McClatchy‘s track and field team had a busy weekend, with the sprinters attending the Jesuit meet and the distance runners heading down to Dublin on Friday evening, with some races on Saturday. According to reports, the Jesuit meet went well for the sprinters, achieving many personal records (PRs) and the 4×1 relay team securing second place. In the Dublin race, some of the 1600m and 3200m runners competed on Friday. Despite receiving short notice about the race being moved up a day earlier, they performed great. On Saturday, many runners came out and had good races.
The following interview was with Coach Watkins:
“So Coach Watkins, how do you as a coach feel about how your runners’ performance today?”
“I’m just really proud of everyone for showing up and doing their absolute best. Really proud of the runners that came out on Friday and ran even though it was short notice.”
“Yeah, the schedule change probably really knocked everyone off. But, they came out and they did really well! How many PRs do you think were set overall?”
“There have been 20 PRs”
“Woah that is amazing, 20 PRs!”
“Yep 20, some of them by a lot!”
“That’s right, Maelys PR’d by four seconds in her 800m!”
“Yeah and the 800 m when you are already really fast? That is crazy!”
The following interview was with Maelys Garros:
“Yeah, Maelys, you finally got some spikes. How do you think they affected your race?”
“Oh, they made all the difference. I felt like I was flying with those!”
“Oh yes, you were!”
The remainder of Saturday’s race went well, with Hugh Heyer setting a new PR by a second in his 800m, in a fast heat where many runners finished under two minutes. All runners gave their best at this highly competitive meet. Look forward to the team’s upcoming Metro League meet this Wednesday, March 20th, at Burbank High School.