Anna Lamont

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February 16, 2004

The buses left bright and early for Sewanee for the track meet on Valentine's Day. The buses left at 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 a.m. depending on the start times of everyone's particular event.

I was on the 6:30 a.m. van, and after we loaded the poles for the pole vaulters, we headed north on I-75. It took everyone about five minutes to cease all conversation and drift back to sleep. Not surprisingly, everyone except Coach Curtin slept the whole way.

Once we arrived at Sewanee, I was done with my events in about three hours and got to settle in to really watch everyone else perform. It was decided in advance that all the buses would leave at the end of the meet at the same time to promote team unity, and I feel that it really helped last weekend.

With everyone there the entire day, it gave everyone a chance, once their events were over, to appreciate their teammates. Everyone was cheering for everyone else.

The relays proved to me to be the most exciting. Three of the four runners in the 4X400m relay are freshmen (Christine Shin, Kelly McWilliams, and Meghan Callier--- Janina Kreider is a sophomore), and did another wonderful job last weekend, with the relay finishing first in the meet.

This week we are having a track girls' pasta dinner. It will be the first one this semester. It will be a good chance to talk with our teammates while relaxing. It will also build team unity before UAAs that are in a few weeks.

Anna Lamont is a senior from Decatur, Ala. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.