All-County Track Meet

Cassie in her heat of the 50 meter dash at the all-county track meet.

Yesterday, Friday, Cassie had her first All-county track meet. She ran the 50 meter dash winning her heat (8.2) and placing 3rd overall. She ran the 100 meter dash, finishing second in her heat (16.6) but finishing out of the top six. She tried the long jump for the first time and jumped very well. Her jump of 9 feet 9 inches placed her 4th in the county. This was Cassie's first year running track. She had been "sidelining" it the last few years while Alex and Maddie ran. As it turns out, Cassie is pretty good at sprinting and jumping. Her sprinting form was great and she actually has some "hops" in her. She was fast enough that she was asked to run a 4x100 relay with the older age group at one of the meets. Cassie had a great year and was a little sad to see it end. She has set some goals for next year and is looking forward to good things in the future.

Today, Alex and Maddie had their all-county meet. Maddie has been working on the hurdles for the last two years. At the all-county meet, she ran a really good 80 meter hurdle race finishing 2nd in her heat and 4th overall. Maddie also ran her best 100 meter dash race ever. Maddie's relay team finished 5th. Maddie finished the season really strong and looks to be getting faster and stronger as she gets older.

Alex also had been working on the hurdles for the past two years. At the all-county meet, Alex ran a PR in the hurdles and became all-county champion, besting the field by over a half second. Alex finished 6th in the 200 meter dash. But, the most exciting event for Alex was the High Jump, an event that he had only done twice before. Alex outlasted all of the other competitors in his age group except one. He competed hard and cleared 5 feet 0 inches for the first time and nearly cleared 5-2. The only other competitor in his age group ended up clearing 5-0 also, but beat Alex by having fewer misses throughout the competition. Alex was noticed by several of the other coaches who all had good things to say about him. In the end, the season was a success for Alex, Maddie and Cassie