​        With her recent success at the Junior Olympic Nationals and her plans to run in college, senior Jessica Miles has surpassed all expectations for a high school cross country runner and captain.
        “Jessica is just an incredible leader. She has done an excellent job of teaching everyone on our team what it means to be good cross country runner,” said senior teammate Elissa Purdy. “She practices at a high intensity and the rest of the team follows her example.” 

        Langley girls cross country has come just short of winning a districts title for the past three years, and with the competition right around the corner Miles is keeping her expectations high. “I think my proudest moment for cross country will come this year when the team finally pulls through and wins districts,” Miles said. 

        “Ever since she set foot at practice as a freshman, she composed herself,” said Head Coach Giffard Krivak. “We have high hopes for her and I have no doubt that she’ll help our team come district time while making an individual run at getting to state finals.”