The Elmira cross country team hosted the annual Country Fair Classic on Thursday.
The classic was brought back last year after not being hosted for six years. The Falcons had been hosting the meet for more than 20 years before the hiatus.
Coach Eric Carman told Falcon News that it’s a “unique course.”
“It is the best course and there is no other course like it,” he said.
The Falcon runners had a great day setting up their one home meet of the season.
“It was really fun setting up the meet for today,” sophomore Hannah Yaskovic said. “It was a really scenic and fun course.”
Senior Jude Spencer is at the end of his cross country experience with the Falcons, now on his third and final year.
“It’s exciting that I am near the end,” Spencer said.
Although not everyone had the best day, everyone enjoyed the course.
“I feel like it could’ve gone better,” junior JT Myers said after finishing the race with a bee sting in his calf. “I still had a lot of fun being with the team, though.”
The Falcons coach admitted that it was a tough day to race.
“They did fantastic today, and it is hard running in the heat,” he said. “It impacts the runner running in this heat.”
The team will be competing next at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon at 4 p.m. Friday.
