North’s Barrier, Norman’s Satterthwaite shine at state and set up great future battles
Norman North’s Dustin Barrier picked a perfect time to have the race of his life. And Tanner Satterthwaite capped one of the best late-season surges anyone will ever see in cross country.
Barrier, a Norman North junior, became the T-Wolves first All-Stater with his third-place finish at Saturday’s Class 6A cross country state championship in Edmond. While Barrier has been strong all season, he generally placed between fifth and 10th. To jump up to third at state, that’s saying something.
And North coach Mike Ramsey will bring all but one runner back next season, so the future looks bright. And Barrier will head into the 2010 season as one of the favorites to win the state title.
Satterthwaite, a Norman sophomore, charged up from the pack late in the season, getting better every week. He peaked last week with a 6A regional championship and he went to state with the top time of regional winners.
Satterthwaite placed fourth Saturday. Ironically, he and Barrier battled right to the line with Barrier coming in a mere second ahead. Expect some great races between these two standouts in the future.
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