Demons to Nike Nationals | Video

Lee Timmerman | 11/28/2012

The Bismarck boys cross country team heads to Portland tomorrow for the Nike National Cross Country meet. It`s the first time the Demons have qualified as a team after winning the Heartland Regional in Sioux Falls earlier this month.

"This has been a great achievement to get here but it`s a real serious situation. This is the national final! 22 teams and 45 other individuals so it`s pretty intense. It doesn`t get anymore than that so that being said the kids know what it`s all about but Nike is going to treat them really well the first couple of days and they get exposed to the Nike elite athletes with a lot of motivational videos, a lot of access to some elite runners from around the country that Nike represents," said co-head coach Darrell Anderson.

The national race itself is on Saturday. Jake Leingang ran in it as an individual last year finishing eighth in the country.

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