By Cooper Chadwick
Southeast of Saline senior Jacob Bircher, has been putting in work all offseason to prepare for the season.
Last season, Bircher placed top three at every meet, but at state placed 14th, this has given Bircher a major confidence boost for his last season running high school cross country.
“I’ve been running a lot of miles this summer to get ready for the season, so I can be at my best for the team all season. I’m hoping to improve my mental game in the middle of my races this year so I can lower my time further. In order to prepare myself for this, I worked on my mental fortitude during harder workouts over the summer and made sure to keep my head in it,” Bircher said.
Southeast of Saline’s Head coach, Wade Caselman, is excited to coach Bircher in his last season with the Trojans.
“Jacob is a great young man that works hard every day in practice so he can get better and stronger. He has always been one that in meets will give it everything he has to try and improve his finish position or his relay’s position,” Caselman said.
Bircher has big goals for him and his team this year, and has high hopes they can be achieved.
“This season I hope to place highly at state and get under 16 minutes in the 5k. As a team, I hope we can win the state title,” Bircher said.
