Track season is officially underway as they held their first home meet of the season, Thursday, March 2nd. The meet began at roughly 4:30 in the afternoon with North Oconee High School, Raden High School, and South Gwinnett appearing for the event.
by Ashlynn Stewart
Track season is officially underway as they held their first home meet of the season, Thursday, March 2nd. The meet began at roughly 4:30 in the afternoon with North Oconee High School, Raden High School, and South Gwinnett appearing for the event.
While it did rain during parts of the event, no injuries occurred because of it. Fortunately, no events had to be postponed either, making it a successful night of track and field. Walnut Grove participated in several events, including the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 100m Hurdle, and 300m Hurdle. Girls and Boys of each event did well, and several new PRs were obtained for the runners of Walnut Grove. Sprinters
The first event that took place was the Girls 100m Hurdles. Rayanna Williams, who placed second in the event but first for WGHS, scored a new PR of 0:21.04. “I was nervous at first, because there were only two of us running,” She explained. “But throughout [the meet] I had enough courage to like jump over the hurdles cause usually at practice I’ll stop. I liked my score but I feel that I could’ve done better”
For the boys 110m Hurdles, Noah Herring, who placed fourth in the event but first for WGHS, scored a new PR of 0:19.72. “While I was running I felt pretty confident that I could beat the goal Ms. Doolittle set,” Noah commented. “I felt like I did a good job.” 
“You just had to get out there,” Amelia Bethea stated. “And after that I felt better and relieved and did really good.” She scored second in the girls 100m event, and first for WGHS; her time was a PR of 0:13.62.
In the boys 100m event, Jonah Peters took first in the event for WGHS, running a time of 0:11.53. “I just got focused and really just in the zone…I felt tired and exhausted and I wanted to go back home.” 
Emma Folds placed fourth in the girls 200m event and first for WGHS. Her runtime was 0:28.8. “I have a bunch of adrenaline pumping through me which I think helps me finish the event. At the end of it I’m always excited and I always know what I did wrong and what I can do better on and I think it’s something that helps me get better in the future and pushes me because I always want to do better.”
Brent Chay placed first in the boys 200m event for WGHS, with a personal record of 0:23.93. “I came off the block good and I feel like I just exploded off the curve,” He admitted. “I knew it was a good time cause when I crossed it was still on 23 seconds and I was just having a good time.” “I did kind of mess up,” Rayanna Williams admitted. “I gotta work on my form and the way I jump but through everything I felt good about it.” She placed seventh in the girls 300m Hurdle with a run time of 0:59.08, and was the school's only female runner for our school. In the boys 300m Hurdle event, Alex Kinley placed third in the event but first for WGHS. His runtime was 0:47.14. “I was nervous because it was my first time running, but I felt great because I actually did good. And didn’t fall.” Middle Distance
In the girls 400m, Jordan Ingram took second place in the event and first for WGHS with a PR and a run time of 1:04.11. Jordan was unavailable for comment.
Terrance Barimah ran a 0:55.23‒a personal record‒in the boys 400m, placing second in the event and first for WGHS. “I felt good because I had a good feeling about my running, and I was excited cause a 0:55 is great.” Kailee Lewis ran for the girls 800m, placing eleventh in the event and first for WGHS. Her runtime was 3:04.34. Kailee was unavailable for comment 
“While I was running I just kept thinking of the Dory Song ya’ know the ‘Just keep Swimming, Just keep Swimming,” Stated Ian McKenzie. He ran a PR of 2:23.11 in the boys 800m, scoring third in the event and first for WGHS. “Since I had no prior training in doing so I’m really proud of my starting scores and everything and I’m already showing improvement.”
Long Distance
Long Distance Runner Josie Allen ran a 6:12.73 for the girls 1600m, placing first in the event for WGHS. “I kind of forget about doing it,” She said. “But afterwards it’s pretty bad, I’m in a lot of pain and I’m breathing really hard. Sometimes I have to puke but I didn’t.”
“I felt really energized and was just running my race and just tried to stay with the people I was running with, and stay ahead in the end.” Adrian Garcia scored fifth in the boys 1600 event, but first for WGHS; his run time was 5:40.96, a personal record. Adrian also placed first in the 3200m event for WGHS with a run time of 13:19.98. He was the only runner for WGHS. “I didn’t have anyone to pace to so I just tried to stay ahead, and ended up with a bit slower time, but still my best time.” Overall, Walnut Grove HS scored remarkably well in most events, ensuring the upcoming season and following meets are to be spectacular. Tags:
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