Salina South’s Olivia Mancino-Hinde

By Hayden Swope

Olivia Mancino-Hinde was chosen as the American Family Insurance Athlete of the Month for October. Mancino-Hinde placed multiple times last year, including her fifth place run at the 5A Great Bend Regionals.

“I feel honored to be chosen as an athlete for VYPE Magazine,” Mancino-Hinde said. “Cross country has been a huge part of my life for the past six years, and I appreciate my coaches, teammates, and parents that have helped me get here.”

While focusing on making it to state, Mancino-Hinde has also been setting goals to improve her times.

“This season, my main goal is to go to state cross country in Lawrence,” MancinoHinde said. “My personal record is 20:20 from regionals last year, which earned me a place at state. I haven’t gotten a new personal record this year but I’m hoping to get closer to it.”

Mancino-Hinde spent the summer leading up to the season concentrating on her finishes and running consistently.

“To prepare for this year’s season, I ran a lot over the summer,” Mancino-Hinde said. “I went to summer cross country practices two times a week and ran three to four times a week on my own. One weakness I really wanted to improve was my race finishes.”

Mancino-Hinde plans to attend Fort Hays State University and major in business.

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