Winter Break Practices

Due to Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve falling on Mondays, we will have optional practices on Wed/Fri the week of Christmas from 9:00-10:30.  Coach G will NOT be there but an assistant coach will be.  There is no guarantee we can get into the school so bring warm clothes!  There is no practice on New Year's Eve.  We will practice Wed/Fri the week of NYE instead and since you are back to school, practice is back to 3:30-5:00.

Practices are as follows:

Mon, Dec 24th   NO PRACTICE
Wed, Dec. 26th  Optional practice 9:00-11:30
Fri,    Dec. 28th  Optional practice 9:00-11:30
*Coach G is out of town this week.  I will not have email or phone access.  Text or call a teammate.

Mon, Jan 1st       NO PRACTICE

Wed, Jan 2nd     Practice 3:30-5:00

Fri,    Jan 4th      Practice 3:30-5:00

Monday, Jan 7th Practice returns to the normal Monday & Wednesdays 3:30-5:00.

TEAM SIGN UP

Track Team Sign Up ONLINE!  Click here to sign up.

TRACK INFO

Information from our team meeting on December 3rd is below.  Click here to download the handouts.

Dear Lady Bees,

The 2013 Track and Field season is right around the corner, and it is time to start thinking about the season.  Indoor track provides a great opportunity for you to prepare for the outdoor season as well as challenge yourself at some meets (without having to battle the winter elements).

Let’s BEE ready…BEE fit….BEE the BEST!

We will begin Winter/Indoor track practice on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. 

Practices will be Mondays & Wednesdays from Dec. 5^th- Jan 31^st.  We will practice additional days beginning in Feb.

Mondays & Wednesdays:  3:30-5:00 @ High School

*  Distance Runners (check website for alternate practice locations and some weekend group runs at the Towpath)

*  There will be some additional practices on Tuesday nights at the University of Akron Check the website/Google calendar for all activities!  The calendar is located on the top of the website….”Calendar of Events”.  There is a small fee for this that athletes are responsible for and you must arrange your own transportation.

*  Cross training at Brecksville Rec:  You can use the pool for $2.00 available times TBA.  Spinning Classes 6:30 PM on Tuesday/Thursdays.

Completed physical forms must be on hand before any student is permitted to participate. 

NO PHYSICAL/MEDICAL FORM = NO PRACTICE!

Practices will be outside as much as possible so dress for the weather (hats, gloves, pants, etc.) but if it is unsafe to be outside we WILL still have practice but move indoors.  Be prepared….we will run in the cold and snow!

Athletes are required to participate in practices and both meets.  If for some reason you cannot attend a practice or a meet, you must let Coach Gruskiewicz know in advance.  List of indoor meets will be online by December 20^th. 

               

FYI…. The first day of OUTDOOR practice (Mon-Fri) will begin March 11th.

Please call or email me if you have any questions. I am very excited about this season and I hope that you are too! 

ALL PRACTICE & MEET INFO WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE:

TEAM SIGN UP IS ONLINE!!!

I look forward to your enthusiasm and effort,

Coach Gruskiewicz

Girls’ Track and Field Coach

Work:  216-642-5870 x 1412   

Cell:  440-823-3397      

email:  tagruski@yahoo.com

PRACTICE & MEET INFO WILL BE POSTED ON WEBSITE

I.               INDOOR

a.        PRACTICES  Mondays & Wednesdays:  3:30-5:00 @ High School

b.       MEETS: All dates are tentative as they are not updated online yet!

Sun, Feb 3^rd   YSU

Sat, Feb 16^th  Akron/ Rubber City Open

Sat, March 2^nd  Kent State GIRLS only

March 8^th  Independence

(use as practice, if competing in indoor state meet maybe they don’t compete here)

Sat, March 16^th Indoor State Meet

II.               OUTDOOR

a.        PRACTICES  Mondays -Fridays:  3:30-5:30 @ High School

b.       MEET SCHEDULE:  All dates are tentative as meets are not updated online yet.  Dual/tri meets will be added too.

Sat 3/30   SJA Dual Meet Girls

Fri 4/5     Twinsburg Invite

Sat 4/13   Nordonia Invite

Sat 4/20  Chardon Hilltopper Invite, Willoughby South, or Ranger Relays at Lakewood

Sat 4/27   Stow

Fri  5/4     Berea Relays  (Boys at Mentor?)

