To measure what J’Lyn Knutson means to the Melcher-Dallas Cross Country program, you have to go back a few season to before the Saints had a cross country program. Knutson asked for the program to be restarted and for a while it was just her. Then more and more runners joined in and had success as Emery Sage on the boys squad joined her at state this season. Head Coach Amy Stuart tells KNIA Sports there is more interest in the program with the recent success. Knutson finished 55th in her third straight state meet last week.