Photos by Keith Stewart
The Sullivan Okaw Valley Cross Country team competed at the Charleston Invitational this past Saturday. Brent Mauck is relieved to cross the finish line.

Small school in a big pond, SOV teams finish 9th and 11th

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

In one of the largest invitationals of the year, SOV saw three individuals medal, while the boys team finished 11th and the girls 9th.

"I was pleased with the performance," said head coach Ted Walk. "When we are competing with schools three to five times our size, we use it as an opportunity to adjust to the pacing of an invitational. When over 200 people are crammed in at a starting line, adrenaline is running high and athletes tend to go out too fast."

The boys were up first, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at Eastern Illinois University's Panther Trail.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.