Leading into the season head track coach Tom Burggraff puts a lot of work into the team.

The first meet was on March 26 against Seattle Prep, Chief Sealth, and Bishop Blanchet at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

Junior Markeem Adams ran the 100 meter dash in 11.34 seconds placing second, while senior Aaron Grymes ran it in 11.64 seconds placed fourth in the first meet.

Senior Lizzy Perkins ran the 100 meter dash in 13.34 seconds which tied for third place for the girls. Adams also excelled in the 200 meter dash in 22.24 seconds placing first.

Kris Tollefson, Lizzy Perkins, Tanya Tarabochia, and Madison French all placed second in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 51.54 seconds.

Ian Keithly, Sean Chapman, Jules Guay-Binion, and Eddie Baker placed second in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of three minutes and 42.9 seconds.

Grymes placed first in the long jump with 20 feet and 7 inches. Perkins also placed first with 15 feet and five inches.

“I was very pleased with the results,” said Burggraff about the first meet.

During their second meet on April 9 against Bainbridge and Chief Seath at Bainbridge, the team had a similar performance to their first meet.

Burgraff said that the team is working and building towards the end of the season, and being more productive. Burggraff tried some new things by moving people around to improve the team.

Some of the highlights from the meet were; Adams won the 100 meter dash, Grymes won the 200 meter dash, and Perkins won the 200 meter dash.

What Burggraff was most impressed with was the mens’ 4x400 meter relay, which upset Bainbridge, beating them by about a second. Bainbridge was the favorite to win the meet. Not only did the Wildcat team pull off the victory, but the team beat their own previous record by eight seconds.

“The team did well in sprints, relays, and jumps,” said Burggraff of the team’s strengths.

Shin Tran is a West Seattle High School journalism student and this article appears originally in the school newspaper, The Chinook.