Saturday, April 29, 2006

The Drake Relays


Josh, second from left

We had a great time at the Drake Relays yesterday watching Josh and the Linn-Mar team run the 1600 sprint relay, competing with 23 other teams from around the state.

John Rehnstrom and Josh ran solid 200 meter legs and Steve Olson ran a great sub 50 second 400 meter lap. And then Zach Braff ran a tremendous 800 meters, blowing by three runners in the last turn to give Linn-Mar a fourth place finish. The team set a new school record with their time of 3.32.11! You can click on the picture above to see a slideshow of the race.

All in all, it was a great day. The rain held off in the morning for the race and we got to see some great track and field events. You can click here to see pictures of a 26 plus foot long jump by USA long jump champion, Miguel Pate. The track and field competition was awesome, the renovated Drake Stadium and blue track was beautiful, and the performance by the 1600 sprint relay team was determined.

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