Going the distance: Horton is Cougars' only senior runner

High school athletes compete in their favorite sports for various reasons.

Erika Horton says she is involved in cross country and track at Trinity Lutheran because of her love of distance running.

“I like cross country a lot better than track,” she said. “I run track to stay in shape for cross country. Cross country is longer distance, and you run through the woods and there are muddy courses and hills and all that kind of stuff. Every course is different.”

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