The Elmira High School track and field team is preparing for the 50th annual Elmira Relays event and the first one using the new facilities.
The teams competing at the meet will be the Elmira Falcons, Central Linn Cobras, Crescent Valley Raiders, Harrisburg Eagles, Junction City Tigers, Klamath Union Pelicans, Newport Cubs, Philomath Warriors and Triangle Lake Lakers, totaling about 1,000 athletes competing.
The field events are set to start at noon followed by the running events at 2 p.m., with the meet expected to end around 7 p.m.
Falcon News asked senior sprinter Kharsin Vanhtha how he thinks the new track facility will impact the Relays.
“I feel the track will bring a lot of positives to the event,” he said. “I think it help improve a lot of people’s times and scores, as well as just making the environment feel better than it had in previous years.”
Sophomore runner and jumper Trayvn DuMont is one of several students chasing a class record. DuMont said the Relays will be tough but is confident in the team.
“It’s gonna be tough knowing how many 4A schools will be at the meet, but at the last meet we had some 4As and we got third, so I think we can do good,” DuMont said.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
- Noon — Field events begin
- 2 p.m. — 2x3000m run
- 2:30 p.m. — 4x100m relay
- 2:45 p.m. — 4xmile relay
- 3:15 p.m. — 800m sprint medley relay
- 3:45 p.m. — 100/110m hurdles relay
- 4:15 p.m. — 4x800m relay
- 4:45 p.m. — 4x200m relay
- 5 p.m. — 4000m distance medley relay
- 5:45 p.m. — 4x400m relay
- 6:15 p.m. — Throwers 4x100m relay
- 6:30 p.m. — Awards with team trophies presented
