For a brief moment last week, the coaches turned their heads to the outdoor season with thoughts of an outdoor meet at the end of March. The sunshine and melting snow really got us eager for the outdoor season. In true Minnesota fashion, those thoughts were squashed this week and now we need to refocus on this week’s indoor championship.
Like most things in the state, we have had some changes to the championship schedule. The meet is delayed by one day to accommodate the winter storm. At Macalester, the heptathlon starts Friday and the other events are Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s field events start at 3:30pm and the running events are at 4:30pm. Sunday's schedule starts with the triple jump at 10:15am and the track events at 1:00pm.
As we prepare for the meet, we are lamenting the loss of some great seniors from last year’s team. Last season, we had several events that we knew we would contend for the win. It is difficult to replace guys like Ryan Miller, Maguire Petersen, Shawn Schindler, Michael Wallace, Omavi Collison, Gavin Rupp, Jack Young, and Joe Stauffer. All of them were guys that we knew were going to score points. This year is a little tougher as we have had some key injuries. Regardless, we still have a well-rounded team and can score in almost every event. Bethel has a very good team this year and is highly ranked nationally. They will score most of their points in the 60, 200, 400, 600, and 60 hurdles. Can Bethel score enough points in those events to hold us off? Come to the meet or follow along to find out.
Jeremy
Meet Details:
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