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NMTRACK Journal photo by Dean Siemon Mary M. Knight High School's Nick Dier- kop sprints during a Monday practice in Matlock. Owls return eight state competitors By DEAN SIEMON Last season, the Mary M. Knight High School girls track and field team won the 1B District IV champion- ship meet while the boys team finished three points shy of their district title. "We've got some good returning talent," said Kitty Brehmeyer, Mary M. Knight head coach. "I think the group is going to be smaller than last year, but that's okay because that way, hopefully it will allow me to spend more time with each one and see where they are at." While losing a few seniors, the Owls return three boys and five girls who competed at last year's 1B state track and field championships in Cheney. In the discus event, Brehmeyer said freshman Han- nah Frost is coming off a strong season last year in eighth grade. "So we're looking forward to a lot of good stuff from her this year," Brehmeyer said. Other returning state athletes include junior Fayrene Arrington (ninth in triple jump), sophomore Kiah Lof- gren (seventhin 1,600 and seventh in 3,200 meters) and sophomore Nick Dierkop (eighth in 300 meter hurdles). Brehmeyer said it is too early to tell whether any of last year's state competitors will make a return to the state championships afLer spending the first week of practice with the girls basketball team competing at the 1B state tournament in Spokane. "So I've not seen where we're at yet," she said. "But I know what their potential is going to be." Junior Linda Cook returns from last season's fifth place finish at the state shot put event and could be one of the team leaders this year. "Linda Cook is going to step up as far as keeping ev- eryone working hard and mentoring the younger girls," Brehmeyer said. Brehmeyer said the lone senior this year, Ashley Culver, gained great experience from being on the state 4x400 meter relay team, which finished seventh at state. "Ashley is a quiet leader," Brehmeyer said. "She'll be a lead by example type of person." Regardless of team leaders for the track and field program, Brehmeyer said the entire group is "very self- motivated." "I'm going to be able to get them on task and do as I ask," Brehmeyer said. "It's a nice group of young men and women." Brehmeyer said the long-term goals for Mary M. Knight this season is to remain focused as they continue to improve. "Be better tomorrow than you were yesterday and getting from basketball shape into track and field shape," Brehmeyer said. By DEAN SIEMON North Mason High School track and field coaches are unsure how the program will do after the graduation of more than 20 athletes between the boys and girls teams. "I can tell you this, we've got some kids that are not afraid to work and if they keep that mental- ity throughout the season, they're going to get better and help the team in the long run," said Jeff Bevers, North Mason boys head coach. "That's all we can hope for." The girls team is also re- building with 20 athletes arriving to the first week of practice. "We have the biggest turnout that we've had in a really long time," said Miranda Thygesen, North Mason girls coach. "We've got a good group of fresh- men girls." Thygesen said the re- turning athletes, including senior Shannon Heither (javelin), sophomore Eve- lyn Willaims (sprints), and seniors Renee Willey (dis- cus, shot put) and Sadee Ingwaldson (discus, shot put). "But with the reconfigu- ration with the league, it's hard to say," she said. Heiter finished 12th at the 2A state champion- ships as the lone girls state competitor. Willey and Ingwaldson both competed in the 2A West Central Districts in shot put, along with Wil- liams in the 100 meter and 200 meter events. "We haven't seen a whole bunch of everything yet," Thygesen said. 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Allen fieldteam, Bevers noted the our throwers from a re- returns for the 300-meter Bulldogs are in a rebuild- turning standpoint," Bev-hurdles, with a personal ing year after losing three ors said. best time of 44 seconds as a key seniors to graduation Two other runners in freshman. - Andrew Crain (800, 1,600 seniors Tevin Wiliams and"All indications say he's and 3,200 meters), John Kameron Crosswhite re- going to be pretty special Fullington (discus, shot turn for the relay teams,for us in the future," Bev- put) and Robert Vandling where Bevers said will ors said. (discus). have opening fillled. Bevers said with a group "We're kind of in a re- "I've got two senior run-of sophomores and fresh- building phase in the ners that have been good men, the boys team will not throwing events and I and have been with us allbe as deep as last season think that's a big area of four years," Bevers said.when they were 13th as a need to fill," Bevers said. "We've got some juniors team. 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