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Kasper Holmes, member of SHS cross-country team, runs for the finish line at the state cross-country meet in Shawnee, OK.

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Sequoyah High School (SHS) boys and girls cross-country teams both recently won state championship titles, an honor the boys team has won eight times now and the girls team has won twice. The teams will celebrate with a victory pow wow on Wednesday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m.

"These runners spend a lot of time training both mentally and physically," said Gina Stanley, SHS superintendent. "They deserve this title and we are very proud of them for adding another state championship to Sequoyah’s record."

The victory pow wow will be held in the SHS gymnasium and will begin with dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by dancing at 7 p.m. Rogan Noble will serve as the master of ceremonies at the event and members of the SHS Honoring Our People’s Existence (H.O.P.E.) Club will lead the dancing.

Members of the SHS state champion cross-country ream who qualified for All-State honors are Ryan Doyeto, Bryan Vann, Kasper Holmes, Lee Chouteau (honorable mention), Sara Holcomb, Ashley Ross, Sade Horsechief (honorable mention), and Alisa Riddle (honorable mention). Other members of the team are Jamie Loy, Brandi Walker, Cartahyah Brown, Wes Nofire, Travis Wickliffe and Kolton Holmes.

For more information on the SHS cross-country program or the celebration pow wow, call James Nells, phone: 918-456-0631 or Sam Horsechief, phone: 918-456-2822.

Sequoyah High School "Home of the Indians!" P.O. Box 520, Tahlequah, OK 74465             Sequoyah High School Alumni P.O. Box 187, Park Hill, OK 74451-0187 Sequoyah High School, an Indian boarding school, originated in 1871, when the Cherokee National Council passed an act setting up an orphan asylum to take care of many orphans that came out of the Civil War. Sequoyah High School's approximate 300 enrollment represents 42 tribes and 14 different states. Students are eligible to attend if they are members of federally recognized Indian tribes or one-fourth blood descendants of such members.