Anna Lamont

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April 26, 2004

The UAA meet last weekend was in Pittsburgh. We flew up early Friday morning and arrived at the hotel that afternoon. There was (as there is every year) a banquet the night before competition that included all of the track and field athletes from every team in competition.

The first night's stay for me was a mix of happy and sad. It was a lot of fun to hang out with the team and be silly sometimes, but it was sad, too, because I knew it was my last overnight track meet.

The next morning, it was time for competition. The women's 10,000-meter run was going on while we were long jumping. Dorothy Boone, Emily Hoyt, and Laura Burns did an amazing job in that event.

Competing in the long jump was a lot of fun. It was interesting that it was exactly what happened last year at the outdoor UAAs, except with slightly different athletes; one of us has an amazing jump which sparks everyone else to jump further, too. Each of us this year came out having big improvements from any previous jump this season.

At this meet, there were tons of parents who showed up. There were more there than I can ever remember being at an away meet. It was nice to have so much support. We left the meet on Saturday, being fourth as a team overall. Despite the excellent performances that day, it wasn't enough to push us up higher than fourth, which was the same that we were in the indoor UAAs.

I think that everyone knew that fourth was not where we should be. Performances picked up even further on Sunday, which was the last day of competition. We were able to come out second as a team.

I would personally like to thank my teammates for working so hard all semester and pushing through last weekend. I admire everyone individually for their work ethic, and all that I have learned from each of them. The coaches have been amazing, and have taught me a ton about being a track and field athlete.

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