Emma stretches on the field before her first race begins.
Meanwhile, Emma's cheering section gets excited! Momma, Granny, Papa, Michael and Will eagerly await Emma's events.
To our delight, Dad was named Honorary Meet Director and listed in the program!
The 300M Hurdles:
Emma ran a great race. Catch her in action in the video below and watch her progress in the photos that follow. Em's time for this race was 47.87 seconds, just barely above her time from South State. Great job, Emma!
Standing on the white block, Emma is presented with the 3rd place medal. Way to go, Emma!The 800M Relay:
Emma and her relay teammates had a fantastic run in this relay, with a time of 1:50.34--their best time and another school record! Great job, girls!
In lane 5, Emma walks to her starting point.
Emma raises her hand, calling for starting blocks.
She's off! Go, Em!If you look in the top left corner of this photo, you'll see Momma's feet. She's standing on the infield, watching the race with Dad! Talk about front row seats!
Caroline runs the last leg, and crosses the finish line in 2nd place!
Emma waits for her handoff.
The video of this race should appear at the very top of the blog. It was an exciting race, starting off with a fantastic lead from Emma. Each girl ran a great race and gave it her all. Emma ran her best time for her leg, 62.69 seconds! Their team ran an amazing race with their best time, 4:14.91! That's 4 seconds faster than their South State time! Great job, girls!
Check out her lead! Emma leaves them all in the dust!
Emma finishes her leg and approaches the handoff to Mary Claire.
The last leg of the race: Caroline and the runner from Veritas fight for first place.
Caroline digs deep and gives it her all...
...and grabs first place!
Emma and her relay team are presented with FIRST PLACE medals after a fantastic 1600M Relay. Way to go, girls! What an exciting finish!
The relay team with Dad: Caroline, Mary Claire, Bethany and Emma.
All of our runners did a great job today, and were excited to pose with Dad at the end of an exciting day.
After the meet, Dad got to chat with some of the meet directors, here with Emma and Will.
Emma has two very special coaches this year, Aelis and Mays. They worked hard with her and motivated her to improve and push herself. Thanks, Mays and Aelis, for all you did to help Emma this year!
Our #1 Track Star
Caroline runs the last leg, and crosses the finish line in 2nd place!The 400M Relay:
Emma's next race was the 400M Relay, with Emma running the 3rd leg. Their time for this relay was 53.67 seconds, just barely above their time from South State. Good job, girls!
Emma waits for her handoff.The 100M Hurdles:
Emma is in lane 2 for this race. She ran well, with a time of 17.33 seconds, her personal best. Great job, Emma!
Emma placed 5th in this race, but faced some really tough competition. The runner who placed first broke the state record with a time of 14.85 seconds!
The 1600M Relay:
The video of this race should appear at the very top of the blog. It was an exciting race, starting off with a fantastic lead from Emma. Each girl ran a great race and gave it her all. Emma ran her best time for her leg, 62.69 seconds! Their team ran an amazing race with their best time, 4:14.91! That's 4 seconds faster than their South State time! Great job, girls!
Check out her lead! Emma leaves them all in the dust!
Emma finishes her leg and approaches the handoff to Mary Claire.
The last leg of the race: Caroline and the runner from Veritas fight for first place.
Caroline digs deep and gives it her all...
...and grabs first place!
Emma and her relay team are presented with FIRST PLACE medals after a fantastic 1600M Relay. Way to go, girls! What an exciting finish!
The relay team with Dad: Caroline, Mary Claire, Bethany and Emma.
All of our runners did a great job today, and were excited to pose with Dad at the end of an exciting day.
After the meet, Dad got to chat with some of the meet directors, here with Emma and Will.
The meet directors congratulate Emma on a great meet, and have fun seeing Dad again.
Emma and her teammates finished 2nd overall in the meet. Great job, girls!
Emma, teammates and coaches were thrilled to have Dad cheering them on!
The relay team: Emma, Mary Claire, Bethany and Caroline
The state team: Jessica, Laurel, Emma, Mary Claire, Bethany and Caroline
Emma and Bethany with their trophy
Caroline and Emma celebrate at the end of the meet.
Emma has two very special coaches this year, Aelis and Mays. They worked hard with her and motivated her to improve and push herself. Thanks, Mays and Aelis, for all you did to help Emma this year!Our #1 Track StarHere's a recap of Emma's placements at the State meet:
300M Hurdles...........................................3rd
800M Relay...............................................2nd
400M Relay...............................................4th
100M Hurdles............................................5th
1600M Relay..............................................1st
Overall Finish.............................................2nd
Congratulations, Emma, on a fantastic meet and a great track season! We love you and are so proud of all you've accomplished!
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