After a disappointing conclusion to last year’s track season, with only three athletes qualifying for state, Head coach Greg Hennenfent is hoping for a more successful season.

He believes that the sprinting and hurdling teams will be some of the strongest track and field events. For some athletes, this season will be their chance to prove themselves, for others, like varsity sprinter Reed Lunsford and varsity hurdler Fiona Brooks, it’s a chance to try setting new records.

“Definitely, we are the most dominate team,” Lunsford said. “Sprinters have won conference for three years.”

Lunsford hopes he will be able to win the boys 200-meter dash at conference, sectionals, and especially at state. He is also hoping he will be able to beat the 100 and 200-meter dash school records this season. On the hurdling team Brooks would like to hold school records such as the 400-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. Brooks, a senior, already holds the record for the girl’s 300-meter

hurdles at 44.8 seconds.

“Nothing could compare to that moment,” Brooks said, “that was the best moment in track.”

According to Hennenfent, the sprint team’s strongest races are the boys 100, 200, and 400-meter dash with Lunsford, and the 100 and 300-meter intermediate hurdles with Brooks.

“We have over all good speed on sprinting, but those two stand out the most,” Hennenfent said.