Although five seniors are leaving the team, it is going to be a strong team next year because the returning athletes are a very strong group.

Class of 2014 track athletes Adriana Hernandez, Yesenia Arroyo, Helen Canola, Karla Solis, Frevelyn Nava. Photo by Vivian Palma.

Our girls track team is amazing and we left it all out on the track this season. There was an awesome group of newcomers this season. The team showed a lot of heart out there on the track and on the field.

The incredible Coach Abel Pereyra taught us all how to push ourselves further than what we thought we were capable of. You learn a lot about yourself as a track athlete.

The team banquet on May 28 and was a great way to close out the year. Many academic awards were presented to our athletes. It was a sweet evening and I will miss my track girls, but don’t worry because this is not the last you see of me.

This year’s individual award winners as presented by Coach P follow:

Most Valuable Athletes: Cintia Garcia and Diana Herrera

Sprinter of the Year: Brenda Lopez

Distance Runner of the Year: Brenda Escalante

Most Improved Athlete: Arely Morales

Best New Athlete: Maria Figueroa

Extraordinary Leadership Award: Karla Solis

Team Spirit Award: Vivian Palma

He broke the shot put record by throwing 51.06, a record previously held by Steve Tillman who threw 51.04 in 1991.

Anthony took 1st in the city in shot put and 1st in discuss, throwing 131.7, 4 feet away fr
om the school record.

The only other varsity track team member
to qualify for the championship, Alexis Sarabia, faced fierce competition in the 800, finishing 6th place in the city. He came very close to breaking the 800 meter record by running a 1:59.96, but Josh Thompson still holds the record from 2001.

Alexis was part of the last year’s record-breaking 4 x 800 meter relay team. Alexis, Eric Lora, Eliexer Sarabia, and Josue Torres finished 6th in the state regional sectional in 2013 with a record time of 8:25:62, beating a 21-year-old record by almost 7 seconds.