Smith Runs Past Field at I-8 Jamboree
Lumen Christi Catholic High School runner Faith Smith won the Interstate-8 Conference cross country jamboree at Northwest High School by more than a minute. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (October 6, 2020 9:12 PM) Lumen Christi Catholic High School runner Faith Smith had a simple solution when track season was canceled last spring. Just run more. It appears to be working. The LCCHS junior has won her last two cross country races by a combined total of 1 minute and 38 seconds. Tuesday, she won the Interstate-8 Conference cross country jamboree at Northwest High School by more than a minute. Her first-place result helped the Titans finish second to Marshall in the I-8 girls’ race. Marshall finished with 43 points, Lumen Christi posted 59 for second, Western was third with 74, and Northwest placed seventh with 196. Battle Creek Harper Creek won the boys’ race with 45 points, Western was third (76), Lumen Christi was sixth (132), and Northwest was eighth (205). Smith finished the 5K course at NWHS in 19:04. “During the spring I did a ton of training,” Smith said. “I was disappointed that our track season was canceled, but I used…
