On Thursday, April 11th, 2019, the NHHS Track and Field team traveled to Cuba to compete in various events for one of their first medal meets. Only two athletes from each school are allowed to be entered into each event. Cuba, St. James, Steelville, Arcadia Valley, Crocker, Belle, Bourbon, Newburg, Vienna, Viburnum, and Farmington participated in the meet as well as New Haven. The boys Varsity team placed 3rd and the girls Varsity placed 3rd. The athletes were then asked a few questions about the meet and how they competed.
The first question was about what event they did and how they felt they competed. Sophomore Ellie Westermeyer said, “Shot and discus, and I got second in discus.”
Junior Lauren Hoerstkamp replied, “I only competed in the 100-meter dash, and due to weather, pole vault got canceled.”
Emma McIntyre simply said, “I did the 4x800 meter relay and 1 mile and I felt pretty good.”
The second question asked was how they think the whole team competed. Sophomore Hannah Borcherding answered, “I feel everyone did pretty well.”
Sophomore Marie Sheible replied, “I think overall we did great.”
Junior Lauren Hoerstkamp expressed, “I think we always work well together to get the best results.”
The last question asked was if there is anything they feel they need to work on. Sophomore Hannah Borcherding said, “Working on getting my stride a little bigger and getting faster times.”
Sophomore Ellie Westermeyer simply answered, “Throwing farther.”
Congratulations, both the girls and boys teams, for placing in the top 3 at the meet, and good luck on the rest of your season!