The boys track team looks to have some depth all around, and it comes from upperclassmen and underclassmen.
The team is led by seniors Lance McShane and George Livingston, a member of the state qualifying cross country team.. McShane set a new school record in the 400M hurdles last year. Junior Matthew Schaul also set a school record last year in the 1600 and will help out the distance runners. Junior Arion Rave and sophomore Kash Hunt are returning members of last year’s state-qualifying shuttle hurdle team.
Other key returning athletes include junior Tate Intorf and sophomores Brady Wall, Colin Smith, DaShawn Strickland, Dylan Knipper and Kenyon Baker.
Coach Huber noted that he also expects sophomore Macoy Stone, a prominent sprinter in 200m and 400m events and freshman Rogan Heidt, an avid sprinter in 200m and 400m events to score points for the team.
Coach Huber noted that he’s pleased to see the team has 23 athletes on it compared to 14 last year. “Many guys on the team are new or inexperienced which will take some time to develop them correctly and get technical work down. We have the necessary numbers to field a competitive team, but these guys will require a good amount of work and time to develop into a formidable team for the conference meet.”
Early indications, according to Coach Huber, are that the strengths of the team will be individual distance events and 4x800 along with the Sprint Medley, Distance Medley, and 4x200m.
The team plans to start its outdoor season Mar. 28th in Manchester at the West Delaware Early Bird meet.