Sat  5/11   Woodridge (3 per event)

5/15 & 5/17   SWC (where is it and when/when is JV this year?)

5/22 & 5/24    Districts @ Nordonia

5/29 & 5/31    Regionals @ Austintown

6/7 & 6/8         State Meet

Midwest Meet of Champions & New Balance Nationals

III.             IMPORTANT DATES:  Let coaches know if this effects you so we can try to avoid conflicts.

                                                Spring Break/Choir Trip:  March 29^th-April 7^th,  March 31^st Easter

                                                First Meet allowed on March 30^th   (three meets during Spring Break)

                                                Confirmation/PROM

                                                ACT/SAT?

                                                Waiver Days?

2013 TRACK SEASON MEETING

There will be a meeting for anyone interested in running track (Indoor or Outdoor) on Monday, December 3rd at 3:00. The room location TBA.  See you there!

4 RACES, 4 RECORDS, 4 MEDALS!

The OHSAA State Championship was held this past weekend at the Jesse Owen Stadium in Columbus and the Lady Bees showed up ready to compete. The girls competed in 4 races and came away with 4 new school records and 4 trips to the podium.

The Lady Bees ran in what some are calling the BEST RACE EVER at the state meet in the 4 x 800 relay. A 2 mile distance race all came down to less than .6 second as 4 teams sprinted side by side the last 50 meters to the finish line. The senior group of Veronica Thompson, Jill Bajaksouzian, Lauren Greenlee, and Megan Beaver finished in 4th with a new school record of 9:08.67. That time puts them as the 6th fastest ever in Ohio history.

Finish line photo of 4x800

On Saturday, Veronica Thompson broke her school record in the 400m as she placed 4th with a time of 56.41. Megan Beaver also broke the school record in the 800m running 2:12.31, taking 4th place.

The 4x400 relay headed into Saturday with the fastest time from Friday's prelims (3:53) and ran the best time in school history to capture the runner-up spot. The relay was led off by freshman Rachel Kotchman and also included seniors Ellen Prendergast, Megan Beaver, and Veronica Thompson. The ladies ran 3:51.01 and again in a very close race at the finish as the winning ream from Reyonldsburg was less than 1 second ahead.

Finish line photo of 4x400

Congratulations to the Lady Bees on your AMAZING accomplishments this weekend!

Click here to view State Meet Photo Album.

Select the race below to watch the video.

4 x 800 Final

4 x 400 Prelims

4x400 Finals

400 Prelims

400 Finals

800 Finals

State Bound!

Congratulations to our STATE MEET qualifiers!

The following athletes have qualified for the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships this weekend in Columbus.

Jill Bajaksouzian (Senior) 4x800
Megan Beaver (Senior) 4x800, 4x400, 800
Lauren Greenlee (Senior) 4x800
Rachel Kotchman (Freshman) 4x400
Ellen Prendergast (Senior) 4x400
Veronica Thompson (Senior) 4x800, 4x400, 400

The 4 x800 broke a 24 year old regional record and set the school record with their time of 9:12.40 as they won the 4 x800 last Wednesday at the Austintown Regional.

On Friday, Veronica Thompson finished 2nd in the 400 (56.54) and Megan Beaver 3rd in the 800m (2:14.11) both advancing to the state meet. The 4x400 relay team of Kotchman, Prendergast, Beaver, and Thompson finished 2nd place with took over 3 seconds off of the school record they set last week. Their time and new school record is 3:51.77

Though the Lady Bees only competed in 4 out of the possible 17 events at the Regional meet the 4 performances were stellar! The girls earned a total of 32 points to finish third behind Solon and Shaker Heights.

The Lady Bees will compete on Friday and Saturday at the Jesse Owen Stadium. Good Luck in Columbus!

Regionals Week!

