Part of the indoor track team stands together before their first meet of the season. From left: Coach Eileen Livingston, senior Amy Burton, junior Mckayla Dockham, sophomore Rylie Walker, sophomore Aida Wheat, sophomore Ivy Zipf, freshman Stephanie Kendzierski, freshman Hannah Kelsch, freshman Vanessa Van Dyne, and senior Taylor Garland. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kennett’s 4X200-meter relay team (from left) of Lexi Tuttle, Nora Goodman, Mckayla Dockham and Rylie Walker finished seventh overall at the University of Southern Maine last Thursday. (LINDA DOCKHAM PHOTO)
Part of the indoor track team stands together before their first meet of the season. From left: Coach Eileen Livingston, senior Amy Burton, junior Mckayla Dockham, sophomore Rylie Walker, sophomore Aida Wheat, sophomore Ivy Zipf, freshman Stephanie Kendzierski, freshman Hannah Kelsch, freshman Vanessa Van Dyne, and senior Taylor Garland. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kennett’s 4X200-meter relay team (from left) of Lexi Tuttle, Nora Goodman, Mckayla Dockham and Rylie Walker finished seventh overall at the University of Southern Maine last Thursday. (LINDA DOCKHAM PHOTO)
CONWAY — It took a lot longer than planned but it was worth the wait for the Kennett High indoor track team to set foot on an indoor oval. Shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic last winter, and having to turn around after driving halfway to Phillips Exeter two weeks ago due to an outbreak of the virus on that school’s campus, the Eagles finally stepped into the starting blocks at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine, on Dec. 30.
“Getting there was hard,” said Bernie Livingston, Eagles’ head coach. “All the kids had to be vaccinated, if not they had to have negative PCR test in order to compete. Even with all that administrative stuff, it was all worth it. It felt incredible to be back competing.”
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