2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central senior Billy Leighton
Plans for next year: Run for a Division 1 university
Most memorable race this season and why: Conference; I was injured most of the summer and all season and hardly ran in six months and conference was my first meet back and I set a PR and won.
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: I'd buy 1,000 things at the
Dollar Store
Best advice a coach ever gave you: Live in the moment
Favorite place to run and why: Out on the levee
Describe yourself in three words: Ambitious, dedicated, resilient
Best place to go to think: Out somewhere on a run
Favorite snack food: Granola bars
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Nike
How would you spend a snow day: Running
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Pursuit of Excellence"
Favorite holiday: Halloween
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Olivia Wilde
Last food you ate: Half a jar of Nutella
Favorite animal: Velociraptor
Morning person or night owl: More like a night hawk
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame junior Michael Nelson
Most memorable race this season and why: When my team went down to Memphis for a night meet because I got to bond with my teammates all day
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: I'd buy a plane ticket and fly to L.A. so I could hang out with the cast of "How I Met Your Mother"
Best advice a coach ever gave you: If you ain't first, you're last.
Favorite place to run and why: The Osage Trail in Cape because it is peaceful and flat
Describe yourself in three words: Awesome, handsome, amazing
Best place to go to think: A pond near my house
Favorite snack food: Nutella with apple
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Mizuno
How would you spend a snow day: I'd run. And then maybe sled.
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Words of Wisdom from Michael Nelson"
Favorite holiday: My birthday
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Will Ferrell
Last food you ate: Cheerios
Favorite animal: Hedgehog
Favorite song: Pursuit of Happiness
Morning person or night owl: Night owl
Favorite book: The Bible
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame sophomore Ali Norder
Most memorable race this season and why: State meet because it was my first time which was really exciting
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: I would go on a shopping spree and then save the rest of it that I didn't spend
Best advice a coach ever gave you: You get out what you put in.
Favorite place to run and why: Farmington because it has a pretty atmosphere
Describe yourself in three words: Determined, trustworthy, caring
Best place to go to think: My room
Favorite snack food: Cuties
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Mizuno
How would you spend a snow day: I would go sledding, make snowmen, and drink hot chocolate with my friends
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Life of Ali Norder"
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Zac Efron
Last food you ate: Pancakes
Favorite animal: Flamingo
Favorite song: Firework
Morning person or night owl: Night owl
Favorite book: "A Walk To Remember"
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge junior Alexis Wunderlich
Most memorable race this season and why: State. It was breathtaking literally. I just had to keep moving forward even though I thought I couldn't.
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Cross country shoes and college
Best advice a coach ever gave you: We didn't come this far to only come this far.
Favorite place to run and why: Anywhere where I can keep moving forward
Describe yourself in three words: Glowing hazel eyes
Best place to go to think: Anywhere I'm running
Favorite snack food: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Nike
How would you spend a snow day: Reading a book, doing homework, and drinking hot chocolate
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Impossible"
Favorite holiday: Halloween, excuse to eat Reese's
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Daniel Craig
Last food you ate: Taco
Favorite animal: Cheetah
Favorite song: You, by Framing Hanley
Morning person or night owl: Both
Favorite book: "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Ali Norder
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson senior Nate Martin
Plans for next year: Running at Westminster, then studying to be an elementary teacher
Most memorable race this season and why: Conference by far, because for the second year we were the underdogs and still came with the win. Also won every division from junior high to varsity.
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Buy running stuff because it's expensive as all runners know! Then just go buy tons of food.
Best advice a coach ever gave you: To make it hurt more than anyone else and PRIDE!!
Favorite place to run and why: Runs through the woods, it's relaxing and tons of stuff top mess with
Describe yourself in three words: Dedicated, relaxed, outgoing
Best place to go to think: The roads. Running is the best time to think.
Favorite snack food: Snickers and Reese's
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Reppin that Nike swag
How would you spend a snow day: First go on a run like every runner then go play in it like kids of course!
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "It's a bird!! It's a plane!! It's Nate Martin!!"
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving by far
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Celebrities ask me normally but I'd ask Carrie Underwood
Last food you ate: The number 4 at McDonaldąs, sausage egg and cheese
biscuit
Favorite animal: Cheetah because they are fast
Favorite song: World Wide Choppers -- Tech Nine
Morning person or night owl: Good ol' morning person
Favorite book: Not much of a reader but I'd go with "High Heat" by Carl Deucker
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Maddy McDonald
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Maddy McDonald
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin, left, and Ali Norder
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge senior Ethan Seyer
Plans for next year: Attending SEMO University, getting a degree in pre-med
PMost memorable race this season and why: Saxony Invitational because it was the first race this year that I won a friendly rivalry with Nick Klein
PIf you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Probably hunting equipment
PBest advice a coach ever gave you: "The first ones are nice, but the last races are the ones that matter." -- Joe Bill Dixon
PFavorite place to run and why: Jackson Park, we run there three times a year so I might as well like it, and I perform pretty well there
PDescribe yourself in three words: Hunter, runner, farmer
PBest place to go to think: Out in the woods
PFavorite snack food: Homemade cookies
PWhich brand of shoes do you wear while running: Mizuno
PHow would you spend a snow day: Hunting if it's in season, sledding otherwise
PIf you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: Ethan Seyer
PFavorite holiday: Christmas
PWhich celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Carrie Underwood
PLast food you ate: Beef stew
PFavorite animal: Whitetail deer
PFavorite song: Mountain Music by Alabama
PMorning person or night owl: Morning person
PFavorite book: "The Maze Runner" trilogy
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Alexis Wunderlich
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Michael Nelson
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Ali Norder
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson freshman Chelsea Drum
Most memorable race this season and why: Conference (at Notre Dame) because I made a huge PR
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Running clothes and shoes
Favorite place to run and why: Doesn't matter where ... as long as I'm with my teammates
Best place to go to think: The shower
Favorite snack food: Nutella
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Mizuno
How would you spend a snow day: Making a snowman with my cross country girls
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Chelsea"
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Channing Tatum
Last food you ate: A cutie (orange)
Favorite song: Shine Bright Like a Diamond
Morning person or night owl: Depends
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Michael Nelson
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Maddy McDonald
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Ethan Seyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame senior Breanna Conklin
Plans for next year: To attend Murray State and run cross country and track
Most memorable race this season and why: The state meet because it was my last high school race and I made All-State
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Go on a huge shopping trip with all my friends
Best advice a coach ever gave you: "If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it."
