WENTZVILLE — North Point senior cross country runner Hunter Stahl went on a family vacation to California over the summer.

Grizzlies coach Kyle Deeken wouldn't have been surprised if Stahl's offseason training was put on pause, or at least significantly curtailed.

It turned out to be quite the opposite.

"The mileage that he put in this summer is just absolutely filthy," Deeken said. "He was running towards the end of summer, 70 to 75 miles a week. When he was in California, he still got in 50 miles."

The North Point coach built the program from the ground up when the school was opened in 2021, and to see Stahl grow from a good runner to an all-state finisher puts a smile on his face.

Without question, Stahl is the best cross-country runner to have walked the halls at North Point, hold

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