Monday: Practice 3:30-4:45

Tuesday: UNIFORM COLLECTION DAY!
Practice 3:30-4:30

Wednesday: Regionals @ Austintown Fitch
Meet Info can be found here...heat sheets and schedule.
Dismissal @ 1:15
Bus @ 1:30

Field Events
4:00pm: Preliminary Trials and Finals
Boys Pole Vault
Girls High Jump
Boys Long Jump
Girls Shot Put
Boys Discus

Track Events
4:30pm: Finals
Girls Relay 4x800m (Top 4 to State Meet)

Semifinals: Top 8 times to finals on Friday
100m Hurdles
100m
4x200m
4x100m
400m
300m Hurdles
200m
4x400m

Thursday: Practice 3:30-4:30

Friday: Regionals @ Austintown Fitch
Dismissal @ 1:15
Bus @ 1:30

Running Events begin @ 5:00
5:00 Girls Hurdles (33”) 100m
5:10 Girls Dash 100m
5:15 Girls Relay 4x200m
5:35 Girls Run 1600m
5:50 Girls Relay 4x100m
6:05 Girls Dash 400m
6:10 Girls Hurdles (30”) 300m
6:25 Girls Run 800m
6:35 Girls Dash 200m
6:40 Girls Run 3200m
7:10 Girls Relay 4x400m

SWC PHOTOS

Check out some great photos from SWC Championship here.

WEEK OF MAY 14th

Monday: Practice 3:30-5:30

3:30 Team meeting in locker room....we will review district line up and info

Workout day for most

Tuesday: Practice 3:30-5:00

* Uniform collection day....if you are finished competing, please turn in your uniform. Uniforms should be in a zip lock bag with size and number written on outside. If you would like the same uniform next year, please write your name on the bag also.

Wednesday: Div I Districts @ Nordonia High School

Early Dismissal @ 1:45

Bus @ 2:00

Field Events @ 3:45 (Girls discus & long jump)

Running Events @ 4:15

ALL events are scheduled to run on Wed....including the 1600/3200 if neccessary.

4x800 is final.....top 4 qualify to Regionals.

All events up to 400 and sprint relays are top 8 times advance to finals.

800/1600/3200 top 8 in each section advance to finals.

Teams competing: Bedford, Brecksville, Buchtel, Cloverleaf, Copley, Cuy. Falls, Firestone,Highland,Hudson,Nordonia,Revere,Shaker Hts, Solon, Stow, Twinsburg, Wadsworth, Walsh Jesuit

Thursday: Practice 3:30-5:00

Recovery/Pre-Meet day

Friday: Div I District Finals @ Nordonia High School

Early Dismissal @ 1:45

Bus @ 2:00

Field Events @ 3:45 (Girls shot put, high jump & pole vault)

Running Events @ 5:15

SWC Championship Week

Monday:

3:30 Team Meeting in Locker Room

*Those who are finished competing this season should turn in their uniform at team meeting.

3:45-5:30 Practice- event group workouts

Tuesday: 3:30-5:30 Practice

Pre-Meet Day for most...if you aren't competing on Wed you may have recovery workout

Wednesday: SWC CHAMPIONSHIP DAY ONE @ AMHERST

Bus @ 2:30

Meet Begin @ 4:30

Meet Schedule will be posted under "Entries" Tab on Monday morning

Girls HJ, Shot Put, 4 x 800 Finals will compete.

All open events up to the 400 will have prelims. No prelims for relays.

Thursday: 3:30-5:30 Practice

Pre-meet/Recovery day

Friday: SWC CHAMPIONSHIP DAY TWO @ AMHERST

Bus @ 2:30 ??

Field Events Begin @ 4:30 (Girls LJ, Discus, PV)

Running Events Begin @ 5:30 w/ 100 Hurdle Finals

Week of April 30th

Monday: 3:30-5:30
3:30 - 4:00 Helping out with Middle School
Distance crew start warm up for your workout
4:00-5:30 Team warm up, event workouts

Tuesday: 3:30-5:30
3:30 Team meeting (go over Wed/Fri meet info & lineups)
Team Warm up
Event groups
Pre-Meet for JV athletes

Wednesday:
JV SWC @ Westlake
Bus @ ?
Meet begins @ 4:30 for both Field Events and Running Events
Uniform collection day will be Monday, May 7th for JV athletes. Please turn in your uniform at 3:30 on Monday.

"Varsity"- Practice 3:30-5:00


Thursday: Practice 3:30-5:00
Pre-meet day

Friday: Jackson Twilight
Early Dismissal @ 2:00
Bus departs @ 2:15
Field Events @ 4:30 (Girls: LJ, SP, PV)
Running Events: 4:45 3200 (girls)
Running Event Prelims & 4x8: 5:30

Comet Relay Pictures

To view photos from Comet Relay's please visit the link below.

http://actionkam.smugmug.com/Sports/Track/42112-Comet-Relays/22572963_8HJcFS#!i=1806793220&k=6Wr8F52

SENIORS!

