Freshman "State Meet" Week!

Congratulations to state qualifiers:  Jsalissa Bridges (Long Jump), Armonee Adams (100m) and Elisabeth LaPrad (1600m).

Practice this week is still "open" to anyone who wants to show up, but only freshman and state qualifiers are required to attend.

With less athletes, we should be getting done with practice earlier each day, so plan to be done approximately 4:30 each day, instead of the typical 5:00.

Uniforms for everyone will get collected next week: more information to come about this, but please, please, please make sure your uniform and warm-up jacket are CLEAN before you return them.

MONDAY 5/23

   warmup, bands, drills, strides, workout, cooldown, stretch outside

TUESDAY 5/24

   warmup, bands, drills, strides, workout, cooldown, stretch outside

WEDNESDAY 5/25

   warmup, bands, drills, strides, workout, cooldown, stretch outside

THURSDAY 5/26

   no official practice today.  (suggested work includes stretching, strides, games/easy run)

   "Freshman State Meet" @ Dundee HS.

• Bus for all freshman will leave ASAP after school.
• Medals to top 6 in all events
• Field events start @ 4:00 PM
•    Girl's first in Pole Vault, Long Jump, and Discus
• Running events start @ 5:15 PM
•    all events, except 4x800 and 4x200 relays
•  
•    100m Hurdles
•    100m
•    1600m
•    4x100m Relay
•    400m
•    300m Hurdles
•    800m
•    200m
•    3200m
•    4x400m Relay
• Athletes can enter up to any 4 events of their choosing (no pole vault)

FRIDAY 5/26

   warmup, bands, drills, strides, workout, cooldown, stretch outside

REGIONAL MEET WEEK!!!

2 meets this week: Wednesday is JV meet at Ann Arbor Huron, and Friday is the Regional Meet at Saline.

Monday 5/16

   MMS home meet today

   outside: warmup, workout, cooldown, stretch

   inside: weight room

Tuesday 5/17

   practice should be done early for most today (approximately 4:00 ending time)

   outside: warmup, workout, cooldown, stretch

Wednesday 5/18

   JV Girl's Only Invitational at Ann Arbor Huron HS.  Athletes may choose which events they want to compete in, they just need to know their best time for seeding purposes (listed on athletic.net or here).  If you are trying something new, ask a coach for an educated guess about your time. 

  Athletes competing will be excused at 1:30, with the bus leaving at 1:45.

  Field events begin at 4:00   (Long Jump has Open Pit from 4:00 - 6:00

  Running Events begin at 4:45 with 4x800 then follow the regular order of events.

   The following athletes are tentatively scheduled to compete:

• Cheyenne Bolton ?
• Corinne Cadle
• Ellie Charnock
• Jewel Clark
• Hope Cunningham
• Precious Dafney-Burciaga
• Megan Darnell
• Madyson Farris ?
• Ally Forrester
• April Frymier
• Ivana Goncin
• Sarah Gray
• Autumn Green ?
• Savannah Heiden
• Kylee Hill
• Ashlyn Hojnowski
• Emma Kimble
• Emily Kopmanis
• Taylor Krupinski
• Natalie Maas ?
• Lydia Malik ?
• Morgan Mydloski ?
• Shelby Martell
• Sydnee Martin
• Kasaada McDonald
• Kelly McLaughlin
• Allison Rathbun ?
• Rylee Richardson
• Madison Shroyer
• Ally Smith

   Any athlete not competing at the meet will have a shorter practice after school from 2:30 - 4:00

Thursday May 19

   practice should be done early for most today (approximately 4:00 ending time)

   outside: warmup, workout, cooldown, stretch

Friday, May 20

   REGIONAL MEET - competing to qualify for the State Meet (Sat. June 4 @ Hudsonville HS)

   no official practice for those not competing in the meet today: suggested that athletes meet at the track at 2:30 for warmup, core, stretching, strides, games, cooldown

   Regional meet lineup is here:  by athlete     by event

   Athletes competing in the meet will be excused at 8:42 AM (after 1st hour), and the bus is scheduled to depart at 9:00 AM.

  The following athletes are excused to attend the meet (competitors and alternates)

• Armonee Adams
• Cheyenne Bolton
• Jsalissa Bridges
• Jewel Clark
• Precious Dafney-Burciaga
• Megan Darnell
• Madyson Farris
• Sarah Gray
• Autumn Green
• Kennedi Kane
• Taylor Krupinski
• Ellie LaPrad
• Natalie Maas
• Lydia Malik
• Shelby Martell
• Morgan Mydloski
• Maggie Pasko
• Allison Rathbun
• Rylee Richardson
• Liv Salenbien
• Ally Smith
• Brooke Shugarman
• KC Thornton
• Alyssa Windless

The schedule of events is as follows:

• 11:30 - 12:15  Implement weigh-in
• 12:00 Girl's Pole Vault
• 1:00 - 2:15 Girl's Long Jump
• 1:00 Girl's Discus
• 1:00 Boy's Shot Put - Girls to follow immediately after
• 1:00 Boy's High Jump - Girls to follow 1 hour after completion of boys
• 2:00 4x800 Relay (boys then girls)
• 3:00  Prelims for 100/hurdles/200
• 5:00 Finals for running events, starting with 110m/100m hurdles, then following regular order of events

