August 11, 2008

25 attend Cowley College Cross Country Camp

Taking part in the Cowley College Cross Country Camp held Wednesday through Saturday, 25 students entering ninth through 12th grade gained knowledge, inspiration, and the foundation to begin his or her most successful cross country season.

The camp consisted of morning and evening runs, classroom sessions covering running topics, and recreation periods that included volleyball, basketball, billiards and swimming just to name a few.
Camp participants especially enjoyed running the trails at Camp Horizon and the Chaplin Nature Center in Arkansas City.

“All of the campers had a great time,” Cowley head cross country coach Vince DeGrado said. “They loved the trails. What surprised me the most was the distance that some of them came, we had kids from Kansas City, Bonner Springs, Sallisaw, OK, Great Bend, Topeka, to Osage City, pretty much ALL over.”

Camp participants were: Cally Aspegren, Colin Jokisch, Caitlyn Williams, Joel Haverkamp, Pete LaMoe, Jessica Horn, Cody Johnson, Ben Dodson, Michael Netz, Brandon Sparks, LeighAnn Omarkhail, Michael Degan, Alstin Benton, Erin Sullivan, Samantha Milsap-Peoples, Jacob Bull, Brock Nooney, Matt Baker, John Stafford, Nicholas Ward, Jordan Nelson, Jessica Kuhlman, Dylan Filburn.