Chelsea at UK BEST

Chelsea is attending UK BEST this week, a five-day "stay-over-in-the-dorms" program hosted by the University of Kentucky's College of Engineering. Each day she gets an introduction to a different kind of engineering: mechanical, eletrical, chemical, and civil. I hope Chelsea will take some pictures to share!

Abigail graduates from high school! Adam begins his summer work!

Becky and Wayne are so proud of their daughter, Abigail, who graduated from high school in late May. Here, as Senior Class President, Abigail was not only honored as the Senior Class President to introduce the pastor for the Baccalaureate service. But she also gave the closing speech at graduation, a “charge” to her fellow classmates. It's no wonder that Tony, her date for the prom, and Gran June are so proud of her.

Adam has just returned from Camp Kanakuk training where he will work from July 5th through August 15th. He will be a boat driver for kids who want to tube or wakeboard. Of course, he will also be a counselor and spiritual leader to a group of 8-10 boys. He will work at home the month of June and head out to Missouri on the 3rd or 4th.

Chelsea Harnack wins her first state title on Saturday in Louisville

Chelsea's in the headlines again! On Saturday she won the Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 1A with a fast 15.97 seconds, shaving 1.6 seconds off her previous preliminary run at 16.51. Chelsea's ability to accelerate during the stretch is absolutely wonderful to watch. Here's what Sunday morning's Richmond Register had to say:

The Model Laboratory sophomore took first place in the 100-meter hurdles, finished second in the 300-meter hurdles and also finished fourth in the 400-meter dash. In addition she was a member of the school’s 4x200 meter relay team (Alex Kubala, Kaylyn Pratt, Nmeli Nnoromele and Harnack), which took fourth place.

Led by Harnack, the Lady Patriots racked up a total of 46 points and finished seventh in the Class A competition.

And here's what Eric Lindsey, writing in the Lexington Herald Leader, posted in Sunday's paper:

Model Coach Jason Moncer had but one bit of advice before his girls ran in Saturday's Class A finals: ”I told all the girls that nothing ever goes as expected in state meets." Sure enough, Moncer's words turned out to be true. Model sophomore Chelsea Harnack, one of Model's best runners and one of the favorites in the 300-meter hurdles, hit the third hurdle during the event, nearly falling on the track and seemingly losing out on a chance to finish in the top three. But somehow, Harnack gained her balance and finished second despite the early race scare. ”I was coming around the curb and I went over with my right leg, and I don't usually do that,“ Harnack said. ”I was nervous about (falling).“ Harnack said she wanted first place, but considering the circumstances, she turned in the second of three stellar finishes on the day. The sophomore took first in the 100-meter hurdles, second in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 200-meter dash.

”The difference between two days — (Friday) she just looked shell-shocked, was nervous and did not have a good day, but today she had a good day,“ Moncer said. ”We've been working on things all year and she's just a sophomore so she's got a lot of potential ahead of her.“

Harnack led Model to a seventh place finish overall, the best of any Class A school in and around Lexington.

Our whole family, especially Dad!--along with Jason Moncer, her coach, everyone at Model Lab School, and the whole town of Richmond--is so proud of Chelsea! What a girl! What a daughter! We're all so proud of you, Chelsea!