Sue Wright has been preparing for the speed all season. The Wright City track head coach knows what her team will be up against in the Class 3, District 3 meet at Lutheran North Saturday, and she …
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Sue Wright has been preparing for the speed all season.
The Wright City track head coach knows what her team will be up against in the Class 3, District 3 meet at Lutheran North Saturday, and she knows it won’t be easy.
“I’m excited that we’re right there, but they have to realize how much they have to work,” Wright said. “I told them all along how much they have to work, but now they really have to work.”
The Wildcats join North Technical, Trinity Catholic, Lutheran North, Orchard Farm and McCluer South-Berkely, among others.
Berkely holds the top time in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters, while Orchard Farm is No. 1 in the 800.
Wright City’s Erin Tomschin hopes to break through in the 1,600, where she is ranked first with a time of 5 minutes, 42.59.
The Wildcats traveled to Lutheran North Tuesday for a tune-up meet, and Tomschin ran the 3,200 to see where she stacked up.
“Our distance relays are going to be tough, so I wanted her to run in the 2-mile to give her as many opportunities as possible,” Wright said.
“If she has the best chance in the 2-mile, then she could do that. And she’s awesome. Whatever I ask her to run, she’ll run. She hasn’t run the mile a lot this season, she was pretty much just focused on the 800 because she wanted to break the school record.”
Tomschin is currently second in the 800, as well.
Danielle Dyer, who runs in the 200, is ranked fifth.
Dyer also runs in the 400- and 800-relay teams, which have been one of the better events for Wright City all season.
Both teams are ranked fifth in a stacked lineup.
“We’re fine-tuning some things in the sprints, and that can make all the difference. If you’re a little bit better out of the blocks, if your handoff is a little bit better, it can be huge,” Wright said. “I’m hoping Danielle, and everyone else, cuts a few seconds off everything. And she’s certainly capable of doing that.”
Kailyn Gudermuth is first in the javelin (106 feet, 3 inches) and fourth in the discus (100-5).
Amy Janowski is third in the pole vault at 8 feet.
“I’m not sure that we’ve peaked yet,” Wright said, “and peaking in districts is what you want to do.”
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