Track+Championships

Written by Cai McCann
 * Hunt students going to Chittenden County Championships **

On Monday, June 4, 2012, at 4 pm., 12 of Hunt’s track athletes will be going to Essex High School for the Chittenden County Championships. To be able to compete in this meet, the athlete has to meet certain qualifications. (list bottom) The BHS track meet was the final for the whole track team, but the students who qualified for the Championship will have one final chance to compete, which includes our 8th graders: Leena Unger Meagan Waldron Josh Hale Filipe Reardon Robert Sykes Cai McCann Alicia Breen Rory Gardener Natalie Hall Amila Semic

And 7th graders: Quinn Trybus Haskell Garrett

Currently, the “track-letes” have been training with, Mrs. Shortsleeve, the Hunt track coach for 10 years, in the days preceding the meet. Shortsleeve comments that, “this year’s Hunt track team is a combination of experienced and inexperienced track athletes. By the end of the season, many people got personal bests. That’s what we’re really looking for, personal bests.” The County Championships are a challenge for students to qualify and once they do, they will be against stiff competition. The Championship will host many schools, but the number of heats, groups of athletes competing at once, will be small such as the 100 meter dash and 200 meter each have about 4 heats, and the 1500 meter and the 1800 meter distance running will have 2 heats. The purpose of the Championships is that only the best athletes from Hunt will make it and compete against the best of the other schools as well. Joan Shortsleeve looks forward to the Championships coming up next Monday for Hunt track athletes, saying, “I’m excited for the Championship because it’s the first time we’ve done this. I think that the Championship should be looked on as a reward for our athletes.” Standards of qualification are listed at the bottom.

// To find more information on the students’ times, measurements, and more, go to //__ emsrunning.co __ Boys 75 hurdles 14.00 Boys 100m 13.2 Boys 200m 29.00 Boys 400m 68.00 Boys 800m 2:45 Boys 1500m 5:30 Boys 4x100 Open Boys 4x400 Open
 * Gender/ Distance/ Weight/ Championship qualifying mark**

Boys Shot put 4 kg 27’0” Boys Discus 1 kg 70’0” Boys High Jump 4’4” Boys Long Jump 13’0”

Girls 75 hurdles 14.7 Girls 100m 14.5 Girls 200m 31.5 Girls 400m 75.0 Girls 800m 3:00 Girls 1500m 6:10 Girls 4x100 Open Girls 4x400 Open

Girls Shot put 4 kg 18’6” Girls Discus 1 kg 48’0” Girls High Jump 3’10” Girls Long Jump 11’0”