History Behind the Skull
In 2007 I took over as head coach of the Davis Cross Country team. Not being a former XC runner I wasn't really sure what to expect. Our girls' team did ok that season (149-45) and our boys' team struggled to place in the top half of most meets (119-72). Needless to say I was underwhelmed. I watched teams come in with over 70 kids on their team boys team alone, and we struggled to get 40 kids out for the entire time (39 the first year). But between football, volleyball, tennis, cheerleading, soccer, and every other sport I knew our numbers would always be small. So, we would have to out work every other team if we were going to succeed.
In 2008 we dedicated our summer to getting better. They ran 5 days a week. 200 miles of running over the summer. Hundreds upon hundreds of pushups. Thousands of crunches. Hours of planks. Hours of ice baths. Along the way we lost some runners, but we gained much more.
That Fall we needed an icon that represented the hard work and effort we had put in, and the Irish logo just didn't fit anymore. The Skull logo was born. Over the years it has gone through some changes, take a look below.
In 2008 we dedicated our summer to getting better. They ran 5 days a week. 200 miles of running over the summer. Hundreds upon hundreds of pushups. Thousands of crunches. Hours of planks. Hours of ice baths. Along the way we lost some runners, but we gained much more.
That Fall we needed an icon that represented the hard work and effort we had put in, and the Irish logo just didn't fit anymore. The Skull logo was born. Over the years it has gone through some changes, take a look below.
2012