Only five 2A boys qualify for Border Clash. This year, that's a crime as 2A runners were smashing records. Although he was in the top 5 most of the race, Sean Eustis dropped to 6th place with less than a mile to go. With 400 meters left, onlookers figured by the look on his face that he was spent - he was in serious pain. He was 10 meters behind the last qualifying spot. As they crested the final hill (only 150 meters left), only two words were going through his mind: "Border" and "Clash". Those two words were motive enough to burst past the pain, and not just one, but two runners! He fulfilled his strongly sought after goal: "Border Clash"
Two girls on the same team in the same year in school had the same goal - to set the Freshman Record. Prior to the last race of the season, both were close, but both could not own it after the race. Meredith Collins was pushed (or rather pulled) by Yaneli Martinez most of the race, but with 400 to go she made a solid move and eclipsed the freshman record by 5 seconds. But in her post-race interview, she was adamant that she couldn't have done it without Yaneli being by her side (and in front of her) most of the race. So Meredith owns the record, but gracefully shares the credit with her fellow "Class of 2016" Panther teammate.