As runners come upon the approaching track season in East Texas, they’re beginning their training for February.

“I’m excited for the upcoming season,” junior Cayman Sutton said. “We have a lot of talent from the freshman class coming up and I think we will have a good year, in the track and field events.”

Sutton had run the 800 and the mile relay in the 2013 season.

“I’m going to state in pole vault,” sophomore Logan Rowe said,” I also run the mile relay.I feel relays will also be good this year because the freshman are fast.”

Runners must prepare for these relays and field events by conditioning and spending time at the track or other places to run. The season begins in February for these athletes and conditioning is important for the challenging season.

“My favorite race is the sprint relay because you take the fastest people from the whole team.” Freshman Colby Siegley said. “I participate in the 100 meter dash, 400m relay, 800m relay and pole vault.”

Field events are important to the point system in track.

“Long jump is my favorite event because I’m a competitive person and because I’m not the tallest, I have to push to compete.” freshman Taylor Self said.

“I picked triple jump to participate in because I like to jump,” sophomore Luka Patton said, “I can’t wait for track because I love to compete.”

Track season is right around the corner and the White Oak athletes are ready to begin training for another successful year to try and attempt to make it to state.