Track and Field

For three hot days in September, 2015, the PAS Track and Field team braved the extreme temperatures, and put their hearts into doing battle against the athletic hoard of Hsinchu’s school district. The venue was Hsinchu Municipal Stadium. Did I mention it was hot? When not competing, the team would hurry into the shade to escape this giant suntrap.

The team featured long time members and new blood. Led by their ever determined captain Phoebe Lee, they ran, jumped and threw in many of the events. PAS competed in the relay races, hurdles, 100m dash, 200m dash, 5000m and 10000m long distance races, the long jump, and the shot put. Before each event nerves took hold of the team, but this was soon replaced by excitement and the determination to do well. Although the team didn’t gain any medals this year, everyone of them should be proud of themselves and their teammates for competing so well.