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Friday, April 5, 2013

Boys and girls track hurdling their goals for 2013

BY MADELINE CLARK

After the start of track practices, Western Dubuque’s teams begin to fall back into the groove of running and field events. From sprinting the 100-meter dash and running the 4 X 800 meter run to leaping over the high jump bar, athletes are getting in shape and readying for this year’s round of meets. All of these events add training for the ultimate goals: the Drake Relays and State 2013. 

“These first weeks of practice the athletes have worked hard,” says boys track coach Ben Ressler, “We’re excited to put this hard work in the upcoming meets.” Ressler states that the outlook for the boys this year looks good, considering the numbers compared to other years. “Some talented seniors did leave us last year,” admits Ressler, “but the seniors, juniors, and sophomores, as of now, represented well at Drake and state last year, giving them the experience they will need.” Their goals this year are to win 5 meets, qualify two events for Drake and 12-15 events for state, place in the top three at the district meet and medal in three of those events.

“Just like anything, you want to put your athletes in the best spot for their success,” says girls track coach Mark Digmann. “This year we’re looking better all around, but there will be tougher competitors in the 4A division,” states Digman. “We won’t be as dominant as last year, especially in the field events, where we lost our top placers.” The girls’ goal this year is to improve their speed.  They would also like to win a conference title and qualify for state and Drake.

For the list of all the track meets or more information, please visit http://wdhs.wdbqschools.org/?PageName='Sports'&SportID=12751 

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