Second Year of Cross Country at TRS
The fall semester is well underway. The excitement of the new year has settled, students and teachers have gotten into a rhythm, and the temps are consistently below 100 degrees. Fall has arrived in Jackson! And with that welcomed arrival, we are excited to have completed our second year of Cross Country at TRS.
Last year, TRS launched our Lions Athletic Program with three sports: Cross Country in the fall with Golf and Tennis in the spring. While we don’t have a track or running course, we do have public streets, sidewalks, and parking lots which is all that our Lions needed to get ready for their races.
“Athletics can play an important role in the development of a child. It helps teach self discipline, teamwork, and resilience; all of these characteristics will serve our student-athletes the rest of their lives.
Physical development is also one of our Thriving Index pillars that we believe helps us be better able to love God and others.”
This year, TRS welcomed Mr. Jonathan Eastman to our Middle School Faculty. Mr. Eastman teaches History & Bible to our sixth through eighth grade students, and also served as our this year’s Cross Country Coach for the beginning of the fall semester.
“I have been watching with pride as our student-athletes develop a stronger sense of school spirit and begin to realize what they are capable of accomplishing. Almost every team member has been getting faster as the season progresses, proving most of all to themselves that hard work leads to improvement!”
Cross Country allows our student-athletes the opportunity to compete against other schools in our area while spending more time with one another outside of the classroom. As a school, we believe that team sports and activities are vital in connecting young people with a mission bigger than themselves. We are prayerful that this year's meets provide an avenue to deepen existing friendships, and also allow a growing community outside of the classroom setting.
“Our coaches focus on bringing out the best in each runner while building a team that supports, challenges, and encourages one another.”
Our Lady Lions reduced their collective times by an impressive 6:05 over the course of the season, and our Lions shaved their average time by 5:25 through the season!
Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1
