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Published November 01, 2009 01:48 am - BOARDMAN — Belief and courage can carry a runner or a team a long way — all the way to Columbus, in fact. Girls run to glory Edgewood’s Kreider, Perry squad advance to state BOB ETTINGER Star Beacon BOARDMAN — Belief and courage can carry a runner or a team a long way — all the way to Columbus, in fact.
Mallory Kreider of Edgewood and the entire Perry team displayed a sizable amount of both in the Division II regional cross country meet at Boardman High School on Saturday. It led to them qualifying for the state meet next Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus. “The postseason is all about the mental attitude,” Perry’s Abbie Clifford said. “We came here believing we’d go to state. (Believing) is a big reason we were fourth. “Our motto has been, ‘The strength of the wolf is the pack.’ We showed today that if we stay together, we can accomplish anything.” Kreider, battling the muddy conditions and sickness, ran herself to complete exhaustion to finish ninth. “She’s definitely going to fight through the whole race no matter what happens,” Edgewood coach Steve Hill said. “She had to fight for her position just like anybody else. She kept fighting until the end just to see herself get another week.” The Pirates placed four runners in the top 35 and five runners in the top 69 to place fourth with 130 points. “Belief,” Perry coach Bill Sarvis said. “Heart, teamwork and dedication — because they have all of those things, they believed. Courage would be one B on that list. “They ran with so much heart today. We talked about courage and heart. George Patton said they’re things you don’t know about, but they’re things that make people great.” St. Vincent-St. Mary won the D-II race with 57 points. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was second with 73 points and Peninsula Woodridge was third with 109 points. The top four teams and individuals in the top 16 not on a qualifying team in each of the three divisions will run at the state meet. Kreider’s goal was to run with CVCA’s Christina Blair for as long as possible, and maybe put some space between the two of them, in the hope of winning the meet. She ran right at Blair’s hip for three quarters of the race, before Blair started to pull away. Pushing as hard as she could to finish as strong as she could while falling back in the pack, Kreider found the strength to keep a large pack at bay and claim ninth place in 20:49. “The gameplan was to eventually put a gap on her,” Hill said. “She was not feeling well. She had an upset stomach and some dizziness.” “I just panicked,” Kreider said. “I’m just disappointed. I panicked. I just plan to be back next week. 
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