All City Track Meet brings out the best

By Heriberto Padilla

The All City Track Meet is held so many schools from the area can compete with each other. This year's event was at Sprague High School. There was a 100 meter race, a 400 meter race, a 800 meter race, a 1500 meter race, shot put, discus, high jump, and long jump. Waldo and other school were participating last month.

Here are some people that did well: Jacob Villalobos, a 7th grader, got 7th place on the 100 meter junior varsity race. Mario Robertson, a 6th grader, got 10th place in the 100 meter race. Mercedes Garcia, a 6th grader, got 9th place in the 100 meter race. Trey Hargrove, an 8th grader, got 10th place in the 800 meter race. Alan Garcia, an 8th grader, got 3rd place in the 1500 meter race. Eve Ponce, a 7th grader, got 10th place in the 400 meter race. Juan Lopez, a 7th grader, got 8th place in the 100m hurdles. Allison Thomey, Kim Ponce, Joo Bee Crossler-Laird, and Mee Mee Crossler-Laird got 8th place in the 4x100m relay. Jose Hilario, an 8th grader, got 13th place in shot put and 3rd place in discus. In long jump, Lupita Gonzalez and Mercedes Garcia got a tie of 10th place.

Here are some interviews with the athletes:
Armando Meza
Q: What event did you do?
I did discus and shot put.
Q: Do you think you did well?
Yes, because I was able to get in the all city meet and I tried my best to get a good score.
Was the competition hard?
Yes, because there were a few school we didn’t play against before. Most people didn’t have an idea who we were up against.
Do you think you could have done better?
Yes, because at the meet I tried but I didn’t try hard enough.

Diego Lopez
What event did you do?
Hurdles.
Do you think you did well?
Yes, I tried my best.
Was the competition hard?
Yes, there were some schools that we hadn't competed against before.
Do you think you could have done better?
Yes.

Many people that were in the All City Track Meet and they tried their best. Obviously there were some of the best of Waldo at this event.