TJ Robinson- Lansing

TJ Robinson- Lansing

ONE KANSAS TRACK AND FIELDATHLETE WAS JUST SECONDSLITERALLY 1.1 SECONDS AWAYFROM BREAKING THE 5A800METER STATE RECORD,BEFORE HIS SENIOR SEASONWAS CANCELLED, BUT HE'S NOTLETTING THAT STOP HIM FROMREACHING HIS GOALSHERE'SMORE AS WE CELEBRATELANSING SENIOR TJ ROBINSONFlotke"We pretty much knew to tellthe kids to get everything outgo their lockers, we prettymuch knew we weren'tcoming back"HayleyMarch 18th, Kansas High SchoolSpring were sports cancelledTJ"All the people that play springsportswe waited like allyear for this."HayleyAn offseason of preparation forLansing senior TJ RobinsonChristine"It's really been hard breakinbecause you know when youlive with your kid and get tosee them work out day in andday out."Hayleyquickly turned into no seasonatallTJ"We didn't want them to comeout and cancel it just postponeit, instead of just the firstdayit's cancelled.

Like in one dayit went from were all gettingready for our first race andthen everything is justcancelled."HayleyAnd this three sports athletewasright on track to conquer histrackand field goalsTJ"I wanted to get like 4:12 forthe mile, but I just wanted toget the record, the 5A recordand win it as well."HayleyTJ ran a 4:21 mile last season,only1.75 seconds off the schoolrecordThen there's his800metergoalTJ"A little more irritating is a1:53.55 and last year as ajunior I went 1:53.5HayleyJust 1.1 seconds needed in ordertobet the state record that wassetback in 1985TJ"All I needed was just oncrace in a Lansing uniform."HayleyUnfortunately not something thatwilllikely happen for the statechampbut if anyone canovercome the adversity, it's TJFlotkeTJ has a great work ethic and hereally his leadership reallycome tothe team this year."ChristineJust found a way to work hardermaybe take out some of hisfrustrations"HayleyTJ will continue his runningcareer atthe University of CentralArkansaswhere he plans to major inExerciseScienceON CAMBIG CONGRATS TO TJ AND GOODLUCK NEXT SEASON!

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