Angie Barry Memorial 5K Race/Walk

Do you feel this way?

Hello, September!!

Go on and git!!!

Happy back to school everyone!
Hope 2026-2027 brings many great moments! ✏️📚📓🚌

There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids

After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to see that there’s something special about cross country kids.

These are the kids who don’t stop.

The kids who will themselves to just.keep.going. No matter what. Because there are no time-outs. No breaks. No benches. These kids cross the finish line even if they know they’ll be the last to do it. They think first place is awesome but know that finishing is more important that doing it first.

These are the kids who train even when they don’t have to.

The kids who run in the heat and humidity of summer in preparation for their upcoming season. Who squeeze in at least a few miles on the weekend. The kids who are willing to do what it takes to reach their next PR.

These are the kids who shine even when they aren’t in the spotlight.

The kids who keep pumping their legs whether they’re at the head of the pack, or the tail. They show up even when no one is watching and when the fanfare is minimal.

They show up for their team, of course. But more than that, they show up for themselves. No matter how brutal the conditions.

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Good wishes to all of our Angie Barry Memorial Scholarship recipients—past and present!

Angie would be totally stoked to know these kids and the assistance this scholarship has been able to provide in her name since 2021. 💜🤍🙏🏻

🎉🎓Congratulations to Breonnah Keeling, 2026 graduate of Topeka West High School!

Breonnah is the recipient of the Angie Barry Memorial Scholarship, established in honor of Topeka West graduate Angie Barry to celebrate Angie's commitment of goal-oriented hard work, motivating team spirit and inspiring leadership. Angie was inducted into the Topeka West Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 for her stellar college running career.

Topeka’s Marquel Russell came home as one of the biggest stars of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.>>>wibw.com/2026/07/07/topekas-marquel-russell-turns-national-stage-into-record-breaking-performance/