By Adrian Vitale & Matthew Sanchez – Advocate Editors

Senior Captain David Lickteig is approaching his final season on the Jonathan Law track team.

Lickteig has been running mid distance since freshman year, with his best event being the 800M 

“David Lickteig has been a great inspiration for me as an underclassman,” sophomore Erik Borowski said. “He’s always kind and helpful. I hope he has a great last season and that he enjoys his last year at Law.” 

Teammates said Lickteig benefits the track team greatly with his positive attitude. 

“I think It’s really cool to be a captain,” Licktieg said. “It’s much different than what I’m used to because I’ve only captained smaller teams like cross country, indoor track, and eSports.”

This year, the Law track teams have a combined 170 members, making the role of captain an even more important position.

“We have the responsibility of being the voice of our team,” Lickteig said. “With our team being as massive as it is, Coach Beler needs us to express the general feelings of everyone.”

Lickteig helps to motivate the team as much as he can.

“David is a great leader, he’s a guy who leads by example,” junior Matthew Montini said. “He’s always putting in all of his effort which supports and motivates the team.”

Lickteig has set many personal goals for this spring – on and off the track.

“My personal goal for this season is to make states and get a sub two-minute 800M run,” Lickteig said. “But my goal as a captain is to make sure that our team is prepared enough to succeed next year when I’m gone.”