{"id":3894,"date":"2018-10-05T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2018-10-05T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:00:48","slug":"rooneys-senior-roundup-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=3894","title":{"rendered":"Rooney\u2019s Senior Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Kaelyn Spickler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim Shay<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cross Country<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim Shay\u2019s final cross country season is half-way over, which has allowed for him to reflect on the season so far and adjust his goals for the remainder of the season. \u201cWhile I\u2019m racing, I\u2019ve been trying to focus on leaving it on the course. I have nothing left to lose, so every race I should go finish on empty. I always try to think back to that if I\u2019m struggling, especially when I\u2019m at mile three or four and there\u2019s still a couple more miles to go,\u201d Shay said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This past weekend, Shay and the rest of the cross country team traveled to Pennsylvania to compete in the Paul Short Race, where Shay put his new mantra to action. \u201cThis past race was my best race by far this season because I\u2019ve been focusing on the \u2018leave it on the course\u2019 mentality, and I really did that this time, so I was proud of that. Overall, it was a better mental and physical race,\u201d Shay said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shay was among the Maroons leaders placing 68th. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan Diehl<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field Hockey<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Midfield\/Attack<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For senior Megan Diehl, family is a big part of her athletic career. From her parents cheering for her in the stands to having her little sister push her to be her best, her family helped her get to where she is today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy family has always been really supportive. Every single member of my family of five have gone on to play college sports, so seeing them and how it impacted their lives and bettered them in the future was a big motivator for me,\u201d Diehl said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because of this, scoring this past weekend at the Senior Night game in front of her family was even sweeter. \u201cMy mom has always been a loud cheerer. She waited for them to say my name, and then I heard her screaming like crazy. It was really awesome, especially on Senior Night,\u201d Diehl said. What a special feeling for Diehl, and her family as well. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Kaelyn Spickler Tim Shay Cross Country Tim Shay\u2019s final cross country season is half-way over, which has allowed for him to reflect on the season so far and adjust his goals for the remainder of the season. \u201cWhile I\u2019m racing, I\u2019ve been trying to focus on leaving it on the course. 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