Saturday was the finals of the state track meet in Charleston, IL. Harry and his relay team needed to qualify on Thursday in order to advance to the finals. They did so by running the teams personal best and school record of 8:10. The day started early, I was up at a 5:30am. The weather turned out to be perfect for the state finals, 87 and sunny. The relay team was seeded 9th out of the 12 teams and needed to hold that 9th position in order to medal. The stands were packed full by 9:30 am and Harry's race began at 11. I didn't really care what place the relay team got because it was just great to be at the state finals.
The relay team ended up surprising all the Fieldcrest fans, placing 5th! It was another awesome and exciting race to watch. The team knocked another 7 seconds off the previous school record. With only 4 tenths of a second between Fieldcrest and 3rd place, the relay team ran a 8:03.46.
In a matter of one week, I saw my brother achieve personal bests in every event he participated in. Congrats to Harry!!
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