So, as a middle schooler, there are a few sports options – cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, and track. Ellie started the year with volleyball and took off the winter sports season. She got bored and decided that track would be worth a shot. And she loved it!
I was surprised that she loved it to be honest, but I was so happy she did. She tried long jump, high jump, and 100m hurdles. She was able to compete the most with high jump since you can send 3 people to invites and there were not many participating (usually 8th graders will take those spots). She cleared opening height (3’8”) at her first meet. Her PR was clearing 4’2” at Chippewa – 3 levels up from starting!
She hurdled in county head to head meets and tried long jump once. I wasn’t very good at clocking her hurdle times. I only have the one from Chippewa with a time of 22.19 seconds.
I am fairly certain she will go out again. It will be interesting to see if she sticks with the same events or broadens her scope. Way to go, Ellie! It was so fun watching you do new things this year!
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