Favorite place to run and why: Farmington because it's beautiful when the leaves change colors in the fall
Describe yourself in three words: Determined, honest, motivated
Best place to go to think: When I'm running
Favorite snack food: Brownies
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Mizuno
How would you spend a snow day: Go sledding with my friends and drink hot
cocoa
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "The Life of Breanna"
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Ryan Gosling
Last food you ate: Cinnamon Toaster Streudles
Favorite animal: Cute cuddly ones
Favorite song: Any song by Taylor Swift
Morning person or night owl: Morning person
Favorite book: "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Alexis Wunderlich
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Ali Norder
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Maddy McDonald
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson sophomore Tayler Winick
Most memorable race this season and why: Cape Girardeau because that's when
I beat my personal record
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: Split between charity and my family
Best advice a coach ever gave you: Stay hydrated
Favorite place to run and why: Throughout Jackson Park
Describe yourself in three words: Bashful, energetic, intellectual
Best place to go to think: In my room
Favorite snack food: Popcorn
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Nike
How would you spend a snow day: Drinking cocoa and snuggling up next to my puppy
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "Me"
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Ryan Gosling
Last food you ate: Pizza
Favorite animal: Horses
Favorite song: "How We Do" by Rita Ora
Morning person or night owl: Morning
Favorite book: "Along for the Ride" by Sarah Dessen
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Ethan Seyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Breanna Conklin, left, and Ali Norder
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Maddy McDonald
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Michael Nelson
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame junior Jacob Meadors
Most memorable race this season and why: The Notre Dame Invite because many people get personal records
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: I would save half and spend the rest on clothes or games
Best advice a coach ever gave you: Run for yourself and for your fellow runners
Favorite place to run and why: In the mountains
Describe yourself in three words: Hardworking, reserved, determined
Best place to go to think: While running
Favorite snack food: Cookies
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Saucony: training; Nike: running
How would you spend a snow day: Snowball fight, snow man
Favorite holiday: Fourth of July
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Jessica Alba
Last food you ate: A peanut butter bar
Favorite animal: Tiger
Favorite song: Wanted Dead or Alive
Morning person or night owl: A morning person if I had enough sleep
Favorite book: "The Hobbit"
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Chelsea Drum
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Ethan Seyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Alexis Wunderlich
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Alexis Wunderlich
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Nate Martin
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Tayler Winick
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson sophomore Jack Jeffers
Most memorable race this season and why: State. Because I didn't expect to even run there. It was shocking how fast it was.
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: On a Siberian Husky
Best advice a coach ever gave you: That I should run cross country
Favorite place to run and why: Jackson. I donąt know why, I guess just because it's home.
Best place to go to think: My room with my piano
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Nike
How would you spend a snow day: Sledding
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: Jack Jeffers: An Autobiography
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: Emma Stone
Last food you ate: Imitation crab
Favorite animal: Monkeys
Favorite song: Anything by Michael Buble
Morning person or night owl: Morning person
Favorite book: Forrest Gump
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Michael Nelson
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Alexis Wunderlich
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Michael Nelson
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central High School - Billy Leighton
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Jackson High School - Jack Jeffers
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Ethan Seyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Notre Dame Regional High School - Jacob Meadors
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Oak Ridge High School - Ethan Seyer
2012 All-Missourian Cross Country - Cape Central sophomore Maddy McDonald
Most memorable race this season and why: Notre Dame because it was the first time I went under 21 minutes
If you won $1,000, how would you spend it: I would save it towards college or use it for gas money
Best advice a coach ever gave you: "Keep your head up and keep looking forward"
Favorite place to run and why: The Osage Trail because I know where every
mile mark is and I always see someone I know
Describe yourself in three words: Determined, goal-oriented and fun
Best place to go to think: My bedroom
Favorite snack food: Pretzel sticks
Which brand of shoes do you wear while running: Saucony
How would you spend a snow day: Inside relaxing or in the action with a snowball in hand
If you wrote a book about yourself, the title would be: "I Am Me"
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Which celebrity would you like to take to the prom: NOT Justin Bieber
Last food you ate: Chocolate chip pancakes
Favorite animal: Tiger
Favorite song: "Hall of Fame"
Morning person or night owl: Morning person
Favorite book: "I Am Number Four" series
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