Shorewood Track and Field

The final day of the State meet was a bit of a let down after all of the anticipation. It was a beautiful day. It was hot and sunny and hot. A friend at church yesterday referred to my kids as the "crispy clan". Next year we'll pack sun screen.

The boy's 4x800 finished a very disappointing 9th. They were in second with a lap to go but couldn't hold on. It was hard to watch. TJ finished his high school career with a nice split, and the other three have a year to figure out what happened and fix it.

Claire got boxed in at the beginning of the mile but was working her way up on the inside coming into the half when a runner in front of her tripped and knocked Claire down. By the time she got back up she was in last place. However Claire being Claire she worked her way back to third by the end. Not where she wanted to be but remarkable given the circumstances. Oddly enough it was at the same place that the bodies went down Friday in the boy's 800m.

The WFB 4x800 team was hitting on all cylinders. They set a new state record of 7:44 something. It was awesome to watch.

Finally Pede beat Perkins in the 3200m to make it a clean sweep of the distance events. And lacy took the D2 3200m to match his win in cross country.

There is an info meeting for CC tonight after school.

Since the season is changing I will transition back to the cross country site.

Cheers!
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