Pella Atletieks Track & Field Club

The penultimate meet of the year (USATF Region VIII Championships) finished up earlier today. The USATF meet director and all of the volunteers hosted a successful meet at Simpson College. The Pella Atletieks athletes performed admirably over all four days, and each athlete should be commended on their performances; they represented Pella well! The 12 athletes competing in 19 events garnered 1 Region VIII champion, 2 second places, five 3rd places, and many outstanding performances and personal bests. Fantastic!

The official results can be viewed at the following website.
http://www.usatf-iowa.org/docs/reg%20nat/Region%208%20Results.htm

Unless any of the national qualifiers are planning to advance to Sacramento (contact me asap if you want to advance), this weekend will wrap-up the 2010 Pella Atletieks track season. It has been another great year. The increased interest in track and field is what we want to continue to see. It is enjoyable to watch new and young runners show up to practice eager to learn and set personal goals, and it continues to be satisfying to watch our veteran club athletes mature in to regionally competitive track and field athletes.

Can't wait until next season!

Eric Pingel