Wichita Adaptive Sports

It was another packed and eventful day on the track. This morning we cheered on Micah and Isabel in the 1500m. Micah was able to hang on to claim the bronze medal while Isabel finished in 5th place. We then switched gears to the 400m where Carson ran a personal best time sliding into 2nd while Micah added his second bronze of the day. Isabel finished 6th and Sammi claimed 8th place.
I was a little concerned that we only had one person in a single event improve on their personal best or even season best times, but a mid afternoon nap served them all well as every single athlete cut some massive time. We started the afternoon the Micah and Isabel in the 800m. Micah took home his third bronze of the day, but worked hard for it, cutting 8 seconds off of his all-time best. This is a huge accomplishment considering he has been competing for a decade. Isabel broke into finals taking home 5th place while cutting 5 seconds from her all time best. Then in the 200m every single athlete set a PR. Carson claimed our first gold medal cutting 3 seconds off of his time, Jed also took home a gold medal cutting a second from his best time. Isabel once again broke into finals taking home 7th and cutting 2 seconds while Micah barely missed bronze, settling for a 4th place finishcutting a second from his season best time.
I could not ask for a better group of athletes to coach. They are serious when they need to run, but also take the time to meet friends, share advice, and support their teammates and competitors alike!

Tomorrow we wrap-up track and field with 100m dashes and a much deserved celebration. Then, we have two additional athletes, Wenxi and Karter who will compete in Powerlifting on Tuesday.