The Aberdeen Central cross country teams are looking forward to making big strides this season. The Golden Eagles, who open their season Friday in Pierre, return their entire boys’ squad and several key runners on the girls’ team as well. The goals remain the same each season for the Central runners. “I think just a general expectation we have for ourselves is try being in the top two or three in the conference and top four, five, or six in the state,” said Central boys’ coach Greg Murley. “You want to be one of the top teams early on, improve, and stay healthy throughout the course of the season to give yourself a chance to have some team success. Hopefully, you have some individual success that comes with that.” The Eagles will be led by seniors Christian Wells, David VanVeen, and Tino Lopez, who was an all-state selection last year. Other runners that will add depth to the roster include Carson Urlacher, Tate DeVries, Sam Schultz, Joe Perkins, and Rylan Johnso