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Feature Friday: The Uprising of Cross Country

Related Topics: Cross country running

Feature Friday highlights the tremendous personal stories our coaches and cadet-athletes have to share on a weekly basis. Each Friday, a new feature story will be prominently highlighted on GoArmyWestPoint.com. The features will include multi-media pieces, as well as written stories by media outlets and the Army West Point athletic communications staff.

Cross country is a sport that has been around for centuries. It started in the country side of England where young students would try and track older student running through the woods.

Cross country at West Point came to be in 1825 with a men's team that would spark a tradition that continues on today.