MICHELLE CARTER SHOT PUT GOLD

 

HIGH JUMP- VASHTI CUNNINGHAM

 

    

CLINIC INFORMATION

This is worth looking at , and you shall see some familiar faces. It's about 8 minutes.

Decide which event you are most interested in.

 

WE KICKED BUTT TODAY

 

WRENTHAM DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

Folks, you are welcome that I did not have practice today!

No sense getting all wet and having to go out and possibly do the same the next day.

BUS LEAVES AT 8:30AM

Pack for tomorrow: 

A change of shoes to walk the course in as well as your racing shoes.

An extra set of socks as I imagine you shall get either wet or muddy.

Maybe even a change of clothes

Something to drink as well as eat ( even though there should be a concession there).

Some money to purchase food or a tee shirt.

Positive attitude! We have gone from the intense heat to now a possibly chilly and wet place.

Sweats/ jacket for protection. 

Umbrella

Blanket for ride on the bus 

Pillow for same.

Races start a 11:30..we are leaving at 8:30 

Last race starts at 2:00 for us.

LET'S DO THIS!

CONTESTS

 Our handbook covers our expectation of how our team should conduct themselves, especially when on the road.

Mr. Magee has sent me some expectations the school would like followed while we are at other sporting events involving the school.  They are similar. We represent the community as well as the school.

Since you all have passes to games, I encourage you to attend and cheer on your friends and classmates in a positive manner. 

I ALSO encourage you to ask your friends to attend our home Cross Country meets and cheer on both the Boys and Girls teams. We are also wearing the school colors as they are!

They don't necessarily have to understand our sport, but they can help encourage us ( after all, I hear a whistle in field hockey and I have no idea what happened...but it does not prevent me from positively cheering for our school).

Have fun at these games as they are part of your overall high school experiences. 

WHILE YOU ARE AT IT...recruit folks for INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD!

" We are like Noah's Ark, we take 'em ALL!" -  Howie Long

HOWIE LONG

TODAY is EARTH WIND AND FIRE DAY!

BOSTON UNIVERSITY CLINICS

There are a few one day Track and Field camps being held at Boston University this Fall.

They are designed especially for long jumpers, high jumpers, shot putters and discus throwers.

If you are interested, try to find someone else in your respective group and go!

The dates are 9/10 ( which is this weekend) 10/7 and 11/4 ( right before Indoor season starts).

I encourage all of you involved in those events to attend if you can. The prices go down if you have more folks in your event.

https://butrackfield.totalcamps.com for more information.

WOMEN'S DISCUS WORLD CHAMPION

Nearly 228 feet. 

I believe she worked with Coach Carr...

 

BEST 100 METER FINAL EVER?

 This could be the best and fastest 100 meter final I have ever seen.

Sha' Carri Richardson. Look how close it was!

LAST VAULT OF THE SUMMER

 

Greetings from the Patriot Pole Vault Club! As always if you have any questions regarding any of the information in this e-mail or anything else regarding the club for that matter please do not hesitate to contact us.