SEC Finals week (and prom)

Monday 5/9

     practice as usual outside

Tuesday 5/10

     practice as usual outside, weight room to follow

Wednesday 5/11

     practice as usual outside, practice for JV athletes will end early (approximately 4:00)

Thursday 5/12

     practice as usual outside, weight room to follow

     Monroe Middle School home track meet vs. Ypsilanti

Friday 5/13

     SEC Red Finals @ Skyline HS

          everyone is excused @ 9:15 AM (2nd hour)

          bus is leaving @ 9:45 AM

          lineup is on athletic.net  by event     by athlete

          live results will be posted throughout the day

          Schedule of events:

• 11:30 AM Girl's Pole Vault (starting height is 7'7")
• 12:00 - 1:15 Girl's Long Jump (open pit - 4 jumps - no finals)
• 12:00 Girl's Discus (4 throws - no finals)
• 1:00 PM Boy's 4x800 (followed immediately by Girl's 4x800)
• 2:00 PM Girl's Shot Put (4 throws - no finals)
• 2:00 PM Girl's High Jump (starting height is 4'3")
• 4:00 Finals for running events (everything is a final, all heats count)
•    110m/100m Hurdles
•    100m
•    4x200m Relay
•    1600m
•    4x100m Relay
•    400m
•    300m Hurdles
•    800m
•    200m
•    3200m
•    4x400m Relay

Monday 5/2

Away meet @ Pioneer vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer & Saline

excused at 1:45

Tuesday 5/3

practice outside

weight room

Wednesday 5/4

warm-up inside

workout outside, followed by field event work, blocks, exchanges, hurdles

Thursday 5/5

warm-up inside

"games" outside on the football field

weight room - some will instead do field events, blocks, exchanges, hurdles

Friday 5/6

no official practice for those not going to the Golden Triangle Meet @ Saline

expectation is that athletes will meet at the track for usual warm-up activities, including warmup, dynamic drills, core, 8+ strides, stretching

The following athletes are scheduled to compete and will be excused ALL DAY (bus is leaving from the track at 8:00 AM)  It will be a long day, so pack plenty of healthy food and drinks for the day, and sunscreen, and clothing for all possible weather types in Michigan.

• Armonee Adams
• Cheyenne Bolton
• Jsalissa Bridges
• Jewel Clark
• Precious Dafney-Burciaga
• Megan Darnell
• Madyson Farris
• Sarah Gray
• Autumn Green
• Kennedi Kane
• Taylor Krupinski
• Ellie LaPrad
• Natalie Maas
• Lydia Malik
• Morgan Mydloski
• Maggie Pasko
• Allison Rathbun
• Rylee Richardson
• Liv Salenbien
• Brooke Shugarman
• Ally Smith
• KC Thornton
• Alyssa Windless

The lineup is on athletic.net

       LineUp by Event

       LineUp by Athlete

Busy week this week...Dual Meet, Freshman/Sophomore Meet, Varsity Meet

We will meet outside for practice every day this week.  If that changes, I will let everyone know via Remind.

MONDAY

     practice @ MHS @ 2:30 - meet by 100m starting line

• 800 warmup, bands, core, drills
• workout
• weight room
• Some varsity athletes may work on Event specific activities instead of weight room

TUESDAY

        SEC DUAL MEET @ Ann Arbor Huron

             Field Events start @ 4:30     Running Events start @ 4:45

             LineUp by Event

             LineUp by Athlete

• Excused from 5th hour @ 1:45 PM - Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200, Go Directly to the Bus - we want to leave before the other busses depart.
• We should be celebrating a close win at about 7:30 and back to MHS 8:00 - 8:30.
• Be a good teammate: we are competing as a team, so encourage everyone to do their best by cheering when they are competing.

WEDNESDAY

     practice @ MHS @ 2:30 - meet by 100m starting line

•   warmup, bands, core, drills, workout outside @ 2:30

THURSDAY

      JEFFERSON 9/10 INVITATIONAL

        Current athletes scheduled to compete:

• Jordyn
• Corinne
• Ellie C.
• Hope
• Precious
• Ally F
• April
• Ivana
• Ashlyn
• Emily
• Amanda
• Lydia
• Sydnee
• Kelly
• Morgan
• Alexa
• Madison

• this is the "make-up" meet that was cancelled for the snow 2 weeks ago.
• Freshmen and Sophomores Only will compete
• Bus will leave MHS @ 2:30. 
• Field Events start @ 4:00   Running Events @ 4:30
• Should be back to MHS about 7:00 PM

     Varsity athletes will have practice @ MHS as usual

FRIDAY

     practice @ MHS @ 2:30 - meet by 100m starting line

SATURDAY

          APRIL SHOWERS INVITATIONAL

       Current athletes scheduled to compete:

• Armonee
• Cheyenne
• Jsalissa
• Jewel
• Megan
• Madyson
• Sarah
• Autumn
• Kylee
• Kennedi
• Taylor
• Amanda
• Natalie
• Lydia
• Kasaada
• Morgan
• Maggie
• Allison R
• Rylee
• Liv
• Brooke
• Ally S
• KC
• Alyssa

• Varsity athletes only
• Bus will be leaving MHS @ 7:45 AM
• Expect to be back @ MHS at approximately 6:00 PM
• Long day - bring healthy snacks, and lots of water!

