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Top Row: Coach
Kim, Minhong
Kim, Bowen Song,
Jake Jang, Coach
Freeman, Coach
Kaiser; Middle
Row: Summer
Freeman, Clare
Son, Amore Wata-
nabe, Emily Hong,
Jenna Roh, Ayano
Kimura; Bottom
Row: Nathan Ryu,
JJ Hahm, Masa-
taka Shimokawa,
Yoshiki Sakamoto,
Chihiro Koga
Top Row: Jeremy
Kim, Yuito Kimura,
Keito Uchiyama,
Luke Won, Coach
Kaiser; Middle
Row: Coach Kim,
Maria Galkina,
Aarushi Agiwal,
Ananya Santhosh,
Yuki Sugihara,
Ashley Nam;
Bottom Row:
William Kim, Saran
Watanabe, Leo
Chun, Jaewon
Min, Xingshen Liu
1. Aarushi
Agiwal and Yuki Sugihara get
ready for practice. They were chatting before
Coach Kaiser explained what they were going to do for the day.
2. Maria Galkina laughs with her friends Aarushi Agiwal and Yuki Sugihara on the steps
before practice. The students have approximately 10 to 15 minutes to dress out and report outside
before their coaches arrive. 3. Chihiro Koga and JJ Hahm warm up their calves by bending deeply into
the stretch and placing the sole of their foot onto the floor. Stretching before any physical activity is
important to prevent pulled muscles. 4. Coach Kaiser gathers the students into a team huddle and
explains what they are going to do. The team typically runs off campus and follows in a line as they
run around Suwon. 5. Saran Watanabe and Keito Uchiyama join the team on the soccer field after
their run. The cross country team always does a cool down stretch to aid in the healing of muscles.
6. Coach Kim and the elementary cross country team gather in her room before practice. This is their
normal meeting area and then they walk as a team into the amphitheater for practice. 7. Saran
Watanabe helps Xingshen Liu put on his watch. By bringing a watch to practice students are able to
time themselves and monitor their improvement. 8. Emily Hong and Jenna Roh get a little silly during
stretches and hold onto one another as they stretch their hamstrings. Holding on to one another also
helps them maintain balance so they do not fall. 9. Ashley Nam makes her way back on campus after
the group run. Maintaining strong form during a run redirects energy and aids in propelling the runner.
L ower S econdary C ross C ountry
A arushi Agiwal
18 . 4 7 3K
M aria Galkina 18 . 37 3K
A shle y Nam
17. 19 3K
A n a n ya Santhosh 18 . 33 3K
Y uki Sugihara 18 . 25 3K
L iu Shen 14 . 13 3K
L eo Chun 20 . 0 2 5K
J eremy Kim 27. 0 6 5K
W illiam Kim 24 . 21 5K
J aewon Min 30 . 26 5K
Our first race was a short practice run, and
my body had to get used to running, so it
was very challenging. The race got easier as
I trained.
Cross country was really challenging, so I
felt a greater sense of accomplishment. I
enjoyed running with my team, and they
encouraged me to continue running.
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