SCTCCCA Preseason Rankings: Meet the No. 15 Teams


The SCTCCCA is releasing the team pre-season poll leading up to Eye Opener. Meet the 15th ranked overall teams for boys (Hillcrest) and girls (Wren). 


Name: Larry Clark
School: 
Wren
Years coaching: 26

SCTCCCA Overall Ranking: 15th girls team
Goals / expectations this year: Girls have the potential to be top 3; Walhalla and Palmetto are new threats in the region / division 

Up and coming runners on the team (only team ranked): Hagan Wilson, Elise Matthews, Hayley Blanton, Katy Lepper, Janey Dixon
Top meets going to this year: Disney XC festival; SCTCCCA Coaches Classic
Team leaders: Hagan Wilson, Alli Griffith, Elise Matthews 
Team vision: Handle stress with grace and tenacity 
Coach motto: Work equals results 

Coach personal records: mine are not important; the kids matter most to me; I gave up the focus on what I got out of the sport and started enjoying coaching again due to seeing how powerful the words"I believe in what YOU can do as a runner " meant to the kids.
School 5K xc record with year: Sunday Ford - 18:02 (2004)
Number of returners from 2017 season: 11
Number of new runners for 2018 season: 3
Season Expectations: Region competition is tough; top 3 finish at state.