2023 Vaultarama #5 & SENIOR SEND OFF @ Westborough HS, Saturday 08/19/23 The 2023 Vaultarama Series continues on Saturday August 19th with Vaultarama #5 at Westborough High School. This will also be our time to give our graduated high school seniors a rousing sendoff before they make their way off to their collegiate adventures. If you ARE one of those heading off to your freshman campaign please come with your college t-shirt so we can take an awesome picture of you all. There will be send-off gifts for all of you as well :-) Even if you don't plan on vaulting come and join the celebration! In addition at the conclusion of the meet all of you are cordially invited to the Haagensen's backyard paradise to cool off with a swim! Their address is 201 Ruggles Street, Westborough MA 01581. We can't stay there too late as the Haagensens are all getting up at 4 in the morning to drive Melinda up to Colgate 🤣 Now as for the meet we are switching things up a bit. This time Flight #1 is for athletes planning on starting at 11' or higher. Warmups for flight #1 will start at 10:00am with the competition beginning at 11:00am sharp. The Senior Sendoff will take place between flights #1 & #2 (no earlier than 12:30) - we'll introduce each vaulter, hand out the gifts and get our group picture at this point. Flight #2 is for athletes planning on starting lower than 11' and will start as low as needed to accommodate everyone. Warmups for flight #2 will begin immediately after the Senior Sendoff activities with the competition starting NO EARLIER than 1:00pm We look forward to seeing you folks fly high and saying goodbye to all of our seniors this weekend :-) Register for flight #1 - starting at 11' or higher Register for flight #2 - starting under 11'  Directions to Westborough HS APPROXIMATE TIME SCHEDULE 10:00 Warmups for Flight #1 begin 11:00 Flight #1 competition begins ~12:30 Senior Sendoff Activities ~1:00 Warmups for Flight #2 begin ~1:45 Flight #2 competition begins ~3:30 Open Swim @ Casa de Haagensen We will know better about start times once we get an idea of how many vaulters there will be in each flight. If there is need to we will add a third flight and reschedule the start times accordingly If we have to postpone due to weather we will post updates to our website, our Facebook page and our Twitter feed.   As always we are searching for volunteers to help out with standards and bars. If you are interested in volunteering please let us know - we'll sweeten the pot with free Patriot PV gear and free athlete registrations and stuff like that :-)

ANOTHER MEET AT WESTON FOR VAULTERS/JUMPERS

Here is another competition for jumpers/vaulters in Weston on the 12th. I do not know the entry fee, but I believe it to be $20 for one event and an additional $5 for each subsequent event.

Greetings from the Patriot Pole Vault Club! As always if you have any questions regarding any of the information in this e-mail or anything else regarding the club for that matter please do not hesitate to contact us. 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic Saturday 08/12/23 Weston HS (Weston, MA) The time is almost upon us for the 2nd annual Jumps Empire Summer Classic, co-hosted by Bounce Squad TC & Patriot Pole Vault! This year's meet will be held on Saturday, August 12th at Weston (MA) High School, with all events starting at 10:00AM. We will once again be offering all 4 jumping events (Long, High, Triple, & Pole Vault) as a USATF Sanctioned meet, which does NOT require a USATF membership. Athletes aged 14 and up on the day of competition are eligible to compete. 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic Meet Info Register for the 2023 Metrowest Jumps Empire Summer Classic (Registration ends Thursday 08/10 at 9:00pm)

US WINS WORLD TITLE

This is how it is done, y'all!

 

 

NEW VAULTER'S CLINIC

 If you are interested in learning Pole Vault, there is a clinic at Weston High School in which you could learn. 

As far as I can see, there is no fee and they shall provide you with the poles you might need.

New Vaulter Introductory Session 5:00-6:00 Sunday July 30th Weston HS (Weston, MA) Apologies for short notice - there will be more of these if you can't make this one. What: Introduction to PV. When: This Sunday, 5pm-whenever (more below) Where: Weston High School track. Please let Coach Nathaniel "Than" Bogan know if you'll be attending. We should be able to accommodate all interested. This will be a one hour session to learn safety and vaulting basics. All participants are also welcome to join some or all of the 6pm-8pm regular practice session immediately after. The entire first day is free. What do I need to bring? Basic workout clothing. Shoes you can run in. Patience. The pole vault is the most exciting track event, but the first 45 minutes are about learning very basic movements and safety information. The flying part is near the end! Can parents watch? Absolutely. Better yet, join in and learn how to vault! Who is the instructor? Coach Than sez: "I'll be leading this one. I learned how to pole vault at age 46 -- at a PPV clinic just like this one! -- and at 50 became a Masters All-American. In addition to my PPV affiliation, I coach high jump and pole vault at Natick High School." What are the age limits? There is no formal age limit -- young and old can learn to pole vault! However, it does require staying focused and following instructions for a full hour. Some kids younger than 12 may not be able to do this, so use your judgement. For those on the older end: Stretch, warm up, and listen to your body. We have plenty of older vaulters in our club, and welcome "new old" vaulters! What's next? After completing an introduction session, an athlete can join any Patriot Pole Vault practice at any of our sites. (The first day is unique because so much of it is away from the runway, but thereafter beginning vaulters can share the line with state champions!) For those who wish to continue, you'll need to join USATF and fill out Patriot Pole Vault online forms. (That is not required for the intro session.) If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Coach Than :-)

LINK TO SATURDAY'S MEET

Meet starts at 10AM.

