High School Playbook

Cross Country King

Eastern Alamance High senior Jake Hurysz is the first cross country runner from his school to win the state title in the sport.  He won the North Carolina 3A cross country championship recently at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons a full 8 seconds ahead of the second place runner, finishing with a time of 15:49.  His topnotch run led the Eagles team to a third place overall title in the state, the team’s best finish in history.

A long list of accolades followed Jake’s footsteps this season leading up to the state title, including:  first place in the Adidas Wolfpack Invitational with the second fastest time ever on the course; first place in the Greensboro Invitational; third place finish in the tough Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival; fifth place in the grueling Great American Cross Country Race; and first place in the Mid State 3A Conference meet and Mid State 3A Regional meet.

Jake Hurysz

One week ago, Hurysz finished third in the Footlocker South Regional Cross Country meet featuring top runners from southern states.  He finished the race with a time of 14.46, besting several runners ranked in the top 20 in the country.  Jake’s time tied the fastest time ever for a North Carolina runner on the McAlpine course in Charlotte and qualified him for Footlocker’s national race in San Diego, California on December 12, all expenses paid.   A remarkable runner with a verbal commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a full scholarship offer next year, Jake has been running cross country for a mere two years.

Eastern Alamance is located at 4040 Mebane Rogers Road, Mebane.  Eastern’s cross country coach is Nathan Gardner.

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