The last pasta feed is April 25th.... your last chance to help!
Date: April 25th
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Where: LAHS Cafeteria
Email Donna Soo at donnasoo@sbcglobal.net to sign up
Our next track pasta feed is Wednesday April 25th. Please help out by signing up for one of the following: |
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Schedule and Results This is tentative the 2012 schedule. (Click here to see a full-page version of the calendar) All dual (2-school) meets follow the same event schedule. A PDF version is available here (new window) maps and directions available on our Map page Meet Results Athletic.net is the best place for meet results and individual athlete information. Results are also posted on our results page and on www.lynbrooksports.com
School Records Think you're fast enough to be on this list? Check out the school records here... Pictures Calling all photographers! If you have pictures from a track meet that you want to share with the team, here's what you do: post your pictures to your favorite phot sharing website (Picassa, Shutterfly, etc), then send a link to your photos to jim_clark "at" pacbell.net and your link will be posted here. If your site requires a login and password, be sure to include that, too (meaning you should set up a guest user at your picture site) Wildcat Relays courtesy of Coach Charles The Track team hold several Pasta Feeds during the season before key events. The Feeds help build team spirit, and helps the athletes to carbo-load as well. Our team is typically HUGE and they consume a lot of food. As the season gets underway, we will be looking for a Pasta Feed Coordinator who will do just that - coordinate the Pasta Feeds. But feeding this team is not a one-person job, so if you're a parent, please consider helping out and supplying some goodies for at least one of the feeds.
Here's what we typically need delivered to the cafeteria at 5:00pm (pasta can arrive at 5:15) on Pasta Feed Days. Please remember that we have no means of cooking or warming anything, so whatever you bring has to be ready-to-serve:
PASTA - 10-12 servings (cooked, heated and ready to serve)(need 8 meat, 8 veg friendly) SALAD (Fruit or Green)--10-12 servings (ready to serve) BREAD--2 loaves French or garlic bread (heated, cut, and ready to serve)
DESSERT-- 24 servings (cut into servings, but not individually wrapped ICE-- 4 bags (bring these between 4:45 and 5:00 to cool down the water)
Water - a bunch
Contact Donna Soo at donnasoo@sbcglobal.net if you can help. Thanks!
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This Week in Track May 19 - CCS Semifinals Congrats to the following Los Altos athletes who qualified at the CCS Trials on Saturday. They have earned the opportunity to compete next Friday at the CCS Finals:
May 25 - CCS Finals Friday, May 25th, also at Gilroy High The schedule is listed in the Coach's Corner to the right. Volunteers Needed For Home Meets Hi wonderful Track parents! We are the Co - Parent COORDINATORS (Anne-Sophie Stephan and Donna Vieraitis) for our HOME TRACK meets! We need your help as we have 4 HOME Track meets (3/8, 3/22, 4/5 and 4/26) and it takes about 25 ADULT volunteers each meet to help run the Field Events! SEE BELOW ... to SIGN UP , just email me and I will give you more details for the event! Or if you are flexible, just let us know that and we will plug you in where needed! Before you say "Oh, I can't do that! I've never done it so it must be too hard", we want to encourage you to sign up. You CAN do it. We'll train you in short order and you'll be well on your way to being an important part of a successful track meet! Remember that we cannot run these events without adult volunteers. You are welcome to sign up for a certain event or just make yourself available to whichever events need help. We'll need volunteers to be on the track at 2:45pm. If you can't make it until later, other volunteers will welcome you to relieve them from their posts, so let us know what you CAN DO! Donna Vieraitis - dvieraitis "at" att.net (Editor's Note: having enough volunteers means the meet finishes on time and the athletes get home at a reasonable hour to do homework. It's no fun finishing a meet in the dark with flashlights.) Call For Volunteers It takes a community to make the track season machine work smoothly and we need some more volunteers to help coordinate. A big thank you to those that are already volunteering! Since we have a home meet coming up on March 8, we especially need to fill these positions:
During our home meets, we also run a snack shack, supplying goodies to the masses of fans and athletes. As coordinator, you would stock the snack shack, make sure to have enough people to man the event and manage the funds. Again, we only have 4 home meets (3/8,3/22,4/5,4/26) and we can train you in what worked in the past. This is a fundraiser for our program and is essential. We also need a parent to coordinate the Uniform Distribution/Return. This happens at the beginning of the season before our first meet and the return occurs at the end of our regular season. As coordinator, you would contact the Head Coaches and Kim Cave to arrange a date for distribution/collection, and make sure we have enough people to help with the event (4 people have already committed to help). This is a great opportunity to meet the entire team. Certainly you can have a co-coordinator to work with you if you like. Please sign up soon! Don't wait for someone else to volunteer. Volunteer today! Remember, it's for the kids (and it's fun, too!). Thanks so much, Nanette Practice Starts Jan Monday, Jan. 30 Before you can start practice, you need to have the following forms completed and turned in:
Please make sure these are completed and turned in to Ms. Cave prior to the start of practice. Winter Sports Athletes If you are in a winter sport, please stop by and let us know you are interested so we can save a spot on the roster. You cannot start track until you winter season is over, so let us know! Schedule of Events All meets (except the Trials and Finals in May) follow the same event schedule which is available here. Practice Schedule We practice every day at 4PM, rain or shine! Tuesdays start at 3:45 with a short team meeting followed by practice. Please come prepared with water, proper shoes and proper clothing. School Policy on Driving to Events
(The above has been district policy since 2001) Join the Track & Field e-mail List Joining our list is easy - our list is on the Eagle Mail page. Fill out the top part of the page, then scroll down to the Track and Field list and check "Join". Finally, click on "Review my Selections" and follow the instructions from there. To leave the Track and Field e-mail list, do the same thing - go to the Eagle Mail page and fill out the top part. Then click on "Show my lists." From there it is easy.
