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Track and Field Gets Set for Elmira Relays

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The Elmira High School track and field team are set to compete in the 49th annual Elmira Relays.

The Elmira Falcons will compete against Central Linn, Falls City, Mohawk, Pleasant Hill, Junction City, Philomath and Yoncalla this Friday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Scores and times will be added together from the top 2 or 3 finishers in order to decide what team won the whole competition.

This will be the last event to be hosted on the track before it gets a brand new upgrade. Construction is expected to begin at the end of March.

Head Coach Patrick Wondra has a bittersweet feeling about the upcoming changes to the track.

“I feel a bit sentimental,” Wondra told Falcon News. “One thing I have in common with all of our athletes is that I competed at this track way back in the day.”

Wondra believes it’s on the team to make the new track special.

“While a new facility will be great, it will be up to us to build new connections to our traditions,” he said.

Senior thrower Zane Clemmer is looking forward to the last event being held before the new improvements.

“It is really cool being a senior going into the last meet being held on the old track, much like how we did the game on the football field,” he said.

Junior jumper Rylee Rice agrees with Clemmer, but has mixed feelings on the inconvenience of the construction timing.

“I’m very excited for a new beginning, and specifically a new high jump apron!” the junior said. “I’m disappointed about how we have to go about practicing, but we’’ll make due.”

Senior Jesus Cornonado-Valle is excited for the new track, but sad about not being able to use it before he graduates.

“I’m glad that we can have one last meet on the track so it can have a send off,” he said.

The team also added new coaches this year that include throwers coach Lillianna Morales and sprinters coach Brandon Gailey.

The schedule for the relays will be:

11:00 Field Events

12:50 National Anthem

1:00 Girls 2x3000m Run

1:30 4×100 Relay

1:45 Boys 4×1 mile Relay

2:15 Sprint Medley: 100/100/200/400

2:45 High Hurdles: 2×100 Girls

3:00 High Hurdles: 2×110 Boys

3:15 4×800 Relay

3:45 4×200 Relay

4:00 Distance Medley: 12000/400/800/1600

4:45 4×400 Relay

5:15 4×100 Throwers Relay

5:30 Team Awards