POLE VAULT is included!

 https://newengland.usatf.org/USATF-New-England/media/USATF-New-England/2023%20results%20and%20information%20files/2023-Western-MA-Youth-TF.pdf- 

or

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/517939/register

DISTANCE.VAULT & BLOOMFIELD THROWS

 This morning I saw someone running on our track (around 6:00am). She was really really good.

Repeat 1000's ( marathon runner, she happened to know Mr. Gerry).

Runs for some Green Mountain (?) team out of Vermont.

If you distance folks get a chance to get to the school that early in the AM, you should meet with her.

COACH HAKANSAN-STACY of Central would like to have distance folks contact her. Perhaps you can train with their new start runner. (413)  313- 3005. Coach Arnold as well as our intern Coach Bonnano is interested in running with our girls as well this Summer. I think Audrey has her contact information.

Start getting going soon as the Summer flies by quite quickly. Be cautious of the heat and right now watch out for floods in certain areas.

THROWS

COACH COUNTRY got back to me regarding throwing this Summer either down at Bloomfield of up at EL. Throwers should make a point to try and meet with him. Alisha has seen the results he can produce.

Here is the schedule he has given me, as well as his contact information: (860) 221-4462.

This week: MONDAY6-8:30,TUESDAY 12-2 & 6-8:30, WEDNESDAY 12-2, THURSDAY 12-2 and THIS SUNDAY 12-2.

JULY 24th: MON 6-8:30, TUE 12-2/6-8:30, WED 12-2.

VAULT

Coach Weber continues his series at Minnechaug. In fact there is a meet on 7/22 there for all events this Summer. I shall forward you all the details in a day or so.

SPRINTERS OUT THERE PART 2

 Continues with Gabby Thomas in the 200.

SPRINTERS OUT THERE PART 1

 Here is how it is done at the Nationals. Starting with Sydney McLaughlin in the 400

SENIOR GAMES POSTPONED

 We will run the event NEXT WEEK June 24 at Springfield College.

Volunteers are encouraged!

Thank you in advance!

CLOSEST THING WE EVER HAD WAS MADISON McMAHON OR KARA BUDD

https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/high-school-sport/highland-senior-wins-state-team-track-title-all-by-herself/

It CAN be done.

 

ASHLEY CORCORAN FUEL FOR SUCCESS

Day of Eats: Breakfast: A bagel with butter, peanut butter or cream cheese, and then also either a protein smoothie with fruit and protein powder or eggs. And a coffee:) Lunch: A turkey sandwich with fruit and pretzels. And then I drink electrolytes/salt (lmnt , liquid iv, gatorade/Powerade) Snacks: ⁃ Some snacks throughout the morning/afternoon before practice: peanut butter crackers, animal crackers, pretzels, ⁃ Post afternoon practice: Protein bar (I have a cliff builder bar after practice every single day). Also love chocolate milk and protein shakes. And then more electrolytes! Dinner: A protein (chicken, sausage, red meat, etc.), a carb (rice, potatoes or pasta), and a veggie (broccoli, green beans, salad, etc.) Night snack: Every night I have a yogurt bowl with greek yogurt, chex cereal, frozen blueberries and lots of peanut butter:)

SUMMER CAMPERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS

For those of you still considering the $100 campership scholarship, the deadline is April 30 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPhXelPp-gdiRMss2stgyD94VIvtanKh_MN_qap_jRwNj_Ig/viewform

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE MEET

 For the Freshman/Sophomore Meet, I am entering as many of you as possible in the 100 meter dash.

The qualifying stamdard is 14.5. I do not believe many of you have achieved this goal, but I shall try my best in 2 days to get you to run as close to it (or better) as possible.

