Highland Park Triangular @ Highland Park with Deerfield

We were lucky to be invited to this triangular meet; every bee got a chance to test herself against her training and her competition.  Although the track itself was peculiar (underground with tight, banked turns), we welcomed the opportunity to finally race.  I was pleasantly surprised with our collective performances.  The newbees definitely learned a lot and competed with pride.  The veterans stepped up both in performance and in knowledge-sharing.  I hope that we return next year!

There were several highlights from the meet.  First, the following bees successfully competed in their first high school track meet ever:  Tiffany, Daysha, Karyn, Mary, Sam, Jocelyne, Jocelyn, and Jayme.  They handled the "newness" and uncertainty of racing with grace and tenacity.  Nice work!

The most solid performance of the meet came from Halie:  she doubled in the 4X800 (2:50 split) and the open 400 (71) and looked aggressive and focused in each race.  In the 1600, Kimmy officially broke 6:00 and Tiffany had a huge break through with a time of 7:54, well below her previous timed-mile-best.

Overall, I was pleased with our efforts in this meet, and I cannot wait to see you