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The Pony Express

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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Seventh grader, Stella Hicks runs a strider on the track in Pony Stadium on Sept. 23 in preparation for their race the next day. Hicks is running Varsity as a seventh grader on her first year on the team, and is improving quickly and becoming a key contributor.

Hicks earns spot on varsity cross country team

Brooke Elfert, Business Editor and Copy Editor October 17, 2021

Seventh grader Stella Hicks ran away with the competition, earning her spot as 4th runner ,on the girls varsity cross country team during the teams annual time trial the first week of practice at the high...

Senior Ana Weaver crosses the finish line of the 1 mile. Weaver completed a time of 5 minutes flat at her home track.

Girls cross country team says goodbye to Ana Weaver

Ella Gag, Social Media Editor in Chief May 26, 2021

“Running is basically my life. I mean, I eat, sleep and breathe running, ” senior Ana Weaver said. Weaver is finally approaching her final track season of her high school career. Weaver has stayed...

Ana Weaver is running in the state tournament. After qualifying from the regional meet, she will head to Portland, Oregon to run in Nike Nationals on December 7.

Ana Weaver runs her way to success

Allison Benning, Podcast Reporter November 4, 2019

Hunger. Dehydration. Fatigue. Aching pain. Soaked running shoes. Through all this adversity, she wills herself to cross the finish line. It doesn't matter if it's a practice or a meet, she always pushes...

Girls take on a long hard race at the Section 4AA meet. Results of meet show who is going to state.

Girls cross country wraps up fast season

Rachel Duerr, Online Editor November 3, 2019

State competitions came to a close for the girls cross country team. Friendships have been made and metals have been won throughout the season. As the season comes to a close, the practices get more intense...

The varsity girls cross country team starts off strong at their conference meet. Sophomore Ana Weaver (in red, farthest to the left) starts off on the right foot at the girls conference meet.

Ana Weaver takes eighth in State for cross country

Grace Wirkkala, Online Editor December 11, 2018

Fueled by her love for running, sophomore Ana Weaver placed eighth in the girls cross country State tournament. The tournament was held at St. Olaf College on Nov. 3. Weaver is currently number...

Members of the Ponies girls cross country team celebrated their conference championship with Coach Podolske. The Ponies would go to capture fifth place at the State meet.

Podolske finishes 38th season coaching cross country

Derek Berg, Video Editor December 4, 2018

For 38 years, the girls cross country team has been lead by coach Dawn Podolske. In this last season, the Ponies captured the conference title for the first time since 2000 along with a State tournament...

Girls cross country runners turn the corner on the track at practice.

Summer prep pays off for girls cross country

Logan Huber, Distribution Reporter October 25, 2017

  The girls cross country team has been very successful so far this season with winning or placing very high in invitational meets and they look to head to state do well. The team has been...

Cross Country finishes season with state meet

Cross Country finishes season with state meet

Emma Salmi, Social Media Reporter November 15, 2016

The boys and girls cross country teams both finished up their 2016 seasons as the boys team competed in the state meet on Nov. 5,  and freshman Libby Tuttle and senior Kyra Anderson competed in the...

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