Sports

Waynesboro's cross country team!

By Emma Carver

Oct. 24, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Waynesboro cross country team had a home meet at their own course at Ridgeview park. The varsity cross country team consists of boys and girls. The top runners for Waynesboro last night were Miles Jolin and Lydia Kimmel. The meet consisted of multiple hills and rocky terrain. It was 78 degrees which was the perfect temperature to be running.  Many people got PRs last night and most of our runners were very happy with their times. Running cross country has many benefits. Some benefits that you can  get are fitness,creativity,strength, and friendship. Cross country even improves mental health. A Lot of teens nowadays have really bad mental health. This mostly consists of anxiety and depression.And studies show that exercise can help people to get back on their feet. Overall the Waynesboro cross country team did a very good job at their home meet and looks like they are ready to go to regionals.Waynesboros cross country course is a pretty hard course. Some might even say it's even worse than wilsons course. Wilsons course is  a pretty big  incline the whole race. Except for when you're running back to the end. Waynesboro has many hills and slopes. Also the miles increasingly get harder by the mile. First it starts off flat with just a few roots here and there. But once you get to mile 2 there's gonna be at least 5 hills. Including the steepest hill of them all. Overall it's a great course. 

This article was written by journalism students at Waynesboro High School.