Track Season Spring 2023 - The RC Bickett Gang

It was time to pick out some track spikes and make it officially the sport of choice. The weather, however, had other plans. Ellie was amazing to watch blazing down the straight aways. It was even a joy to watch her stretch her limits as she ran a whole lap around and then proclaimed right away that she never wanted to run a 400M again. She trimmed time off of her 100M but still enjoyed hanging out with friends at meets most. We even got to cheer on a few family friends from other schools this year.

Ellie @ Douglas MS Meet

Date: May 31, 2023

Events + Times:
7th Girls 100M = 14.79, 6th Overall out of 43
7th Girls 200M = 30.93, 5th Overall out of 38

Way out in front of her heat of the 100M

Besties….what track meets are really for!

Ellie @ Custer MS Meet

Date: April 13, 2023

Events + Times:
7th Girls 100M = 14.97, 5th Overall out of 38
7th Girls 4×400 Relay = 5:02.68, 2nd Overall out of 2
(Ellie Bickett, Lauren Dow, Josephine Pierce, Lillie Ham)
7th Girls Medley Relay = 2:14.50, 1st Overall out of 5
(Alexia Henderson, Grace Courtney, Ellie Bickett, Nya Turek)

Reaching the end of her 400M in the relay.

Ellie @ Belle Fourche MS Meet

Date: April 28, 2023

Events + Times:
7th Girls 100M = 14.67PR, 5th Overall out of 115
7th Girls 4x100M Relay = 1;01.91, 2nd Overall out of 9
(Lillie Ham, Grace Courtney, Alexia Henderson, Ellie Bickett)
7th Girls 200M = 31.24, 6th Overall out of 84

Neck in neck with her teammate Nya in the last heat of the 100M.

Ellie bringing in the baton as the anchor of the 4x100m Relay

Ellie @ Rapid City MS Meet

Date: May 3, 2023

Events + Times:
7th Girls 200M = 30.77, 10th Overall out of 51
7th Girls 400M = 1:13.05PR, 19th Overall out of 44

Sprinting through the straight away in the 200m.

Jackson @ RCCS GS Meet

Date: May 5, 2023

Events + Places:
2nd Grade Boys 75M – 5th Place in Heat
2nd Grade Boys 100M – 5th Place in Heat
2nd Grade Boys Long Jump – 3rd Place in Heat

Biting your lip makes you faster in the 75m dash.

Ellie @ Sturgis MS Meet

Date: May 6, 2023

Events + Times:
7th Girls 200M = 30.65PR, 8th Overall out of 61
7th Girls 4x200M Relay = canceled due to rain

Catching up in the corner in the last heat of the 200m.

It’s hard to say if Ellie will choose to run track again next year. She really doesn’t like the 400m dash and was excited that the last meet that she was scheduled to run it in was canceled due to rain. I’m no track expert but it seems like she is picking up speed [pun totally intended] and has great potential to make it to state in the years to come. We are hopeful she’ll choose to continue to be active and signed her up for the summer athletic training program just in case.