"Between" is used when there are two people. "Among" is used when referring to groups of more than two persons.
Today's identifies the specific track meet that is being discussed. The apostrophe -s is necessary since the noun is in the possessive form.
Here, "accept" should be used instead of "except," which indicates "instead of."
There should be a comma after said since it makes the phrase full.
When something is disliked or avoided, it is said to be adverse to it. Because she was terrified of the strong waves, she avoided going to the beach. The correct word here is ""adverse,"" which denotes a negative or the reverse of what was anticipated reaction.
"Father" should not be capitalized in this sentence because it is not a proper noun.
The phrase is accurate and error-free.