As the varsity track team prepares for the postseason next week, they can now look back on a successful April that ended at the Kenwood Invitational.
This invitational was the last regular-season competition in which teams recorded scores. The Owls took full advantage of the meet to gain momentum going into the postseason.
The individual performances put up by the Owls in Clarksville met the standards they have been setting all year for themselves.
Senior Andrew Gordon continued his fine performances in the shot put by throwing another fifty-footer and taking first place.
Also, junior Kimani Shotwell continued to be one of the Owls’ top field athletes, earning another first-place finish in the discus event.
MUS runners also contributed greatly to the team’s victory.
Junior Ken Haltom ran a 4:26 mile, only one second shy of his season best, and earned first place.
Additionally, junior Clement Oigbokie won the 400m dash. Then he went on to lead the 4x400m relay team to a first-place finish; the team consisted of Oigbokie, Miles Bryant, Ken Haltom, and Lee Moore.
The Owls will take the momentum from the Kenwood and bring it back home where they now are training for the upcoming Regional Track Meet.
Also, sophomore Sam Goldstein represented MUS in the Regional Decathlon this week. Goldstein finished sixth after all ten events had been completed.
“I didn’t have my best performances, but it still was good experience,” said the sophomore, who has shown tremendous potential throughout the season.
The Regional Track Meet begins Tuesday, May 16, and ends May 18 at Briarcrest Christian School.