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Coach's Corner 5/19 A huge congratulations goes out to the following athletes for qualifying for the Central Coast Section Finals next Friday at Gilroy High School. These 5 athletes qualified by placing in either the top 8 or top 12 (depends on event) in their respective events at the Central Coast Section Semi-Finals today at Gilroy High School. CCS Finals Qualifiers:
Austin Bowie qualified in the 1600m (4:20.73)
Claire Bowie qualified in the 800m (2:15.53)
Catherine Li qualified in the 100m (12.46) and Triple Jump (36' 8.75")
Terence Rabuzzi qualified in the 1600m (4:23.88)
Danny Yaeger qualified in the 300 Hurdles (39.79) and High Jump (6' 3")
Coach Dan
5/18 Hi CCS Qualifiers, My van will now be leaving at 8:45am. Please be on campus by 8:15 because we will leave at 8:30. It looks as though the boys 4x100 and coach Dan will be traveling with me. Please let us know ASAP if you need a ride!
Also, remember that you may not wear anything other then school issued gear and plain sweats. This has been a major issue for teams at CCS in the past so please make sure to follow the rules.
Dave
5/17 Congratulations to everyone competing on Saturday at the CCS Semifinals at Gilroy High School! We would like to have athletes arrive at Gilroy a minimum of 90 minutes prior to the start of their event. If anyone needs a ride to Gilroy, Coach David, will be driving a van, and Coach Gerri will be leaving LAHS at 7:45a! Please email or text to reserve your space in either vehicle. The Schedule for the Day is as Follows: 10:00a Shot Put - Top 8 advance to Finals, 4 attempts Admission to the meet is general admission is $8, Senior Citizens is $4, Students with student id is $3 and Children under $12 is $2. While supplies last CCS t-shirts and patches will be available at the meet for $15ea The weather for Gilroy on saturday is showing a high of 79 and a low of 52. we will be set up out in the warm up area \near the discus and shot put with a sun shade.but please plan appropriately for the weather. If you have any questions please don't be afraid to ask :)
5/13 I know some of you have been eagerly awaiting the results from Friday.
The following link will show you all results:
Congrats to all of our CCS qualifiers!
Kareem Hyver in Shot (45-08.25, 6th) and Disc (137-08, 4th)
Terrence Rabuzzi (4:30.86, 4th) and Austin Bowie (4:31.32, 5th) and Josh Cohen (4:31.96, 6th) in the 1 mile!
Catherine Li in the 100m (12.34, 3rd), 100h( 16.45 5th) and TJ (38-05.75)
Claire in the 800m- (2:17.26, 2nd)
Sarah in the 400m - (1:02.17, 5th)
Danny in the HJ (6ft, 3rd), 110h (15.14, 1st), 300h (39.54, 1st)
Jerri Liu in the LJ (19-08.5, 6th)
The girls 4x100 (50.98, 4th)- Catherine, Sarah, Paige and Claire
Boys 4x100 - Chris, Will, Willem, Tyler (5th, 45.00)
Also, big congrats to everyone who competed in open events even if you did not move on! Making it to SCVAL is a huge accomplishment! Congrats on a great season!
Dane, Alex, Arthur, Gregory, Will, Tyler, Dylan, Anneliese, Romy, Louise, Lydia, Brian, MJ, Michelle, Heather
We will have practice at the normal time all week! See you on the track!
Dave
PS banquet at 6pm tomorrow (monday)
5/13 Great job at SCVAL and happy mother's day!
I hope everyone is having an excellent weekend!
Please remember that tomorrow at 6:00 is the team banquet!
Also, if you are done competing for the season then YOU must turn in your clean uniform in a ziplock bag with your name on it! Please make sure the uniform is washed. Karen Moulds will be collecting them at the banquet tomorrow evening! The uniforms were due in last week. Please make sure you turn them in on Monday evening (TOMORROW).
More info regarding meet results coming soon...
Have an awesome day and see you tomorrow!
Dave
5/10 - SCVAL Championship Meet Just a reminder the Championship meeet is on Friday. If you did not qualify it would be great to come and cheer on your teammates!! The meet will be held at Santa Clara High School!
Athletes who are competing will be excused at 2:45 and we will be leaving at 3:00. DO NOT BE LATE!
Also, a reminder to all athletes that we are having the end of the year banquet Monday evening! Please do you best to attend!
Have a great weekend and please let the coaches know if you have any questions.
Dave
5/07 - Uniform Return This is just a reminder to bring your clean uniforms, in a ziploc labeled with your name on it, to the dance room today, 3:30-4:30. If you have a free 7th and would like to drop your uniform in Kim Cave's office after 6th period, I will pick it up there. Thanks, Karen Moulds P.S. If there are some parents available during that time period, I would love some help! 5/07 If you qualified on, we will be practicing at the normal start time today. Please be on the track at 3:45.
