Congratulations on a great season!!!

Congratulations to the entire team on such a great season!  Highlights from the state meet are below.

 Congratulations to Alex, Cullin, and Noemie.

Noemie and her section 1 relay finished 4th in the State!!!

Final Class C State Rankings:
Noemie Bechu - 2nd
Alex Monaco - 5th
Cullin Burdett - 6th

Indoor State Seeds and Barton Hall (pictures)

Indoor State Seeds 2013 Click Here

Click Link for pictures of Barton Hall (site for state championship)

For the latest and greatest information regarding track and field go to...

http://tullyrunners.com/

Alex, Cullin, and Noemie ALL GOING TO STATES!!!

Please join me in congratulating Alex, Cullin and Noemie for successfully making it to the State Championships!!!

For the first time in the history of the track and field program, North Salem will be sending athletes from the boys and girls team to represent section 1 and North Salem at the Indoor State Championships!!!

During the one of the most important meets of the year

this is what this group of phenomenal athletes accomplished:

Alex Monaco - Section One Champion Long Jump (School Record 21'2.5")
Cullin Burdett - 3rd in 1600 meter run (Indoor personal record 4:26.1)
Noemie Bechu - 4th in 300 meter run (School Record 41.08)

Congratulations!!!...The State Championship is hosted by Cornell University and will be contested on Saturday March 2nd.

Section 1 State Qualifier Seeds

Boys
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al15Yp7j5Vy9dER1b01JNDZSSmRRN0pEb2hTMFEzSkE&usp=sharing

Girls
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al15Yp7j5Vy9dDBnSTZDWlVSb0lLQlV2T2FuYXVBUlE&usp=sharing

Practice is cancelled Monday 2/18/13

Practice is cancelled on Monday 2/18/13.  The wind chill will be negative 5 degrees   Please run on your own later in the day.

We will do the speed workout on Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m.

Please stay tuned for more practice updates as the weather changes.

Thank you,

Coach Holst

Class C Champs!

Please join me in congratulating those athletes who competed in the Class C Championships last night.  Medal Winners include: Jake Acito, Emma Allen, and Cullin Burdett.  Noemie Bechu not only won a Class C Championship in the 300 meter dash but she broke her own school record for the 4^th time by running a 41.89 which ranks her top 10 in Section 1.

Class C Bus Leaves at 2:30

Bus Leaves @ 2:30 p.m.

Please place your first name and your goal time you would like to run for the following events.  This is not a definitive event list.  Changes can and will be made.  You will receive a finalized list on Tuesday.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlXXvWXUk_KBdENfcUtNMDE1NWRUY1pZSjB3Y1h5bWc&usp=sharing

Thank you,

Coach Holst

Suffern Invitational

The Suffern Invitational was a wonderful opportunity for the team to break the monotony of 2 weeks of practice.  The athletes were given the opportunity to participate in events that would expand their track and field skill set.  For the first time in over 10 years North Salem had their first race walker (Muiread Heffernan) who finished with a great time of 915.  Congratulations to the team.

MEDAL WINNERS INCLUDE:
Cullin Burdett - 2nd in the 1600 2nd in the 1000 (Personal best)
Jake Acito - 3rd in the mile (Personal Best)

Click here to see who ran a personal best time

Suffern Invitational Event List

Bus leaves from North Salem @ 2:30 p.m.

Event list click here!

County Championships

Several season records were set at the JV and Varsity Count Meet.  The season best records include:

GIRLS
Emma Allen (1000) - 3:15.8
Jackie Cardi (300) - 50.24
Brianna Cocuzzo (1500) - 6:41.2
Cecilia Diehl (High Jump) - 3'9
Allison Schumann (1500) - 5:14.4
BOYS
Cullin Burdett (1600) - 4:27
Sean Devey (600) - 1:31.8
Brian Giachetto (1600) - 5:35.10
AJ Goncalves (55) - 7.11
David Gumbs (1600) - 5:47.9
Theo Kuhn (300) - 39.35
Nick Prsiciandaro (300) - 47.34
Daniel Selzer (1600) - 6:19
Stephen Winston (1600) - 5:15
Medal Winners
Cullin Burdett Finished 4th in the mile with an indoor PR of 4:27 (Pictured below)

Please turn in your uniform on Tuesday (1.22.13)

The following people will continue on for the next two meets.
Jake Acito
Emma Allen
Noemie Bechu
Cullin Burdett
David Christie
Sean Devey
Muiread Heffernan
Alex Monaco
Dylan Prendergast
Allison Schumann
Aleksandra Stefankowski
Stephen Winston
AJ Gonsalves
Gemma Nuttall
Theo Kuhn.

If you are not on this list please turn your uniform in on Tuesday (1/22/13)
1. place the uniform in a plastic bag
2. staple an index card with your name on it to the plastic bag.
3. Place it on my desk in room E-214

Thank you.

This weekend...

There will be two meets this weekend.  You can only compete in one of the following two meets.

Friday JV County Championship - 1/18/13 Bus leaves at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday Varsity County Championship - 1/20/13 Bus leaves at 7:00 a.m.

Click here to see what meet you are attending...

Event List Here

35 medals!!! Great League Meet!!!

League Champions

Noemie Bechu – 300 (NOEMIE  BREAKS HER OWN SCHOOL RECORD!!!)

Girls 4 x 800 relay

Theo Kuhn – 55

Jake Acito – 1600

Cullin Burdett - 3200

Alex Monaco – Long Jump

Boys 4 x 800 relay

All-League Honorable Mention

2^nd place

Noemie Bechu – 55

Emma Allen – 1000

Gemma Nuttall- 1500

Allison Schumann – 3000

Girls 4 x 400 relay

AJ Goncalves – 55

Sean Devey – 600

Cullin Burdett – 1000

Boys 4 x 200 relay
Boys 4 x 400 relay

3^rd place

Aleksandra Stefankowski - 1000

AJ Goncalves – 300

David Christie – 1000

Micky Jacobsen – 3200

Theo Kuhn – High Jump

  

Scoring

4^th

Aleksandra Stefankowski – High Jump

Jake Acito - 1000

Stephen Winston - 1600

David Christie – 3200

5^th

Jackie Cardi – 300

Muired Heffernan – 1000

Ryam Shaughnessy - 1500

Conor Kelly – 55

Sean Devey – 300

Micky Jacobsen – 1000

Dylan Prendergast - 1600

CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED TIMES

League Meet This Sunday...

The bus will leave from the PQ bus garage at 11:00 a.m.

link for events click here

League Championship Event Sign Up

Practice today (Wednesday 1/9/13) will be from 3:05 - 4:30 p.m.

Please sign up for events for the League Championships below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlXXvWXUk_KBdDZTbDl3N1p2MzdkWXB4WFFkS0dxcGc

Coming Soon...
JAN 13th - League Championships (Armory)
JAN 18th - JV County Championships (RCC)
JAN 20th - Varsity County Championships (Armory)

Dendy and Coaches

After a difficult week of weather the track team responded resiliently by running well at the Coaches and Dendy meets.

Medal winners include:
Jake Acito - 3rd place (1600)
Noemie Bechu - 5th place (300)
Cullin Burdett - 5th place (1000)

Personal Records (*) and meet times can be found below:
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/EventRecords.aspx?SchoolID=9284&S=12013

Saturday Practice Update

No Practice Saturday (1/5/13).  Please run on your own. Enjoy the weekend.