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Garrett Sweatt, senior, Edwardsville

Garrett Sweatt, senior, Edwardsville

The test facing Sweat won't be beating the field most weeks, but living up to his own high standards. Sweatt was an eight-time winner last fall and his expectations are even higher this season. "Garrett will be distraught if he loses a race before the state meet," Edwardsville coach Georg…

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:21 pm | Loading…

Drew White, senior, Festus

Drew White, senior, Festus

It was a month into the season before White won his first race - Festus' Bowles Invitational - but once he got going, he was one of the area's premier runners last fall. He posted the best time (16:28) in the 336-runner field at the Hancock Invitational, and nearly led Festus to a second …

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Ethan Lambert, senior, Eureka

Ethan Lambert, senior, Eureka

Eureka coach Mark Miller recalls the preseason practice sessions when Lambert, Cameron Schmitz and Cade Netscher were together for the first time. "We started planning for the future right there and then," he said. The future is scheduled to arrive this fall. With Lambert as the team anch…

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:24 pm | Loading…

Michael McLaughlin, senior, St. Louis University High

Michael McLaughlin, senior, St. Louis University High

McLaughlin is part of the three-headed monster that heads the powerhouse Junior Billikens lineup. The other SLUH standouts are Nathan Rubbelke and John Esswein. McLaughlin is not the best known of this year's strong senior group, but his credentials are solid. His 16:25 at last year's sta…

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:26 pm | Loading…

Noah Kauppila, sophomore, Marquette

Noah Kauppila, sophomore, Marquette

Kauppila's status as Marquette's secret weapon lasted only a few minutes after the first wave of tweets blasted from the Forest Park Cross Country Festival. The only freshman to break into the top 50, Kauppila placed 14th in a field of 258. And that was just the start. A summer-circuit tr…

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:28 pm | Loading…

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