Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2017, Page 143

Description:	(Jz£]D<>oQ.\oofNLOfNBack in June, Bloomington South alumniDeakin Volz competed in the USA JuniorChampionships. He finished in second place,getting an all time best outdoor record of 17feet, 10.5 inches. Junior Luke Hensley andSenior Jacob Coryea explain their experiencesof practicing with the pole vault super star.I had a great experiencepracticing with Deakin Volz,especially when he would giveme a couple of pointers withpole vaulting. I was excited for[Deakin] when he went to theJunior Championships. Itmustve been a cool experience.SENIORJACOBCORYEAIt was really cool working withhim because he was one of thebest in the country. Not verymany people get to learn fromand watch someone soexperienced. I was really happyfor him when I heard he wasgoing to the Junior Olympics,and super surprised when hetriple prd and won gold.JUNIOR LUKEHENSLEYI. Junior Jacob Wisniewski finishes strong in the 1600m event. II.Freshman John Gillard and Sophomore Wilson Zinkan stride to thefinish. The two worked well together to push each otherthroughout the season.. III. Freshman Maveric Thiery sprints alongthe curve to stay in first place. IV. Thiery jumps into the long jumppit and sticks the landing. Thiery competed in both track and fieldevents during the season. V. Senior Jacob Coryea concentrateshard to vault his way over the pole. This was Coryeas fourth yearpole vaulting for BHSS. VI. Junior Codie Pullon, seniors BradfordBomba and Tanner Gilpin, junior Matthew Shishman, sophomoreTyce Bomba, and others stick together in a pack during the 800mrun. PHOTOS BY MAGGIE BUIathlete and run against different competition, said Gilpin.Although college level track will be challenging, Gilpin isconfident that this experience will be beneficial andrewarding for his future.Track and Field teams are not only focused on longdistance and sprints, but events like jumping and throwingare also vital to the teams success. Truelock is one of thoseexceptionally good throwers that Bloomington High SchoolSouth is grateful to have as a part of their track and fieldprogram. He will be attending Huntington University, aNAIA division school, during the 2017 school year tocontinue his track and academic future. Im really excitedabout competing against a lot of high class athletes andseeing how I stand up, says Truelock. Im also excited tocontinue progressing as a thrower and becoming the best Ican be. Throwing is a strenuous activity that requires theathletes to fling a disc as far as they can. The thrower musthave exceptionally strong arm and core muscles; whichmeans Gilpin and others spent much of their high schoolyears in the weight room. Huntington University takespride in the hard work that their student athletes, likeGilpin, put forth daily.Although graduating and moving on from high schoolis always a somber occasion, the BHSS track and field boysare proud of their teammates accomplishments. Hood,Gilpin, and Truelock are eager to see what their futureshold by stepping up to competing on the collegiate level.They will remember their time at South and apply whatthey learned, both on and off the track, to their futureathletics and professions.- TORRAN BOMBABRAZIL 4/28 PROTESTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH AGAINST TRUMPS CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES 4/29 j Athletics 1143
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