It is always a goal that the primary lesson learned in cross country can be applied to all our lives: that hard work and dedication are the surest ways to success and fulfillment.”
Having your head in the clouds isn’t such a bad thing if you’re on the HPA cross country team. With the benefit of training on one of the most challenging cross country courses in the state at a high elevation (2,670 feet above sea level) with hilly terrain, the program has captured a dozen state titles—seven for the boys and five for the girls.
The HPA program strives to make good runners great. However, coaches are well aware that in a school of our small size, cross country may not be an athlete’s primary sport. In fact, our varsity teams last year featured a state champion swimmer and handfuls of state champion soccer players.
Coaches promise to do their best in maximizing every athlete’s fitness, strength, and speed for whatever athletic challenges await them in the future. Furthermore, they are perfectly willing to work with runners who have legitimate cross-training commitments such as club soccer or club swimming.
Head coach
Sierra Huebert-Sanchez
Recent Championships
BIIF: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2016, 2015, 2014, ’13, ’12, ’11, ’10, ’09, ’08
State: 2024, 2011
