The South Hadley track and field squads are small, but mighty this year.It helps when you have two superstar athletes anchoring both the boys and girls rosters – Jonas Clarke and Emma Sanford. Sanford and Clarke are fresh off competing at the New.
After a winter of limited competitive opportunities due to a lack of facilities, the high school indoor track and field reaches its apex this week.A solid contingent of Hampshire County athletes will take their talents across the state to compete in.
South Hadley’s Tyler Evans flashed his versatility at the second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season Saturday at Wheaton College.During the early session, Evans won the boys 55-meter dash in 7.22 seconds and the 300 in 40.72. He also finished third.
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Indoor track held outdoors? Welcome to Fall II
Riley Cole, left, and Tor Olsson of Northampton approach the finish during a cross country meet last fall. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/20/2021 5:06:40 PM
You might have noticed local schedules listing “indoor track” for the current Fall II season in the pages of the Gazette recently.
That’s not a misprint. While indoor track & field was jettisoned from the winter season to Fall II due to COVID-19 regulations, the sport is being run outdoors, while still following the event schedule of an indoor meet.
The difference between the two types of meets is exactly what you might expect: all meets are held outdoors, though distances for events are different while following the indoor slate. For example, the short sprints are 55 meters indoors, opposed to 100 meters outdoors. The number of field events is also different, as outdoor events like javelin, discus and pole vault are not being held.