Track and field takes stride
BY TIM VIXAY
photos by Sam .-Weston
Springtime inOregon can only mean one thing: track
and field season is here!
The Clackamas Community College track and field
team has a long competitive history, finishing in the
top three for men’s and women’ s in the NWAC and
Southern Regionals for the past four years.
Head coach Keoni McHone has high expectations for
the team this season.
“ I’d like us to definitely be in the
top three, I’d like to be in the hunt
to win the NWAC,” said McHone.
The NWAC Cham pionship is
certainly an obtainable goal,
especially when considering the
number of returning All-American
athletes, such as Lauren Theis (pole
vault), Zakariyyaa Elliott (jumps/
sp rin ts), M argaryonta Kilcup
(sprints) and D ’mon Lee (sprints).
$ Kilcup is returning for his second season with the team.
I “ Last season actually ended okay, but since I had to
red-shirt it wasn’t the best season for m e,” said Kilcup.
“ I ended up knowing where I need to be at in order to
come back this year and to be able to compete. ”
The team is also welcoming several new freshmen who
will be looking to make an impact this season. First-
year student Monica Wenlund is a hurdler and hopes
to contribute to the success of the team.
“ I just want to drop down my personal records and
place in the top eight at NWACC,” said Wenlund.
The m en and women kicked o ff the season at
Linfield College on March 3-4, and
Clackamas had a decent showing.
The women finished second in the
4-x-ioo-m eter relay, while the men
finished second and third. Kilcup
finished just outside of the podium
with a fourth place in the m en’ s
100-meter dash. Wenlund finished
fifth in the women’s 400-meter.
Over the next three months, the
athletes will be busy with practices
and meets nearly every weekend,
culminating to the NWAC Championships held oh May
22-23 at Mt. Hood Community College.
For a complete, schedule of the 2917 track and field
season, please visit: depts.elackamas.edu/athletics/
Track/schedule.asp.
“ I’d like us to definitely
be in the top three, I ’d
like to be in the hunt to
wintheHWAC.”
- Keoni McHone
;8 Clackamas Print MARCH 8,2017 thedackamasprint.com