Two meets in two days
This weekend the men’s team has our work cut out for us. A lot of members on the team will be coming back from nagging injuries and competing for the first time in a couple of weeks. While we are still resting a few individuals, the majority of the team will be competing either at Madison on Friday or at Stevens Point on Saturday. Expectations for great performances are high amongst the team and coaches. This is the last chance for individuals to qualify for the conference meet coming up next weekend. Everyone should be shooting to make the Top-24 list for their respected events. Practice this week has been a lot better than in past weeks, on the basis of attitude and work ethic. Many are realizing that is it crunch time. Even those that are qualified for the conference meet are looking to improve their standing in order to get better lane assignments, or into faster heats. This Friday I will be competing at Madison as part of the 4x400-meter relay, who hopes to improve our national qualifying mark. Also--on Saturday--in Stevens Point, I will be competing as part of the distance medley relay. Our goal should be to run a high provisional time, or better yet eclipse the automatic qualifying standard.
