Christopher Linnin: Castle View's 2015 Class 5A Triple Jump State Champion!
A slightly better version of the video can be seen by clicking here
I really like starting these posts off on a good note, and the above allowed me to do that. However, I do want to address something that was on the mind of all of our athletes and coaches that were at the state competition today, I'm sure as well a lot of students and athletes at CV. One of our senior athletes and members of the 4x200m team that ran today, had what could unmistakably be called a medical emergency. I won't post details here about what happened, but please be reassured that Blake is recovering. Blake: we missed you today man! You were on all of our minds. We hope all the reports of your recovery are true and that you might be able to come out to the meet tomorrow and Saturday.
Speaking of the boys 4x200m relay... We had a freshmen, Kyle Brock (aka YoungBuck, a la Coach Pfeiffer) stepped in to fill the emergency-mandated role. Kyle, and the rest of the team ran great. Unfortunately they did not make it to finals, but the team ran our best 4x200m of the season by almost a second. That team was (in order) Strahler to Brock to Stroz to Russel. Bad news: we say goodbye to two of these runners as seniors. Good news: we get two of them back next year.
Another highlight on the day: the girls shot put and Sierra Suazo. Sierra returned to an event in which she surprised the field last year, starting as a low seed and finishing 7th...as a freshman. Well, she completed a similar act today. Sierra started as the 15th seed and finished 4th with a PR of more than 3ft! That is spectacular. Sierra, like Mr. Linnin above, also has some unfinished business to see to on Saturday. You can catch her, and teammate Michaela Kelly, in the discus at 1:30pm on Saturday.
I couldn't quite get a read on how our girls 4x800m team felt about their race. They finished better than they had the year before, which is good, but they didn't notch a school record or place in the top 9. Knowing how competitive these girls are, I'm guessing that doesn't sit well. Despite that, nice job this season ladies. It took lots of hard work to get to today and the coaches appreciate what you've done.
We had some other athletes that competed today in other events (namely Mackenzie Pettit in 3[!!!] events), that did not go exactly as they had wished. Because of that I think they prefer I not publicly associate them with their performances. I'll just say this...you guys were put into some tough positions today that I respect you for taking on. I learned a lot about you guys and the state meet today. Thanks, and despite what you may or may not be currently feeling, nice job.
Coming up tomorrow (Friday):
Linnin in the LJ at 8:30amGirls 4x100m at 9:50
Dalton in the 3200m at 10:10
Barton in the 3200m at 10:30
Linnin in the HJ at 1:30
Mackin in the LJ at 2pm
Or just see the full schedule here
If you're competing, be there 1.5 - 2 hours before your event. If you're coming to the meet to watch, our tent is in the lawn on the southwest corner. Come by and visit.
Coach Nack
