With the conference and district meets over, the season is finally coming to an end. For most individuals, the season has gone fairly well, but for coach Bob Doak and the team as a whole, it has not gone according to plan.

“This season hasn’t been as well as I would have liked,” Doak said. “When you are used to being successful as a coach, it gets frustrating when you are not.”

Even with the season falling short of expectations, senior Zach Nichols has quickly made a name for himself on the team. Only running cross country his sophomore and senior year, he finished 25th at conference and 27th at districts.

Along with Nichols, junior Jordan Summers has been very successful as he placed second at the conference meet,15th at districts, and 13th at sectionals, which will be taking him to state.

“I believe the season has gone really well for me considering I have already accomplished my goals of making it to state,” Summers said. “I was very happy I made it to state, however I was kind of upset that my teammate [Nichols] did not.”

Next year, the team will look much different because the team will lose it’s leader and dedicated coach as Doak and his family will be moving to Mississippi.

“I’m going to try and work something out to come back to coach for the season,” Doak said. “But if I can’t, I’m sure coach Johnson and the the other coaches will do a great job coaching the boys and making sure they do their summer running and keep them in good condition for next year.”