Cross Country

The cross country team is the only coed team in the fall season. The teams are co-coached by Andy Wesley and Eric Peterson.

Coach Peterson is the business and marketing teacher at OHHS. He attended Mt. Vernon high school Skagit Valley College, and got his Bachelor's Degree from Central. He's been teaching at OHHS for 6 years and has been Cross Country Coach for 5 years.

Coach Wesley is an OHHS graduate, where he ran XC for 3 years. He has a degree from Florida Atlantic University, and has been teaching math and coaching at OHHS since 2000.

Last year's team was strong, sending 3 boys and 1 girl to state, but there were a lot of losses, especially on the boys side.

Key returners for the girls are team Captain Michelle Sandstrom, Alison Duvenez, Jessican Denmon, Kathryn Fisken and Adrianna Royal. Sophomore Abby Leete is a key part of the team, but may not see much competition due to a recurring injury. For the boys, the coaches expect a lot from Tyler King, Michael Reith, and Cody Klauer. A welcome addition to the boys team is freshman Matt Reith.

Although expectations are high, overuse injuries are common and can affect the makeup of the team as the season progresses. Both coaches say they are pleased with the chemistry the team has this year, and credits much of it to a team retreat to the mountains back in late July. When asked for a quote, Coach Peterson said his safest comment would be "No Comment".

Videos of OHXC runners can be found at flotrack
http://www.flotrack.org/teams/5177-oak-harbor-xc
and race results are posted at http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=485