As you can see, it wasn't all business as Coach Goode took time to show off her best modeling poses. I think this was still part of the celebration over the showing by the 4x1 relay team.
Now that I have a second, I do want to put out my plea on behalf of the track programs. If you are a CSU fan, you need to try to make it out to a meet like this. Even if you can't make it to regionals, go to one of the bigger meets that we are in. There is a real sense of pride when you see our athletes going against some of the best athletes in the country, and WINNING! The relay is a great example of that, when you see them rounding the turn, leading everyone and hear "Charleston Southern in the lead" over the PA. To further the point, the women's relay beat Virginia Tech, Florida and Penn State, among others. Tomorrow they will go toe-to-toe with Florida State, South Carolina, Miami, North Carolina, Jacksonville, UCONN and Charlotte.
It is easy to get complacent when you see CSU continually dominating the sprint events (men and women) in the conference, but when you see what they are doing on a national level, it really is impressive. We are really lucky to have the coaches we do representing CSU.
As for the guys, they are obviously upset that they finished ninth in the relay, but it was a good experience for the freshmen (Javon Young and Anthony Ward), and hopefully will fuel their fire for next year.
Alright - we just had our fourth (or maybe fifth or sixth) meal of the day, and I think today took the energy out of everyone. I'll write more tomorrow, hopefully bragging about a trio of CSU victories!
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The meet couldn't have started any better for us as the women's team clocked in the fifth-best overall team, easily making the finals. It was exciting down to the wire as CSU and Miami were neck-and-neck coming off the final turn. Their time SHATTERED the Big South record, and helped them in their quest to become the first Big South relay team to ever qualify for nationals.
The men's team ran well, clocking in a season-best time as well, but it was heartache as they finished ninth, missing the finals by one measly spot. We momentarily thought a DQ had gotten rid of a team, putting us in, but it was not to be. Thankfully, all four guys will be back next year as a team of freshmen, a sophomore and a junior proved that they belong among the nation's elite.
Levi Brooks got into the finals in the 400m dash, claiming the eighth spot, forcing us to once again count teams and sweat out the results. He is in, though so we will cheer him on tomorrow in at least one event.
Still to come: Dionne Gibson and Gabrielle Houston in the 200m dash on the women's side, and Brooks in the 200m on the men's side.
Pictures to come later too, but here is a taste of what I was able to get.
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