by Elle Clouse, staff writer

On a very pleasant Friday afternoon, the track and field team descended onto the Northwest track to compete at the City League Meet. On May 15, the stakes were high for every athlete. Most schools use the results of the League meet to determine the competitors that will represent the team at regionals, which means that there’s more than just a medal depending on each athletes results. The adrenaline and excitement is felt by everyone at the meet, waiting to see who will take home the gold.

After getting off the bus, Kylee Mernagh said “I feel lucky to be here for my third year, each year the competition gets better.”

Mernagh is one of the many talented athletes Bishop Carroll brought to the City League stage this year. Mernagh ended up setting a new personal record in the triple jump later on that evening.
While Rita Mernagh watched her daughter compete, she said “It’s always nice to watch the kids do well at meets.”

Noah Johnson, a thrower, talked about his results by saying “I did well enough to place, but I don’t feel like I personally did as good as I could’ve.”
Although Johnson is not satisfied, his results very well could’ve helped snag the first place plaque that now belongs to the Bishop Carroll boys track team. The girls finished second behind East High School.

As the meet concluded, a very satisfied Bishop Carroll track team loaded back onto the buses, feeling very content, but not satisfied. The team still has two very important dates marked on their calendars. These next two weekends will close out the season with a bang. First will be Regionals in Liberal, and then the State Track Meet held at Wichita State University. Regardless of how the next meets turn out, the team can rest assured that City League was conquered.