This also goes for some of our javelin people.

I want you all to compete, but I do not wish to embarrass anyone in the process.

If you achieve a level below the standard, it is MY fault and not yours. it also shall go a long way towards determining what event or events you are better suited for.

Track and Field is a process. VERY FEW folks start out as stars especially their first year, but we have had many folks achieve higher levels after getting a season or two under their belt.

RULE #1 in the handbook is "Give your absolute best each and every day"

RULE #@ in the handbook is "FIRST LEARN RULE #1!

ONE OF THE BEST FRESHMAN TEAMS OF ALL TIME

MSTCA William C. Kane Developmental Invitational registration for East Longmeadow (W) as of 04/18/23 15:27 PM

Women's 100m  Dash Open:

    Coppolo, Karissa: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

    Dimichele, Jessica: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

    Holmes, Lauren: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

    Kane, Jessica: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

    Merrick, Natalie: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

    Negron-Maturo, McKayla: 14.5 (EL 04/11/23)

Women's 200m  Dash Open:

    Coates, Funmilayo: 27.8 (EL 04/11/23)

    Johnson, Aviv: 31.0 (EL 04/11/23)

Women's 400m  Dash Open:

    Gile, Ava: 1:15.0 (EL 04/11/23)

    Rivers, Lindsey: 1:07.9 (EL 04/11/23)

Women's 800m  Run Open:

    Card, Caitlin: 2:56.6 (EL 04/11/23)

    Doyle, Emma : 2:58.98 (Ladyhawk 04/15/23)

    Oliveri, Alexis: 2:56.3 (EL 04/11/23)

Women's Pole Vault Open:

    Garceau, Eleanor: 6' 0" (Ladyhawk 04/15/23)

Women's Long Jump Open:

    Miller, Jamaica: 14' 6.5" (Ladyhawk 04/15/23)

    Rivers, Lindsey: 12' 6" (EL 04/11/23)

Women's Shot Put Open:

    Gracien, Bella: 23' 4" (Ladyhawk 04/15/23)

Women's Javelin Open:

    Gile, Ava: 65' 0" (Longmeadow 04/03/23)

    Merrick, Natalie: 65' 0" (EL 04/11/23)

    Miller, Jamaica: 76' 9" (EL 04/11/23)

100 METER TIMES

 

Clark, Brielle	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	15.1
Merrick, Natalie	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	15.2
Pelletier, Ellery	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	16.1
Gracien, Bella	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	16.2
Jarzabski, Grace	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	16.4
Gile, Grace	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	16.5
Johnson, Aviv	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	16.8
Pandolfi, Nina	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	17.0
Cushman, Lilah	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	17.4
Kane, Jessica	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	17.4
Garceau, Eleanor	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	17.8
Negron Maturo, Mckayla	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	17.8
Holmes, Lauren	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	18.8
DiMichele, Jessica	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	19.3
Bouchard, Sophia	vs. Longmeadow	4/3/2023	23.1

BLOOMFIELD INVITATIONAL 4/15

Folks, there is a meet in Bloomfield Connecticut on 4/15/2023. I am looking into it.

Starts at 10:00m, but offers Pole Vault, 300 hurdles, 4 x 800 relay among the other events we normally run.

They have a brand new stadium and the track is blue and orange with passing zones that are orange

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/487946/schedule

SKEET SHOOTING

 Clinic today: Coach Gorman and I get to meet the great Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah!

Sadly, the guy who finished second ( Greg Foster), just passed away in February

NEVER SAW THAT SHIRT BEFORE

 I had a great time at last night's banquet...might have been one of the best ever.

2008 called and wants that shirt back! 

What? 

Coach Budd NEVER takes pictures...

Julie Lemanski and EL Hall of Famer Lauren Litscher

 

NEW NAMES SO FAR

The Last Group of Freshman to win a Western Mass Title

9th GRADERS

Sophie Bouchard

Karissa Coppolo

Jessica DiMichele

Grace Gile

Bella Gracien

Jessica Kane

McKayla Negron Maturo

Ellery Pelletier

Lindsey Rivers

Chloe Roumeliotis

We have more than enough to run in the Bill Kane meet as well as the Freshman meet in Deerfield.

