cross-country runner
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As I became a teenager and a cross-country runner, complaints were voiced about my various odors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Senior Nico Young of Newbury Park is honored as the nation’s top cross-country runner.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
Bobby Jackson, 15, a sophomore cross-country runner and basketball player at Grand Isle School, was training five days a week before the storm.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021
Richard Montgomery sophomore Grace Finnegan — the fastest three-mile cross-country runner in the state — collapsed while running alongside Higgins and did not finish.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
She’s wearing a team rosa shirt, but she’s not a cross-country runner.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
