By Hayden Swope
What started out as something to kill a little time turned into a love and a passion for Andover’s Anthony Sullivan.
“I started track my seventh grade year and I enjoyed it a lot,” Sullivan said. “I had a very good year and was excited for the next year, but unfortunately that was the year of Covid so I couldn’t do it that year. I have now been playing the sport for five years now and have been on varsity for four years. The reason that I ran track was at first my friends were doing it but then I realized how much I enjoyed it and wasn’t too bad at it.”
While trying to improve skill and times from last year, and make reachable goals for this season, Sullivan has had a busy offseason training for the long road ahead.
“I would say the improvements that I have made this year compared to last year would be in my 400 meter dash race,” Sullivan said. “Some goals that I am focusing on this season is being able to make it to KU relays and also state this year in the open 400 meter dash. I’m hoping I can cut my 400 meter time to a 50 flat. Last year my times for the 400 were in the 54’s. My first meet this year I ran a 53.5, the following week I ran a 52.3. Hoping I continue to get faster times each meet.”
A little undecided on what his future holds, Sullivan is open to anything, and hopes to continue running.
“My future plans after high school, I’m hoping to get a chance to run at a college level,” Sullivan said. “I am going to work this summer and get ready for college in the fall.”