Qualifying for SCVAL is a big accomplishment and we would love for everyone to compete. However, if you need to take the Euro AP test on Friday we understand. If you would like to reschedule the exam there is potential to do so. If you choose this option please let me know and I will help set it up with the administration. There is an extra $53.00 charge if you choose to reschedule.
If you are in a 4x100 relay or another event at the beginning of the meet it would be very helpful if the test could be rescheduled.
We are proud that so many athletes qualified on for SCVAL, congrats! We would love for all of you to compete but understand if you need to take the exam.
Thanks.
Dave
5/07 Congratulations to everyone continuing on to the SCVAL CCS Qualifier meet this Friday at Santa Clara High School. All of our varsity relay teams Catherine Li Sarah Wobber Romy Aboudarham Tyler Polen Chris Tien alternate Will Sheetz Willem Van Eck alternate Dylan Zorn Danny Yeager Brian Yeager Terence Rabuzzi Josh Cohen Claire Bowie Anneliese Gallagher Arthur Bogdanovich Louise Stephan Lydia Vieraitis Dane Kreisman Alex Carr Gregory Lee Kareem Hyver Sophia Hyver Heather Sangster Michelle Tarlton alternate Jerry Liu Michael Johnson Gerri 5/04 - SAT Conflicts Please note that if you are scheduled to take an afternoon AP test on Friday May 11th please check to see if your test conflicts with the SCVAL Qualifier. You might have to reschedule your exam. If you're on the 4x100 relay team, you probably have a conflict here.
See attached for the time schedule for SCAVAL.
Thanks.
If you are unsure if you qualified please e-mail your event coach. Some people may be close to sneaking in even if you did not make the final.
5/04 - Saturday Practice Distance runners who have qualified for the SCVAL Finals will be practicing at 11:45am tomorrow. For those distance runners whose official season is over, but want to compete in the SCVAL open mile, you should come to practice as well.
Coach Dan
5/04 - Uniform Return Information Congratulations to everyone on a great season and good luck to those who are still competing!! 5/03 Great job yesterday! We showed a lot of heart out there! It looked as though we were focused mentally and were able to push through the pain. CONGRATS!
If you qualified on to SCAVAL and you are a sprinter/ jumper or hurdler we will be having practice tomorrow @ 10:00am.
From my count this is who qualified. Please check the results because it is possible I made a mistake!
Boys 4x100- Will, Willem, Chris, Tyler
110h/ 300h/ LJ/ HJ/ 4x4 Danny Yeager
100m Tyler Polen
200 Will Sheetz
4x4-- Dylan, Chip, Arthur, Austin
LJ/ TJ - Jerri Liu
TJ - Willem (alternate)
HJ- Brian Yeager
HJ- Michael Johnson
Girls
4x100 - Paige, Sarah, Catherine, Claire
100m, TJ, 100h -- Catherine
400, 200 Sarah
300h Romy
4x4 Sarah, Claire, Annaliese, Romy
HJ- Sophia Hyver
Below are just some of the awesome performances from yesterday! Its hard to name them all but I tried
Boys 4x100 finished 3rd with a time of 44.97. The team was made up of Will Sheetz, Willem Van Eck, Chris Tien and Tyler Polen.
1600m Terrence Rabuzzi placed 2nd (4:26.21), Austin Bowie 5th (4:31.26) and Josh Cohen 7th (4:33.65).
Danny Yeager placed 2nd in the 110h 15.33, 1st in 300h 39.91, 1st HJ 6'2"
Arthur Bogdanivich 4th in the 800m 2:03.97
Kareem Hyver 3rd Shot Put43' 7", 2nd in discuss 132-09
Tyler Polen placed 8th to qualify on to the next round in a VERY difficult heat of the 100m (11.81). Will Sheetz also placed 8th overall (23.60). In a normal year Los Altos boy sprinters would have been at the top of the league. However, the De Anza league is fierce this year. Palo Alto has created a powerhouse group of sprinters. I am proud of our boys for placing in the final and for moving on to SCAVAL. I am excited to see if they can sneak into CCS.
The boys placed 2nd overall and finished 2nd in the league behind Paly. It was a great end to an exciting regular season. Our boys looked mentally focused and fought hard in every event.
The girls had a good day as well
Catherine Li, 2nd in 100mh (16.30)
1st 100m 12.34
1st TJ 37'11.25"
Claire Bowie 2nd in the 800m 2:19.63
Annaliese Gallagher 5th 2:29.62
Sarah Wobber
400m 2nd 61.03
200m 27.07 4th place
Heather Sangster 6th in discuss 89-07
Romy Aboudarham 3rd place in the 300h. A breakout meet for the freshmen!
3rd 4:14.58 in the 4x4 for girls
Romy,Sarah, Claire, Annalies
Please know that there were some really incredible JV performances as well! It is impossible to name them all! IT would take hrs and hrs to go through! JV/ FS we are proud of you guys!!! CONGRATS TO ALL! 5/03 Congratulations to everyone on some awesome performances today at the De Anza League Finals! A lot of athletes finished their seasons with some huge PR's, and we had many athletes come through really big to qualify for the SCVAL Finals, which will be next Friday, May 11th at Santa Clara High School.