Running Form Clinic

Want to improve your running form? Check out this clinic at Fleet Feet. Be sure to sign up soon...only ten spots available.

Check it out here.

Week of April 23rd

**The weather is going to be less than favorable on Mon/Tues. Please bring lots of extra clothes and be prepared!

Monday: 3:30-5:30 practice....work day

Tuesday: 2:45 lift

3:00 LJ with Coach Crawford

3:35 team warm up at track...you must be out of weightroom at 3:30!

Wednesday: Meet @ Berea (held at Baldwin-Wallace College)

bus @ 3:00

meet begins @ 4:#0

Thursday: 3:00-4:30 Practice

3:00 HJ w/ Coach Crawford

All others team warm up

* Middle School home meet so we will have to be off track by 4:30.

Friday: Berea Relays

Pole Vaulters (2) will leave at 11:45 (see Coach G on Monday!)

Rest of athletes competing will leave at 1:00

* You will be dismissed 15 minutes prior to departure time.

Pole Vault begins @ 1:00

Field Events begin @ 3:00

4 x Mile @ 3:30

3200 Girls (1 entry)

Other running events @ 5:00

Saturday: no organized practice

Sunday: CYO Meet.....volunteers needed 12:00-5:00

Track Picnic on Friday

TRACK FAMILY PICNIC

Friday April 20^th

We will be having our annual “Out of the Blocks” picnic on Friday April 20^th at 5:00 p.m. immediately following practice.

This picnic is for all Girls and Boys track members : Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen, along with their entire families and trainers.

We are asking each grade to supply the following:

Seniors: Boys : A-L -- - cups – 50 each

Boys : M-Z -- plates – 50 each

Girls : forks and spoons – 50 sets each

Sophmores & Juniors ( all ) – side dish – salads, appetizer, vegetable,

potato, etc.

Freshman ( all ) dessert to share

*Drinks, Hot dogs, hamburgers and condiments will be provided.

Please email a count of the number of people attending from your family by

Thurs, April 19^th to :

Julie Seballos ronjulseb@sbcglobal.net or call 216 536 4876

We hope that your entire family will be able to join us! It is a great way to meet

coaches, runners and parents.

Bring your lawn chair for additional seating!

We will begin setting up for the picnic about 3:30 Friday .

Anyone who is available to help please join us early !

We would also use extra grills, folding tables, grilling utensils and

folks to help grill .

Tuesday Practice

Tuesday (April 17th) practice will begin at 3:00 due to the Middle School home track meet.

Week of April 16th

Monday: 3:30-5:30 practice

Team warm up

Group workouts

Team meeting in locker room (Coach A has the awards)

Tuesday: 3:30-5:30 practice

(Middle School home meet @ 4:30 so let's get things going on time!)

* Coach Crawford may take the jumpers early.....will let you know

Event group workouts

Lifting (leg day) at 4:30 (we will lift afterwards due to Middle School home meet.)

Wednesday: HOME MEET w/ Amherst & Westlake

We need LOTS of parent volunteers. Please let Coach G know if your parent(s) can help.

Arrive at track by 3:15 to set up

3:30 team warm up

4:00 SENIOR NIGHT

4:30 Meet begins

Thursday: 2:45-4:45 practice

2:45 upper body lift day with Coach Chuck

3:30 team warm up

4:00 event groups

Friday: Practice 3:30-5:00

Team warm up

Event groups/Pre Meet day

5:00 Track Picnic at the pavilion...more info to come. Hamburgers/hot dogs will be provided. Each grade level will be assigned something to bring. All track athletes, parents, and siblings are invited!

Saturday: Comet Relay's at Amherst

Bus leaves @ 7:00 am

Field events @ 9:00

Running events @ 9:00 (3200 girls)

View Schedule of Events here.

Wed Meet cancelled

Sorry for late notice. Today's meet has been cancelled. We will still practice at 2:30-4:00.

Mark your calendar!

Senior Night: April 18th @ 4:00

We will recognize our seniors and their parents before our last home meet on April 18th.

Track Picnic: April 2oth @ 5:00 at the Pavilion

All track athletes, parents, & siblings are welcome to come to our track picnic. Come join in the fun, meet other parents, and the coaches! Each grade level will be assigned to bring a side dish. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.

