Cross This!

Cherokee Athletic team qualifies for Reebok regionals

By Stefan Cooper
Editor
Blount Press Row

Kadena Hodson goes through a workout recently at Cherokee Athletic. Photo by Chris Cannon

Kadena Hodson didn’t play sports in high school.

She took up running for fitness in college and tried her hand at a marathon.

She switched to cycling after an overuse injury from running.

A wife and mother, Hodson’s 4 a.m. workouts at a local gym were already the stuff of legend before the crossfit craze hit Blount County three years ago

Hodson isn’t just fit anymore. She’s a machine.