Beat 1 – On Campus
by Erynn James


Note: Junior high jumper Erynn James is taking a Journalism class this semester and part of the class involved being a "beat writer" for some aspect of Marquette University or the surrounding community. One of Erynn's beats is the Track and Field team. She will be providing periodic articles for the Coaches Blog on the MU Track and Field team.



As the Marquette University track and field team gets ready for the upcoming season, more is done this year to prepare.

“I’m really excited for the upcoming season,” Bert Rogers, head coach, said. “You have to learn to temper your excitement throughout the season so you don’t get excited at once and burn out by the end.”

While the team starts fall practice, four new athletes have been added since the Friday, Sept. 12 tryouts.

The athletes include two freshman males, Matthew D’Arcy, a distance runner and James Muehleman, a jumper; one sophomore male, Albojay Deacon, a sophomore triple and long jumper, and one freshman female, Carly Condon, a middle distance runner.

The tryouts lasted for five days with time trials and jumping competitions.

Along with new athletes, a fresh face was added to the staff.

Ken Hunt has been added as assistant coach this year. “I have know Ken as a collegiate and elite competitor,” said Rogers, “I know he’ll fit in well.”

Hunt, an elite triple jumper and former coach for Milwaukee King high school, will be coaching the women’s and men’s horizontal jumps and short sprints. Hunt also hopes to be competing in the triple jump at the U.S. National meet this year. He qualifed Indoors last year.

The track season officially starts after fall break. The team will not begin to travel until December. Until then, according to Rogers, the team will be working on conditioning based on events. “We don’t have specific goals as of now,” said Rogers. “Our overall goal is to improve. I want to improve our standing in the Big East. With the talent on this team I think we can definitely achieve this goal.”



Pictures from Fall Training of the Sprints / Jumps Group and the 400 / 800 Group: