Steds X Country: Swift, Yerkes, Utley, Trzaska, Worth, Peterson and Arnold
...is not forgotten! Without doubt, the Steds Cross Country team, X Country for short, is overlooked, and how could it not be? When there's football, inter-hall football, baseball, basketball, inter-hall basketball, lacrosse, ping pong, and video games being played in and outside of the Hall, well, for most residents X Country is just going to fall, sadly, into the abyss of oblivion. Still, we remembered that we had some people running in this fall, and let’s hear what exactly is their motivation to run…
John Swift, Steds freshman, said, “Blessed Basil Moreau said, 'the mind must not be cultivated at the expense of the heart.' And it is this thought that motivates me to keep on running. Running is not only a great sport for cardiovascular fitness, literally strengthening the heart, but also, when you are able to keep on running while your legs feel like cement and you’re out of breath, you are building character and strengthening that part of the heart as well.”
Patrick Yerkes, Steds senior and RA, shared, "We saw another hall pose for oldest with a poorly sharpied 1888 on yellow singlets. Steds rallies around one man, the president, and to him we give the lone Steds singlet without the need to write 1882.”
Walker Utley, Steds sophomore, said, "Being two years removed from competitive running, I had forgotten my opinion on cross country. After this season of Steds Cross, I realized that I do, in fact, still hate running."
Patrick Yerkes, Steds senior and RA, shared, "We saw another hall pose for oldest with a poorly sharpied 1888 on yellow singlets. Steds rallies around one man, the president, and to him we give the lone Steds singlet without the need to write 1882.”
Walker Utley, Steds sophomore, said, "Being two years removed from competitive running, I had forgotten my opinion on cross country. After this season of Steds Cross, I realized that I do, in fact, still hate running."
Ben Worth, Steds junior and Hall sacristan, added, “Running cross country gave me a great chance to compete alongside my Steds brothers. Plus, it gave us a chance to display our chiseled physiques.”
Kendrick Peterson, Steds sophomore and ND Marching Band member, retorted, "I run XC because I was running out of excuses to randomly find my classes during my first year. I still have no sense of direction but at least I can beat the Zahm guys in 5ks."
Finally, Arnold replied, “Why face my problems when I can just run away from them instead?"
There you have it folks. What else can be said?
