2015 Season
Head Coach: Gail Huster
Assistant Coach: Kim Johnson
An athlete may be committed to a sport for years, but it takes adaptation, self-discipline and motivation to be successful, according to senior Sydney Locke.
Locke has years of experience in swimming, soccer, ice skating, softball, cheerleading, dance and volleyball, although cross-country was the sport she decided to pursue throughout her high school career.
"I chose running because it was the only sport that gave me full satisfaction upon finishing," she said. "I knew I wanted to run competitively when I realized that it was something I would be able to constantly improve on, but only if I put in all my effort."
High school cross-country offers opportunities for both team and individual success. The sport requires athletes to run three miles. Locke chose running over every sport she's tried because "you are responsible for doing well personally to impact the rest of the team." She said that she loved the individual and personal competition in sports.
"My favorite things about [running] are the challenges it brings and the discipline it asks for," Locke said.
Locke said cross-country running has helped overcome her conservative nature in sports.
Whether she won or not, Locke said, "I have learned to give it my all regardless of how I will feel when it's over. The sport teachers you to listen to your heart and mind because your body will always want to quit first."
Locke also has a course of motivation to commit to her sport. She looked up to her mother when it came to the athlete she worked to be.
"I strive to be as strong a runner as she is, and that keeps me motivated when I feel like stopping," Locke said. "Running to me is something I can do for the rest of my life, and I plan on doing just that."
- 2016 Hinsdale South Vespa Yearbook
Season Schedule
Dual @ Addison Trail - August 31, 2015
Plainfield North Invite - September 1, 2015
Hornet/Red Devil Invite - September 5, 2015
Home vs. Leyden & Proviso East - September 9, 2015
Reavis Running Rams Invite - September 12, 2015
Richard Spring Invite - September 19, 2015
Dual @ Morton - September 23, 2015
MacNider Invite - September 26, 2015
Pat Savage Invite - October 3, 2015
Dual @ Downers Grove South - October 5, 2015
West Suburban Gold Conference - October 17, 2015
IHSA 2A Regional @ Midlothian Meadows - October 24, 2015
IHSA 2A Sectional @ Kress Creek - October 31, 2015
Roster
Allison Early
Belle Coffey
Eboni Lard
Elizabeth Lowery
Emily Mitchell
Emma Ririe
Ev Eilbert
Izzy Ruiz
Julie Mitchell
Kali Ferguson
Kiki Twardosz
Mady Matsunaga
Marwa Sahloul
Minni Brown
Neha Chinwalla
Rachel Longoria
Raquel Blumenstein
Selena Abu Suwelem
Shaylinn Aver
Sydney Locke