Wed Meet is at MIDPARK

Wed's tri meet with Avon Lake and Midpark is at MIDPARK not Avon Lake. Sorry for any confusion. The schedule that coaches were given was incorrect.

Directions:

Midpark High School: 7000 Paula Drive, Middleburg Heights

Take I-77 N

Take exit 156 to merge onto I-480 W toward Toledo

Take exit 12A for W 150th St toward Brook Park

Turn left onto W 150th St

Continue onto Smith Rd

Turn left to stay on Smith Rd

Take the 1st right onto Middlebrook Blvd

Turn left.

A SCHOOL RECORD & a few TOP TEN Times!

The Lady Bees travelled to Medina to compete in the Medina Relays on Saturday. The team placed 5th but had some exciting performances. The Distance Medley Relay broke the school record by over 15 seconds! The senior quartet of Megan Beaver, Jill Bajaksouzian, Veronica Thompson, and Lauren Greenlee ran 12:39...the fast time in Bee history! Two other relays ran fast enough to make the Top Ten list in Bee history. The Sprint Medley of Hannah Sekerak, Erin Beaver, Veronica Thompson, and Rachel Kotchman ran 1:52.82 which is 4th on the all time list and placed 5th in the meet. The 4 x mile relay ran the 2nd fastest time in school history with a 22:14 and took 3rd place at the meet. The 4 x mile relay was ran by Jill Bajaksouzian, Lauren Greenlee, Megan Beaver, and Sarah Schlabig. In the pole vault, Jessica Matia jumped 8'0 in her first time ever vaulting which earned her a spot on the TOP TEN list. Great job Bees!

Meet Results and TOP TEN list can be found under the "RESULTS" tab.

Week of April 9th

Monday: Practice 11:00-1:00
Team Meeting
Team Warmup
Workouts
Core/Hurdle Mobility

Tuesday: Practice 11:00-1:00
Team warm up
Event groups
(all jumpers/hurdlers do hand-offs/starts first!)


Wednesday: Meet @ Avon Lake w/ Midpark
Bus @ 2:30
Meet begins at approx. 4:30

Thursday: Practice 11:00-1:00
**Jumpers at 10:30
Team warm up
Group workouts
Core/Hurdle Mobility

Lifting @ end of practice


Friday: Practice 11:00-1:00, Team Lunch @ 1:00
Team Meeting
Team warm up
Pre-Meet Day...go to event groups.

Saturday: Miele/Gilmour Invitational @ Gilmour Academy
Bus @ 7:15
Field Events @ 9:00
Running Events @ 9:30
Schedule Events Here

Sat: Medina Relay Info

Our team entries have been updated. Look under the entries tab and select Medina Relays at bottom of page.

Time Schedule for Events can be found here.

Bus @ 7:15

Field Events begin @ 9:00 (Girls: Discus, LJ, HJ...other field events after boys.)

Running Events @ 9:30 (4 x 1600)

Look at Time Schedule as this meet has very unique order. All events will be according to the time schedule except the 3200 and the 4 x 400.

Medina High School: 777 E. Union Street

Take I-77 SOUTH

Take exit 144 to merge onto I-271 S toward Columbus

Take the exit onto I-71 S

Take exit 218 for OH-18 toward Akron/Medina

Turn right onto OH-18 W/Medina Rd…Continue to follow OH-18 W

Turn right onto Roshon Dr

Take the 2nd left onto Damon Dr

Take the 1st right onto Rolling Meadows Pl

Continue onto E Union St

CYO Meets

Bresckville will be hosting two CYO track meets this year at BBHHS, one on April 15th, the other on the 29th.

If any of your kids (or friends) would be interested in helping, please have them email Coach G and I will forward your info to Coach Drumm. He will be happy to take workers for either or both days. You will have the choice of using the hours for service or for pay ($30 for each afternoon). You can do it either way or a combination (one for pay, one for service, for example); whatever works best for you. The time commitment would be roughly noon to 5:00. The event order is different this year and we will have hurdles, so will need a few extra minutes to set up.

He needs to get 16-18 volunteers, so feel free to share this to other parents/high school kids you think would be interested.

Anyone interested, please let me know ASAP.

Week of April 2nd

Monday: 3:30-5:30 Practice

Team Meeting in locker room (pass out awards)

Team warm up

Group workouts

Tuesday: 3:30-5:30

Team Meeting

Team warm up

Event groups

* Coach Crawford will not be here.

