Runner carries wounded opponent 1/2 mile to help.. finishes race

[TheCount]

Josh Ripley didn't have to stop. Running in a recent cross-country for Andover (Minn.) High, the junior varsity runner was making his way through the trail at the Applejack Invite when he heard a loud scream during the first mile of a two-mile race. Most of the other kids running didn't pay much attention to Lakeville South runner Mark Paulauskas, who was writhing in pain at the time, as they passed by.

The only person who decided to pay attention was Ripley. As an Anoka-Hennepin school district release reported, Ripley immediately noticed Paulauskas holding his bloody ankle. Then, instead of running back and calling for help, he did the only thing he could think of: he carried the injured runner a half mile back to coaches and family members.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/...e-half-mile-to-help-in-?urn=highschool-wp6171

Outstanding display of sportsmanship, the fact that he carried an opponent 1/2 mile and then proceded to finish the race is pretty incredible.

Just thought it was funny that while we've got millionaires faking injuries on the gridiron, some kid competing for free is doing something like this.