In another record-breaking meet of the season, the varsity track and field team placed fourth for girls with 79.75 points and fifth for boys with 72.5 points in the meet overall on Friday, April 7 at Blue Valley. In the meet, the boys Distance Medley Relay record was broken for both the meet and school record, with a time of 10:22.01. The DMR team consisted of seniors Wyatt Haughton, Caden Peters, Blair Ptacek and Ike Sheets.
The next meet for varsity will be on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15, for the KU Relays meet, both beginning at 9:00 AM at Rock Chalk Park at KU. This year’s KU Relays will also be the 100th anniversary since when the KU Relays began.
4.7.23 Varsity Track and Field BV Meet
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Senior CJ Leonard leaps into the air over the bar in the high jump event. Leonard jumped to a height of 6-1, placing 4th. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Walt Jones runs his last stretch in the 4x800m. As a team, they placed 6th with a time of 8:47.32. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Beck Jones takes a video as sophomore Jack Broghammer and junior Rowan Gibson run the 1600m. Broghammer placed 8th with a time of 4:40.39 and Gibson placed 10th with a time of 4:42.05. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Jack Joyce runs in the 4×800. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Distance Coach Rikki Hacker gives junior Jack Joyce a handshake after his race. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Sophia Marien-Brovont launches off the blocks to begin the 4x100m. As a team, they placed 3rd with a time of 52.09. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Evan Whittington and junior Beck Jones do pull-ups on the fence by the team tent as they wait for their races. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Beck Jones cheers for junior Greyson Imm running the 1600m. Imm ran a time of 4:48.59, scoring 14th. Photo by Mason Sajna
