For now, there seems to be way more questions than answers for the Aberdeen Central track and field squads.
Until athletes actually get out and compete, coaches normally aren’t quite sure what to expect. Throw in a year off because of COVID, and the equation becomes even more tricky to solve.
“Right now, we’re in pre-season warmups for this indoor season, because we don’t have any marks for two years,” said Central girls' coach Jim Appl. “Melanie Jacobs was a state champ as a sophomore, but Melanie Jacobs is now a senior and two years older. I have no clue where she’s at.”
Appl said the initial few weeks will be about finding who can do what.
“These first three weeks we need you to compete as hard as you can and compete against yourself,” Appl said he told his athletes. “Then we can determine where we’re at as a track team.”
Central boys’ coach Greg Murley feels much the same way.
“We kind of have a group of two classes who have never don
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