Week 6: Meet at Morton West on Thursday, Awards

Hi everyone,

Here's what I'd like to share with you all this week:

• Morton West HS (Berwyn-Cicero) Meet on Thursday (Limited Entries)

• Awards for last week

Meet on Thursday at Morton West HS (Berwyn-Cicero)

• 2 buses leave at 3:15 (Voland and Schweighardt)

• Field events start at 5:00, Running events start at 5:30

• Spikes permitted 

• All food and drink should remain in the team camp

• Order of events: 4x8, 4x160, 3200, HH, 55, 800, 400, 600, LowH, 1600, 200, 4x4

• Limited Entry meet. Many who are running the following week at the Batavia invite won’t be running this weekend. It’s a chance for some younger athletes to move up and represent varsity this week!

Awards from Last Week

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

Jayden Daniel, Charlie Davis, Finn Benson, Ben Schoettle, & Sam Roser

• Runner of the week: BEN SCHOETTLE - This kid ran an amazing hurdles time placing him at 5th in the state currently. Even though he's still young and has time to grow. This week's runner of the week goes to Ben Schoettle. - Mason Ellens

• Field athlete of the week: FINN BENSON - This kid has some of the cleanest jumping form and shows up every day with a positive attitude. I feel like this kid always has a smile on his face and he takes his time to focus on form and improving everyday. On Saturday he had a huge 2 foot pr in triple jump. - Jacob Blew

• Fire in the eyes: SAM ROSER - This guys ran his first two mile of the season and set a massive PR while also ranking top 50 in the state. He led the race from start to finish and you could tell this guys wanted to win from the start which is why this week's fire in the eyes goes to Sam Roser. - Graham Faris

• Captain’s Award: CHARLIE DAVIS - This week the captains award is going to a guy who is cheering for every race and was going crazy for the 4x4. On top of that he is always such a positive Person, this award goes to Charlie Davis. -Brandon Carpenter

• Awesome Award: JAYDEN DANIEL - This runner hit a pr in the 55 of 7.32 then promptly turned around and threw a massive 34 3 in shot put, which is a truly awesome throw for someone who is a runner first and a thrower second. The awesome award goes to Jayden Daniels. - James Morris

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