Proud Father post

My son Cal is finishing up track season. Two Saturdays ago he took 3 golds and 1 silver in Conference Competitions and got his picture and a write up in the Suburban Journal (quoted below). It should be interesting to see how the Football Coach uses him next year, considering he is one race away from qualifying for State Championships in the 200 meter dash (he is expected to finish 2nd in the race and top 4 advance to state). If you followed my "Friday Night Lights" posts, you will know the challenges we had in football last year.

Here is the copy from the paper:
Led by its short-distance relay teams, Holt had a productive afternoon. The Indians won gold medals in the 400 and 800 relays while Chris Campbell (400) and Cal Hawkins (200) also earned top individual finishes for Holt.

“It all clicked,” said Matt Allensworth, who runs the first leg of the 400 and 800 relays. “Our first two handoffs could’ve been smoother, but we kept it together, ran strong and smart.”

“I was really relaxed beforehand and usually I come into a race kind of tense and jittery,” said Hawkins following his individual win in the 200. “I focused on my form mostly. I’ve been working on it for like three years now and I feel like the hard work is starting to pay off.”

Hawkins raced against a quality competitor in Howell’s Brian Cobbs in both of his individual events. Hawkins finished second to Cobbs in the 100 but won the 200 over Cobbs by a hundredth of a second (22.64 to 22.65).

“It was all in the lean,” Holt coach Ed Jurotich said. “It was close. I didn’t know how they’d call it. I was pleased to see him get the nod.”

Proud Father Part II
My oldest son Brian just graduated from college. How impressive! It really can slip by as an accomplishment, but he worked hard for 4 years and now has that degree that no one can ever take away from him. Way to go Brian!