THE HARRIERS OF FORT BEND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAD SOME DEFINING HIGHS AND LOWS TO THE 2019 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON.

Coach Chris Lee had high expectations with several seniors leading the way, but the injury and illness bug struck late in the season.

"The season was definitely a success," Lee said. "The highlight was our girls and boys teams both winning district. The kids stepped up big time." Prior to the state meet, however, the Eagles started dropping like flies.

"It was really a strange thing," he said. "Several of our runners got sick and just weren't able to perform as well as they wanted to at state. It just never materialized. "What our team really took away from the season was that cross country is a team sport. You run for each other and no matter what happens, you are a team at the end of the day."