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CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS OF THE YEARHaines City's Perez, Lake Region's Ortiz lead the pack George Aycrigg / News Chief
Haines
City's Jose Perez, left, and Lake Region's Jessica Ortiz were the class
of East Polk cross country runners this year. Thursday, December 16,
2010.
Published: Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 6:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 6:55 a.m. Haines City junior Jose Perez certainly made his presence known at high school cross country meets in the first race he ran. At the beginning of his sophomore year, Perez ran 17 minutes, 28 seconds to win the Freshman-Sophomore Meet, hosted by Santa Fe Catholic. Later that year against the regular varsity competition, Perez's time fell within the top six or seven runners in the county. "I'm not sure I was surprised," Perez said. "I've always liked running. I used to run back in elementary school back in P.E. I always felt I was good at running, but it wasn't actually until high school that I focused on it." Read the full article at: www.newschief.com
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