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.
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
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..
This week is dedicated to his everlasting memory!
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.
TAKE IT!
Be ready to ROLL tomorrow at 8AM!
Stay Warm..and DO YOUR warm-up drills at any time today you choose.
Coach Budd
ALUMNI ALWAYS WELCOME
Monday December 26 - 8AM practice
Tuesday December 27 - 8AM practice
Wednesday December 28 - 7:30 Departure for the Distance Classic.
All others can attend as 8AM practice that are not shot putters or distance runners
Thursday December 29 - 8AM practice
Friday December 30 - 7:30 Departure for the Free clinic at Reggie Lewis
Saturday December 31 - 8AM practice
Sunday January 1 - Off
Follks,
TODAY at practice I need to know your intentions for the two meets coming up during Christmas break.
1) DECEMBER 28 Distance Classic: EVENTS shot put, 800, 1000, mile, 2 mile, 4 x 800 and distance medley.
SCHOOL WILL PICK UP THE COST, and transport to and from event.
2) DECEMBER 30 CLINIC: Long jump, high jump, Shot Put, Sprints, Hurdles, Distance, Relays as well as sessions of yoga
SCHOOL WILL PICK UP THE COST ( FREE) and transport to and from event.
Need to know what event you are interested in learning...they usually give out free shirts there too and prizes.
TELL ME TODAY!
(PRACTICES will be at 8am during Christmas Break)
Coach Budd
There shall be no PVIAC/Western Mass meet this year, but this is the sort of spirit we need to have this year:
The great Jessie Schnepp and the great Jenise Everett joined the ranks of the East Longmeadow Hall of Fame this weekend,
While Jessie might have been the best Volleyball player ever, she also was a fabulous basketball star. "PRIMETIME" qualified for the All-States in no less than five events: Long Jump, 100 Dash, Triple Jump and had set the school record in the Javelin.
She overcame a severe injury her Senior year which took her out of the jumps and limited her sprints to take up the javelin.In her second meet, she destroyed the school record
Jenise was one of the most outstanding jumpers and sprinters ever. She did play Soccer and originally Basketball, but after careful consultation (an arm twisting by Coach Budd), she switched to Indoor Track and Field and excelled in the Long Jump, 4 x 200 relay, and the 55 Dash. Outdoors she won the long jump, 4 x 100 relay and 100.
MOUNT EVERETT was told that she would become the best leaper in the history of the school, and she did not disappoint. She broke (and still holds) the Western Mass record in the Triple Jump by taking the title from the best athlete of the 20th century and fellow EL Hall of Famer, Devonia Long.
These are two of the best ever...Schnepp went to UNH and Everett Morgan State, where they continued their careers!
Alisha joined our Cross Country team for the first time ever as a Senior. She has been an All-Western Mass.discus thrower;A little unusual nomination from an XC team.
She tried out for Volleyball, but was unable to make the Varsity team and as a Senior, our school generally does not let Seniors participate as a member of JV. So she was let go. Because of her experiences with her Track and Field teammates, she decided to help out the Girls XC team as a manager.
We actually got a "two for one"!
What folks do not know about her is that she is an accomplished weight lifter - a skill that Volleyball usually does not center around.
She offered her weight training experience and skills to our team in addition to managing our meets and practices.
Our girls have improved their performances both in the weight room as well as on the cross country courses - to the point where we secured the best record any cross country team has ever produced at ELHS.
Confidence among our runners as well as alternate weight training disciplines were learned.I attribute a great deal of this towards our gaining an athlete with considerable knowledge lifting who is willing to work both individually and collectively with the team.
Another thing about Alisha is that she has been able to help us while her Mom is taking chemo in Boston for cancer. So she's going back and forth while still maintaining her dedication to our team.
Her presence is immeasurable.
We won our second league title in school history and she had a big part in our achievement.
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