Meet results can be found here...
Coach Dave says that all sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers, and throwers do not have practice tomorrow. However, all the distance runners that qualified for the SCVAL Finals (Terence, Austin, Josh, Claire, Anneliese, Arthur, Louise, Lydia, Dane K., Alex C., and Gregory) will be practicing tomorrow at the normal time, and will also be practicing on Saturday (time to be determined). If you are a distance runner who is planning on running the open Mile at the SCVAL meet, you should also continue to practice.
Coach Dan
5/01 Good job today! Results are here and the preliminary seeding for Thursday is here.
Despite the cold and the wind we moved a bunch of people on to the final!
Tomorrow we will have practice at the normal start time. It has come to my attention that many of you have a wind ensemble concert tomorrow and will need to leave early. It will be a short practice tomorrow, but if you need to leave before 5pm please make sure you are at the track warming up by 3:30.
Remember even if you did not make the final there is always a chance of being scratched in so lets prepare like you made it!
Thanks to all of those who volunteered today! Remember volunteering is mandatory and if you did not show-up today to contribute you were marked absent. Please make sure that you are on the track supporting your teammates and volunteering on Thursday. Athletes and volunteers will once again be dismissed at 1:45pm. If you did not show up today you can make up for your absence by showing up on the track tomorrow at 3:45 and help with tasks to set-up for Thursday.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dave
4/30 Hi LATF, Tomorrow is league trials. Please remember even if you are not competing it is mandatory that you come out and volunteer. All athletes and volunteers will be dismissed at 1:45pm tomorrow. The meet starts at 3:00pm.
Also, we really need a PARENT volunteer to help collect money on both Tuesday and Thursday. We would really like the parent to show-up at 2:00 if possible. If a couple of parents are available it would be great to have shifts. Please let me know if you would be willing to step-up
For the schedule of events please see the middle column.
Also, for event entries for Tuesday please see the following link. This includes lanes and heats.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dave
4/27 Hi LATF, The dual meet season has come to an end. Yesterday was really great! There were many PR's on the day. I was especially impressed with the Varsity boys one, two, three finish in the 2mile!
Los Altos has a very rich track & field history and anytime a school record falls it is a huge accomplishment! Yesterday Catherine Li broke the school record in the Triple Jump recording a 38' 5.75". GOOD JOB CATHERINE!
Overall it was a tough day in most divisions. However, the VB were able to pull off the win to end the season at 5-1. Although the other three divisions lost I think we all need to take a moment to look at how far we have come as a team and individuals. Almost everyone has gotten a PR at some point this season! There have been huge improvements across the board in technique, strength, power and running ability, congrats to all athletes!
For full results from yesterday please see attached.
Also we are going to send out all league entries a bit later today. Keep checking your e-mails!
Throwers and Sprinters/hurdlers have the day off. Please try to do 20min of active recovery!
Jumpers and distance runners still have practice
Tomorrow (Saturday) there will be practice for the sprinters/hurdlers at 9am. If you are competing in the league meet please do your best to attend.
Dave
4/24 I also want to add that the boys 4x1600m relay team of Austin Bowie, Terence Rabuzzi, Dane Kreisman, and Josh Cohen ran a 17:59.78, which is a 4:29 average for 1600m, and the 30th fastest 4x1600m relay time IN THE ENTIRE NATION so far this spring track season!!! Congratulation to the boys... 4/23 - Stay Hydrated! A couple things...
First, did any lose their watch at practice today?
Next, it has been getting hot recently, and we really really need to make sure we stay well hydrated. Drink lots of water all day, every day. That means stop at the water fountain between each class, or carry around a water bottle and constantly keep it filled.
Coach Dan
4/23 Congrats on a great weekend of competition! As always we will have practice this week. As we have mentioned for some of you this will be your last track meet of the season. Thursday is a home meet vs. Gunn. If you do not qualify for league championships you are still expected to volunteer at the event. Volunteering will be mandatory on both Tuesday and Thursday of next week. We will provide more info at our team meeting.
Also, I just wanted to point out that many team members have been receiving unexcused absences that will negatively impact their grade. Please be aware of this when grades come out at the end of the quarter. If you have a serious issue you would like to discuss please feel free to contact us, Coach Gerri handles attendance.
On to the good stuff....
We saw some truly incredible performances this weekend!
At the top 8 meet
Catherine place third in the triple jump (37-06) and third in the 100m (12.46)
Claire had a huge PR in the 800m 2:18.56 placing 6th overall
Dylan Zorn also had a huge PR placing 7th in the 400m F/S division
Congrats to all competitors! It is an honor just to get into the top 8 meet and compete!
Down South the competition was hot! We saw some crazy fast times including a 9.85 100m by Walter Dix.
Los Altos had some very strong performances!
Both the boys and girls 4xmile looked very strong!
Boys finished 10th in the Invitational section with a 17:59.78
The team was Terrence, Dane, Josh and Austin!
The girls 4xmile ran a great race as well finishing 8th in the open division and running 23:02.72
Good job Annaleise, Louise, Claire, Lydia!
