'Internal drive' helps propel cross country, track athlete to the top
By Kelsi Steele | Dec. 6, 2012“A true competitor” – those are the words coach Clay Calkins uses when referring to his two-time All-American Juli Accurso.
“A true competitor” – those are the words coach Clay Calkins uses when referring to his two-time All-American Juli Accurso.
Ohio junior Juli Accurso entered the NCAA Regionals in Madison, Wisc., on Friday with two goals in mind: advancing to Nationals for the second straight year and, if she had an extra spring in her step, take home the regional race.
Ohio will head to Madison, Wisc. to try to make a mark on NCAA Regional competition Friday.
With NCAA regionals looming in its schedule and Mid-American Conference Championships in the rearview, Ohio is in the midst of the toughest part of its season.
The men and women’s cross country team competed in Pre-Nationals Saturday, a tournament that launched the beginning of a decisive road to the end of the season.
It’s a weekend committed to endurance as the men and women’s cross country team travel not only to South Bend, Ind., but to Cedarville, Ohio as well.
Optimism is in the eyes of Ohio coach Clay Calkins now that the Bobcats’ men’s and women’s cross country seasons are heating up. The Bobcats will travel to Ottawa Park, the stomping grounds of Toledo’s No. 18 men’s and women’s teams Friday, to square off against six nationally ranked teams across both divisions.
After using the top runners on each Ohio cross country team in last weekend’s Harry Groves Invitational, this meet served as an opportunity to rest up and gain some experience for next weekend’s meet.