This year we have three seniors on the Dodge Point Cross Country team from Mineral Point. On the girls’ side, we have Regan Schuette, and Grace Wersal who are 4-year members of the Dodge Point High School Cross Country team. For the guys’ side, there is only Macclain (Mac) Busser who is a 1st-year member. Here is a bit more about each of them.

Mac Busser is one of the most talkative and supportive people on the team. No matter who was running he would always be there to cheer them on. Even after his season was over, he would still come to practice and meets. Mac always had a good conversation with everyone and is an overall great teammate. Mac plans to become a Journeyman Electrician at Southwest Tech next year.

Favorite school subject: Math or shop class

Favorite food: Lasagna

Favorite color: Green

Favorite song: Thunderstruck by ACDC

Favorite music artist: ACDC

Pre-race ritual: Listening to country and rock and roll music

Favorite spaghetti supper: The first one at Centennial Park because it was my first one as a cross-country runner and made me feel part of the team

Favorite course: The Boscobel course because it was a different atmosphere. It was also less stressful and you could joke around with other teams

Favorite cross-country memory: The Boscobel night meet

Favorite part about cross country: Being able to hang out with friend

Grace Wersal is a captain of the cross-country team. She is a great leader for the team and is also very supportive of her teammates. She never fails to make people laugh. Grace is looking to major in psychology, and minor in business.

Favorite food: Mac and cheese

Favorite song: Speak Now by Taylor Swift

Favorite music artist: Taylor Swift

Pre-race ritual: I have to walk the course, wear the same shorts always have two braids, tie laces four times, sniff Vix Vapo Rub, and my running necklace needs to be on my lunchbox.

Favorite spaghetti supper: The one at the Robinson’s house this year because it was my birthday and I got a cake and got sung to five different times and Parker and I had a meatball eating competition and I won.

Favorite course: The River Valley course because I always have good races there. And it is an easier course but there are still hills.

Favorite cross-country memory: The bus ride home from state sophomore year.

Favorite part about cross country: The people and the pasta dinners.

Regan Schuette is also a captain. She is a great leader and always makes practices so much more fun even when they are really hard. She pushes everyone on the team to be the best that they can be. Regan is planning on majoring in math and minoring in secondary education.

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite food: Chicken nachos from Bob’s Bitchin’ Barbeque

Favorite color: Pink

Favorite song: Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift

Favorite music artist: Taylor Swift

Pre-race ritual: Tie my shoes in 3 knots; wear the same socks; wear the same bracelets and hair ties; same hairstyle; same jewelry; recite the same bible verse in my head at the starting line

Favorite spaghetti supper: The Robinson’s because we play bean-bags

Favorite course: River Valley because it is consistent and I don’t get a lot of nerves.

Favorite cross-country memory: The bus ride home from state, Sophomore year, after we won. The boys sang “We Are the Champions”

Favorite part about cross country: The team

Overall, these three seniors are amazing teammates and amazing runners and will be missed next year.