By Cooper Chadwick
From running competitively as a second grader, Chapman high school senior Drew Elliott is continuing to make his mark.
Elliot has qualified for state each year and has finished top 15th as well. Elliott finished 13th as a freshman, eighth as a sophomore and fourth as a junior and is hoping to continue improving that placing.
As Elliott looks to get better he continues training hard in the offseason in preparation for the season.
“I trained hard this summer. I increased my mileage and also focused on my diet regimen. I also bike weekly.” Elliott said. “I train with my teammates and also spend the summer training with Distance Inc, run by Huey Counts in Salina.”
Even though Elliot is focusing hard on getting better this year he is just as focused as soaking in every moment of his last year running high school cross country.
“I am excited to see what our team can do this year at regionals and state. And though I will be sad to run my last races as the season comes to a conclusion, I have really enjoyed cross country. The best thing is my teammates and all of the friends I have made in the running community,” Elliott said.
A goal of Elliott’s was to break the school record in the 5k and accomplished that the second week of the season, running a 15:55. This is the first of many records Elliott is looking to break, but it is not his first. Elliot last year during the track season broke the school record in the 800m 1600m and the 3200m.
