Natasza Dudek #1 Ranked Distance Runner In The Nation Dominates 2026 Portage Invite + Interview

Portage Invitational was created in 1998 by the high school cross country coaches of Portage Northern, Bill Fries, and Portage Central, John Henning. Both Bill and John are former collegiate athletes and teachers. They envisioned a different type of cross country meet that brought the best teams together to compete and at the same time support the student/athletes, coaches and parents in ways that had never been done before in high school meets.