The spring 2015 season marks the first time a
men’s track team has been on campus since 1970. It has been built from the
ground up by new assistant coaches and women’s Head Coach Holland. With the
season well underway, there are several students athletes making progress in their
events.
“Coach Williams is awesome,
funny, persistent, and always pushing us to do our best,” said senior Corbin
Grobe. “I came here to play football, but after a head injury, I made a
decision of not playing the game that I love. Then I heard about the track team
and I decided I could do something that I once participated in high school.”
The team consists of freshmen, as well as
student athletes from other sports participating in this new program. “I never
threw shot put in high school,” said freshman Johnny Garcia, who also
participates in football, said. “We did really well as a team in the Corpus
meet and I felt really good in my event and there is still time for improvement
until conference.”
The SCAC Track and Field Championship meet is
on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, many athletes are making a huge
influence early on in invitational meets.
“Being a senior on this team makes me
push and work hard for myself and for the newcomers on the team,” Grobe said.
“The team’s chemistry off and on the track has helped us connect as a team and we
all have high expectations heading towards SCAC.”
-Sam Lopez
