INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MAKES STRIDES AS
INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT
E
ven though it’s called
“indoor” track, chances are
you’ll often see members
of the Foxes’ winter team
braving the elements as they traverse
local neighborhoods or, as long as
conditions permit, training outside
on the high school’s track and field.
They don’t seem to mind the elements
too much, nor does coach Tom Moul,
who often runs alongside his athletes.
Coach Moul, also a science teacher
at the high school, founded the
team as a club sport in 2011, and
continues to lead it in its second year
as a school-sanctioned interscholastic
sport. The transition has not changed
the opponents they face, but it has
eliminated the athletes having to
pay meet fees on their own and
find transportation to and from
competitions. But, even better for
the team as a whole, their new status
has produced increased commitment
among the student-athletes, as well
as spurred membership to its highest
levels ever.
“Kids are now attracted to the program
because, as an interscholastic sport,
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