ON TO STATES

 Here are the names of folks I see attending the State Sectionals tomorrow and having an early dismissal:

 

Nevaeh Afonso

Funmi Coates

Lauren Condike

Amelia Czudec

Abhy Davis

Emma Doyle

Samantha Edwards

Destinee Fox

Ashley Kahi

Maddy Lunsford

Jamaica Miller

Alisha Ramesh

Sanai Thompson

Julieann Voight

2023 SPARTAN INVITATIONAL T-SHIRT IDEA

 

Here is the bird i would like to use for the Spartan Invitational. Substitute the Earth Wind and Fire lettering with SPARTAN INVITATIONAL.

Replace the ball on top of the head for our Spartan Helmet. Red shirt..

COACHES VS. CANCER LOGO

Here is the logo for Sunday (Coaches vs. Cancer)

ALAIN BUDD WEEK!

Sadly, my nephew ALAIN passed away while a member of the Central High School Swim team back in 2006.
 

This week is dedicated to his everlasting memory!

JANUARY 14 MEETS

Here are he pros and cons for Saturday:

PROVIDENCE provides us an alternate location to run.

My daughter lives out there and might possibly come to watch us.

Meet offers 55 hurdles, 55 dash, 200 dash, 400 dash, 800 run, mile, 2 mile, 4 x 2, 4 x 4, 4 x 8 on track

Meet offers pole vault (7' start), long jump, high jump( 4'4" start) weight throw, shot put.

Providence meet, I cannot determine how long it will be, nor how long it will take to get there, we have a meet on Sunday following against Northampton and Putnam, and we might be short handed on Sunday.

I cannot determine how we shall be able to fund the meet ahead of time and might need to have everyone chip in or have boosters cover the cost. ($15 per athlete, $20 per relay). The school would eventually cover the costs, but it might be a challenge to get payment into Providence on time.

These are not events we have for the State qualifying in the sprints.

BOSTON meet has events that we can use going forward.

Saturday it offers the Hurdles (trials and finals) 1000, 600,300, 4 x 800, 4 x 200, 4 x 400.

300 is run in lanes like it would in the MIAA tournament.

In the field Girls shot put, an long jump, as well as high jump starting at 4' 9".

While we have no one that has actually reached that height yet, it does give our best jumper an opportunity to see what it shall be like at the State Sectionals where they shall start at either 4-9 or 4-11.

Funding for the event is easy as, Mr. Magee has already committed to the MSTCA...from an administration standpoint it really is simple and we won't have to be concerned about how we get in.

Boys will not long jump nor throw shot, but can on Sunday at our dual meet. Girls have a lot of throwers anyway.

55 dash is NOT available until Sunday, but we have a commitment to the league on Sunday. Many of you can try out the 300.

Mile and two mile are being held on Friday (along with pole vault, and triple jump).

We shall limit the number of events we go into on Saturday so that we can be at near full strength on Sunday. Rest is going to factor in as well. Fortunately, we have the afternoon meet on Sunday. I would plan on having limited practices during the following week, so you all can get caught up on things.

Do not feel inappropriate bringing your school work to the meet(s), as there shall be some down time. We have had folks do this in the past with great success. It's called multi-tasking.

GOING TO NEED FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR EVENTS TODAY AND TOMORROW, as entries are due very soon.

Securing a bus either way is not an issue.

MSTCA CLINIC VIDEO

Here are some of the highlights of this weekend's clinic.

ALL of those that attended are expected to share some of the things they might have learned there on Monday!

SO PRACTICE some of those things today, so you can do "show and tell" tomorrow!

It WAS recommended that EVERYONE that attended wear RED, so we could find you easier. Evidently not EVERYONE read the memo! A FEW did wear their SPARTAN INVITATIONAL SHIRTS, so I guess this year we will go with RED rather than gray....