Boys’ and girls’ track runs to finish season
By: Danielle Vealey
The boys and girls
track teams have been doing very well this season. Under new coach, Mike Bright
the team has had a much better season this year than several of the previous
years.
With six meets down, the boys have taken four
first place spots, while the girls have taken two. The season is in full swing
as the school year is slowly dwindling. The boys and girls practice hard every
single day, and it is evident in their recent competitions.
Bright was
previously a track coach for Roane County, Braxton, and Greenbrier East. In his
six years of coaching high school track he has had 80 percent of his boys and
girls successfully make their way to states, with one athlete placing first in
two events.
“I love coaching
here, it’s great. It’s a great group of hard working kids,” Bright said.
Coach Bright has
high expectations of this year’s team, expecting nine of his athletes to
compete in states. Freshman, Zane Griffith, recently cleared 12 feet in pole
volt in recent competition and is hoping to also attend states.
“I got my goal of
12 feet, beating it by six inches actually. So I feel very good about it,”
Griffith said.
Only being in his
first year of high school, he has high hopes of going very far, potentially
even attending college one day on a track scholarship.
States will take
place at Laidley Field in Charleston on May blank and blank. Go out to the
field to support your Viking runners.
The girls' shuttle hurtle team is number 1 in the region and in the top 10 in the state!
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