T.F. South's Lily Leopardo competes during Saturday's South Suburban Blue meet.

T.F. North's Charlene Horton placed 17th at Saturday's South Suburban Conference Blue meet.

T.F. South's Iris Sanchez finishes at Saturday's South Suburban Conference Blue meet.

TF South cross country coach Steve Nelson mug

T.F. North's Miranda Kemp finishes at Saturday's South Suburban Conference Blue meet. T.F. South's Fritzi Flores, back left, and Nia Bell approach the end of the race.

T.F. South cross country runners Fritzi Flores, left, and Nia Bell, enter the home stretch of the South Suburban blue Conference meet Saturday.

T.F. North's Charlene Horton begins her race at the Saturday's South Suburban Conference Blue meet. She was the area's top finisher, placing 17th.

T.F. South's Brianna Martin competes at Saturday's South Suburban Blue meet.

Four T.F. South runners, from left, Lily Leopardo, Fritzi Flores, Nia Bell and 194 Iris Sanchez, bunch up behind Hillcrest's Denishya Waller at the 1-mile mark of Saturday's South Suburban Blue meet.

It is not supposed to be this easy.