The annual Marlow cross

country meet took place at Red-
bud park on Tuesday, Aug. 29

where the Marlow Outlaws raced
with all their might against the
other 20 schools in attendance.
Running with Outlaw pride,
the girls placed sixth while the
boys placed third.
Both cross country teams

have benefited from the involve-
ment of coaches and their fellow

teammates.

One individual that has sup-
ported the runners and motivated

them over the past several years
is assistant coach Dr. Matthew
Ivory.
“Both the boys and girls
teams have done a great job at
overcoming the hot weather

and filling in the various lead-
ership roles,” expressed Ivory.

“Our cross country teams and

coaches are very focused on im-
proving from last year, and we

have already seen several break-
throughs so far.”

The coaches have also done
a great job at motivating and
helping teach the runners how to

be leaders to their fellow team-
mates.

One person that has been a
very important leader and runner

for the boys team is junior Mi-
cheal Weston.

Weston did an amazing job at
the cross-country meet, placing

second overall at the competi-
tion and helping his team do very

well.
“My motivation coming into
my first meet was to leave it all
out on the course and run for
my teammates,” stated Weston.
“Even though we have suffered
challenges from many people
graduating, both teams showed
up this year ready to run and
push themselves.”
While the boys cross country
team has been very successful
over the years, so has the girls
team, as they have also marked

their names as true Outlaws.
One leader for the girls cross
country team that has helped her
fellow comrades through the
various struggles of high school

and running is sophomore Kate-
lyn Reynolds.

“I feel that the cross country
teams have a great chance of
winning because of our ability
to adapt to hardships,” declared
Reynolds. “I love being a part
of cross country because I have
been able to become a leader and
have had the chance to motivate
others.”
During their first meet, the

runners found themselves sur-
rounded by school and commu-
nity support.

The MHS drumline has been
known to keep the beat and surge
up the energy at football games
and various other events, but

they decided to bring their en-
ergy to the cross country meet as

well.
One person who has had the
privilege of showing support to

Marlow Public Schools is sec-
ond-year Marlow Band Director

Mathew Pitts.
“I think the drumline being at
the cross country meet was very
important because we were able

to support and motivate the run-
ners,” expressed Pitts. “I love

directing the band at Marlow be-
cause it has allowed me to sup-
port and motivate many students

to become even better than what

they were as people and musi-
cians.”

Sophomore Camden Hekia
also expressed how much she

enjoyed taking her musical tal-
ents to the course

“I was very glad to be able
to support the runners and play

cadences that are upbeat to moti-
vate them,” expressed Hekia. “I

joined the band because of all the
experiences and activities that I
would be able to experience.”

Following suit with the Out-
law way, freshman drum liner

Avrey Holly enjoyed showing

support for her fellow class-
mates.

“I love band because I will
be able to apply all the things

I learned from band in the fu-
ture, and the Marlow Drum-
line playing at the competition

for the Marlow boys and girls
cross country teams showed the
very trait that Marlow is so well
known for and that is supporting
others.
The Marlow Outlaw runners
did an amazing job at the cross
country meet and will continue
this hard work for the remainder
of the year.

The Outlaws will next com-
pete in the Arbuckle Conference

that is also held at Marlow on
Sept. 5 at 4:00 pm.