My name is Monique Conn Im a junior at Southridge High School. I have be going to Southridge since my freshman year it has been my dream to run in a cross country team and track and field a team every since my freshman year but I was thought there was no such thing as a cross country team I know there was a track and field team but never a cross country team. I got  inspiration by my brother because he would always run alot and All I would be doing is sitting on the counch doing nothing and eating junk food that it. So i decide to go out and join the cross country team so i could get shape and fit so i did and my brother is happy for me that i found something that i love to do is running that it all I love to do is run and run and run. I can't help it realize if it was for my brother tell me to get out there and show who you are I wouldnt have made it to District and got 15 place in the 3 mile 5k at the time 23:46 run  in Wenatchee at the Walla Walla College Basin Park. My Cross Country teammates are like my family we always encourage either to do great we never put either down and we never talk about either. Im happy that i got out there and show everyone that a Conn can do anything if she put her mind to it . All my friends believe in me that I can accomplished anything if i set my mind to it and i believe because that what family do they help you believe in yourself and they encourage you to push yourself so you can get as far as you want. I believe that anyone can do what I have done because that what I do is encourage the people who have try to do what everyone has done like running if you are not good at running who cares because all you have to do is believe in yourself  and tell yourself that im going to make this far you will wait and see trust me i know i was one of them. But next year i can't wait to join one of the best cross country team every is SOUTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL XC CROSS COUNTRY GO SUNS WERE NUMBER 1# .YOU ALL YOU CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS AT THERE I KNOW KNOW ONE RUNNERS THAT IS THE BEST AND YOU WANT TO KNOW HE WOULD SAID " MOST PEOPLE RUN " MOST PEOPLE RUN A RACE TO SEE WHO IS FASTEST. I RUN A RACE TO SEE WHO HAS THE MOST GUTS" EVERYONE KNOW HIM HE WAS THE BEST RUNNER EVERY AND HE QUOTE IT HE WAS STEVE PREFONTAINE A RACE TO SEE. SO ALL YOU CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WATCH OUT.