Danny Yeager WON the boys seeded HJ with a PR at 6ft 6
Markell Stine finished 4th in the 110h invitational with a huge PR running 14.50
To end the day both 4x4 team set big PR's
the boys ran the 6th fastest time in CCS (3:31.06) and the girls moved into the top 12 times in CCS (4:12.41)
GOOD JOB EVERYONE
4/22 We have our final home track meet on April 26th and that means it is also our Track Senior Recognition Ceremony. I'm needing a photographer (Freshman, Sophomore or Junior parent) who would be willing to arrive by 2:30 to capture some candids and then at 3:00 for the ceremony (taking photos of our seniors walking up the 50 yard line with their parents). Please let me know ASAP if you can assist with this. Thank you and GO EAGLES! Susan Klepper
4/19 Hello distance runners, 4/18 - Mt. Sac For the athletes competing at Mt. Sac this weekend. Girls 4x200 3rd Alt Sat 7:10 Gerri 4/18 - Top 8 All of the athletes competing at the Top 8 meet on Friday will be excused from class at 1:45 and the first car will leave at 2:00 Please check with Coach Pam and Coach Charles tomorrow at practice and let them know if your parents will be taking you or if you need a ride arranged. TOP 8 entries / schedule for Fri 4/20 at San Jose City College Scratch meeting 3:00p Girls TJ Catherine Li 3:45 Boys Varsity 4x100 4:21 Kelly, Chris, William, Tyler Boys F/S 4x100 4:28 Will Sheetz, Brian, Dillion, Jake Boys 1600 F/S Dane Tippet 4:57 Boys 65m Hurdles F/S Brian Yeager 5:32 Girls 400m Claire Bowie 5:40 Boys F/S 400 Dylan Zorn 5:57 Girls 100m Catherine LI 6:05 Girls 800m Claire Bowie 6:35p Boys F/S 800m Alex Barreira 6:55p 4/18 - Volunteer Request HI all, Please consider volunteering at one of the events - we still need:
thanks everyone!
Volunteers show up at 2:45 pm and check in at the table by the scoring tent with Donna Vieraitis!
4/18 - Last Pasta Feed Salad (10-12 servings) Fruit or green, ready to serve
Bread (2 loaves French or Garlic Bread) heated, cut and ready to serve
Dessert (24 servings) cut, but not individually wrapped
Ice (4 bags between 4:45 and 5:00)
Water (3-4 cases)
· If you work and prefer to contribute bread or desserts, drop them at my house the night before and I can transport them to the school.
· Please bring pasta in disposable containers or come back to get them after the pasta feed. If you bring your pasta in a non-disposable serving dish, please clearly label it.
· Warm pasta dishes, ready to serve should be dropped off at the LAHS Cafeteria by 5:15.
THANK YOU FOR EMAILING ME WITH YOUR FOOD DONATION
Thank you to everyone who has donated so generously this track season. Every pasta feed has been a great success.
Go Eagles!
Donna
4/17 Great job yesterday!!
I thought that all athletes competed admirably. Results are in and Los Altos won 3 out of 4 divisions! Congrats to all!!
There were some really nice PR's on the day!! Special shout out to Catherine Li for running the 6th fastest time in CCS in the 100m!
More info to come soon.
For full results see attached.
Dave
4/15 TOMORROW (MONDAY APRIL 16TH) IS THE MOUNTAIN VIEW TRACK MEET!
The meet is @ MV!
Dismissal will be at 1:30pm with a 1:45 departure time!
Please do not be late! Get lots of rest tonight, stay hydrated and get mentally prepared to compete!
See you tomorrow.
Dave
4/12 - More Practice Info for Distance Runners... Practice for the distance runners for Friday is going to be moved to 1:00. I will be out of town, so Coach Dave will be running practice for distance runners. Friday's workout is the same as I mentioned in an earlier email...
Friday -
1600 and 3200 runners will do the following workout - 4 x 1000m, 3:00 rest, 3200m race pace. Next, 4 x 300m, 1:30rest, 800m race pace. If you can't get to a track, you could do this workout fartlek style like this - 10 minute warm up, 4 x (3-4 min hard, 3-4 min easy), 4 x (1 min hard, 1:30 easy), 15 minute cool down).
800 runners will do the folllowing workout : 5 - 6 x 300m with 1:30 rest, followed by 5 - 6 x 200m w/ 200m jog recovery (about 1:30 rest)
Saturday practice will be canceled, but please go for an easy run (4.5-8.5 miles) on your own.
Remember that the Mountain View Dual Meet is on Monday, the day we get back from break.
Coach Dan
4-12 - Sprinter's Practice Sprinters will be practicing at 1pm on Friday. Sorry to change the time up on everyone!
Dave
4/10 - Throwers Practice Schedule Throwers Thanks 4/09 - Revised Practice Schedule Again FYI for tomorrow --
Sprinters are at 10:30am
Jumpers are at 3:45pm ALL WEEK
Hurdlers are at whenever Coach Carty told you to be at practice.
We are looking for a parent to drive a van to Mt. Sac. Would any district certified driver be willing to join us for our trip?
Dave
4/09 - Revised Sprinters Workout Schedule Hope everyone is having a great start to spring break!!!
Remember the MV track meet is the MONDAY we get back from vacation. It is an away track meet!
