Cross country is a team sport, scored as one. Varsity and JV race three miles and the junior high squad races two, against schools across southern Louisiana from September to mid November.
The varsity seven is never handed out: the top seven runners at the end of each week race varsity that weekend. Every practice is a tryout, which is exactly how the runners like it.
A state title in 1996, and a pipeline that pours straight into the track season.
District champions in 1996 and 2001. When the season ends in November, most of the room laces up again for track in January.