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Published October 30, 2009 02:46 am - Pressure. That’s what the girls regional cross country meet at Boardman on Saturday represents for the area’s participants. Kreider, Clifford the headliners for regional girls BOB ETTINGER Star Beacon Pressure. That’s what the girls regional cross country meet at Boardman on Saturday represents for the area’s participants.
For all, there’s the pressure to succeed. For some, there’s the pressure to gain valuable experience for the future. And for a select few, there’s the pressure to live up to past successes. The prize waiting at the finish line for a lucky few will be a trip to the state cross country meet at Scioto Downs in Columbus next Saturday. Edgewood’s Mallory Kreider and the Perry team, led by Abbie Clifford and Marissa Baranauskas, are facing the difficult task of qualifying for the state meet for at least the second time. “I don’t feel pressured by other people,” Kreider said. “But I do feel pressured by myself. This is my last time at Boardman and I really want to do well. Boardman is such a traditional cross country course. “It’s said this is my last time (running there). I really want to make my mark and take advantage of my last opportunity to run there. But I don’t feel pressured. I’m more excited than pressured.” “Really, at this point, it’s do-or-die,” Clifford said. “If you don’t give your all, if you all don’t run the best race of your life, you don’t get to Columbus. The goal is for us to do the best we can so the team can advance to state.” Others, like the Jefferson team, paced by Hannah Francis, Sam Morford and Brooke Orvos, Conneaut’s Jennifer Oxley, the Warriors’ Juliana Simmons, Geneva’s Alyssa Nieset and Pymatuning Valley’s Ami Turner, are all seeking their first trip to Columbus. Action begins with the Division III girls at 11:05 a.m. with a race starting every 45 minutes until the final race of the day – the D-I boys – which starts at 2:50 p.m. In each division, the top four teams and individuals among the top 16 not on qualifying for the state meet. Teams n Perry – The Pirates are seeking to reach Columbus for the second consecutive year. They qualified out of the Division II Lakeland district in fourth place. However, the Pirates ran that race without Rachael Greuber and Angelica Zampini, two of their top five runners. With one or even both of those two possibly running at Boardman, the Pirates get a shot of confidence. “The whole reason they all race is for each other,” Perry coach Bill Sarvis said. “They all have the same goal and that’s to get to Columbus, no matter what the lineup looks like. They’re all pretty selfless. We’ll put out the seven best athletes that give us a chance to win. 
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