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Snoqualmie Valley Record • March 19, 2014 • 7
Mount Si High School SPORTS Personal improvement
MOUNT SI GIRLS GOLF
Mount Si girls golf team is about growth, wins “I want to rock it!” That’s what Caitlyn Maralack, Mount Si girls golfer, has in mind for this year. Maralack is one of the more talented girls to come through the program. She went to state as a freshman last year and took 11th. A golfer since age 8, Maralack knows she can improve on that score. Playing on the team has taught her how to understand the game from more perspectives than just her own. Golf can feel like a solo game, but the varsity experience means the team also matters. “Never give up,” Maralack advises teammates. “It’s a frustrating game, for sure. You’re going to hit a lot of bad shots, and a lot of good shots.” But you never know when the bad shots will set up a good one. Other Mount Si players to watch include veteran senior Tabitha Dorn and sophomore Bianca Backman. Backman balances golf with club soccer. Golf is tough to master. Backman likes that. “You can’t just find one swing. There’s always something you want to work on and do better.” Her goal is to hit into the low 40s. “If you haven’t played golf at all, you’ll think it’s an easy game,” Maralack said of her sport. “People don’t realize how hard it is.
MOUNT SI TRACK AND FIELD Thursday, March 27 • Mount Si at Interlake, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3 • Mount Si hosts Sammamish, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17 • Mount Si hosts Liberty, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24 • Mount Si hosts Juanita, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 1 • Mount Si vs. Lake Washington, Mercer Island at Mercer Island, 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 8 • Mount Si at Bellevue, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 • Kingco championships at Redmond High School, 3 p.m. Thursday, May 15 • JV Kingco meet at Interlake, time TBD Friday, May 16 • Kingco at Redmond, 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 • Districts at SW Athletic Complex, Seattle, 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 23 • Districts at SW Athletic Complex, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29 • State at Mount Tahoma Stadium
FROM LEFT, BIANCA BACKMAN, TABITHA DORN, CAITLYN MARALACK, KARA MURRAY, AMANDA URBASICH, ASHLEY MILLER, HEAD COACH MATT CAMPBELL, ALLIE URBASICH, RACHEL WARNKE, ELISE BECK, ANIKA LAUFER, AUDREY MULLINS. It is 100 percent a sport. You work your butt off just like any other sport.” Newcomer Anika Laufer said golf is not just about winning. “It’s about how I can improve,” she said.
The big year Seniors set goals for Mount Si track and field
After three seasons, senior Jesse Guyer knows how the athletes around her interact. “Every year, there are different groups of people, so you can expect different outcomes,” said the four-year Mount Si track athlete. Amid the big group taking the field in track, “you find your little group.” She’s done that. As a runner, she will step up this year to lead the Mount Si girls relay squad. Priority one for senior year is to see her Mount Si 4x200 relay team go beyond their fifth place state finish last year and climb higher on the podium. “We have a lot of potential for being at state,” Guyer said. “We know how to work together.”
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KARLIE HURLEY, JESSE GUYER She is among the Mount Si athletes that has been readying for their season with a regimen of Crossfit, running, and action. “I feel speedy,” Guyer says. Junior Karlie Hurley is another Crossfitter with big expectations. “Junior is a big year,” she said. “I hope I can
Thursday, March 27 • Mount Si hosts Bellevue, Liberty and Mercer Island, 3 p.m. Monday, March 31 • Mount Si hosts Interlake, 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 • Mount Si hosts Sammamish, 3 p.m. Thursday, April 17 • Mount Si vs. Lake Wash. at Bellevue Municipal, 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 • Mount Si vs, Bellevue
improve my times.” She also wants to see her 4x400 relay team, which took fourth last year, make strides. Among throwers, look for returners like Kristen Kasel, who took fourth at districts in discus, and Peter Link, who also qualified for state, to set the tone. Link threw 118 feet at state, good for 16th. But he knows that if he had thrown his best, 129.5, he would have landed in the top eight. He wants to go back, and has been pumping iron to make it happen. “It’s different being the older one now,” the senior said. “I started because I thought it was fun. After I figured out I was decent, I liked to compete and beat people.” Link wants to break at least 145 feet. “This will be the best girls team since I’ve lived here, easily,” said distance coach Sean Sundwall. “We have multiple distance girls this year who will likely rewrite school history.”
FIRE UP!
at Overlake Country Club, 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 • Mount Si hosts Mercer Island, 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 • Mount Si vs. Juanita at Wayne Golf Course, 3:15 p.m. Monday, May 5 • Mount Si hosts Liberty, 3 p.m. Monday, May 15 • Kingco Championship, 12:30 p.m. at Snohomish Golf Course Monday, May 19 • Districts at Riverbend Golf (Kent) 10 a.m.
PETER LINK Look for seniors Bailey Scott and Madeleine Hutchison, freshman cross-country school record holder Hannah Waskom, and Lindsey Sydnor to cruise past the competition. On the boys side, Johnny Gendro and Grant Baker will lead the squad. On hurdles, look for Sydney Leonard, Mackenzie Hutchison, Jon Proctor and Andrew Harris to head up the pack.
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