Week 10: Food Pantry Drop-Off Thurs, Bulldog Relays Thurs, Illinois Championships Sat, Celebrations

Hi everyone,

Here is this week's important information to share:

• Food Pantry Drop-Off Scheduled for Mid-Day Thursday

• Bulldog Relays Thursday (just a handful of athletes)

• Illinois Championships Saturday

• Celebrations

Food Pantry Drop-Off Scheduled for Mid-Day Thursday

• Final opportunity to bring canned foods for Food Drive will be Thursday morning.

• Top needs include: mac and cheese, cereal, beans, syrup, pancake mix, dish soap, canned fruit, canned chicken, sugar, canned pasta, mayo, ketchup.

• A sincere thank you to all who have already participated!

Bulldog Relays Thursday @ Batavia

• A small group of athletes will go to Batavia on Thursday to compete in a 4x200, a 4x400, a 4x800, or a Distance Medley relay. 4x800: O'Donnell, Tedford, Ho, Swick. 4x200: Aps, Adamski, Schmidt, Burrows. DMR: Mocko, Tedford, Cabral, Roser. 4x400: Peter, O'Donnell, Ho, Swick.

• 1 bus leaves Biester at 4:00

• Everyone else will still have a normal practice that day

• Meet admission: $5 adults, $3 students/children

• Running events start at 5:30 (4x800, 4x200, DMR, 4x400)

• Live results will be available here: https://bataviatrack.anet.live/meet-list?d=2026-03-26

Illinois Indoor Championships on Saturday

• Ben Schoettle will be competing in the 60m Hurdles and the open 200

• Chase Martin Scott will be competing in the open 400

• Illinois Running News will have a live stream and a preview show of the meet for anyone who would like to follow along from afar:

  • Preview Show

  • Live Stream

  • Illinoisrunningnews.com

• Athletic Live Results here: https://live.lttiming.com/meets/64419?_gl=1*10wivcr*_ga*MTgxNTM1MDg4MS4xNjA1ODEzMzM4*_ga_CV6QCFM8SJ*czE3NzQ0NTI1MjkkbzY3MCRnMSR0MTc3NDQ1Mzk0OCRqNTYkbDAkaDA.

WSC Champions Last Week!!

• Congrats again to EVERYONE for an incredible weekend at the WSC Conference Championships. An impressive victory on Friday night and a Saturday morning full of personal and season bests.

• Winning this title was truly a historical moment:

  • Our last conference victory was back in 1978, 48 years ago, when Disco was huge, the Cold War was ongoing, and Apple was just getting started.

  • Before 1978, we also won the conference title in 1927 (Roaring Twenties in full swing), 1933 (Deep in the Great Depression), and 1935 (tensions rising prior to WW2).

• Congrats again! I'm very proud of every coach, proud of every athlete, and thankful for the support that parents/guardians have given our athletes.

Weekly Awards from Proviso West on 3/13

Pictured: Quinn Peter, Austin Check, Isaak Caldwell, Elliot Locke

Each week, we will recognize a handful of athletes for exceptional efforts at our meets. Our team captains have selected the following athletes from last week's home meet to be recognized.

• Runner of the week: AUSTIN CHECK -- "This weeks runner of the week is one of the most dedicated underclassmen on distance. He has contantly been improving every race and is not shy in putting in the extra work at morning practice. This week at Proviso he broke the five minute barrier a big achievment for a freshman and Something that is not usually done in the indoor season. Cant wait to see more big time races, this weeks award goes to Austin Check."

• Field athlete of the week: QUINN PETER -- "This weeks field athlete of the week is a kid who just came out to track this week, and despite being with us for such a short amount of time and only getting to practice for a couple days, got a PR in the high jump after jumping for the first time in a year. He also did this while wearing his running spikes. If you've high jumped you'd understand that that is incredibly hard to do. We're very happy to have him back, and we can't wait to see the progress he'll make throughout the season, especially once he gets jumping spikes. This weeks field athlete of the week goes to Quinn Peter." - Nolan Borgman

• Fire in the eyes: JACK JENKS -- "We had two relays in varsity at proviso west this weekend. The first varsity relay had a great race as a whole, but this athlete went back and forth for what seemed seemed like every curve. It was a super fun race to watch, especially with this runners holding pace like a machine. congrats jack jenks for fire in the eyes." - Bode Haber

• Captain's Award: ISAAK CALDWELL -- "This week's captain's award goes to a junior who has been working as hard or harder than anyone else since day 1 his freshmen year. He is notoriously one of the last kids in the weight room, doing extra work, cheering on teammates, and covering for teammates in relays. This past week was no different, where he filled in for a teammate in the varsity 4x4. He ran a PR split, had a great stride, and made sure his relay finished with great success. He's a work horse and a true team player. This week's captain's award goes to Isaak Caldwell!" - Coach Voland

• Awesome Award: ELLIOT LOCKE -- "This weeks awesome award goes to a senior who has been working hard and been a great teammate. This runner ran an almost 10 second pr in the distance madness 2 mile race on Friday, breaking 10 minutes. Despite already running, following that race, he drove almost an hour from Batavia to proviso west to cheer on his teammates and help out at the meet. He's a big part of our distance crew and we're excited to see what he'll run the rest of the season. This weeks awesome award goes to Elliot Locke!" - Keaton Peter

That's it! Remember to bookmark www.gwtrackandfield.com and join our Remind to stay connected. 

Not doing track? Please let me know so I can remove you from this list and finalize our roster. 

All the best,

Coach Voland