By Hayden Swope

Elle Denning, a junior at Salina Central, spends all year playing sports, so when she has the chance to get out and prepare for the track season, she takes every opportunity she can get. 

“To prepare for this season I just made sure I got out to the track often,” Denning said. “Also, I am a three-sport athlete during the school year, which keeps me running every day.”

While looking to improve her skills, Denning is also hoping to break a couple school records.  

“Some goals this season I am focused on is breaking the school record in the 400,” Denning said. “I am super close to getting it, and I want this year to be the year that I break it. For postseason at regionals, I want to qualify for all four of my events again. I then want to go onto state and place better than last season in specifically the 400, and the 200. I would like to place in the top three this year in the 400, and top five in the 200.”

Besides track and field, Denning is also involved in numerous activities at Salina Central.

“At Salina Central, for the past three seasons, I have also participated in cross country and basketball,” Denning said. “I am also a member of Relay For Life, and I am in the National Honor Society.” 

Denning is still deciding on where she would like to attend college, but knows for sure what she would like to do in the future. 

“I’d like to attend college at either the University of Kansas, or Kansas State University, unless I go somewhere to run,” Denning said. “I want to go to school and study medicine to become a sports medicine doctor.”