Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Girls Cross Country State Champions

We are very proud of the Shepherd High School Girls Cross Country Team.  This past Saturday they won a state championship in division three.  This is such an accomplishment.  I am sure many people in the community saw girls running through town when it was cold, snowy, hot, humid, and rainy.  These girls demonstrated huge dedication to work towards this goal that they achieved.  There was a real sense of family with this team and they came together to be the best in the state.

It was very inspiring to be at the state meet and see our girls cross the finish line.  Though I didn't want to get too excited without seeing the actual results, I didn't know how any other team could have beat us.  It was awesome to see so many people attend and support the girls.  There were band members there playing the fight song and leading the Shepherd fans.  I am sure there was not school that had more supporters that Shepherd.  I think the band took everybody by surprise.  I don't think cross country teams are used to that much support.  The event workers commented on who the heck had a band with them.  It was Shepherd.  But. when you are state champion caliber, you get a little more excited.

Congratulations to the team and Coach Hammel.  The girls represented themselves, their team, the school, their families, and their community well!