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![Sia Kavi is a Junior at BV and has been doing Cross Country for three years. She works hard to become a stronger person by running with her friends.
“Cross Country is special to me,” Sia said. “It’s a sport where I felt included but I can still go at my own pace.”
This year, cross country started on an unofficial season during the summer giving Sia a chance to improve her running, training with her friends, and participate in conditioning.
But like all of us who are struggling to be safe and stay socially distanced from COVID, Sia says she wants to be prepared to keep her and her teammates safe.
“We wear masks during warmups and run in small batches,” Sia said. “There wasn’t [any] hardship of being socially distanced; they split us up into small groups so we wouldn’t spread COVID.”
During meets, Sia loves to motivate her teammates and give them extra support and encouragement. “I love to support my teammates because of their diligence and to attend every practice and help improve themselves.”
Sia wants to take the next step and work herself up to the challenge to prepare her for next year’s Cross Country.
“The most challenging aspect was encouraging myself to keep going to practices,” she said. “But I did because it helped with my mental health.”](https://bvtigernews.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)