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Emily Hurst, dental hygiene freshman, leaps over the pole while practicing high jump, March 26 THALIA DOE REPORTER eyton Lewis, track captain and finance sophomore, broke the 1993 record for MSU triple jump mark on Saturday, March 13 at the meet against UT Tyler at the Ice Breaker Classic. “My goal is to perform better at each meet than the previous one. Even though I broke the record for triple jump and now it’s my name that holds that place, I want to always continuously attempt to break the records that I’ve even set myself. I’ve never broke a record before, so when I found out, I was like ‘Oh snap, my name is going to be at MSU for as long as it possibly can.’ It gives me the drive to work even harder,” Lewis said. Lewis also performed in the 200-meter dash and long jump event, where she is currently placed second best for performance by just one second. She plans to break it. “Coming in second in long jump and finding out it was only by an inch behind first place, I took it as a challenge, as a bet. Now it is a big goal for me. I was at 16’10 and the record is at 16’11. I want to get to the next foot – 17,” Lewis said.
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Peyton Lewis, finance sophomore, practices long jump in an effort to futher her abilities, March 26.
Lewis said Kelsey Bruce, the head coach for track and field, is what also fuels the drive in her and is the definition of a coach and amazing leader. Bruce motivates her to be a better person on and off the field. “She is incredibly supportive and positive. She truly brings out the best of us, whether we want to or not. When she first met us, she was very direct on what what she expected from us and was willing to push us. On bad days, she gives us this positive turn around and they immediately turn into good days. We have great practices every day and put in as much effort every day. The fact that Bruce came in so abruptly and has had so much impact on our program and team already is crazy – I love it. We needed it,” Lewis said. Continuing a career in track and field for as long as possible is Lewis’ dream. She said the feeling is unbeatable. “It is a dream of mine. I would love to continue jumping, especially triple jump, because it’s just the feeling I get when I jump into that sand, it’s great, I love it,” Lewis said. Other captain, Taylor Carr, sports & leisure studies sophomore, also broke her col-
lege personal record, ter dash with a time o “I was very happy t PR [personal record]. ter, my time was 25.9 ter, it was a 59.1. I’ve 100-meter dash, beca sprinter but when I r made a 12.5,” Carr said Carr said she is go to break the PR she se the invitational meet and Saturday. “I plan to by the e get in the 58’s for the my PR is a 59.1, but at my body just needs to fast as I once did whe Hopefully at this mee ter that, I can break m coming meet I am go 100-meter, 200-meter, ter,” Carr said. To automatically Star Conference in in ner needs to be in the lem for Carr. “Right now, for c
