Neil Bodley - Track & Field Competitor

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-My Junior year was interesting. I started out with things going well but suffered a hamstring injury. I wanted to try to earn points for the team since I was taken out of sprints and relays so they showed me how to throw discus. I started throwing discus without spinning first and then I was able to spin. I ended up qualifying for districts in the 100m, 200m, relays and discus. I qualified for sprints in districts but was unable to do sprints for districts due to the hamstring. However, I finished 2nd in the district and went on to PIAA states in the discus. I finished 12th in the state. It was great to make a 2nd trip to states! Hopefully I will be back next year in discus and sprints.

Sophomore year went very well, especially in the 200m. I won nearly every regular league meet of the season and qualified for Districts in the 200m, 4x100m, Javelin, and the 4x400m. A wonderful result of Districts was qualifying to advance to States in the 200m Dash. I also became a school record holder in the 4X100 and was a Mountain League all star.

Freshman year I qualified for Districts in the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100m. I earned Mountain League all star for the relay.