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Senior Eric Crouc
jumps out of the blocl
What are t in the 200 meter fina
~~~ at the state meE
-,--strengths? Crouch fin ished fourth
the 200 in Class
''"This team r "The sprints competition. photo l
Cassi VanHo,
was more provided a lift at
balanced than all the meets.
in past years. In some cases
We scored in all we scored three
the events, not people in an
just a few." event."
-senior Mike -senior Spen-
Nesbitt cer Petersen

Senior Brad Swan
clears the bar in the
pole vault competing
in the district meet at
Burke. Swan went on
to qualify for state in
this event. photo by
Juliane Shibata

Senior Spencer
Petersen gets a clean
start in the 400 meter
finals at the Fremont
Invitational. Petersen
helped the team by
placing fourth in the
event. photo by Cassi
VanHorn

BoyS Work to

·Records

Months of hard work, that were going to help us going to state my senior sea
•by Dustin Schroeder dedication, and preparation right away." son, but injuries are some
finally paid off for the boys Seniors Eric Crouch thing that you can't control,'
The boys track team track team as they tore up the and Mike Nesbitt led the Nesbitt said.
rewrote the record record books en route to one charge for the Mustangs in The most successfu
of their most successful sea- the sprints. performance at state camt
books in a stellar sons ever. After a string of first from freshman Brian Turner

season that ended "Coming into the sea- place finishes, the season Turner set school records fo1
son, we knew that we had ended in disappointment for both the 800 and the 1600.
with the team's some thing special," junior Nesbitt. A hamstring injury "Having to overcomE

highest finish ever at Ray Rose said. "We had a lot prevented him from qualify- setbacks only made the tearr
of talented individuals com-
ing for state.
stronger in the end," Nesbit
212 state. ing back and some new kids "It was frustrating not said. r
Sports