Our high school offers indoor track as a club sport (meaning it's recognized but not sanctioned). Since regular track & field season overlaps school softball season, Danielle has been looking forward to being able to participate in track in this way. She loves to run, but she also looks at this as a way to get faster for softball. Practices and lifting started at the end of November/first of December. She had her first meet this past weekend.
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| On the way in to the meet. |
Indoor track is typically for the very serious competitors. At most of the competitions, D1, D2, & D3 schools are all competing against each other. And, all grade levels compete against each other. Some of those juniors and seniors looked like full grown adults! And boy, were they fast!! Danielle has always welcomed competition to help her improve her own skills, so it's the perfect environment for her.
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| Warming up |
She did really well for her first meet and especially for being a freshman! She ran the 60m dash and the 200m dash. She was supposed to run the anchor leg of the 4x200 relay, but our first runner was accidentally tripped by another runner and our team ended up being disqualified because she dropped the baton. That was quite a bummer. Out of all the divisions and grades at the meet, Danielle finished 36 out of 101 in the 60m dash. She won her heat in the 200m dash and finished 45 out of 94.
Here is video from her 200m dash.
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| Danielle and Uncle Ron. |
Indoor track state rankings are posted weekly. It's very early in the season, but Danielle is currently ranked 22nd in D2/D3 for the state in the 60m and 24th in the state for the 200m. Not bad for a new freshman!! If she can stay in the top 24, she'll be invited to compete at the state level at the beginning of March. Everyone will be improving as the season progresses, so it's hard to tell what will happen by then. I know she had a lot of fun and is feeling the excitement of actually being competitive in a sport that isn't her primary one. Her next meet is in 2 weeks. We're all looking forward to it!
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