Week 13: Red Grange @ WWS Fri, Distance Night Sat, Senior Night Tues, Celebrations

Hi everyone,

Here is this week's important information:

• Red Grange ABC Invite @ WWS on Friday

• Distance Night in Palatine on Saturday

• Senior Night next week on Tuesday (before home meet begins)

Red Grange ABC Invite @ Wheaton Warrenville South on Friday

• Buses leave Biester at 3:15 (field events) and 4:15 (running events) [Frazier, Mastandrea]

• Pole Vault at 4:45, Other field events at 5:00, Class C of the 3200 at 5:45, 4x800 and other running events to follow at 6:15

• $5 for adults, $3 for students (cash only)

• Limited entry meet - ABC only. 18 teams. Our team's entries will be posted shortly on www.gwtrackandfield.com. 

• Live Results will be available here: https://wwstiming.com/meets/32415

Distance Night in Palatine on Saturday

• Extremely limited: Meehan and Nitti to compete in the 800, Halden to compete in the mile, and Faris to compete in the 2 mile

• Athletes and their families will drive to and from the meet

• Meet information (location, schedule, etc.) can be found here: https://www.distancenight.net/meet-info-1

• Live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GpeIIPIEPA

Senior Night next week on Tuesday (before home meet begins)

• Begins at 4:15 on Tuesday, April 23rd

• Competition for next week's home meet will follow at 4:30

• Seniors: please fill out the following 2-minute survey before the end of the day tomorrow (April 18th) to help us prepare: https://forms.gle/jKF792Yq3vMA5CpD8

Last Week's Celebrations from our Haake Invite

(Pictured: Owen Ashmore, Connor Petit, Anthony Nitti, Julian Hernandez, Gio Hernandez)

• Runner of the week: Anthony Nitti for his lifetime PR in the 1600 of 4:24

• Field athlete of the week: Owen Ashmore for a 3 ft PR in triple jump

• Fire in the eyes: Graham Faris for an unbelievable split and PR in the 4x4

• Captain's Award: Gio and Julian Hernandez for their constant support, positive attitude, and hurdle crew experience. Thank you for modeling exactly what it means to be a great teammate

• Awesome Award: Connor Pettit for an 8" PR in High Jump

Thank you to all for an amazing effort at last week's Haake invite. We've had an incredible start to the outdoor season and the Haake was full of amazing PR's and performances. I continue to be so proud of this great group of young men. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

All the best,

Coach Voland