By Ale Ibarra Posted April 26, 2019
Even after losing several seniors from the year before, this year’s track team
Coach Grant Beatty has been very optimistic and proud of this team, with the 25 to 30 athletes expected to go to Regionals in Fallon.
“We have 65 kids in the program. Around the same number as last year, maybe a few less. We lost a lot of seniors from last year’s State Championship team,” said Beatty. “They have improved each week. We got a lot of PR’s in all of the events each weekend. That shows us that the kids are improving and getting better, regardless of their finish.”
Coach Beatty is proud of the athletes who have exceeded their own expectations.
“Some highlights were Jasper Glasgow consistently being one of the top throwers in the North. Both the boys and girls 4×800 relay teams have been successful and are competing for top spots, Will Kracaw and Becca Kuskie finishing up their outstanding careers here, working hard and setting a great example each day, as well as multiple top-three finishes throughout the season for each athlete,” said Beatty. “Rachel Garrison and Heather Hall are the top two throwers in the Northern 3A throughout the year. Jace Mentaberry is making a strong push to go to state in the 300 Hurdles. Mo Petersen, Scottie Smith, and Kevin Warren are excelling in jumps. And Colby Terry and Lalo Aguilar are competing with each other for the top pole vault spots in the Northern 3A.”
Makayla Leveille, junior, is not a runner on the track team but is practicing to stay in shape for Cross Country. She is aware of the improvement of all of the track members.
“Their times are dropping, and they’re all working super hard to be the best they can be, and they all have definitely made noticeable improvements since the beginning of the year,” said Leveille.
Beatty is optimistic about his future goals that his athletes will meet by the end of this season.
“Looking forward to getting some good times against some of the best competition we will face so far this season. The weather looks to be nice, so we expect to do well,” said Beatty.