Wednesday: HOME MEET w/ North Olmsted & Olmsted Falls

Be at track by 3:15 to help set up

Team warm up @ 3:30

Events begin @ approx. 4:30

Parent volunteers are needed...even if you can't get right at 4:30 we can always use help later too!

Thursday: 2:45-5:00

**2:30 Senior College signings in auditorium...come show your support for seniors.

2:45-3:30 Lifting (must be out of weight room at 3:30 if you want out of practice on time)

3:30 Team warm up

4:00 Event groups

Friday: 11:00-12:30

Team warm up

Pre-meet day

Saturday: Medina Relays

Bus leaves @ 7:15

Field Events: 9:00 AM

4 x 1600: 9:30 AM

Running Events: Noon

Approx Return: 5:00 ??

Looking ahead...practices during Spring Break are 11:00-1:00 (No practice Wed due to meet).

Twinsburg Champs!

Congratulations to the Lady Bees as they captured another victory at the Twinsburg Invitational on Friday night. The Bees scored 124 points with Austintown Fitch in 2nd (110 points), and Twinsburg in 3rd (86 points). The Bees had many great performances and several event winners. Three relays captured first places: 4 x 800 (Jill Bajaksouzian, Megan Beaver, Melissa Rains, Megan Hamilton), 4 x 200 (Ellen Prendergast, Jessica Matia, Rachel Kotchman, Veronica Thompson), and the 4 x 400 (Prendergast, M. Beaver, Kotchman, Thompson). Individual winners included Sarah Aldridge (long jump), Veronica Thompson (400), Lauren Greenlee (800), and Jill Bajaksouzian (3200).

Complete results can be found under the "results" tab.

Twinsburg Meet Schedule

Check ENTRIES here or on "ENTRIES" tab above.

Meet schedule for Twinsburg Invite:
Coaches meeting at 3:45 PM under the home side press box. All field events will begin at 4:00 PM. Long jump is open pit until 5:30 PM.

Field Events

Girls shot/Boys Discus

Girls high jump/Boys Long Jump

Girls pole vault/Boys pole vault

***Reverse order when each event is completed.***

Running Events (Girls followed by Boys)

5:00 PM

100/110 M Hurdles – preliminaries (top 8 times to final)

100 M Dash – preliminaries (top 8 times to final)

4 X 800 M Relay (Girls’ Final)

200 M Dash – preliminaries (top 8 times to final)

6:00 PM – FINALS

4 X 800 M Relay (Boys’ Final)

100/110 M High Hurdles

100 M Dash

4 X200 M Relay

1600 M Run

4 X 100 M Relay

400 M Dash

300 M Hurdles

800 M Run

200 M Dash

3200 M Run

4 X 400 M Relay

Week of March 26th

Mon: 3:30-5:30

Team Warm up

Group workouts (all jumpers/hurdlers are with sprinters)

Hurdle Mobility/Core

Tues: 2:45-5:00

2:45: HJ w/ Coach Crawford @ track, distance runners do core routine, all others in weight room w/ Coach Chuck & Coach Mauceri

3:30 Team warm up followed by event groups

*relay hand offs before you go to events for those in a relay

Wed: Meet @ North Royalton

Bus leaves from the stadium @ 3:30

Meet begins @ 4:30

Approx return 8:00?

Meet entries will be posted on Monday night. Everyone goes to the meet!

Thurs: 2:45-5:00

2:45 Lift (distance runners lift upper body day)

LJ w/ Coach Crawford

3:30 Team warm up

Event groups (must do relay handoffs first!)

HJ with Coach Crawford

Friday: Twinsburg Invite

Early Dismissal at 1:40

Bus leaved from stadium @ 2:00

Meet begins @ 4:00

Only those competing will travel on the bus due to early dismissal. You are welcome to come support the team if you have transportation. Wear your uniform so you don't have to pay admission to get into the meet.

Sat: OFF...run or cross train on your own.

First Meet...First Win!

The Lady Bees had their first track meet of the outdoor season on Saturday. The Bees hosted a dual meet against St. Joseph Academy. The Bees captured 1st place in 12 out of the 17 events which helped win the meet....Bees 75, SJA 62.

