RCHS Runners Bolt Into New Personal Records

Bee Sackett, Opinion Editor|January 18, 2023

On January 7, 2023 RCHS Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Track teams attended an invitational meet at VMI. According to runner Grace Rolon, “The meet went really well!”

Courtesy of Junior Deena Ludtke is a list of every Personal Record set at this meet:
55 m

River Hull-7.66 55 m

Deborah Fashida-8.29 55 m

Melissa Mejia-9.70-9.32 55 m

300 m

Hunter Howald-43.3-43.1

Ethan Rose-43.8

Jorge Martinez-44.05

Pieter Nelson-44.63

Thomas Jones-47.27

Jacob Peart-1:01.67-1:01.03

500 m

Konner Orebaugh-1:20.59-1:19.68

Maddox Jordan-1:20.30

Brett Myers-1:30.99

1000 m

Evan Roney-2:44-2:41.32

Andrew Brannon-3:01-3:00.54

Brian Kendall-3:06.9-306.5

Jordan Imler-3:18-3:16.19

Deena Ludtke-3:22.69-3:21.14

1600 m

Fisher Howald-6:25.84

Deena Ludtke-5:47-5:39.15

Grace Rolon-5:52.92-5:47.03

3200 m

Dean Fafatas-13:07

Boys 4 x 800 m

9:13-9:07.85

Boys 4 x 200 m

1:54-1:48.5

Girls 4 x 200

2:13.71-2:10.18

Ludtke stated that “Overall everyone placed decently but there is room for improvement.”

About the Contributor

Bee Sackett, Opinion Editor

Junior Bee Sackett is non-binary, preferring they/them pronouns. Bee is in their second year of Journalism. They chose to join Journalism as a reporter because they wanted to learn how to write with objectivity and see everything from multiple sides, in addition to their aspirations of being a conflict journalist. They’re also interested in Journalism because they want to be able to represent communities that are important to them and be able to give a voice to people who are often left unheard. They have always found a fascination with journalism that is rare in other subjects; they feel that integrity is integral to everything, which makes Journalism a natural fit. Bee is involved with STAND, co-president of SAGA, co-president of Green Team, and a player on the Academic Team. They love to play the piano and listen to the loudest music they can find at the highest volume they can bear.

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