In a meet that ended with cold chicken and rain, the boys and girls varsity track and field team placed first overall in their seventh meet of the season. The girls team led by 24 points overall and the boys led by six points overall. First place finishes in the meet included senior Ike Sheets in the 100m, senior Mary Cronin in the triple jump and the girls 4×800. The 4×800 event consisted of seniors Jade Achen, Rowan Divadeenam and Mary Cronin and freshmen Catherine Beltrame and Chloe Swan.
The next varsity track meet will be on Friday, May 5 at SM North, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This year’s North relays will be the 71st annual year of the event. The track team will also be hosting a carwash fundraiser on Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to raise money for state.
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Freshman Jackson Wening and sophomore Liam Titus pile turf on Wening’s phone to try to make it disappear as they wait for their events. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior CJ Leonard performs a high jump. Leonard’s highest jump was 38-06.5. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Senior Ike Sheets sprints through his 100 meter sprint. Sheets placed first with a time of 11.07. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Sophomore Liam Titus runs ahead of an opponent in the 1600. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Liam Titus looks at the clock as he crosses the one mile finish line with a time of 4:59:01, a new personal record. “At the end, I was like, it’s time to turn on the jets,” Titus said.” I just had to hit it as hard as I’ve ever done.” Photo by Alex Sajna
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Junior Beck Jones congratulates sophomore Liam TItus after he broke 5:00 in the 1600. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Liam Titus smiles as a swarm of celebration including Coach Rikki Hacker, junior Beck Jones and junior Will Norris forms around him after he broke the five minute barrier in the mile. “I’ve wanted this for like a month now, and I finally got it,” Titus said. “I’m so happy, it hurt really badly.”
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Senior Louis Prosser-Gebhardt jumps over a hurdle in the 110m hurdle event. In the finals, Gebhardt placed fifth with a time of 21.06. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Will Norris rounds the third corner of the track, wrapping up his third lap of his one mile race. Norris finished with a time of 4:43.44. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Sophomore Liam Titus supports freshman Jackson Wening to keep him from falling after his time in the 800 meter run of 2:15:30. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Senior Louis Prosser-Gebhardt, junior Collin Ford and senior Tillie Feigenbaum participate in a ‘Baño’ chant. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Senior Jade Achen runs through the rain during her two mile race. Achen finished with a time of 12:14.90. Photo by Alex Sajna
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Senior Luke Fisher watches as senior Louis Prosser-Gebhardt tries a piece of rotisserie chicken offered by the winner of the Hog Relay, a relay ran by throwers. The Chicken Relay is a race where throwers participate in a 4×400, and the winner gets a rotisserie chicken. “The chicken was absolutely delicious and the tradition is something that should be continued for a millennia,” Prosser-Gebhardt said. “The throwers have fun, and it’s so much fun seeing them run.” Photo by Alex Sajna
