Records are meant to be broken.
The Washougal High School track and field athletes were shattering them left and right Friday, during the Panther Twilight meet at Fishback Stadium.
“When you get schools and athletes of this caliber together for a track meet in good weather, great things are going to happen,” said head coach Dave Hajek. “We have a lot of pride here in Washougal, and that’s what it’s all about. Our kids want to be successful for their school and their community.”
Senior Dylan Croeni set his first two records on the Washougal track. He captured first place in the one-mile with a time of 4 minutes, 23.71 seconds. He then went out and won the two-mile in 9:25.7.
“Two school records and two meet records. What a day. What a day,” Croeni said. “That was a solid double. Best double of my life.”
Croeni’s last 12 laps around Fishback took him all the way back to his freshman year of track.