Spring Break
Track and field head headed to Neb. for the weekend
Scott Callahan
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Sports
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Two of the top 25 schools for both men and women will make their presence known -- Michigan and Arizona. Other big names will be UTEP, Rice and UCLA. There will be 19 teams and over 400 athletes competing in this two-day meet.
Head coach Brian Bedard knows that the competition is stiff, but he is more focused on his team and how they perform, rather than how high they finish in standings.
"It's high caliber competition, and it's going to be another learning experience for some of our younger athletes," Bedard said. "This is what track and field is all about."
The athletes are pretty excited for the weekend too. Alex Godell, a senior weight thrower, has made the provision mark two weeks in a row. He is looking forward to the competition.
"There is quite a few big schools coming out and there will be big competition … I'm really looking forward to some big competition, it'll be a good meet," Godell said.
Godell has been performing very well in recent weeks. In practice he throws close to 68 feet, but his personal best in competition is 65 feet and five inches. This mark made the sixth longest throw in CSU history. Bedard says that he would need 70 feet to make a qualifying mark for the NCAA championship.
Some of the athletes like junior high-jumper Sonni Russell are excited to see new athletes they don't get to see often.
"I'm excited to compete against some school see haven't competed against yet, and see some new athletes and new competition," Russell said.
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