Tonight was the first home JH track meet, with 4 other schools attending.
Before the meet, Sylvia and her relay teammates practiced passing the baton.
Hanging out with teammates...
Jeremy and Addie in the stands
Caeden was around somewhere, and Annah joined them later, after Art Club was over.
Caeden was around somewhere, and Annah joined them later, after Art Club was over.
Sylvia in the first lap of her mile...
She ran the whole time near her teammate Katelin.
In the end, Katelin pushed past Sylvia, but they both finished well. Sylvia's time went up, but hopefully she realized that she isn't going to shave time off every race.
Jeremy came straight from work, and was quickly asked to help with timing races. He graciously did so in his work clothes and dress shoes for 3 hours. Ouch.
Lining up for the 4x400 relay, chatting with teammates...
Race positions being explained...
Sylvia ran the 3rd leg.
Getting the baton from Briahnna...
Handing off to Ella to finish...
Sylvia got to throw the discus for the first time tonight!
Each girl got 2 practice throws.
Then, they each threw 3 times, and the longest score was used. Sylvia is throwing around 30-some feet right now. So far, she hasn't been coached in discus, but is just learning from watching others. Hopefully a coach will have a chance to give her some tips soon.
She is supposed to remember to both enter and leave from the back, but fortunately tonight's judge reminded her.
We noticed that most of the girls who throw discus are bigger/stronger girls than Sylvia is now. However, she seems to really like throwing it, and hopes to develop some strength to improve. I'm proud of her for trying it!
The meet ended up going until after 7:30 this evening, and it even got quite chilly once the sun set. But, it was a beautiful evening, and all the kids did a great job. It's easy to enjoy track season when it's lovely weather.
