When asked about track prodigy senior Erika Spencer, head track coach Pat Widolff had some choice words of praise. “She’s about the greatest person I’ve ever come across,” he said. “She cares about everybody.”
With new runners, two new coaches and a new season, the Leopard track team tested its talent at the Caltech Invitational Saturday, Feb. 24, in Pasadena.
A good recruiting effort by Head Cross Country Coach Pat Widolff has helped him assemble the largest group of runners in his tenure at La Verne. A total of 21 runners will be looking to improve on the fifth place finishes by both the men’s and women’s teams last year.
At the Ninth Annual BFI Meet of Champions hosted by Azusa Pacific University this past Saturday, the ULV track and field team found a chance to rehearse before hosting the SCIAC preliminaries on May 3 and finals on May 6 at Ortmayer Stadium.