Track after high school
Lauren Wiseman, Kylie Houck, Marissa Eckel, Ryan Fair, Emma Perez, India Nichols, and Elle Mehltretter gather for a quick pic after a track meet.
March 1, 2021
The Osceola High School 2021 track season has started, and these athletes have already put so much hard work and dedication into their sport, running many miles a week, practicing 5-7 days a week. Will these track athletes continue their running career into college? Or will they pursue another passion?
A 9th grade track athlete, Elle Mehltretter, said, “I’m not really sure at the moment about what I’m going to do for college, but if I do get a scholarship for track, I’d definitely take it. Other than that, I plan to either go into IT or law.” Osceola track athletes push themselves to try harder and run faster, beating their personal records as often as they can. 9th grade runner, Emma Perez, said “I’ll continue to run, but I do not see myself doing track when I go to college.” Running may be just a high school experience that some runners may not turn into a college dedication.
Coach Eagleson trains his runners five days a week for two hours a day, pushing them to be the best runner they can be. He makes sure all his athletes are well trained and informed on what they need to be doing to succeed and win races, he may be a tough coach, but he is really dedicated to make sure all his runners do well. He takes hours out of his day to make sure these athletes stay in running shape. India Nichols, in 9th grade, said, “I don’t plan on going to college for track. I only do it now for fun just for an after-school activity.” Osceola has some really advanced track runners with school records, many medals, and very fast PR’s. Will Stone and Andrea Ballestero have been running for many years training and pushing themselves every day. Will has an Osceola school record for fastest 5k time in cross country and Andrea is making her way to the best of the best. Every day these runners will improve their times and get better every practice.
