SpringSports

By Heather Post 

This meet is an opportunity for the younger track athletes to compete in many events. It gives them a chance to place and medal and helps them gain confidence. The Seward JV meet was hosted on Monday April 28th.

Sophomore Shelby Yelden had a very rewarding day. She received second place in the pole vault with a height of 8'0 and second in the 300 low hurdles with a time of 52.3. Sophomore Amanda Hemsath also ran very well in the 1600 meter race placing seventh with a time of 6:34.3. Freshman Keasha Zadina also placed sixth in the 100 high hurdles with a time of 19.5. Sophomore Sienna Cipriano placed seventh in the 100 meter dash with a time of 14 seconds flat. The girls all did execptionally well, which will help them for meets with more teams in the future. 

For the boys team freshman Austin Haskin started the day off well placing fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 35'11.5. Then sophomore Blake Vajgrt placed first in the pole vault with a height of 10'0. Sophomore Steven Perkins also had a great day placing in both of his hurdle races. In the 300 int hurdles he placed fourth with a time of 47.6 and in the 110  high hurdles he placed second with a time of 17.7. Sophomore Andrew Soreson placed eighth in the 12:41.8. Both the guys and girls teams did well and will continue to help at other meets for points.