By Lucas Greifzu – Editorial Editor

The Jonathan Law boys indoor track team finished its season off on February 15 after placing third overall in the Class M State championships.

Not only did the Lawmen place third overall, but they also won three events (55M, 300M, and 4x200M), placed second in the high jump, and placed third in the 55M hurdles. 

“We’re probably the most complete team that we’ve had at Jonathan Law because we’ve had jumpers, we’ve had sprinters, hurdlers, the whole thing,” head coach Mr. Beler said. “We’re probably the most complete team that we’ve had in my nine years here.”

Senior Rayshon Jacobs, who won three events at the Class M State Championships, enjoys competing at a high level in his sport. He also has enjoyed being someone that his teammates can look up to as a senior.

“Knowing that this will be my last year doing track I feel like the big brother on the team and I just can’t let my brothers down while I have the chance to be great,” Jacobs said.

Junior Jon Contaxis, who placed second in the high jump at Class M State Championships, said that the team’s camaraderie was key to its success this season.

“The environment is amazing as all of the other athletes are unified by the same goal which is to improve,” Contaxis said. “I love competing at a high level as it gives me something to work for and is overall exciting”.

Sports are more than a competition to a lot of people. Members of Law’s track team embody this point of view.

“Since I was little, sports was my therapy,” Jacobs said. “If I was to have a bad day playing football in the park or playing basketball felt like my vacation a trip to relax my mind and see mentally how to bounce back and be better.”

Since the indoor track season has come to an end, the track team must start to look forward to the outdoor season. Beler has some things on his mind that might need improvement as the team moves outside.

“For the outdoor season we need to probably improve a little bit on our field events as a whole,” Beler said. “We had a good start, we had a good nucleus of young jumpers and throwers. Last year we lost our pole vaulters. We got new pole vaulters coming in this year.”