Lexington Wildcat Lucas Miedema (54th in S.C., 30th in 5A) is this week's MileSplit South Carolina boys cross country future stars featured runner.
Miedema is the second-fastest freshman cross country in South Carolina. See the list here.
Miedema, a freshman, ran a personal best 5,000-meter run of 16:01.47 to finish fifth at the Region 4-5A Cross Country Championships Oct. 29.
"Lucas is a Super Mario fanatic. I like to think he sees Mario as a fighter and a source of strength, and I think he embodies that on our cross country team." - Lexington Director of Cross Country Sam Oxley
The Wildcat finished sixth at the Lexington County Championships Oct. 22 in 16:13.
Director of Cross Country Sam Oxley told MileSplit South Carolina he will be a key runner for the team in November. Miedema is the number five runner for Lexington, according to the MileSplit SC database.
"Lucas is a leader by example. His work ethic is incredible, and he prepares so well for each competition," said Lexington Director of Cross Country Sam Oxley. "His personality is always so positive and he is an asset to this team and program. I fully expect him to be a key figure for us and we turn our attention to November."
This is Miedema's third year running cross country.
"Lucas is a Super Mario fanatic. I like to think he sees Mario as a fighter and a source of strength, and I think he embodies that on our cross country team," said Oxley.
Next up for Lexington cross country is the AAAAA State Qualifier Nov. 8 in Newberry.
Lexington Wildcat Lucas Miedema (54th in S.C., 30th in 5A) is this week's MileSplit South Carolina boys cross country future stars featured runner.
Miedema is the second-fastest freshman cross country in South Carolina. See the list here.
Miedema, a freshman, ran a personal best 5,000-meter run of 16:01.47 to finish fifth at the Region 4-5A Cross Country Championships Oct. 29.
"Lucas is a Super Mario fanatic. I like to think he sees Mario as a fighter and a source of strength, and I think he embodies that on our cross country team." - Lexington Director of Cross Country Sam Oxley
