The men's cross country team had high expectations entering the 2000 season, and for the most part it was able to achieve each one. He finished 41 seconds ahead of teammate John Kemboi, who was second. I'm really proud of the way we competed all year. We had a lot of goals going into the season, and we were able to achieve most of those. On the women's side, freshman Justine Nahimana qualified for the national meet where she finished 10th to earn all-America status.
Most coaches know that youthful rosters can provide moments of exhilaration.
They also know those same players can provide moments of frustration. The women, who have started four freshmen in the first 12 games, will be forced to play the rest of the season without senior captain Brenda Jacoby, who is out with a knee injury. Freshman Meredith Doyle of Sulphur Springs started in her place until an injury forced freshman Leah Wilson of Abilene Wylie into the lineup. Wilson joins center Melanie Carter of Lubbock and forward Jackie Vinson of Clyde as freshmen in the Wildcats' starting lineup. They have played a lot of minutes, and they've played pretty well.