The UNA track team will travel to Sewanee, Tenn., to compete in the Sewanee Mt. Laurel Invitational April 20.

The team is made up mostly of members of the cross-country team and other UNA sports.

“It is basically our cross-country team on the track team,” said Scott Trimble, head coach. “It has been a lot of fun.”

Trimble has been coaching cross country for 14 years and coaching track for 10.

He said that, in coaching track, he has found that his team responds better to track workouts than they do to longer cross-country workouts.

“In track, you do more short speed workouts than in cross-country and I have learned that they respond better to short speed workouts than long speed workouts,” he said.

Trimble said the season has been a fun one and that the girls have been getting along great.

“When you get 16 ladies together and there is no drama, you have something special,” he said.

With the fun comes work, as many of the team members have been working for months preparing for this season.

“Eleven of them have been training since August getting ready for the season,” Trimble said. “The others are involved in other sports on campus.”

The track team works hard off the field also, having a cumulative GPA of 3.66. Trimble has nothing but trust for the team.

“I have a 7-year-old at home; I would not hesitate to call any one of the 16 ladies on this team to watch her,” he said. “That is the type of people they are.”

Trimble got into coaching to coach football but has found cross country and track more enjoyable.

The team has two meets left in the season. The final match is scheduled to take place at Troy University in the Coach “O” Invitational April 27.

“We are getting better every day,” Trimble said.

The team will run hard but will also keep the fun times going as they wrap up their season.

“They really enjoy each other’s company,” Trimble said. “There is never a dull moment.”