Page 90 - 2017 Yearbook

From the end of the 2015- 2016 school year, to second semester this school year, a construction team has been slowly, but surely, creating a beautiful new track for the Priory community. One of the more eager recipients of the new athletics facility is the track and field team; their season start coinciding with the official opening of the track.
The changes were surprising. Jack Nash (11), one of the co- captains, said that he “was told it was going to be gray” but it turned out to be “a beautiful red that goes great with the green hillsides of Portola Valley”. However, it is not purely the aesthetic of the track that adds to Priory’s athletics program. Both co-captains can agree that the physical act of running has improved due to the track. Co- captain Michael Gunn (11) describes how “it feels much nicer to run on the track as opposed to our previous dirt track. Before, the corners were very sharp and the trail was often muddy. Now we have an all-weather track that allows us to practice no matter the conditions. Both other runners and
I can attest to slipping out on the corners of the old dirt track on a few occasions.”
Furthermore, Coach Burzio celebrates how the new track helps with training for meets. She explains that “it is the actual distance of a regular 400 meter track. It helps in the relays and hurdles because we have the marks to truly understand the passing zones and also how far apart the hurdles are.”
Jack Nash (11) believes that “as a result of the new track, teams will get bigger and attract more runners to the school” and Coach Burzio adds “I feel having a full track with all the field events (except pole vault)...allows us to better train our runners for their events.” With a bigger team that “will use the track as much as [they] can” Coach Burzio hopes that the team will be ”moving up in our league standing and some day competing for a league title!”
Ultimately, Coach Burzio says, “to me, there are no negatives to the new track. It can only help us get better.”
1. Short distance runners doing stretches after running for two laps. Success starts with the fundamentals. 2. Amaya Gray (9), Bill Liu (9), and Suuley Huchard (9) running to start their daily practice. Everyone in the team has the potential to be the next champion of the league! 3. Long distance runners chatting and stretching at the same time. The track and field team is such a close community. 4. Emma Jaeger (10) giving work out suggestions to Jack Nash (11). Track members help each other to prosper. 5. Devin Rautio (11) and Maisy McWright (10) doing warm up before running 4 rounds. Hard work pays off!
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“Beloved by Toni Morrison.” - Margot Heron (12)
“The Giver.” -Daniel Youstra (6)
“A Hunger Artist by Kafka.” - Greer Hoffmann (12)
“A Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Nighttime.”
- Audrey Isackson (11)
“The Stranger.”
- Tarik Shihadeh (12)
“Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
- Anne Mclaughlin (11)
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