left to right: Jared, Justin, Eric, (Donovan and Nick Swisher. hidden in back) Andy, NickSidor, Nate, Jordon, Mike, Josh, Ryan, Nick B.

Cross Country Camp

Boys were at Young's State Park in Boyne City

August 9-13

About 100 runners from Potterville, Shepherd, Ionia and Bear Lake/Onekama getting ready for their 8:00 a.m. 4 mile run. On the right BL/OHS runners stretching before a run,

Here the runners are getting ready to run Camp Daggot Hill on a cool Wednesday afternoon. Camp Daggot Hill has from 18 to 25 hills on it depends who you ask, and it is five miles long.

Runners are finishing up on a cool, very wet, Thursday morning after running into Boyne City and back -- about 7 miles

Getting instruction to run to the lake about 6 miles away on a cool Tuesday afternoon

Cross Country Index Page for 2004

BL/OHS runners starting off again at 8:00 a.m. on about a 6 mile run

We finally made it to the end of camp Daggot road. How many hills? 18? 21? 25? I lost count, but there must be at least 30 hills.

Mike, Ryan, Nick, Nick, Luke, Nick and Justin

Next on the right Josh saying SHH!! SSHH!!!!! we finally can rest.

<--Bottom left stretching before another run and above, stretching again. By week's end we put in about 40 some miles.

Photographs and text by Dennis Zupin

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