Freshmen to Watch on the Track and Field team
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Levi Byer
The Belmont Abbey Track Team has gradually improved over the past few years. Last year was a pretty good year for the team, where they placed 4th in the Conference Carolinas. The track team has some real upcoming talent this year. This could be the year where the Abbey’s Track team wins it all.
One of the fastest freshmen on the team is Kenny Jensen. He runs 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Jensen has run track all through high school and is looking to continue improving his 100-meter time. I asked Jensen how much time he was looking to shave off his 100-meter time this year. He responded with, “.03-.04 seconds,” which would have him running a 10.3. That would make him one of the fastest runners in our conference.
Another one of our freshmen is Rex Thorston. He’s from Reno, Nevada, and will be the second-highest high jumper on the team. High jump is a field event; it involves a lot of skill and form. His PR is 6’4 in the high jump. I asked him what he was looking forward to the most this year. He responded, “I am most looking forward to Coach Tomas’s training. I think he will be able to take me to new heights.”
Our freshman pole vault crew is looking very good this year. The freshman pole vaulters consist of Syah Huenink, Bryson Church, and Levi Byer. Syah and Bryson are vaulting over 12 feet, and Levi is vaulting 11 feet.
As a track enthusiast, I know pole vaulting is by far the hardest field event, so to be vaulting this high is very impressive. They should be able to rack up quite a few points in the upcoming meets. All in all, it looks like the track team will be pretty solid this year.
Hopefully, with the coaching of Dan Finanger, and training from Tomas Cerdeiras and James Thierfelder, they can help the team win the conference this year!
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 2 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
