Week 7: Home Meet Wed, Batavia Invite Fri, Parent Sign-Ups, Pictures, Awards

Hi everyone,

This is a big one -- we have a lot of important information to share with you this week:

• Home Meet Wednesday for all who are not competing on Friday

• Friday Coach Di Invite at Batavia High School (limited entries)

• Sign up to help our team

• Pictures of our team (Thanks Coach Aderhold!)

• Annual Food Drive kicks off NEXT week

• Awards from the 2/21 Batavia Open

Meet on Wednesday at Home

• Athletes should arrive at 3:55 for a team meeting.

• Everyone goes to this meet. Those who are not competing in Friday's invitational at Batavia will compete at this meet. Those who ARE competing on Friday will still work the Wednesday home meet and cheer on their teammates

• Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles will get to pick their events this week at practice

• Running and field events begin at 4:30. Estimated end time: 6:30

• Shot Put and horizontal jumps (long, then triple) will run cafeteria style. 3 jumps, no finals

• Order of events: Combined 4x800 and 3200, 50m Dash, 50m LH, 50m HH, 800m, 4x160m Relay, 400, 1600, 200, 4x400m Relay

• No spikes, food, drink, or tape in the fieldhouse. We will provide our own tape for field events

• Meet entries will be available on Tuesday at www.gwtrackandfield.com

Coach Di Invitational on Friday at Batavia High School (limited entries)

• 2 buses leave Biester at 3:15 (Coach Mastandrea and Coach Kim)

• Field events start at 4:30, running events start at 5:00. Approximate end time: 8:15

• Live results available here: https://bataviatrack.anet.live/meet-list

• Limited entry meet. Entries will be available on Tuesday at www.gwtrackandfield.com. Those not competing do not have practice.

• Order of events: 4x800, 3200, 55 LH, 55HH, 55, 800, 4x200, 400, 1600, Throwers Cannoli Race, 200, 4x400

• Shot and horizontals: They are using flights with 3 preliminary jumps/throws and 3 jumps/throws for finals

• No gum, food, or drink

• ⅛” spikes are permitted, but keep off the main gym floor

• Team camp in Cafeteria

• Meet entrance fee of $5 per adult and $3 for kids/students

Sign Up to Help our Team!

Thanks to all who have signed up to volunteer their time for our team. We are still in need of some help when it comes to snacks at meets, bringing items to our banquet and pasta parties, and serving during our banquet and pasta parties. Please check out the following links provided by Katie Swick:

• Sign Up for Meet Snacks

• Sign Up for Banquet / Pasta Party Help

Pictures of Our Team (Thanks Coach Aderhold!)

You might notice Coach Aderhold cheering on the team and taking photos throughout the meet after throws have completed. He is posting the finished products here (also linked on the website). Thanks coach, and I hope you all enjoy!

Annual Food Drive kickoff NEXT Week

Just a quick note that we will begin our food drive kick-off NEXT WEEK. If you would like to start collecting for yourself early, The Glen House Food Pantry top necessities are typically: mac and cheese, cereal, beans, syrup, pancake mix, dish soap, canned fruit, canned chicken, sugar, canned pasta, mayo, ketchup. More info to come next week!

Awards from 2/21 Batavia Open

Pictured: Keaton Peter, Ben Schoettle, Jon Abeln, Owen Carter, Hamzah Mohammed, Brendan Ong, John Davis, Luke Ritzenthaler

Each week, we will recognize a handful of athletes for exceptional efforts at our meets. Our team captains have selected the following athletes from the 2/21 Batavia Open.

• Runner of the week: BEN SCHOETTLE - "This runner has started off the season with some super dominant and incredibly strong performances at Batavia High School. He won the 55 and came back an hour later to PR in the 200. Proving himself to be one of the top sprinters in the state. We can't wait to see what kind of incredible performance he has waiting. This week's Runner of the Weekend is Ben Schoettle." - Matt King

• Field athlete of the week: POLE VAULT CREW - "Two years ago we only had 3 Vaulters at the Batavia coed, and A year before that our highest vaulter jumped 9 feet at Batavia. This year we had 6 total vaulters, everyone cleared a bar, we went 1 2 3 and 4 in the first flight, and two vaulters are an inch off of state qualifying height. This is going to be a great year for pole vault. I can't wait to see how this year turns out. This week's field athlete goes to the vaulters." - Bode Haber

• Fire in the eyes: KEATON PETER - "Coming back to track after another sport isn’t easy. This runner just came back to track after swimming for months and has been dealing with back injuries. Despite this he was able to push through and succeed in the 400 meter. We know he’s going to be an important part of the 4by4 later in the season and we know times are only going to get quicker. Fire in the eyes is going to Keaton peter" - Jordan Ademuyiwa

• Captain’s Award: HAMZAH MOHAMMED - "Often Juniors don't just join a new sport and fully commit. They might do it just to be with friends but they rarely join and just fully jump into it. However this week's captain's award goes to a kid who in their first year has already fully committed. He both vaulted and ran a PR in the 800, while fasting for ramadan. This week's Captain's award goes to Hamzah Mohammed" - Luke Dupuy

• Awesome Award: LUKE RITZENTHALER - "One of the hardest events in track and field is the 400, and this weeks awesome award winner ran it right after running the 4x200. He ran great in his 400 despite running the 4x2 right before it, almost breaking 60. I can't wait to see what this freshman does the rest of the season. This week's awesome award goes to Luke Ritzenthaler!" - 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