The East Ridge High School girls varsity cross country team participated in the Class 4A District 3 Championships on Saturday morning at Osceola High School in Kissimmee. The Knights had not raced at Osceola High School since 2017. The course at Osceola’s campus had two loops that took the runners from the stadium, out to the athletic fields, into a wooded portion, around a small pond, and back into the stadium for an approximate 100M track finish. Most of the course was on grass and compact dirt through a relatively flat campus, but with several turns that seemed to slow the times down for the field of runners. As people may or may not know, time results are not nearly as important as placement results once you reach the postseason in cross country. The course, even with turns and alternating terrain, is a great equalizer for all of the teams, as it tests each team’s conditioning and preparation for tough courses. Additionally, the district meet posed itself as a unique opportunity for the Knights to achieve a third consecutive district championship.