As always, all of the above is tentative, so keep looking for messages from Remind to stay up-to-date with what is going on with Girl's Track.

Been 1 week of practice on our own track, and in spite of the weather, we got some good work done to prepare us for the rest of the season.  Looks like we should have more April-like weather coming up soon.  As always, be prepared for both indoor and outdoor practice everyday: it's Michigan, so you should bring clothes for anywhere from 20 - 90 degrees.

This Tuesday is our first dual meet, at home vs. Skyline.  

The tentative lineup is on athletic.net, with links below:

LineUp by Event

LineUp by Athlete

MONDAY

     2:30 upstairs for warm-up, bands, core, drills

     3:00 - 4:00 workout outside

     4:00 - 5:00 weight room OR event work outside

TUESDAY:   SAT & PSAT day

     SEC DUAL MEET @ home vs. Skyline

     Be at the track @ 2:45 - meet near starting line; brief meeting; meet set-up

     800m Warm-up as a team @ 3:30, bands, drills

     Field Events start @ 4:30:  Girl's Discus, Long Jump, and Pole Vault first

     Running Events @ 4:45: Boys run first in all events in 2016

• 4x800m Relay
• Boys 110m High Hurdles
• Girls 100m High Hurdles
• 100m
• 4x200m Relay
• 1600m
• 4x100m Relay
• 400m
• 300m Intermediate Hurdles
• 800m
• 200m
• 3200m
• 4x400m Relay

     Skyline has a good team, but so do we, and with people "stepping up" and performing their best, we have a chance to pull out a win:  TEAM FAMILY TROJANS

     Meet should be done by about 8:00 PM.  Everyone must stay through the end of the meet, when we will run a cool-down lap together, and have a brief team meeting.

WEDNESDAY: WorkKeys Test for Juniors

     Practice 2:30 - 5:00 - meet upstairs for warm-up, bands, core, drills

THURSDAY: Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00 - 7:00

     Practice 2:30 - 5:00 - meet upstairs for warm-up, bands, core, drills

FRIDAY

     Practice 2:30 - 5:00 - meet upstairs for warm-up, bands, core, drills

SATURDAY

     Tiger Relays @ Belleville HS - Varsity Only

     Bus leaves from MHS @ 7;45 AM

     Should be back to MHS about 4:00 PM

Welcome back from spring break.

Those who showed up to practice last week worked hard.  If you were not with us last week, hopefully you did something to maintain fitness, because we need to begin focusing much more on the "field" part of Track & Field.  If you are interested in any field events, let us know, so we can put you into the appropriate groups.  

The tentative (as always) plan for the week is:

MONDAY

• meet in gym @ 2:30 for a brief meeting, warmup, core, therabands
• head outside to our track!!! for a workout and field events practice
• We will also need to get equipment set up outside (pits, hurdles, etc), and everyone will need to help with that.

TUESDAY

• weight room @ 2:30 - distance runners will start outside with the boys
• upstairs for warmup, core, therabands  
• uniforms handed out (varsity level athletes will also be assigned a jacket)
• workout, event specific activities outside
• possibly more equipment setup outside

WEDNESDAY

• team pictures in the gym after school - bring uniform and jacket
• warmup, core, therabands in the gym after pictures (possibly upstairs depending on time)
• outside for the rest of practice

THURSDAY

Cookie delivery day!  - cookies are frozen and need to be delivered ASAP.  They should be at the barn by 5:00, so plan accordingly to have a way to deliver them to those who bought cookies right away.

• warmup, core, therabands upstairs
• outside for workout
• weight room
• cookie dough pick-up @ 5:00

FRIDAY

• warmup, core, therabands upstairs
• workout outside

SATURDAY

updates later in the week, including lineups for both meets

Jefferson 9th and 10th grade Invitational - no bus

    Field events start @ 9:30 AM      

• Long Jump (open pit)
• Discus
• High Jump (after boys finish)
• Shot Put (after boys finish)

Running events start @ 12:00 NOON

• Co-Ed Shuttle Hurdle Relay
• Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600)
• Sprint Medley Relay (400-200-200-800)
• 4x200m Relay
• Co-Ed 4x800m Relay
• 4x100m Relay
• Co-Ed 4x400m Relay

Airport Invitational - no bus

   Field events start @ 10:00 AM    

• Long Jump
• Discus
• High Jump (after boys finish)
• Shot Put (after boys finish)

Running events start @ 12:00 NOON

• 1500m
• Sprint Medley (100-100-200-800)
• Shuttle Hurdle Relay
• 4x800m Relay
• Freshman Relay (100-100-200-800)
• 4x200m Relay
• Sophomore Relay (200-200-400-800)
• 4x100m Relay
• Co-Ed Throwers 4x100 Relay (Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy)
• Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600)  (1 heat, boys & girls combined)
• 4x400m Relay