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North Central High School opened in September 1908 with only half a wing and 12 classrooms ready for the 200 newly enrolled students. Events in the school's history include the outbreak of scarlet fever that led to every student being checked twice a week by throat specialist, visits by William Jennings Bryan who spoke of the importance of public speaking and Booker T. Washington who spoke of ...
Over 440,000 high school students compete in cross country each year, making it the sixth-most popular sport for girls, and seventh most popular for boys. [45] High school students typically race on 3 mi (4.8 km) or 5 km (3.1 mi) courses.
North Central is only the second school in Division III history to accomplish this feat. [5] During the 2011-2012 school year, the men's indoor track team repeated again as national champions, and the cross country team repeated as national champions. The campus has also hosted past NCAA Division III national events.
"Cross-country in general is just a lot more mental than track," Barry said. "Track, I run middle distance, so the 800 (meter run), 1,000. This is like five times that so that was a big adjustment.
Here are five Greater Canton-area storylines to watch for at Saturday's OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.
North Central was established in 1956 in response to Washington Township's rapidly growing population and the desire of residents to have a local high school. Prior to this, students from the township attended Broad Ripple High School and Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. (At this time, most of the township was outside the city limits.)
With the 2024 Kansas high school cross country season underway, The Eagle has compiled a list to highlight the top runners in the Wichita area. Based on coaches’ feedback, early season results ...
In the boys' team race, North Central High School (Spokane, Washington) won the national title 134–151 over York (Illinois). With their runner-up finish, York became the only boys' team in NXN history to either win the championship or finish runner-up more than two times.