Let The Track Season Begin!

Taava Johnson in the 4x400 relay- Photo by Bjorn Johnson

Packer teams compete in Laker Challenge indoor meet 

Coach Hamilton: 
The girls did a great job in their first track meet of the season.  Erica Maddox(Sr) jumped her Personal Record in the high jump, 4’10”, placing 6th and earning a medal.  Kennedy Christoffersen(Sr) ran her PR in the 60-meter hurdles, 10.21 finishing 8th and earning a medal. Olivia Stroven(Fr) ran a solid 400, Adrianna Cushman(Fr) was our top in shot put, and both relay teams finished faster than expected. We are excited for the rest of the season. 
Taking advantage of the ideal weather indoors the boys turned in some great performances at the Laker Challenge, running on Grand Valleys 300 meter indoor track.
 
Coach Somers: 
We had a mix of some upperclassmen and many first timers, and they all competed well.  They had a great attitude of have fun while putting in a hard effort.  None of our first timers were intimidated, they just went out and competed.
In a great showing we had several athletes post lifetime PRs in their first meet of the season.
Two of our throwers, Andrew Steger (So) and Briar Hambrock (Jr) both Pr’d.  Seniors Conner Roesler and Gabe Whittle Pr’d in the 200, while Conor Somers Pr’d in the 1600 missing Nathan Walkers school record by less than a second.  Sophomore Connor Pettis had a Pr jump in the long jump.  Daniel Romero (So) looked good in the 60 hurdles, while first year track athlete Michael Romero (Jr) gained good experience in the 60 H and 60 dash.  Another first time athlete Garrett Hanshue (Jr) who only had one day of practice on the high jump was able to clear the first two heights today jumping 5’4” and turning in a solid leg on the 4x300.