State Track 2016 #2
Per request, I will share with you some of my state track history. My first trip to the state track meet was in 1984 as a freshman. My event was the 400 meter hurdles and I finished 5 th . As a sophomore I came in 3 rd and my junior and senior years I was the champion. I also finished 3 rd in the 100M hurdles my senior year. Personal bests in each event were 62:6 and 15:6 respectively. The fastest quarter mile split I ever ran was 57:6 and Ron Hunerdosse coaxed me into running an 800 one year to complete a 4x8 team. That was hell….and I ran a 2:26. Ouch! (another memory) If you could have seen me last Saturday afternoon watching the meet on my iPad, you would’ve laughed. I yelled, I screamed, I jumped up and down and even cried from emotions that returned as if I was there yesterday….all of them dear to my soul. So, you see, I do know how those kids felt on the blue oval….and it’s pretty darn cool. J