We have questions, Hermiston's Cisneros has answers

I had hoped to talk with Hermiston cross country runner Alejandro Cisneros, who placed third at state, for our Athlete of the Week feature last week, but things didn't pan out. I had to head to Federal Way for the WIAA Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships, and his coach, Jake Puzey, called while I was out of town. But we all connected tonight, and I was able to get Cisneros' answers to our pressing questions.

Cisneros will run at this weekend's Border Clash in Beaverton, where he hopes to be one of the top four for Oregon and one of the top 10 overall.

"I went last year, and I did OK," he said. "Last year around that time, I was pretty burnt out, but I feel strong and healthy right now."

This story was originally published November 14, 2012 at 11:12 PM with the headline "We have questions, Hermiston's Cisneros has answers."