Though it’s only November, a middle-school track team in central Pennsylvania is already looking forward to the spring season. Thanks to a $500,000 donation, runners at the Saint Patrick School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania will be training on their very own track.
Saint Patrick’s running program has helped produce 10 track and field state champions and two cross-country champions, and dozens of the school’s athletes have gone on to compete at the high-school level. The new facility, which was recently completed, means current and future runners will no longer have to travel to nearby colleges or high schools to get a solid workout in.
Nor will they be doing drills in the parking lot.
“I'm excited that we are going to have our own track,” says Lance P. Thompson, 11, 6th Grade, who likes to run relays with his friends. “I think it is going to help our team do better in the league, because we can practice whenever we want.”
Students and alumni will run the inaugural lap on the springy red surface on Sunday, November 10 during an opening ceremony for the field.
