The Bret Harte Cross-Country program has developed and grown over the last five years. This season we had 80 students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade practicing and competing with the team. Cross country is an unusual sport in that it is both individual and team-based. The goal of the runners is to improve their own race times while also scoring points for the team. Most of the race courses where we compete are 2 to 2.5 miles in distance, including dirt trails and hills.
Besides being a great sport to help students get in shape, cross country is also fun and social. Runners associate with students from all grades and get to know each other outside of class time. Some of the incentive programs include mile-clubs, runners of the week, ribbons at the meets, and otter-pops on Friday game days.