Hartland Track Couple Race to the Prom

Friday was not your typical track regional for seniors Rachel Egeland and Michael Dean — as both went to Miford representing Hartland High School and then left in a race to attend prom, according to an article in the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.

The couple won that contest as a picture taken by Hartland Patch photographer Sherri Yezbick-Taylor from the foyer at Crystal Gardens in Genoa Township shows. Egeland runs in several events while Dean throws discus and shot put.

Egeland already had helped set a school record on Hartland’s 400 relay team that clocked a 51.50 — , placing third behind Walled Lake Central (49.90). The newspaper reported she originally planned to run in the 1,600 relay, as well, but her coach Bev Guile decided to offer a chance to leave early when the race was two hours away. The two left dressed for the dance, the report said.

"It was a hard decision, but she was happy," Guile said in the article.