HHS 4x800m Track Team Earns Gamer of the Week Honors
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week’s male Gamer of the Week to Hurricane’s 4x800m team.
Hurricane’s 4x800m team consisting of Nick Kennedy, Aaron Kidd, Ty Steorts, and Mason Lewis broke the school record at the Hurricane High School Invitational. The team beat the previous school record by over 2 seconds running 8:08.03. “They are a good group of guys who love to run and are also good friends off the track, which is very important for chemistry on the track. They push each other in workouts and they work hard to get better each week,” said Head Coach Jimmy Cunningham. “I have no doubt they can go faster when pushed and excited to see just how much they can take off that school record before the end of the season,” he continued.
In addition to the relay, the team has been performing well individually. At the Tudors Biscuit World Charleston Relays, Nick Kennedy won the 1600m with the fastest time in the state this year 4:15.89. In the same race Ty Steorts ran 4:23.19 to finish third and move into the top-5 in the state this season. Aaron Kidd placed second in the 3200m running 9:18.10 likely putting himself into the top-5 in the state this season as well. Nick Kennedy finished second in the 800m running a season best 1:57.87 and moving into the top-10 for the season. Mason Lewis’s best performance in the 800m this season came at Carlos Akers and Doc Hale Memorial where he ran 2:04.47 to finish third.
“These four boys have worked really hard in the off season. They were training together and putting in the miles that are needed to be successful during the outdoor season. They took it upon themselves to get into some good indoor meets where they competed and worked on what they needed to improve on,” said Cunningham.
Hurricane will be back in action today at the MSAC Championships at Laidley Field.
Please look for other local high school athletes to be named next week’s female Gamer of the Week Sponsored by Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc., and Putnam Herald.