Cross Country Update

WolverineRage had a chance to catch up with Senior cross country runner Garrett Cichowitz to ask a few questions about this year's season. Below you will find our interview:

WR: Garrett, let's get right to the chase: how is the first part of the GCC Wolverine Cross Country season going?
GC: There has been a general excitement amongst team members for the start of XC, but now we are getting into the grueling part of the season where it is really important to be disciplined.


WR: It's always good to hear buzz about anything GCC. But how about the team itself? Has the Wolverine squad lost and key members from last season to this one? Have we picked up anyone who is making a name in the XC world?
GC: For the second year in a row we have graduated or lost 5 of our top season varsity runners. For any team this is a huge loss. Wihtout a doubt we have a lot of work and building ahead of us. On the bright side we have in a very real sense the most talented freshman class the school has seen in the last 30years. In our first race of the season 4 of our top 7 runners were freshman and 2 were sophomores. We may be a young team but we have got a lot of depth and talent. 4 freshman specifically have showed strong early on… Mark Talbott, Arleigh McRae, Paulsen Domasky, and Alec Schultz.


WR: It certainly sounds like the team can make some significant progress in the next few weeks. But how? Is there anything that you, as a team, work on outside of practice to bolster your unity?
GC: This is my favorite part of being in a leadership role on the team. 2 of my favorite things to do include pasta parties and going to warriors as a team and praying together afterwards.


WR: So is there any school or competitor that you will face this year that could be considered a rival?
GC: Our biggest rival is definitely St. Vincent. They are an equally if not more talented team and almost beat us for the Conference title last year. This year we are in line to win our 20^th consecutive PAC Championship, but St. Vincent will be more than knocking at the door for it.



WR: We'll certainly be cheering all of you on for that race. The season is underway. Can you comment on any of the meets/races that you have run thus far?
GC:  We have run strong, but more importantly we are training smart. I think we are going to continue to show steady improvement.


WR: Do you think that improvement can culminate in a playoff berth, or even a PAC title?
GC: Lord willing with no injuries and a bit more experience we should win the PAC championship again and place for the 5^th year in a row as a top 10 regional team in the NCAA Division 3 Mideast Region.


WolverineRage would like to wish Garret and all of the other stud/stud-ette Cross Country runners luck and health this up-and-coming season. Check back here later in the year for updates and news about the team!