Track season is underway at Herington High School, with Coach Phil Berndt leading the team.
Practices started on March 10, which is a little later than some schools, but Coach Berndt thinks that this helps the athletes to obtain their peak performance at league and regional competition.
Twenty-four students have gone out for track this year. There are 17 boys: three seniors, three juniors, five sophomores and six freshmen. There are also seven girls: three juniors and four freshmen.
Coach Berndt wants for each individual “to compete to the best of their abilities and improve at each meet they go to.”
He is excited that there are so many boys competing this year, and he knows that they can be very competitive in the running and jumping events. He also thinks that the girls’ team, while young, can improve considerably during the season.
The first track meet of the season is on April 2 at Inman. This will be the first of 10 meets scheduled for this season. Different members of the track team will compete at different meets, depending on the competition found there.
Schedule for the track team is as follows:
April 1 Inman Quint. at Inman
April 8 Sedgwick Quint. at Halstead
April 10 Northern Heights Invitational at Allen
April 15 Herington Quint at Marion
April 17 Council Grove Invitational at Council Grove
April 22 Moundridge Quint at Moundridge
April 25 St. Marys Invitational at St. Marys
May 2 Onaga Invitational at Onaga
May 5 Freshman/Sophomore Meet at Council Grove
May 8 FHL Meet at Allen
May 16 Regionals
May 23-24 STATE at Wichita