Revised schedule:
Many of you have mentioned that you would like to practice early if possible so that you can have the rest of your day to relax. I have changed the time of Tuesday and Friday practice to 10:30am. I am giving you guys Thursday completely off.
Sprinter schedule:
Monday - 3:45pm
Tuesday - 10:30am
Wednesday - 3:45pm
Thursday- OFF
Friday - 10:30am
Stanford Results:
It was a really great day at Stanford with many PR's.
Catherine finished 3rd overall in the TJ and ran a great 100m just missing the final .1
Danny and Markell tore up the hurdles! Markell ran what is now the 5th fastest time in the United States for high school track & field in the 400mh and Danny is ranked 22nd in the US! Not bad boys!!!
Markell also made the final in the 110h and placed in the top 3
Sarah got 3rd in her heat in the 400m dash setting a pr for the season!
Congats to all. See you on the track.
Dave
4/08 - Spring Break Workouts and Schedule Change Schedule change: Monday the 16th is our meet against Mountain View High. This is the first day after spring break, so please come prepared - bring your spikes and whatever else you need to compete! Yes, spring break is here, and yes, we still have practice. Coach Dan has published a workout schedule for Distance Runners and Coach Dave Barth has published a workout schedule for sprinters. They will both be at the track throughout the week as well. 4/08 - Stanford Recap Hello Los Altos Distance runners, First of all, a huge congratulations goes out to all who competed at the Stanford Invitational this weekend. Every single distance runner who competed got at least one PR or a season best. A recap of the distance runners races...
-Claire Bowie had a huge PR in the 1200m leg of the DMR, running 4:00.9
-Anneliese Gallagher ran PR's in the 800 (2:37.9) and 400 (67.1)
-Louise Stephan PR'ed in the 800 on Friday (2:37.4), and then PR'ed again in the 800 on Saturday (2:35.5)
-Lydia Vieraitis ran her season best time in the 1600 (5:43.3)
-Lauren Waller ran her season best time in the 800 (2:41.0)
-Terence Rabuzzi ran two PR's in the 1200m leg of the DMR (3:13.9), and the 800 (2:00.7)
-Arthur Bogdanovich PR'ed in the 400 (53.4)
-Josh Cohen ran a PR in the 800 on Friday (2:03.5), followed by a PR in the full Mile on Saturday (4:27.86 - equivalent to a 4:26.26 for 1600m)
-Austin Bowie ran a PR in the full Mile (4:22.84 - equivalent to a 4:21.24 for 1600m)
-Rishi Bhargava ran a season best time of 2:08.1 in the 800
-Dane Kreisman ran a season best time of 2:06.8 in the 800
I'll let Coach Dave handle the recaps of the sprinters, but 2 very notable performances were Markell Stine winning the 400m Hurdles overall in 54.73, and Danny Yaeger running a very impressive 56.89 in the 400m Hurdles. I believe Coach Dave said both of these marks are ranked top 15 in the entire country for the 400m Hurdles!
Videos of all of the distance races can be found by clicking on the following link and scrolling down about 1/3 of the way down the page...
I will send another email out very shortly with the workout schedule for spring break...
Coach Dan
4/05 - Milpitas Recap Another great day on the track! Despite the cold and windy weather we still had some awesome performances!
As coaches there was lots to be proud of! We saw some great team spirit and lots of PR's from all divisions! CONGRATS!
Jerri Liu had a big jump in TJ!
Almost all of the throwers set a PR on the day!!!
Michelle Staufenbiel won the JV girls 400m!
THERE WAS LOTS TO BE PROUD OF - CONGRATS!
The VG, VB and FSB all won their division to improve to 3-1! Unfortunately the JV girls lost, but only because we moved up a majority of the JV girl sprinters so that they could help the VG win! Congrats to all on an awesome day!!
Yes, we do have practice next week!
Sprinters, Jumpers and Throwers will be practicing at the normal time 3:45! More info on distance and hurdles to come soon!
If you are on vacation you still NEED to workout. Many of you will be in places where you do not have access to a track. Anything is better then nothing but the closer you follow the workouts, the more success you will have upon return. You can still find ways to do interval training on bikes, treadmills, the beach etc. Do your best and be innovative if necessary!
(Please see attached for sprinter workouts)
For anyone going to Stanford Invite on Saturday we are expecting you to get a ride with your parents! The meet is located on the Stanford University Track. All 4x100's need to be at the track no later then 7:45am. Remember you will need to call a coach or teammate to get a wristband to be let in. The main athlete entrance is located by pac-12 plaza. If you walk around the track you will see a bunch of giant flag poles, this is the main athlete entrance.
If anyone needs a ride to the meet please let me know. I will be picking up a small group from the school at 7:20am.
Stay focused and keep working hard!
Dave
4/4 - Stanford Invite We are looking for a parent who is certified to drive by the district to take their minivan to the Stanford Invite on Friday. We will be departing at 1:15pm sharp. We have 6 passengers who will need a ride. Two parents with cars would work out nicely as well! Please let me know by the end of the day if you could drive. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Attached to this e-mail is the meet schedule for both Friday & Saturday. The Stanford Invitational is a very fun and competitive meet! This is a great meet to come watch if you did not qualify. It is only a 10min drive from LAHS & you get to see some great high school and collegiate competition.
