LaTrell Hampshire
UNION CITY, Ind. – The Union City track teams are hoping that this a season where the Indians will improve as the spring progresses.
“I expect us to compete hard at every meet and train hard every day,” Union City Boys Head Coach Mike Thompson said.
Sophomore LaTrell Hampshire, sophomore Max Harris, sophomore Rawlin Mills and senior Tevin Marshall are the top returners.
“I expect them to have a very good year,” Marshall said. “They have been working hard and should continue to improve. We have several quality freshman that will contribute heavily.”
Gage Adkins, Hayden Downey, Kyle Reichard, Antonio Moreno and Lucas Suerdieck are the juniors for the Indians.
The sophomores are Cody Crawford, Dakota Hanaway, Colin McHenry, Christian Mills and Trevor Thompson. Zack Adkins, Tony Calderon, Josh Crawford, Brayden Davis, Patrick Devin, Jesse Goney, Mason Good, Antonio Jasso, Maverick Luster, Chris Perez, Akili Roberts, Alex Vazquez and Nicholas Woodbury are the freshmen.
Ashley Waddups
The girls squad has a small roster, but senior Ashley Waddups is the defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion in the 100-meter hurdles.
“This is still a building process,” Girls Head Coach Justin Jones said. “We’re looking to create an environment of positive attitudes.”
“With such a small team, it is going to be difficult to compete, but we will approach it looking for success in our relays and individually,” Jones said. “We have high expectations on relay teams and looking to get multiple girls out of sectional which has not been done at UC in some time.”
Junior Kora Kerns was a regional qualifier last season in the 3,200-meter run.
The other members of the team are senior Taylor Crowder, junior Emma Baron, junior Jennifer Perez, sophomore Audrey Sullenbarger, freshman Reagan Hoggatt and freshman Sophie Spence.
The Indians begin the season with a meet at Greenville in Ohio on Tuesday, April 5.