Indoor track team having success outdoors

By Sports editor Brian Hoffman

The William Byrd indoor track team is gearing up for the post-season with “Polar Bear” meets outside. Last Saturday the Terriers were at Northside for a quad meet with Cave Spring, Hidden Valley and the host Vikings.

Sela Beatty started the day off with a win in the 55m dash with a time of 7.63 seconds. Remi Figart finished 3^rd with a time of 7.99 and Sydney Blewett finished 4^th in 8.24 seconds. Figart also won the 300m dash with a time of 45.60 seconds and Emma Dalton fwas 3^rd at 52.58 seconds.

Emma Gordon won the 500m dash in 1:29.92 and Kelsey Roth was 3^rd at 1:34.04.  In the 55m hurdles Beatty won with a time of 12.37 seconds.

The 4x200m relay won in 1:56.72 with the team of Chloe Harrilla, Figart, Dalton and Beatty.  Blewett won the shot put with a throw of 25’11”.

The boys team had a great day at Northside as Noah Thompson finished 2^nd in the 55m dash with a time of 7.15.  Isaac Roth won the 300m dash in 38.90 and Walker Nance ran 43.68.  Nance won the 55m hurdles with a time 10.10

Dakota Bell won the 500m dash in 1:19.26 and Case Crawford finished 3^rd in1:24.85. The 4x200m relay team won with a time of 1:43.17 with Roth, Nance, Tyler Buxton and Thompson.

Keaton Band finished 2^nd in the shot put with a throw of 32’6” while Jacob McKinney finished 4^th at 26’1” and Jack Hinkle was 6^th at 22’1”.

The Byrd Indoor Track And Field will be traveling to Christiansburg High School on February 13^th, 2021 for the Region 3 Championships starting at Noon.