Corie Smith was one of the runners to watch every year at the state meet.
Her handful of first-place medals shows just how much she accomplished as a Buchanan Bear.
"My sophomore cross country season really set me up for the rest of my three years here. That was just the point where I knew that I was a competitor and helped boost my confidence a lot."
Smith won the individual state title her sophomore year and in 2019 she helped lead Buchanan to back-to-back team titles in track and cross country.
"We have a very strong young distance team this year, for me to see not just what I could do but what the other girls could do. It's disappointing, but we're looking forward to our next chapter."
Corie was expected to run the two-mile this track season and she was looking forward to lowering her time in the one-mile.
"It's super weird not training for a specific thing, but I couldn't 't imagine not doing anything so I'm super grateful that I can still go outside and run and work out. "
The Bear took official college visits to Penn State, Wisconsin and Arkansas. In February she made her decision to become a Razorback.
Just like Buchanan in 2019, Arkansas completed a three-season sweep winning national titles in indoor track and field, outdoor, and cross country.
"I know we're going to be really good program, they have a really good group of girls coming in and I just had this feeling. I'm confident in my decision and I'm super happy to be going there," she said.
Corie said you could see her running a new event in college - the steeple chase. One thing she is sure to get used to is the woo pig sooie chant.
"I definitely learned it and you'll probably see me saying it a lot next year," she said.
For more news coverage on the coronavirus and COVID-19 go to ABC30.com/coronavirus