2011

Before we get into what is to come, Senior Kevin Abernathy received a pair of awards in the last two weeks of 2010.

Kevin was voted onto The St. Louis Track Club All Metro Team. as the honorable mention. Several former runners, coaches, and Big River's Ben Rosario voted on this team. There is a banquet in February for the first team, second team, and honorable mention.

On Christmas Eve, Kevin was listed in the Post Dispatch after making their All Metro Team. This time, Kevin was listed on the third team. These teams are voted on by the Post Dispatch and STLhighschoolsports.com staff.

"Kevin Abernathy, sr., DeSmet
Won districts and was second at sectionals before finishing 16th at the Class 4 state meet in 16:19, and followed with a PR of 16:04 at Nike Nationals Midwest Regional."

Congrats Kevin!

Onto 2011. As Kevin talked about last week, 2010 had its ups and downs. 2011 could be epic. The Track Coaches think this could be the best all around track team they have ever coached, and the distance team will play a big role in that. The first big goal is Conference. The Distance team matches up with the other Jesuit high school very well. Conference could be some of the best individual races of the year.

Going from there, Kevin Abernathy, Brian Scherping, and I if things go right will have a chance to advance to possibly State in several events. It will be very interesting to see how the 4x800 team, which has a great shot to break the school record of 7:57, will shape up.

The one downside about distance track is there is just not that many Varsity spots. A good amount of Varsity spots will most likely be taken up by seniors. Obviously we are all leaving in May, so in the fall, there is a great chance for younger guys who have worked hard through out the last few years to get their shot at Varsity. There are at least 3 spots on the Varsity top 7 wide open next fall, and it will be great to see who trains the hardest and is the most determined to get those spots. If things go right, the Spartans could go to Jeff City for the 17th straight year.

2010 had its fair share of great moments, 2011 could be much better.

kabes added another new post. Read it too!