The 2007 Track season has come to an end for Kaitlyn. She had a great year, especially considering she is just a freshman! Kaitlyn ran at the League meet in both of her individual events - the 100 dash and the 200 dash. She didn't make it to the finals, but did have her personal best times all year. Kaitlyn improved so much over the season. Her 100 time at the beginning of the season was 15.6 and her best time at the League meet was 14.06. She improved more than 1.5 seconds. Way to Go!Kaitlyn did qualify for the League Finals in her Long Jump event. She didn't end up qualifying for Tri-Districts, but had her longest jump of the year at 12' 8 1/2". Kaitlyn's 4x100 relay team came in 3rd place at the League meet and qualified for Tri-Districts. Friday night was the preliminary meet for Tri-Districts at King's High School in Shoreline. Kaitlyn's team had some difficulty with their baton hand-offs, which in the relay can make the difference between winning and losing. Kaitlyn is the lead-off leg of the Relay team. She did a great job of getting up and out of the blocks and setting her team up for a great race. Unfortunately, they didn't qualify for the Tri-District finals with a time of 56.3.
Some good news to report is that Kaitlyn's BFF, Mackenna, qualified for the Tri-District Finals this weekend in her 200 sprint and finished 4th on Saturday afternoon, which qualified her for the State track meet next weekend. Congratulations Mac on going to State!
I am so proud of Kaitlyn and the way she performed during her first year of High School sports. She had a positive attitude and was a great supporter of her teammates, always with an encouraging word. Even though she didn't always win, she performed the best she could and was happy with just improving her personal best times. On Friday night at the Tri-District meet, one of Kaitlyn's teammates told me how sweet Kaitlyn was and that I did a great job in raising her. I had to admit that she is an amazing kid, but it is purely by the Grace of God. Kaitlyn is a wonderful young lady, in spite of the fact that I am her mother. She is a true blessing and gift that I am thankful for each and every day!
Congratulations on a great Track season Kaitlyn! I can't wait to see what you are going to accomplish next year!
