Week 9: Fri/Sat Conference Meets, Food Drive thru Thurs, Team Pictures & Pasta Party Thurs
- David Voland
- Mar 15
- 5 min read
Hi everyone,
This is another big week. Here is the important information I'd like to share:
WSC Indoor Varsity/FS Conference Friday @ York Community High School
WSC Indoor JV Conference Saturday @ York Community High School
But before those meets, a lot is going on this Thursday:
Last Food Drive donations due Thurs
Picture Day @ 4:00 Thurs (Bring uniforms & warm-ups!)
Pasta Party @ 4:30 Thurs in cafeteria
WSC Indoor Varsity/FS Conference Friday @ York Community HS
1 bus leaves at 3:30 (field events & early running events) and another leaves at 4:30 (rest of the running events) (Voland and Schweighardt)
Field events start at 5:00, running events at 6:00
Order of running events: 4x800, 3200, 55 HH, 55, 800, 4x200, 400, 600, 55 LH, 1600, 200, 4x400
Entries will be available on www.gwtrackandfield.com
Live results will be available here: https://results.lakeshoreathleticservices.com/meet-list?d=2026-03-20
Admission fee of $5 for adults, $3 with ID’d students and Senior Citizens
I will share live results when they are available
WSC Indoor JV Conference Saturday @ York Community HS
Both buses leave at 7:30 AM (Coach Kim and Coach Aderhold)
Field events start at 9:00 and running events start at 9:15
Same order of events
Entrance Fee: $5 for adults. $3 for students w/ ID & Senior citizens
All who are not competing Friday will compete Saturday. Many athletes will get to pick their events.
I will share live results link when available
Food Drive Continues through Thursday
Athletes can bring canned food to the PE office before, during, or after school, or bring them to practice.
Top needs include: mac and cheese, cereal, beans, syrup, pancake mix, dish soap, canned fruit, canned chicken, sugar, canned pasta, mayo, ketchup.
We will collect our final donations at the pasta party on Thursday
It's been a slow start so far, but if everyone brings one or two items, we will have a lot to help our local community.
Picture Day this Thursday, 4:00 in Biester Basketball Gym (Bring uniforms & Warm-Ups!)
All athletes should bring their uniform AND warm-ups to school on Thursday for picture day
While everyone will be in the team photo, Individual photos are optional. If you wish to order individual photos, you will need a physical order form. I'll be handing those out Monday of this week and will have extras throughout the week.
Families can order photos online at mylifetouch.com. Picture id is EVTW27Z7K
Pasta Party this Thursday at 4:30 in the Cafeteria
All athletes are invited to enjoy some great food (Barone's) and even better company going into our conference meet.
We will also collect final food drive donations. Please try to bring at least 1-2 canned items to the pasta party if you were unable to bring anything throughout the week.
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:
Results from Mustang Relays and Distance Madness
Matt King had a season best in the 1600, running 4:21, which was also good enough for 14th in the state.
Sam Roser had a PR in the mile (4:34), Nathan Ho had a season best (4:36), Cole Mocko had a PR (4:37), and Luke Dupuy had another great race (4:40) about 12 sec faster than last year!
At Mustang Relays, King, O'Donnell, Ho, and Roser ran 8:13, our fastest time in the last two years. Schoettle, Martin Scott, Peter, and Adamski got 6th out of 30 teams in the 4x200 with a season best, and Martin Scott, Peter, King, and O'Donnell got 12th in the 4x400 with a season best as well.
Weekly Awards from our 3/4/26 Home Tri and the 3/6/26 Batavia Coach Di Invite
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: MATT KING -- "This week's runner of the week goes to a kid who has already began to set the tone for the season. Often Seniors won't fully commit and just try to coast however this kid has made it clear that he is still just as committed as ever. On Friday this kid ran a solid performance and although he might have hoped for more, we all can see this kids potential. Hopefully this kid can develop into a even stronger runner. This week's runner of the week goes to Matt King. - Luke Dupuy
Field athlete of the week: FINN BENSON -- "This weeks field athlete of the week is a kid who consistently puts in the work, and you can see it in his results. I feel like every meet I hear that he hit a new pr, and last weeks meet wasn't an exception. This kid hit a triple jump pr of 42 feet and 5 inches, which is barely above a foot behind the state qualifying mark. Beyond just triple jump, anyone on the team could tell you they love the energy this kid brings, and we can't wait to see what he does later this year in triple jump. This weeks field athlete of the week is Finn Benson." - Nolan Borgman
Fire in the eyes: JAYDEN DANIEL -- "This weeks fire in the eyes award goes to a thrower. This athlete was in the thrower relay this past Friday. You could tell when he got the baton he wanted to do what was best for the team and was pushing himself. During the relay he tripped while running but this didn’t stop him. You could tell even when he was fell and got back up that he was giving his all for the team and that’s why this weeks fire in the eyes goes to Jayden Daniel" - Jordan Ademuyiwa
Captain's Award: DERRICK BURROWS -- "This week's captains award goes to an athlete who never fails to impress. After PRing in triple, the 200, and the 55 he stepped up and left everything on the track in the 4by4. This weeks captain awards goes to Derrick burrows." - Bode Haber
Awesome Award: BEN SCHOETTLE -- "This week's awesome award winner is one of the most focused and hardworking athletes on the team. At the coach D invite, he ran a blazing hurdles race where he broke the field house record, ran a school record, and became the current IL#1 and US#22. He also ran again in the 55m dash and 200, placing top 3 in both. This weeks awesome award winner is Ben Schoettle!" - 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
