Welcome into the huddle and into the lives of seven high school cross country runners who would stop at nothing to stake their claim to excellence. As the pressure, the expectations, and the miles build, they must look to each other to find the courage and resolve to carry on. Boundaries will be tested, limits will be broken, and lives will be changed during the gut-wrenching and emotional 2005 cross country season when a team of Hellions set their sights on becoming a team of champions.

Christopher Michael Catanach is a native of Miami, Florida and a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School. Just days after his 19th birthday, Catanach put the finishing touches on his first book, “Runners, Brothers, Hellions”. A student-athlete at the University of Tampa, Catanach is pursuing a dual major in communications and writing while competing in Cross Country and Track for the Spartans. The severe asthmatic managed to log times of 15:56 in the 5000m, 9:08 in the 3200m, and 4:16 in the 1500m as a freshman. Catanach is entering his sophomore school year and athletic season in hopes of helping the UT Spartans win their first SSC Conference Championship and qualify for the NCAA DII National Championship in Cross Country for the first time.

Email me at "hell_and_back_05@yahoo.com" or call me on my cell at (786) 348-8769.