TRACK AND FIELD STARS Two soon-to-be college athletes, Michael Vanesko and Kit Colson, recount their years in track and field and their path to recruitment.
OUT IN FRONT Above, crossing the finish line, senior Kit Colson wins the 200-meter dash at SPC North Zone May 1 with a time of 21.89. The Lions went on to win the North Zone with 261 total points, trailed by Greenhill with 130.5.
BY THE NUMBERS North Zone finish 1st place Kit Colson 100m school record
10.67
I’m glad that [athletes who are looking for competition in college] are so committed to the sport already, but if you try your hardest, care about the team and work really hard, the time will come. That’s not the issue. – Senior Kit Colson
Rosser Newton ’82
Previous 100m record holder
10.69
Michael Vanesko
Personal record at an event
13’
Michael Vanesko
Unofficial personal record
13’ 6”
IN THE AIR Senior Michael Vanesko makes one last push off the pole and clears the bar with room to spare.
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I’ve made it a life goal to make my PR be better than the best girls vault ever, slightly over 16.5’, so quite a way away, but that would be a cool thing to say. – Senior Michael Vanesko
Interview Siddhartha Sinha Photos Courtesy Randy Colson, Michael Vanesko
