeful that she can finish first team all-conference this year."
To earn that honor, Barry will need to continue to improve and finish in the top seven at the SLIAC conference meet that closes out the season. According to Bunch, Webster had two runners in the second team all conference for the past couple of years, but for the four years he's been here, there hasn't been a first team runner.
Webster's chances at having a first team runner this year look pretty good though because the team is improving overall from week to week. The only thing these.
with is their fluctuating roster.
Bunch said the team was supposed to be adding four freshmen to their group of returning runners this year, but since the start of the semester, the team has changed on almost a weekly basis. This week, the team picked up junior Cayla Clark, who will hopefully stay, but as long as it keeps at least five runners, the team can qualify for SLIAC.
Determined to do so, Bunch and his team practice at 6:30 every morning. According to Bunch, he is there mainly for encouragement and to help each runner keep track of what she needs to work on.
"There's really not a whole lot that I can do … It's very much an athlete driven sport," Bunch said. "They've just got to get out there and do the work."
Bunch has come up with one unusual way to improve the Gorloks' speed, though, thanks to a special participant in last Friday's meet in Fayette, Mo. During the event, a dog from a neighboring house decided to join the girls in some laps or to at least chase them as they ran by.
"I didn't see him because I was on the other side of the course, but the girls told me about it later," said Bunch. "I told them if it could make them run faster, I'd put a dog out there every time."
The Gorloks' next meet is the Border State Invitational at 10 a.m Oct. 7.
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