 Well, section finals tomorrow across the state in section 8 double A. The Bemidji boys and girls will travel the sock rapids rise. Eight total Lumberjack athletes will participate in the events and it's all in for a trip to state. Success can be measured in many different ways in track and field. It's feet, inches, minutes, and even seconds. Something the Bemidji boys team will keep in mind to defend their section title tomorrow. The biggest thing if we can just go out and get some PRs tomorrow, you know, wherever the chips fall that that's where we're going to finish. You know, our biggest goals, getting kids to state six individuals, plus the relay teams. They'll battle it out for a bid tomorrow. But for one athlete, well, his tickets already punched huge, like weight was lifted off my shoulders. Like I felt like I actually worked hard for something and accomplished my goal. It was just a great feeling. Sophomore Ryan Beiberdorf tallyed the furthest mark for triple jump on Wednesday and is heading to state for the first time. I was really nervous going into my final heat. I was the last jumper. I was ranked first and then I approached the board and got a 43 and my coach and I looked at each other and went. All right, so with 16 points compiled as a team Wednesday, all eyes turned to tomorrow and one guy to keep an eye on senior Cody Roder in the 800 me and one other kid from Monticello will probably be contending for the number one spot. And I just got to run my race. Roger and the rest of his senior classmates are a big reason they're in this position and will be a big factor tomorrow. Those guys have really brought this program to the next level, you know, their leadership, their work ethic, you know, it rubs off on the young kids and for two of those seniors, Roder and Isaac Birdwell, they'll be rivals in college next year, but they credit each other and their success so far in their careers. It's awesome. I mean, like the workouts like in the beginning I can kind of push him. And then towards the end when we start really going hard, then he kind of pushes me. We both just kept getting better and better and better. And now, it's our senior year, it's really starting to pay off. So for Roder, Berg and Beiberdorf, they hope to return to Bemidji as back to back section champs. I think that we can win sections again and it'd be an incredible honor to go back to back would be a pretty incredible feat. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.