BY AYANA ANDERSON
“Stick,” Mary Young shouted.
“Stick,” Rai Ahmed-Green replied.
Breathless shouts for the baton are barely heard in the stadium as relay teams practice their hand-offs for the upcoming track events.
This relay team is unique. Disregarding the records set by these women on the track, three-fourths of the 4×1 team are roommates and have been for three years.
The precision in which the baton is handed off for these runners is derived from the family-like relationship shared between Rai Ahmed-Green, Kaylen Rettig, Taryn Rolle and Mary Young.
“You can switch to Zumba freshman year,” Ahmed-Green said.