The spring sports athletes that will return next season in high school will likely me more motivated than ever to have a great season and to make up for all the lost time this spring. One local athlete shares that mentality as Melcher-Dallas’s J’Lyn Knutson had in her words a very off year running. She dealt with injuries during the fall cross country season. And while she made it to the state meet she placed 55th which was not up to her expectations. Knutson tells KNIA Sports she is already focused on her senior season.

Knutson:
“I’m very motivated with cross country being slowed with my hip and track being cancelled, I’m ready to come guns blazing to show what I can do.”

Knutson has already started training for this fall by running several miles a day. She says running is kind of a release and helps her cope with losing her junior track and field season.