Friends of WAHS Cross Country, Track & Field
Go Warriors!
Best of luck to our athletes competing at states this weekend, and congratulations to our graduating seniors.
The team end of year banquet is this Sunday, June 2 at 1:00 in the WAHS cafeteria. Please bring a dish or drinks. (And maybe some tissues for our seniors and their families.)
The Girls Track Team finished 2nd in a highly contested Jefferson District Champion ship Wednesday. The following were individual champions: Annie Taylor in the 1600 and 3200; Maggie Kooken in the shot put; and Chance Masloff in the 800. Chance was also a member of the district champion 4x400m relay team of Kelsey Pittman, Olivia Hajek and Caroline Outlaw. The 4x800m relay team of Caroline, Annie Lorenzoni, Kelsey and Olivia also finished first. Second place finishers were Chandler Legard in pole vault; Maggie Kooken in discus; Olivia Hajek in 800 and Lydia Garner in high jump. Third place finishers were the 4x100m team of Deborah Ayres -Brown, Nina Willms, Phoebe DeVito and Maggie Kooken; Katrina in the pole vault; Alice DuCharme in 3200m; and Chance in 1600. Finishing in 4th place were Annie Lorenzoni in the 800m and 1600m and Emily Rayle in the pole vault. 5th place finishers were Deborah Ayres-Brown in the 100m and 200m; Kelsey in the 400m;Katrina in the 100m and 300m hurdles; Sophie Loman in the 3200m run and Jesse Dugan in the 800m. 6th place finishers were Ashley Laubach and Jessika Brenin in the pole vault. The team will compete in the Region II meet next Wednesday. Great job, girls!
Parents and alumni – we need more volunteers for this weekend’s Dogwood meet, especially at the clerk’s table and concessions. Even if you have never done the clerk’s table before, it takes 5 minutes to learn the ropes from the previous shift. Sign up using this link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAFA82AA57-dogwood
NBC News Story on WAHS Track Meet
Six years ago NBC29 reporter Henry Graff reported on the terrible condition of our WAHS track and how Friends of Western Albemarle Cross Country, Track & Field was advocating to the school board to keep the track replacement in the Capital Improvement Plan. We invited him back to cover our first meet on our new track.
Our first home meet IN SIX YEARS is tomorrow at WAHS, thanks to the advocacy of Friends in getting the track resurfaced. Come on out and cheer on our team! Admission is $5. Friends of WAHS Track is manning a concession tent as well as selling 50-50 raffle tickets. (The winner keeps 50% of the earnings, and Friends keeps 50%).
This year we have had $6,000 in requests and expenses, but have only raised $3,000 so far to pay our assistant coaches, maintain the Old Trail Lindy Bain Loop, purchase the new (used) pole vault pit last summer, and meet the requests for a new discus and shot put throwing cage and new starting blocks. So come out and buy some raffle tickets or donate online on this website!
Posted by: Kim Connolly
On May 4th, 2013 we co-host, along with the other area schools, a very large track meet at the UVa track. It is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We really need lots of volunteer help. Please see the link below to sign up for a duty and time slot. Thanks for your help!
The team photos for Outdoor Track will be taken on the track at 4:00 on March 20.
Attention runners – you may want to take advantage of a Sunday, April 7 workshop “Train Your Mind, Stretch Your Body”.
It is described as “an hour of mental skills training followed by an hour of stretch class to improve your running and racing lifestyle, your body, and your mind.” There are only 25 spots available.
Posted by: Kim Connolly
If school is closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6 due to snow, then our team potluck dinner and presentation will be rescheduled for a later date.
WAHS Track Teams Potluck Dinner and Presentation
by Sports Psychologist Dr. Richard Ferguson
Wednesday March 6th, 5:30pm
WAHS Cafeteria
Dr. Richard Ferguson will be joining the WAHS Track teams for a talk on improving performance through mental strategies that refine skills and help to overcome obstacles. Dr. Ferguson is well known in the local running community and is a 2-time Olympic Trials Qualifier.
This is a team potluck dinner following practice and families are asked to attend and bring potluck. Here is the sign-up link
Richard Ferguson, Ph.D.
Friends of WAHS Cross Country, Track & Field