Article excerpts courtesy of Echoes, October 2004  –  Chris Kelley, contributing writer
"Our sport is your sport's punishment!"  I saw this slogan on a t-shirt once, and it has stuck with me ever since.  As school started across the nation, runners everywhere began to prepare for the impending Cross Country season.  Mount Carmel Academy was the same way, except the 49 girls on this team had to contend with additional factors, such as weather in the 90s and lots of humidity.