JCCHS senior Brittany Aikens, seen here from earlier competition, was the Panthers’ top cross-country runner last year, placing second at region and first at state.

Cross Country Panthers ready to start 2009

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Friday, August 14. 2009
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The Jackson County Panther Cross Country team is preparing for their 2009 season with high hopes for a successful fall campaign.

The Panthers return five of the seven girls that finished second in region in 8-AAA and 17th in the state last year.

The girls return top runner Brittany Aikens who was second in region and 15th at state. She is excited to start after a strong track season and summer of mileage. Sophomore Rachel Pasko also returns from a summer injury to high expectations. She finished fourth in the Region and 46th at state.

Senior leader Lexie Miller ran a personal best at state and is looking forward to improving after a strong summer of work. Junior Katie Maiolo is also returning. She was a strong anchor for the team and if healthy, looks to improve to be a strong contributor.

Senior Susie Diesch returns to the team and will hopefully contribute to the top five. Hopefully some strong runners will show up to help this team back to state and a stronger finish. The team will miss Lauren Turner, who graduated.

The Boys team is returning a group that finished sixth in region 8-AAA. The team had four runners under 21:00 and hopes to have five under 20:00 this year.

For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald or The Braselton News.
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