Much of how successful a team is in one particular season, or for many seasons, is boiled down to what happens on one particular day, instead of looking at the whole picture. In reality, the amount of dedication and hard work that athletes pour into their craft outside of the regular season is a fairly good indicator of how a team will do. Coach Doug Cutler for Pella High cross country has found out first hand that letting his runners be responsible for their own practice regimen during the summer leads to greater results, however hard it may be on the coach himself. The Lady Dutch return practically everyone from their state team from 2014 and the boys had three sophomores that are now juniors that also are back for another run.

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