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Hunt freshman West pulls double dutyPlays in soccer match,then places 15th at 3-Across-country meetBy Randy JonesStaff WriterA full 80-minute soccer match orrunning 3.1 miles?For most folks, either one wouldmake a pretty good day of exercise. But Hunt’s Lauren West did both onSaturday.And these weren’t a pickup gameat the park or a leisurely jog. No, theWarriors' freshman played in theKeppner Cup state soccer tournament with her ‘96 Wilson Explosionteam in Burlington, then jumped inher parent’s car and ran in the 3-AN.C. High School Athletic Asso-sonal-best time in the race 19 minutes, 26.51 seconds on the course atBeeson Park.Oh, and the soccer team won toearn a spot in this weekend’s finalfour tournament to be played at theGillette Soccer Complex.All in a day’s work, West said.“I’m kind of used to it,” she said ofthe double-duty work. “I had plenty of time to recover between them. 1pretty much do it eveiy time. I havesoccer practice and then I run.”She admitted to being nervous,however, at her first state meet.“It was very exciting, but I wasdefinitely nervous when I saw howmany runners there were,” she said of the 130-runner event. “I think Idid pretty well for it being my firststate meet. 1 set a goal to be in thetop 20 and to get my time under 20 minutes. I did both of those.Her next goal, other than winning at Gillette this weekend? She wantsciation’s state championship cross- to be all-state as a sophomore.country meet in Kemersville. She finshed 15th overall — the“Yes, I love being out here and Ibest local finish in all the weekend’swant to be top 10 next year,” she said.state championships — with a per-See CROSS-COUNTRY, Page 2BHunt’s Lauren West finished in 15th place at the 3-A H.C. High School Athletic Association's crosscountry state championship meet at Beeson Park in Kemersville on Saturday. Her time of 19:26.51 was a personal best for the freshman.Paula Benson | Special to the Times
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