Head coach Jessica Ward checks the time as the first runner, freshman Dylan Minthorn, returns from his run at practice on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. The team rotates practice routes during the season to gain experience on different surfaces and with differing millage. (Audrey Pfitzner/The Oglethorpe Echo)
New Oglethorpe County cross country coach Jessica Ward got caught up in the noise and excitement of her first meet.
More than 218 athletes from nine schools raced for 3,000 meters on Aug. 20,&nbs…
