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

Weekly Rundown Feb 26th

* Remember you need to have practices in BEFORE you are permitted to participated in a meet.

Monday: 3:30-5:00 Practice at High School, meet in athletic hallway

Tuesday: on your own

Wednesday: 3:30-4:45 Practice at towpath

Thursday: 3:30-4:30 Lifting w/ Coach Chuck

Friday: Pre meet day....on your own.

Saturday: Kent State Meet
Bus: 7:45
Running Events: 9:30
Field Events: 10:00

LOOKING AHEAD: Monday, March 5th begins first day of MANDATORY OUTDOOR PRACTICE. Practices are Monday-Friday, 3:30-5:30. ALL practices are mandatory! For the first week we will continue meeting in the Athletic Hallway until the stadium has heat/water. We will practice outside so dress accordingly.
You MUST have physical on file to practice. You also need to have pay to participate and Permisson for Treatments forms turned. If they are not turned in by March 13th, you will be sent home from practice. If you have questions, please talk to Coach Gruskiewicz. Forms are available in the Athletic Office and also under the "FORMS" tab at the top of the track blog.

Wed practice at high school

Everyone will be at the high school for practice on Wed.

Week of Feb 20th

*Please note changes for this week.

*Monday: NO PRACTICE!

Tuesday: 3:45-5:00 Seven Hills Rec for pool workout

Akron Night for jumpers....talk to Coach Crawford

*Wednesday: 3:30-5:00 Practice. EVERYONE is expected to be there...this is NOT optional.

Sprinters/jumpers/throwers will be at High School. Distance runners are at high school too!!.

Thursday: 4:00-5:15 Cycling at The Edge (for those who need cross training)

Friday: 3:30-4:30 Lifting with Coach Chuck

Saturday: on your own

Sunday: 4:00-6:00 Team Shoe Night at Fleet Feet...pizza, prizes, and good deals!

LOOKING AHEAD: Kent State Indoor Meet- Sat, March 3rd.

SIGN UP HERE! Deadline to sign up is Thurs, Feb 23rd. Preference in entries will be given to those who sign up early and those who have good attendance.

Bus: 7:45

Meet Begins: 9:30 running/10:00 field

Wed Practice

Wed, Feb 15th: Practice moved to HIGH SCHOOL due to snow/ice on towpath.

Akron Meet Info

Waiver Form: A signed waiver must be turned in on Sat! No one will be allowed to compete without a signed waiver -- no exceptions. Click here to access waiver form.

Directions:
Stile Athletics Field House
289 S. Union Street, Akron, OH
(Click here for a campus map)

Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carrol Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carrol Street/Spicer Street Intersection. Turn left on Spicer Street. Make a right on Vine Street. Follow Vine Street to its end and make a right on S. Union Street. The Athletics Field House will be on your right. Parking is available in lot 10 directly behind the building.

Rubber City Open

Saturday, February 18, 2012

The first two exchanges of the 4x200m relay will use international exchange zones. The final exchange will be a California (4x4) exchange)

Order of Events

Running Events (10:00 am start, rolling schedule)

4x200m Relay

(Dudas,Prendergast,K. Hudak,Thompson) (Sekerak,Gutknecht,Eggers,A. Hudak)

60m Hurdle Prelims

60m Prelims

4x800m Relay

60m Hurdle Finals

60m Finals

1600m Run (Schlabig, Bajaksouzian)

4x100m Relay

(Eggers,Gutknecht, Strnad, Aldridge) (Brumbaugh,Thompson, Sekerak,Prendergast)

400m Dash

800m Run (Squires, Beaver)

200m Dash

3200m Run

4x400m Relay (Greenlee,Beaver,Bajaksouzian,Squires)

Field Events (10:00 am start)

High Jump

Pole Vault (Dudas, Strnad)

Long Jump (Aldridge, Johnson, Brumbaugh)

Triple Jump to follows LJ (Johnson, Brumbaugh)

Shot Put (Beran)

**The order of our relay teams will be determined at Wed practice.

This week....

Mon: 3:30-5:00 Practice at HS

Tues: 3:45-5:00 Seven Hills Pook

Wed: 3:30-5:00 Towpath (check back on Wed at Noon to see if changed due to snow)

Thurs: 4:00-5:15 Spinning at The Edge/Peak

Fri: 3:30-4:30 Lifting with Coach Chuck

Sat: Akron Indoor Meet

Bus leaves at 7:45

Meet Begins at 10:00

Return to HS ???

Entries will be posted after Monday's practice

Directions to Akron's Stile Field House:

Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carrol Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carrol Street/Spicer Street Intersection. Turn left on Spicer Street. Make a right on Vine Street. Follow Vine Street to its end and make a right on S. Union Street. The Athletics Field House will be on your right. Parking is available in lot 10 directly behind the building.

Meet the Bees Night

Spring Meet the BEES will be held on Monday Feb. 13th at 7pm in the auditorium. This is a mandatory meeting for all athletes and at least one parent. The athletes need not attend if they have attended an earlier meeting in the fall or winter. This meeting is mandatory as stated by the OHSAA.

Track Night at Fleet Feet......

Brecksville Track and Field Spike Night

Sunday February 26th

4:00pm to 6:00pm

All Track Athletes and family receive 20% OFF everything!!! Pizza and drinks!! Giveaways!!

The right pair of training shoes and spikes can make a vast difference in your performance this season. Come to Fleet Feet Sports in Northfield to be professionally FIT for your training shoes and spikes. We carry a variety of spikes and training shoes. Let us help make sure you are in the proper shoe for your foot type and ensure you have your best season yet!

Fleet Feet Sports Northfield

114 East Aurora Rd

Northfield Center, 44067

330.908.3234

Directions: Route 8 and 82 Intersection, go West on 82 for about ¾

of a mile, we are on the left. Almost directly

across the street from Rosati’s Frozen Custard.

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Week of Feb 6th

Monday: 3:30-5:00 High School

Tuesday: 3:45-5:00 Seven Hills Rec

6:00-9:00 University of Akron workout night

** If you are planning to attend the workout session at Akron you need to let coaches know at Monday's practice. As of now there are only two people who have expressed interest.

Wednesday: 3:30-4:45 Towpath

Thursday: 4:00-5:15 Cycling @ Peak for those who need to XT

Deadline to sign up for Indoor Meet at University of Akron.

Friday: 3:30-4:30 Lifting with Coach Chuck Day #3

LOOKING AHEAD...NEXT INDOOR MEET

Sat, Feb 18th University of Akron

Bus leaves 7:45 AM

Meet begins 10:00 AM

SIGN UP HERE....deadline to sign up is Feb 9th.

First Indoor Meet Success!

A small group of athletes travelled to Mount Union to compete in this season's first indoor meet. Sam Strnad (7'-6") and Alyssa Dudas (7') both set indoor PR's in pole vault. The 4 x 200 relay of Van Valkenburgh, Dudas, Strnad, and Thompson finished 2nd place. Placing 4th in their heat was the freshman 4 x 200 relay of Dingee, Sekerak, Hudak, and Getknecht. Only two distance runners raced and despite it being their time indoor mile both girls ran like champs! Bajaksouzian won the girls mile with a time of 5:31 and Schlabig was 2nd in her heat with a time of 6:07.

Next up...Feb 18th at University of Akron.