Week 10 Information: Bulldog Relays, Celebrations, Friday Morning Practice, Team Gear Deliveries

Good evening everyone,

Here is your round-up of important information for the week:

Bulldog Relays on Thursday @ Batavia

First, we have a small group of athletes going to a meet on Thursday at Batavia High School

• Very limited - Only running a 4x2, 4x4, 4x8, and DMR (1200, 400, 800, 1600)

• 1 bus leaves West at 4:00 (Frazier)

• Running events start at 5:30

• 1/8th inch or 1/4th inch spikes allowed

• Admission: $5 adults, $3 students/children

• Facility opens at 4:30

• Boys precede girls in all events

• Order of events and approximate times: 4x800 (5:30), 4x200 (6:05), DMR (6:30), 4x400 (7:00)

Conference Celebrations Although we faced extremely fierce competition last week, we also had our very best collection of performances. As a team, we were able to celebrate 114 personal records (PRs) - a new record for us this season!

We also received the following awards from Friday's meet:

• 3rd place Frosh/Soph 600: Brandon Carpenter (PR time of 1:33.73)

• 5th place Frosh/Soph 1600: Ryan Fader (PR time of 4:47.05)

• 4th place Varsity 1600: Charley Halden (PR time of 4:27.39)

• 2nd place frosh/soph 3200: Graham Faris (PR time of 10:09.27)

• 3rd place frosh/soph High Hurdles: Eli Peterselli (PR of 9.35)

• 2nd place varsity High Hurdles: Mason Ellens (PR of 8.36)

• 5th place frosh/soph low hurdles: Eli Peterselli (PR of 8.58)

• 2nd place varsity low hurdles: Mason Ellens (PR of 7.86)

• 3rd place Varsity 4x200: 1:35.2 (Season Best): Mason Ellens, Jed Bentinganan, Rayan Mohammad, Julius Ellens

• 3rd place frosh/soph 4x400: 3:50.97 (season best): Eli Peterselli, Jacob Blew, Graham Faris, Ryan Fader

• 3rd place frosh/soph High Jump: Ondro Peterson (first time w/ 1.65m or 5’ 5”

• 3rd place varsity high jump: Luke Benson (PR jump of 1.85m or 6’1”)

• 3rd place rosh/soph pole vault: Ondro Peterson (PR of 8’6”)

• 4th place frosh/soph triple jump: Jamarcus Kelly (PR of 36’3”)

On Saturday, we received some awards as well! They are:

• 4th place 4x200 Freshmen Relay: Jordan Ademuyiwa, Myles Middlebrook, Jayden Daniel, Grant Norwood

• 4th place 4x400 Freshmen Relay: Francesco Jarvis, Nathan Gissing, Patrick Hibbard, Luke Dupuy

• 3rd place Freshmen Long Jump (and first ever attempt): Francesco Jarvis - 4.59m (15’0.72”)

Finally, our captains were able to identify the following individuals as weekly award winners due to their exceptional efforts this week:

• Runner of the week: Charlie Halden for getting a PR in the mile and coming right back 10 minutes later for another PR in the 4x4.

• Field athlete of the week: James Morris for throwing a tremendous 3-ft PR in shot put. Way to go!

• Field athlete of the week #2: Ondro Peterson for placing 3rd in pole vault and 3rd in high jump, despite the fact that it was his first time ever high jumping! Decathlon in your future?

• Captains’ Award: Ryan Mohammad for being a great friend and leader to all. His actions show how much he cares about this team and everyone in it every single day.

• Fire in the eyes: Graham Farris for getting a PR in the 3200, battling through the entire race, and ultimately being only 0.05 seconds away from victory. What a two-mile race!

• Awesome Award: Ryan Fader for placing and scoring in his conference mile, running some crazy 4x400 splits, and coming back stronger than ever after resting from his surgery.

• Awesome Award #2: Luke Dupuy for coming to Friday's meet to support the team, earning compliments from several other coaches, exhibiting top-of-the-charts sportsmanship, and earning a 10-second PR in his mile on Saturday.

Friday Morning Practice Traditionally, we hold Friday's practice in the morning this week so that athletes can go home right after school. We will meet at 6:15 AM. Happy spring break!! Team Gear has been Delivered If you ordered items from our online team shop this year, they have been delivered to our school. A few items were accidentally placed in the girls' box, so if you didn't receive your order today, you'll be able to grab it tomorrow.

That's it! As always, thank you for supporting your athletes through their journey. Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions. All the best, Coach Voland