Regionals went well. We qualified over half the team for something at sectionals later this week.
RoseBud jumped 14' 2" in the prelims. She was a little disappointed, but glad to have finished her season that well and happy she had met her goal of breaking 15' at least once.
While I was watching a race, I heard them announce her name, but missed what they were announcing it for. I assumed it was the results of the long jump. Counting, I estimated her to have finished 5th or 6th. Not bad!
A few seconds later, I happened to glance across the track and saw her on the long jump runway. OMG! She was in the finals!!! THAT was what they were announcing!!
I sprinted around the outer fence over to the long jump area in time to catch her first jump from afar. I don't remember what it was but her second jump was 14' 7.75"--very respectable for her. She scratched on her third jump and ended up 9th of 9 finalists (top 4 go on to sectionals). Still, she was thrilled to have made the finals and to have completed a better jump in the finals than in the prelims. Yay, Seagull!
She finished 6th overall in the 800m with a time of 2:36.48. The top 4 finishers qualified for sectionals.
After the 800, her coach thought she looked tired and she said her legs were wobbly. He substituted an alternate for her in the 4 x 400m. She was a little disappointed, but she's a team player and she knew it was better for the team if they wanted a chance at qualifying. They finished 4th with a qualifying time of 4:22.76, so they're going to sectionals! The coach said he will run her at sectionals, and since it's her only race, she should be nice and fresh!
Way to go, RoseBud! A great way to finish your season!
(I added photos to the previous, Conference, post. Check 'em out. And thanks, T, for taking all these great pics at the meets!)
RoseBud jumped 14' 2" in the prelims. She was a little disappointed, but glad to have finished her season that well and happy she had met her goal of breaking 15' at least once.
Long jump take-off
A few seconds later, I happened to glance across the track and saw her on the long jump runway. OMG! She was in the finals!!! THAT was what they were announcing!!
I sprinted around the outer fence over to the long jump area in time to catch her first jump from afar. I don't remember what it was but her second jump was 14' 7.75"--very respectable for her. She scratched on her third jump and ended up 9th of 9 finalists (top 4 go on to sectionals). Still, she was thrilled to have made the finals and to have completed a better jump in the finals than in the prelims. Yay, Seagull!
She finished 6th overall in the 800m with a time of 2:36.48. The top 4 finishers qualified for sectionals.
After the 800, her coach thought she looked tired and she said her legs were wobbly. He substituted an alternate for her in the 4 x 400m. She was a little disappointed, but she's a team player and she knew it was better for the team if they wanted a chance at qualifying. They finished 4th with a qualifying time of 4:22.76, so they're going to sectionals! The coach said he will run her at sectionals, and since it's her only race, she should be nice and fresh!
Team player, RoseBud contemplates block-holding strategy for her 4 x 400m teammate. (That's the starting block she's holding. When you use a starting block, someone else stands on the end of it to keep it steady when you take off. She held the block down.)
(I added photos to the previous, Conference, post. Check 'em out. And thanks, T, for taking all these great pics at the meets!)
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