This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Wee is senior runner John Ngunjiri Jr. Last fall, Ngunjiri helped Cedar Ridge win the Big 7 Men’s Cross Country championships, upsetting the defending 3A State Champions Orange at Forest Hills Park in Durham. Nungjiri finished fourth overall in the individual standings at 17:05.70 to pace the…
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At the start of her senior year in 2024, Cedar Ridge cross country runner Naomi Dyreng didn’t have individual goals. Instead, she said she wanted to spread her love of cross country and spread it to more people that would benefit the team for the future. Dyreng graduated in June, but her goal has continued…
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With the Big 7 Conference championship meet on the horizon, the Cedar Ridge men’s cross country team delivered a solid performance during one of the biggest meets in North Carolina. The Red Wolves men’s team won the Red Race at the Great American Cross Country Festival at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary last Saturday. The…
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Women’s Cross Country: It was a banner week for Orange sophomore Reilly Jermyn. The sophomore finished first overall in the women’s cross country meet at South Granville with a time of 21:06.46. In addition, Jermyn was the top finisher at the 41st annual Greensboro Invitational, leading Orange to a first place finish among 12 teams in…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior runner Payton Castro. It was a full year for Castro for the Cedar Ridge indoor & outdoor track and field teams. Castro was consistently one of Cedar Ridge’s top sprinters during the indoor season, where she competed in numerous polar bear events at East…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior runner John Ngunjiri Jr. For the past three years, Ngunjiri has been a constant for the Cedar Ridge cross country and track & field teams. Last October, Ngunjiri finished tenth in the 3A Mideast Cross Country Regionals at Owens Recreation Park in Louisburg. It…
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GREENSBORO–Not only is Ender Buchanan a competitor in pole vaulting. He’s also a fan. The name Emmanouil Karalis, a Greek pole vaulter who finished 4th at the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021, rolls right off his tongue in casual conversation. So does Armand Duplantis, the current world record holder who has two Olympic gold medals….
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After being a member of Orange’s men’s cross country state championship in November, junior Myles Jermyn nearly won an individual state title in Winston-Salem. At the 3A State Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track on February 15; Jermyn finished 2nd in the 3,200 meters. The longest race in track & field…
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Will Berger: Former Cedar Ridge pitcher Will Berger continues to excel as a member of the Wofford men’s track & field team. At the Bulldog Invitational in Birmingham, AL on February 14, Berger set a new school record in the 3,000 meters. He finished at 8:44.20. Last month at the Mondo College Invitational at the JDL…
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Before school started in August, Naomi Dyreng laid out her objective for her senior year. She had already won a conference championship in women’s cross country, plus several regional championships in track and field. Her goal for 2024 was to spread toe joy of running to her team in hopes of greater success as a…
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