Varsity Kansas - The Blog

by joanna

Just got off the phone with Bill Faflick, the City League athletic director, and he said he had a meeting this morning at Northwest about the new nine-lane, all-weather track that is expected to be in place there by August. The work on the track will begin on Monday, while the work on Southeast’s eight-lane, all-weather track that will also service Curtis Middle School will begin a week from Monday and is expected to be finished in August. (These tracks, which replace the god-awful one at Northwest and the cinder one at Southeast, are being paid for out of the capital fund)

“I absolutely love it. We’re going to have improved facilities, desperately needed improved facilities that are quality facilities that match the quality kids and coaches we have.

“Track is the single biggest participation sport in the Wichita public schools. Our facilities are desperately in need of a face lift. We’re going to get a nine-lane track at Northwest, which will be the site for the City League track meet — nine schools, nine lanes.”

Faflick said  the long jump, triple jump and the pole vault will be taken outside the stadium, which will be safer all around.

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