Not many young runners are able to overcome the pressure that comes with trying to repeat as cross country state champions, but this isn’t the case for White County sophomore Jenna Gearing. Gearing first stormed on to the Georgia cross country scene as a freshman last season, running times that were among the top for female runners in Georgia. Last weekend, Gearing earned her second consecutive Class AAA state cross country championship, beating the odds and achieving yet another of her many goals.