This last track season has brought the girls a lot of issues that involve lack of participation and size number.

The girls in track and field are trying to outrun their reputation.
As of last year, the girls track team was composed out of six members. That led the team to be unable to participate in several events.

Of course, such news upset the team, and because of that it created weak connections among each other.
In other words, “we didn’t have a team,” junior Nicole Richards said.
Another conflict that they’ve had to face was that not many girls weren’t as passionate as others.
“If we all want to do good we all have to be on the same pagebut that didn’t happen last year,” she said.

Runners felt that they were not pushing each other.
“Nobody wasn’t trying, so there was no competition, which meant we weren’t a good team. If there’s no competition, there’s no good runners.”
Lastly, runners felt that in order to become a fine team every girl had to find a potential that was lacking.

“We all have to participate equally.”
Senior Celeste Masuda admits how the majority of girls skipped practice or simply didn’t attend.
“There was no commitment.”

However, now varsity captain Masuda says it has changed.

“I’ve noticed that this year’s girls are fully dedicated; we’re stepping it up.”

Both runners agree that the complaints and goofing off has ceased this year.

“I don’t want to run this, I don’t want to run that” is what Richards used to hear during her practices all the time, but that has stopped.

Richards strongly believes that this year most of the runners want to “get it done, get over with and defeat the other team.”

Once preseason commenced track girls were awakened and realized the potential they have.
After six years, girls track team once again triumphed at a pre season meet in Manteca and won overall the meet title.

Freshman Cyvanna Bowen said she was extremely shocked when track and field coach William Carter announced the girls won the overall meet title.

“For being my first year I was proud of myself.”

“I was happy for my girls and that showed all of us want to get better this year,” Bowen said.

“That day we all pushed ourselves until we reached our limit.”

Although girls track seem to anticipate an improved season, they still have an absence of runners.
“We are working our butts off for the other girls that don’t show up,” she said.

“It is hurtful for us, but the girls that come to practice are fully dedicated so that makes us a stronger team this year,” Bowen said.

The few runners that are entirely devoted to track hope to have a strong handoff into next season.