Tigers want to keep rolling in track and field

BY GREG WILLIAMS Sports reporter gwilliams@lewistownsentinel.com

COCOLAMUS – After watching the East Juniata Tigers win the Tri-Valley League Meet last season, head coach Johnna Towsey was feeling a little philosophical.

“Winning as a team is always nice, but the beauty of track is you can lose as a team and individually have a great day,” Towsey said. “The opposite is true, too, though.

“You can have a soso day individually and have the success of a team win,” she added. “What is important is that we, as a coaching staff, help these student-athletes develop their individual talents to the best of their abilities, help impart a sense of discipline, work ethic, resilience and most of all have fun and build memories that will last a lifetime.”

The Tiger boys put it all together to easily outdistance the rest of the circuit, avenging a regu-

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“We’ve really been working on our hitting since last season,” Cheran said. “We were not consistent last year offensively. We need to be more aggressive in the box.

“We have more experience,” she added. “We’ve been working and focusing on that in the offsea- lar-season loss to dual meet track and field champion Greenwood.

The Wildcats went 4-0 in the regular season, with East Juniata second at 3-1.

The Tigers might be a preseason favorite, considering all of the main contributors are back. “Plus, we added to our numbers both in freshmen and upperclassmen,” Towsey said. East Juniata did lose Rowan Smith to graduation. Smith turned leaguebest efforts in the 100- and 110-meter hurdles in 15.38 and 41.11.

East Juniata standout Logan Strawser returns after setting TVL dual-meet bests in the 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter runs. The senior ran the 800 in 2:06.24, 1600 in 4:45.09 and 3200 in 10:09.47.

The Tiger 3200-meter relay turned in a league-best 8:56.44.

Senior Jake Brackbill is back in the javelin with a best throw of 143-9. They are two of the nine seniors that the Tigers have out this spring. Seniors Nate Freed, Jack Hoffman, Ash- son. I think we’re going to see a huge improvement since last year.”

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Head Coach: Lauren Cheran, 6th year; assistant coach Wes Diehl; and volunteer assistants Len Maguire, Carrie Peck and Jess King ton Imes and Walker Stutts are also competing in the throws, while Dontae Martin and Andrew Smith will both be in the sprints and jumps. Also, senior Brady Roe will try the middle distances and javelin.

Junior Josef Book will compete in the hurdles and jumps, while Kory Graham will try the throws. Also, junior Xander Hunt should be trying the sprints and Trent Robinson the throws and jumps.

As far as the sophomores, Evan Hubley and Banks Hoffman are still trying out events, while Chase Kerstetter and Konnor Graham have settled on the throws, Christian Meter and Davis Hart should both be in the hurdles and sprints and Wesley Ehrisman the distances. Also, sophomore Ayden Dowling should be in the jumps.

Out for the first time are freshmen Jarimee Kipp in the sprints and jumps, Levi Zeiders in the sprints and Bryant Carrasquillo, Jonah Hess, Sam Kopacki,