By Adrian Vitale and Matthew Sanchez – Social Media Editor

The Jonathan Law indoor track teams kicked off their winter season on January 5.

Despite having a smaller team than past seasons, the captains still have high hopes for the season

“I feel like the team is definitely motivated this year,” Junior Captain Matthew Montini said. “We have a smaller team, but most people have been committed and doing well at meets.”

Sophomore Tenzin Gakhang said that the girls team is especially welcoming this year.

“Everyone’s nice – they tell you when practice is and when the meets are,” Gakhang said.

Montini said the team has set both individual and personal goals for the season.

“I’m just hoping to PR in the mile which would be under 5:11,” Montini said.

The captains hold themselves to high standards and push the team to greater heights each year.

“My own goals for this season is to get States in the 600M because I’ve done it before,” Junior Captain David Licktieig said. “We are going for a school record in a rarer event called the DMR. We were four seconds too slow last time, so I definitely believe that we can get it.”

Assistant Coach Mr. Colon said that the boys and girls teams have several main goals this season.

“For the indoor track season, we typically focus on two major goals that go hand in hand,” Colon said. “The first is to have fun. We aim to make the most of every practice and every meet by literally chasing season-best and personal-best performances. The second is putting in the hard work. You get out what you put in, and that’s especially true in indoor track. When those two come together, there’s nothing more rewarding – or more fun – than breaking a record.”

Through their first few meets, several school records have already been broken. Junior Talia Hagan broke her own school record in the 300M (43.57) and senior Avery Moulton broke her own record in the 600M (1:47.88).