Event wins included:

Discus: Beran 83-1

High jump: Prendergast 4-10

4x800: Schlabig, Rains, Bakajsouzian, M. Beaver 9:59

100: Thompson 12.87

4x200 Prendergast, K. Hudak, E. Beaver, Thompson 1:50.46

1,600: Greenlee 5:33.77

400: Kotchman 61.85

300H: M. Beaver 48.5

800: Bajaksouzian 2:27

200: Thompson 26.8

3,200: Squires 12:36

4x400: M. Beaver, Bajaksouzian, Eggers, Predergast 4:16

Great Job Bees!

A HUGE thank you to all of the parents and boys track team members who volunteered at the meet!

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are in desperate need of volunteers for Saturday's meet. If you have not returned the parent contact/sign up sheet and can help, please send Coach G an email: tagruski@yahoo.com

We need field event parents at the track at 10:00-11:30ish?

We also need parents to help with running events (finish line, check in clerk, etc.) from 11:00-1:30ish?

Thank you for your help!

Week of March 19th

Monday:

3:30 Team Warm up @ Stadium

Break into groups for workouts

Jumpers/hurdlers do sprint workout

**7:00 PM Parent/Athlete Meeting in LGI Room at BBHHS

Tuesday: CLOTHING ORDERS/PAYMENT DUE!

3:30 Team lift in weight room

4:15 Team warm up at stadium

4:40 -5:30 Break into "EVENT" groups

* Coach Crawford will work w/ LJ first

Wednesday:

3:30 Team Warm up @ Stadium

Break into groups for workouts

Jumpers/hurdlers do sprint workout

Thursday:

2:45-3:30 Team lift in weight room

3:30 Team Meeting

3:40-4:00 Team warm up at stadium

4:00-5:00 Break into "EVENT" groups

* Coach Crawford will work w/ HJ first

Friday:

3:30 Team Warm up @ Stadium

Pre-Meet Practice

* Coach Crawford will work w/ both HJ & LJ

Saturday: FIRST OUTDOOR MEET!! DUAL MEET W/ ST. JOE'S

9:00 Please arrive at track to help set up.

9:15 Team warm up

10:30 FIELD EVENTS BEGIN

11:30 RUNNING EVENTS BEGIN

1:30 APPROX TIME MEET WILL END

Indoor State Meet Results

Congrats to our 5 Indoor State Meet Qualifiers! The 4 x 800 (Megan Beaver, Brittany Squires, Jill Bajaksouzian, and Lauren Greenlee) improved their time by 10 seconds as they finished 11th in 9:56.56. In the 400m, Veronica Thompson ran her best time of the indoor season (57.28). Veronica's 4th place finish earns her All-Ohio honors. Great job ladies!

Complete meet results can be found here.

Spring Break? ACT?

Going away for Spring Break? Taking ACT? Please let coaches know 2 weeks for the meet so we can plan accordingly. You can also access the online form under "SIGN UPS" tab.

Please complete this online form if you are going to miss practices/meets due to spring break trips, ACT, etc.

Week of March 12th...Meet in Ath. Hallway

**We will continue meeting in Athletic Hallway until further notice. Stadium locker rooms are not ready for use yet.

Mon: WORKOUT DAY

3:30-3:40 QUICK Team Meeting in 1st classroom on left in athletic hallway

3:40-4:00 Team warm up

4:00-5:15 Workout groups

5:15-5:30 Core

Tues: “Event Day” / Recovery Day/ PICTURE DAY

3:30- 4:15 Lifting Day 1

4:15 - 4:45 Team Warm up

(vaulters and hurdlers to SVOZIL/ GRUSKI after warm up if time permits)

4:45 – 5:00 workout groups

5:10 PICTURES...Order forms must be completed with payment to purchase pictures.

Distance runners do run after Pictures

Wed: WORKOUT DAY

3:30 - 4:00 Team Warm up

4:00 - 5:15 Workout groups

5:15 -5:30 Core

Thurs: “Event Day” / Recovery day & lifting

2:45 - 3:15 Lifting Day 2 w/ Coach Chuck

3:15 - 3:45 Team Warm up

3:45 – 4:45 workout groups

Vaulters/ Hurdlers to event coaches after INS/OUTS

Fri: “Pre-Meet” Day

3:30 - 4:00 Team Warm up

4:00 - 5:15 Workout groups

5:15 Quick meeting with those competing at State Meet

**Parent/Athlete Track Meeting: Monday, March 19^th 7:00

Independence Meet Results

The Lady Bees had finished up the last indoor meet of the season with lots of wins!

