The State meet can be that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, if an athlete performs successfully. Obviously not all athlete produce a max performance, and the State meet and perhaps their athletic career might end in disappointment.Each athlete has their own story and their own measure of success. As always I am only covering the races of the South SJS runners in the distance events.
DAY ONE
G 1600 Prelims
10. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 4:49.23 Q
B 1600 Prelims
17. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 4:10.68
G 800 Prelims
28. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 2:13.95
B 800 Prelims
5. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 1:52.48 Q
DAY TWO
G 1600 Finals
9 Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 4:50.28
B 800 Finals
7. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 1:52.90
G 3200 Finals
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| Arriaza with a big PR |
8. Natalie Arriaza (Patterson) 10:20.34 (#1 StanCo, #1 South SJS)
4:10 for 17th place in the trials is WILD!
ReplyDeletethe times are getting faster and faster to the point that they seem "unreasonably" fast. You as a coach and me as an avid observer, we are going to have to adjust our expectations if we want local athletes to be able to compete.
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