Week #32 - Inaugural Tandem Middle School Dash on the Grass Was an Absolute Blast!

At Tandem Friends School, we teach our students to use all of the resources available to them, to be flexible and creative, and to give back to their community. The Inaugural Tandem Middle School Dash on the Grass was a tremendous example of those concepts. This event was about more than thinking outside the box - our student athletes created their own shape today - a 312-meter loop around the field! Over 80 athletes from three schools had the opportunity to try new events today - throw a shot put, run a relay, or even do a standing broad jump! There were lots of photo finishes, personal records, and tremendous teamwork this afternoon for our Badgers, who welcomed and competed hard against Peabody and Charlottesville Catholic!

 

The event began with an exciting 100 Meter Dash, where Ellie dusted the field and won her heat in a blazing time of 15.5 seconds! Cora won her heat as well, finishing ahead of her competition in 16.2 seconds! Sage and Aggie, making their debuts in the event, each ran 17.1! On the boys side, Gabriel paced our sprinters, running neck and neck with his opponent. Gabriel finished second in his heat in a time of 13.3 seconds, with William hot on his tail in 14.1. Isaiah pushed himself to the limit, running 15 flat, while Kai and Jayceon came through together at 16.1!