Bret

AM - 2 miles of running around the high school regional cross country meet for my daughter Delaney's team.  They were ranked 6th in the region going into the meet and the top six advance to the state meet.  Unfortunately the number 3 runner was unable to run due to a fever a strep throat - and 3 of the other girls including my daughter had untimely poor races - (perhaps the pressure of the event) - and they ended up 8th.  Only their #1 runner will advance because she finished in the top 15 indivduals, as will the one boy from her school who individually advanced to regions.  Both of individuals finished 10th and will represent at the state meet next week.  Delaney was circumspect, though somewhat dissappointed, as last year they did not advance past districts and their goal was go get to regions.  She says they met their goal this year, and will be ready next year for the goal of getting to states, which for a group of 5 sophomores and 1 freshman, seems reasonable.

We headed up to Gainesville immediately after the meet for parents' weekend at UF for my first daughter.