The Bees took swept all three relays: 4 x 800 (Bajaksouzian, Squire, M. Beaver,Greenlee), 4 x 200 (Johnson, Staikoff,Orosz, Krejci), 4 x 400 (Bajaksouzian, M. Beaver, Greenlee, Thompson). Morgan Krejci also won the 55 dash.

Great job ladies!

Complete results/times are here.

INDE MEET INFO

ARRIVE @ INDE High School Field House @ 4:30

MEET BEGINS @ 5:30

MEET APPROX. FINISH @ 8:30

DIRECTIONS: Take Brecksville Road north to Selig Drive.

Turn left on Selig. It will dead end. The High School/Field House is on the left.

SHOT PUT : Beran, Cossel, Chodkiewicz

HIGH JUMP: E. Beaver, Krejci, Cawley

4 X 800: M. Beaver, Squires, Greenlee, Bajaksouzian

55 M HURDLES: A. Hudak, Cawley, Claudia?

55 M DASH: Strnad, Sekerak, Krejci

4 X 200: Order to be determined at Thursday’s practice

A: Brumbaugh, Clifford, Gutknecht, Hatzis

B: K. Hudak, Martin, Alai, Dingee

C: Staikoff, Orosz, Sekerak, Krejci

1600 M RUN: Schlabig

400M: E. Beaver, Johnson, Eggers

800M RUN: Schlabig, Squires

200M: Aldridge, Jonozzo, Jakovljevic

3200 M RUN

4 X 400 RELAY : Jill, Megan, Lauren, Veronica

Parent & Athlete Meeting

There will be a Parent & Athlete Meeting on Monday, March 19th at 7:00.

Coaches will go over team rules, expectations, Varsity Letter requirements, parent volunteer sign ups, and lots of other important info regarding the 2012 Girls Track and Field Season.

OUTDOOR BEGINS!!

Mandatory Outdoor Season Kicks Off This Week.

Practices are now MANDATORY!

This week:

Monday: 3:30-5:30 High School...meet in Athletic Hallway all week!

Team Mtg, lifting, light workout

Tuesday: 3:30-5:30 High School WORKOUT DAY

Wednesday: 3:30-5:30 High School

Events Day/Core

Thursday: 2:45-4:45 High School

Lifting/Pre Meet Day

Friday: Independence Meet

Meet at Independence Field House/High School at 4:30...NO BUS!

4:30- ?

Depends on what events you are doing. Everyone will need to be there until at least 6:00 though.

Updated....Kent State Meet Info

Sat., March 3rd Kent State Indoor Meet (GIRLS Only)

Bus: 7:45

Meet Begins 9:30 Running Events/10:00 Field Events (TJ TBA)

Approx Return: 5:00 pm ??

Order of Events:

60mH

60m

4x800

4x200

60mH

60m

1600m

400m

800m

200m

3200m

4x400m

Directions:

Kent State Fieldhouse (next to Dix Stadium)

800 E Summit St

Kent, Ohio 44240

Take turnpike east to exit 187.

Take St. Rt. 14 to Streetsboro.

Take St. Rt. 43 south to Kent.
Stay on St. Rt. 43 to St. Rt. 59.
Turn left onto St. Rt. 59.
Stay on St. Rt. 59 past campus to St. Rt. 261 (just over 2 miles).
Turn right onto St. Rt. 261.
At the 1st traffic light turn left onto Summit Road.

Dix Stadium is on your left, the Field House is on your left just past Dix Stadium.

ENTRIES: (Relay order TBD on Wed)

60m

Thompson,Veronica

Dudas,Alyssa ??

Sekerak,Hannah

Eggers,Lauren

Hatzis,Eleni

Strnad,Sam

Hudak,Allison

Dingee,Katie

400m

Thompson,Veronica

Beaver,Megan

Greenlee,Lauren

800m

Bajaksouzian,Jill

Schlabig,Sarah

1 Mile

Bajaksouzian,Jill

Schlabig,Sarah

4 x 200m

Squad A

Sekerak,Dudas,Strnad,Thompson

Squad B

Eggers,Dingee,Hudak, Hatzis

4 x 800m

Beaver,Squires, Greenlee, Bajaksouzian

Squad A