For the Saturday portion of the meet the coaches will drive anyone who needs a ride from LAHS at 7:15am. Many athletes are competing at 9am! With this in mind if you get a ride you MUST be at the track by 7:45am. In order to enter the meet you will need to be wearing the Stanford Invite wristband. The coaches will have the wristbands with us. Please make sure to call your event coaches cell phone when you arrive at the meet so that we can let you in. My cell phone is 650.823.5167. Usually we set up a tent under the trees on the back straight of the track, so if you call one of your teammates they may be able to let you in as well. Please make sure you arrive 75min before your event! Stanford tends to run on time. However, there is always lots of commotion! They also tend to put you in the holding area for a long time before your event actually goes off so you want to arrive early to get warmed up.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dave
4/4 - Saratoga Results Results are in and its official. LAHS won all 4 divisions against Saratoga on Thursday to improve to 2-1. Congrats! As coaches we were very pleased with not only how our team performed but how we acted. For the most part, everyone remembered to support LAHS and wore blue and silver! I saw many kids cheering on their teammates instead of doing homework! THANK YOU! Lets continue to support our teammates!! There were many fantastic performances on the day!! The VB were dominant winning all but one running event on the day (the field event marks have still not been posted quite yet). Congrats to all boys on a great day and a special congrats to Chip and Arthur for breaking 54 in the 400m! Markell and Danny also ran the 2nd and 3rd fastest time in CCS in the 300h...not bad boys! The girls also had many impressive performances Claire easily captured the 800m with an impressive time of 2:23! Catherine won the 100m in 12.70!
Oakland was a very cold wet day for all! However, both the VB and VG competed admirably! Congrats to Anna McShane for a 2 second pr in the 400m and Josh Cohen for running under 10min in the 2mile!!
Tonight is a Pasta Feed! Please be polite to the parents! They have put lots of time and energy into making this happen for all of you!
Thursday we will compete against Milpitas! It should be a great day on the track and we are look forward to seeing many more personal records broken!!!
Dave
4/2 - Mt. Sac Permission Slips Track and Field Families,
Those athletes planning on attending the Mt. SAC Invitational Track Meet April 19-21 need to submit their
checks to the Bookkeeper and deliver the Receipt and Permission Slips to me by this Thursday April 5th.
I'll be at the Milpitas meet and you can hand them to me then. Don't forget because Ms. Cave needs them a
full 2 weeks prior to the trip, no exceptions.
Thanks for your cooperation, Nanette Wobber 3/30 - Oakland Relays Anyone going to the Oakland Relays tomorrow needs to print out the waiver and bring it filled out and signed by your parents.You will need it when you get on the bus tomorrow at 6:40a Thanks 3/30 - Mt. Sac Payment Update If you are going to Mt. Sac, you need to submit a check to the bookkeeper for $200 no later than April 5. Write the athlete's name and "Mt. Sac/Track" on the check. Get your reciept and give it, along with this signed permission slip, code of conduct and driver liability form, to Nanette Wobber. You need to do this no later than April 5. Nanette Wobber - nwobber "at" yahoo.com 3/30 - Junior Olympics Needs Volunteers Calling all Los Altos Track and Field Athletes,
My favorite event is coming up!! I'm sure you all remember being in the Jr. Olympics?! Well, we need volunteers to make it a success!! If you need community service hours or just want to help out, here's the contact information.
Thanks,
Coach Pam
Thank you so much for your support of the Los Altos School District’s Junior Olympics in the past. We are hoping for your help again this year! Below are links to the online student volunteer sign-up sheets for this year’s event, which is being held on SATURDAY APRIL 28th at Mountain View High School. Sign up early while your favorite job is still available! And recruit friends – we need over 100 student volunteers to pull this event off. It would be a huge help to us if you would forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in pitching in. As always, we will send you a letter verifying your volunteer hours following the event. Food and Computers: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4DACAC2C7-20122 Events Support: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4DACAC2C7-2012 Operations: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4DACAC2C7-20123 Please email me with any questions. Thank you so much! 3/30 - Oakland Relays Info Please remember to bring plenty of warm clothing and rain gear. It is always a good idea to bring a large plastic bag to put your clothes in to keep them dry if it does rain.
Throwers bring towels to dry and clean your implements.
Gerri Hello LA Track and Field,
This Saturday, we will be competing at the Oakland Relays at the University of California - Berkeley. The bus will be departing the high school at 6:45am. They don't give the time schedule for each event. They just give the order of events, so we don't know exactly what time we will be coming home. Please prepare for a long day though. And please remember to bring some healthy food to the meet as they don't usually have healthy choices at the meet. The order of events is as follows...
9:00am -
Invitational Distance Medley Relay
Invitational Sprint Medley Relay (Girls: 1-1-2-4, Boys: 2-2-4-8)
Open/Invitational 100m Hurdles
Open/Invitational 1600m
Open/Invitational 4x100m Relay
Open/Invitational 400m
Open/Invitational 800m
Open/Invitational 100m
Invitational 4x200m Relay
Open/Invitational 3200m (Girls)
Open/Invitational 300m Hurdles
Open/Invitational 200m
Open/Invitational 3200m (Boys)
Invitational 4x400m Relay
Coach Dan
3/29 - Mt. Sac Relay Info Nanette Wobber will be the Treasurer/Organizer for the Mt. SAC Relays Invitational Trip April 19-21.
