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With late-winter temperatures and a brisk, chilly wind whistling through still-bare branches, the Dayton-Waitsburg Track and Field Team held its first workout of the season Monday indoors to be able to survive not only the cold temperatures, but also forestall any injuries as the team works on conditioning. About 20 were in workouts under Head Coach Dan Nechodom as they prepared for the first 2020 meet, the WindBreaker Invitational at Wahluke High School on Friday, March 20. Assistant coaches are Tracy Pearson and Kelley Wolther.
The Dayton-Waitsburg Track and Field team will be led by these returning lettermen, Trista Villaro and Kirsten Miller. Both are sprinters, with the sophomore Villaro starting her second campaign, and Miller, a senior, looking to make her fourth consecutive appearance at the State Track Meet in May. Last Year, Miller reached state in the 300 hurdles, finishing fifth. Both were members of the 4x100 and 4x200 relays last year.
The Dayton-Waitsburg Softball Team starts the spring fast-pitch season with a jamboree in Colfax on March 17 under new Head Coach Carly Benavides. These returning lettermen will be the backbone of the 2020 squad, from left: Trinity Abel, senior, Kylee Laughlin, senior, Kenzie Dobbs, senior, Sadie Seney, junior, Megan Forney, sophomore, Elise Steinhoff, senior, and Teagan Larsen, junior. -Chronicle photo
The Dayton-Waitsburg Golf Team began practices this week, hitting the links at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in preparation for their first match on March 11 in Walla Walla. Coach Mike McGhan has 16 golfers turning out for the 2020 season, including these five returning lettermen: seated, from left: Lexi Draper, junior; Samantha Davis, junior. Standing, from left: Seamus House, senior; McKellyn Bradham, senior; and Elijah Talbott, junior.
