Rockwell ran the 800m at the BYU Invitational Meet, and finished in 2:03.02. Another PR!! He finished in 138th place, and was really happy to be the fastest Freshman at a gigantic meet like that!!
They decided to switch up the 4x800 relay team. This time it was Soren, Luke, Joel, and Rockwell. They qualified for State!!! The qualifying time for 4A schools is 8:29.76, and they finished in 8:24.57. Well done boys!!!
The Varsity Region Meet was held at Timpanogos this year.
Rock ran another great race with a new PR of 2:02.75!!
His asthma was the worst we've seen it though. It's the last 200m of the 800m races that get him. He dropped to the ground after he crossed the finish line and wasn't getting up. Paul and I keep an inhaler with us at the finish line, and I ran it out to him. I could hear him wheezing from far away. :( He took a couple puffs and then Tate and Kyler came and helped him off the track.
Brimley ran right over and didn't leave his side until he was ready to be up and moving around again. That meant a lot to Paul and me. She's such a sweet friend! He was scheduled to run the 4x400 relay about 20 minutes later, but he wasn't able to since it takes about half an hour for him to be able to even get a full breath after an attack. The team qualified in the 4x400 because they came in 4th place at the Region Meet. (Apparently the top 4 finishers in each race at Region qualify for State even if they don't get the qualifying time.)
Rockwell took 7th place in the 800m run and got on the podium! Well done Rockwell!
Poor Rockwell, that asthma is so heart breaking. I'm sorry he has to go through this and that you have to go through it too! That is so sweet that his friend stayed with him.
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