By Mackenzie Madison
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Tomorrow, the men’s track team will compete in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) tournament at Ben Davis.

William Ellery, men’s track head coach, said, “(The) MIC really kicks off our tournament season; we have MIC, then County the next week, then Sectionals a week and a half later, followed by Regionals then State. We are trying to defend our County Championships.”

Ellery said he thinks of the MIC tournament like a State preview to help the coaches place the right runners in the right events so they will be most prepared for State. He said, “We treat the MIC like a practice run for the State meet in a sense that we run against the kids we’ll see at the State meet. So we put our kids in the events they are likely to run in the State meet.” 

He also said he thinks it will help the team prepare to run against Ben Davis and Warren Central. These top two teams in the State will be attending, as well as Center Grove and North Central. Carmel, Ben Davis, Warren Central, Center Grove and North Central are the top five teams in the state. Dan Porter, track runner and junior, said he feels a new confidence in the team’s chances at winning State after its recent win over Warren Central. 

Porter said, “I think the whole team is pumped, especially after beating Warren, that was a big win. Everyone just wants to run some (personal records).”