Why do they do it?

Valparaiso runners were going through their paces at a recent practice when the topic of stature was raised.

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Valparaiso's Logan Ferngren was the region's top finisher at state as a freshman, placing 42nd. With a year's experience, she's charted bigger goals for her sophomore season.

When Mike DeFries took over the Hebron cross country program a decade ago, one of the first things he did was seek out former coach Dave Walker for his input.