Julia Barraza: not just another runner in the chute
Bam! The firecracker goes off as over 50 girls sprint across the open field, sprinting to guarantee a lead start in their over-three mile race. One of the girls that happen to be in this crowd is Julia Barraza, a sophomore that runs with the Ayala Girls Junior Varsity (JV) Cross Country team. While her coach, Matthew Ullmann, notes that she can be a 鈥済oofball鈥� at times, he highlights a completely different side of her when the pressure is on. 鈥淭here were a couple races where she really鈥� 鈥榣ocked in,鈥� and she kind of turned on a switch, like, 鈥業鈥檓…
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