As most of you probably already know, the regular track season is coming to an end, and state is about to start! Eureka had a total of 22 athletes make it to state this year. That means that about 16% of our whole team made it to state. That’s quite a few kids! We asked each of them the following questions:
Questions # 1 What events are you going to state in?
Question # 2 – What is your Favorite event and Why?
Question # 3 – Which is better: Track, or Field?
Their answers are below:
8th Grade:
Davin Dingledine
Mile, 800, 4×4 and 4×2
Mile, because i’m the bestestest at it
Track, Obviously. Field is for people like colby who just want to sit around and eat
Daniel Bender
Pole Vault, 4×2, and 4×4
Pole Vault
Field, because pole vault is in the field.
Simeon Sliger
4×2, 4×4
4×2
Track, because it’s more exciting.
Noah Stakowski
4×2
4×2
Track, cause running is better
Carson Roberts
4×2, 4×4
4×2
Track, because I don’t do field
Kentin Garrison
4×4 and 4×2
200 because it is not too short or too long and I’m good at it.
Track because it’s more competitive and you are actually racing.
Cayden Fogo
4×4
4×4 because it is a very competitive race and you can see the best and most determined people run
It is a tie because I prefer to watch high jump, pole vault, and long jump, but some of the races like the 400 are very interesting to watch as well.
Dax Wiegand
High Jump
High Jump
Field, because High Jump
Moses Dohner
High Jump
High Jump
Field, because it is all I do
Madi Meyer
Discus
Discus
Field because running is boring to watch
Bryleigh Brace
Shot Put
Shot Put
Field, because i’m better at field
7th Grade:
Bryanna Musselman
Shot and Discus
Discus
Field, because that’s what i do
MacKenzy Thompson
Shot put
Shot because I made it to state.
Field because I don’t like running.
Bella Burnham
High Jump
High Jump
Field because that is where highjump is
Anna Sears
Hurdles and High Jump
High Jump
Track, just cause
Lilian Roth
4×4
4×4 because we made it to state
Track because field is boring.
Eva Knapp
4×4
4×4 because it is the right distance and it is a fun relay team
track because there are more activities than field
Hadley Knapp
4×4
4×4 because that’s what I made
Track because I’m terrible at field.
Staley Sankin
4×4
4×4 because I like relays because it is a team thing.
Track because that’s what I do.
Sage Stoller
Pole Vault
Pole Vault
Field, because I’m Pole vault, I do running, but with track it is just running, while field there is a ton of different stuff.
Emma Sweeney
Alternate for 4×4
400, because I did it all season.
Field, because it’s fun and it’s not as much pressure.
Kenzie Gerdes
Pole Vault
Pole Vault
Field because that’s where pole vault is
