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<em>Througout the 2012 XC season MoMileSplit will bring you Snapshots - A quick look at an athlete via photos and Q&A.</em></p>
Sam - Welcome to your first XC season. You ran track this past season. How did you get started in running?
I started doing track in 7th grade and really enjoyed it.
Conditions were crazy for your first XC race. Did you ask yourself why am I out here?
Not really, I was just excited to run my first race so I didn't know what to expect
2nd Place in your debut, very impressive. How do you feel the race went?
The race went well. It's a lot different than running track. I learned a lot that I think will help me in my next race.
Where do you race next?
Next weekend we race at Forest Park in St. Louis.
Welcome to the world of XC Sam - We look forward to watching your progress.