September 26

Injuries have been prevalent this year on the cross country team. We have had shin splints, ankle sprains, bursitis, stress fractures and strained quad muscles. The weather has been somewhat cooperative, if one enjoys humidity with their running shoes. Next week's KC Metro race at Ray Pec High School looks to be cooler than in year's past. Our team has the responsibility of giving out the medals for the varsity girls and boys races. The top 100 runners will receive medals in each race. The competition at this meet will be the finest in the Kansas City area. One will get a clear look at what individuals will be vying for state titles. The Max Storms/ Maxsim Korelev battle continues. Will Lee's Summit West Boys dominate again?

September 23 results

Max Storms was the individual champion of the Smithville CC Invitational meet in a winning time of 16:28. This was his second course record of the season. The other medalists were Aliyah Jones in the varsity girls race with a 19th place finish. The two other medal winners were Katelyn Gutteridge and Paige Bush. The girls team placed sixth overall with 109 points.
The boys placed 8th with 151 points out of ten teams. The Celtics were assisted by 2007 graduate, Stevie Katzer, who is running for Longview Community College this season. Stevie ran for the first time ever in the 21 minute range at her meet last week in Joplin.