Last week's last chance meet was a little underwhelming. It was a long trip down to Rock Island, IL for a two-day meet that lacked any last chance magic for us. The 4x100 relay didn't improve on their time and finished the season ranked 18th in the country (top 16 relay teams qualify for the National Championship). Our other athletes who were close to qualifying didn't improve their performances either. However, Max Lelwica (JR, Brainer) stayed in Minnesota for a last chance decathlon at St. Olaf. Max had the big performance of the weekend for us and scored a new pr of 6526 and moved to 12th in the nation.
In the end, we have three athletes competing at this year’s National Championships. Max will compete in the decathlon on Thursday and Friday. Jackson McDowell (FY, Centennial, CO) high jumps on Friday. Kevin Arthur (JR, Champlin Park) will run both the 100 and 200. This year’s National Championships are down in Myrtle Beach, SC. I am currently sitting on our balcony overlooking the ocean. An AirBnB condo is much cheaper and more comfortable than hotel rooms.
I’m excited to be traveling with these guys and Coach Joe and Brady Labine (who has been helping coach the sprinters all season). We started the trip with the coaches going for a moonlit run on the beach on Wednesday night. Max, Kevin, and Jackson have been great to work with this year. They have been positive leaders on the team and I am excited to see what they can accomplish this weekend.
Here are the details for the weekend. Follow along if you can!
Jeremy
Time Schedule (all times CT)
Thursday:
Decathlon: 100-meter dash (11 a.m.), long jump (~11:45 a.m.), shot put (~12:55 p.m.), high jump (~1:45 p.m.) and 400-meter dash (3:40 p.m.)
200 Prelims: 5:55pm
Friday:
Decathlon: 110-meter hurdles (11 a.m.), discus (11:45 a.m.), pole vault (~1 p.m.), javelin (3:45 p.m.) and 1,500 meters (~5:30 p.m.)
High Jump: 3:00pm
100m Prelims: 4:45pm
Saturday:
100 Finals: 4:40pm
200 Finals: 5:50pm