Coaches have distributed the necessary Permission Slips and general trip information to those athletes entered in the meet. If your athlete will be attending this trip please return the signed permission slips with a check for $200 due no later than Thursday April 5th. Make the check out to LAHS for $200 and submit it to the bookkeeper. Write the athlete's name and "Mt. SAC/Track" on the check The cost covers transportation, lodging for the team at a nearby hotel and breakfast. Please send money with your athletes to cover lunches, dinners and souvenirs. The suggested amount is $100. The team will be traveling by vans, leaving LAHS at 3 PM Thursday April 19th and returning Sunday April 22nd. The meet is held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA (southern CA, near Pomona) If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nanette Wobber at nwobber "at" yahoo.com 3/28 - Saratoga Tomorrow As most of you should know by now we lost in all 4 divisions to Palo Alto. However, we still have lots to be proud of! There were some very impressive performances throughout the meet! The race that sticks out the most in my mind was the boys 400m where Markell fought to the finish against EJ Floreal. It was an epic battle but unfortunately EJ's height and long stride prevailed in the last 20m of the race. Still a great PR for Markell!
Los Altos took 1st-5th place in the JV girls shot put! Congrats Khaoula, Veronica, Alexandra, Sabrina and Gabrielle!
Josh and Alex placed first and second in the two mile!
Catherine Li edged out PA in the 100m for first
The VB went 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the 110m Hurdles. Danny also won the 300h and jumped 21ft in LJ!!!
Dylan Zorn took 1st place in his first ever 400m race with a 55.61
There were many other fantastic performances on the day! Congats to everyone
For a list of full results please visit http://www.losaltostrack.com or see attached
Tomorrow we will head to Saratoga for our first away dual meet of the season. Busses will leave at 1:30pm, which means everyone should be ready to load the bus by 1:15pm. We hope all student-athletes can stay for the entire meet. However, if you have finished competing in all of your events and must go home then you may check out with one of the coaches. You may only go home with one of your parents. The weather should be very nice out tomorrow!! With this in mind all athletes should still be wearing sweats. Please wear LAHS colors only. We do not want to be wearing green, yellow, orange, pink. We are blue and white (grey). Please wear school issued gear! Also, bring plenty of water and snacks! Your body needs food and water to function!! Sunscreen would be quite helpful as well!
On Saturday we will head to Berkeley for the Oakland Relays. Entries are here. The meet is held at Edwards Stadium on the UC Berkeley campus. I know many of you are eager to see what events you have been entered in please view attached, also more info can be viewed about the meet at http://www.oaklandrelays.org/. YOU MUST fill out the following waiver and bring it with you on Saturday (Click here for the waiver) . This waiver must be filled out and signed by a parent/guardian in order to compete on Saturday!
Should be a great day on the track tomorrow! Lets stay focused, have fun and do the best we can!
Dave
3/27 - Pasta Feed April 4 - Help Needed Our third track pasta feed is Wednesday April 4th. Please help out by signing up for one of the following:
Pasta (10-12 servings) Cooked, warm and ready to serve- 8 meat and 8 vegetarian friendly
Salad (10-12 servings) Fruit or green, ready to serve
Bread (2 loaves French or Garlic Bread) heated, cut and ready to serve
Dessert (24 servings) cut, but not individually wrapped
Water (6 cases)
Ice (4 bags between 4:45 and 5:00)
- If you work and prefer to contribute bread or desserts, drop them at my house the night before and I can transport them to the school.
- Please bring pasta in disposable containers or come back to get them after the pasta feed. If you bring your pasta in a non-disposable serving dish, please clearly label it.
- Warm pasta dishes, ready to serve should be dropped off at the LAHS Cafeteria by 5:15.
- The last pasta feed is April 25th. Try to do your part in making these dinners a great success.
THANK YOU FOR EMAILING ME WITH YOUR FOOD DONATION
donnasoo@sbcglobal.net
3/24 - Distance Runners... For those of you who were not able to come to practice today, it would be great if you could get the workout in on your own. Those who were there did have to do the workout in the cold downpoor. The workout is as follows...
-Warmup
-2x1600 @ 5k Race Pace w/ 1:00 rest in between - Yes the rest is very short.
-1 mile easy jog recovery
-2x800 @ 2400m Race Pace (somewhere in the middle of 1600 and 3200 race pace), w/ 1:00 rest in between
-1 mile easy jog recovery
-2x400 @ 1000m Race Pace (slightly slower than 800m Race pace), w/ 1:00 rest in between
-Cool down
Those with shorter mileage goals can skip the 2x400's at the end (just do 2x1600 and 2x800).
Enjoy the weekend off w/ no track meet, and I'll see everyone on Monday.
Coach Dan
3/19 - Minimum Days A few people have inquired about practice time during the minimum days (Wednesday and Thursday). You should speak with your event coach at practice tomorrow but I would assume that we are all going to stick with the normal practice times. We will be having a mandatory team meeting on Wednesday at 3:45 in the bleachers. We will be taking attendance as always! Following the meeting and practice we will have a pasta feed!!!
Thursday we are competing at home and we will continue to follow protocol. Everyone should be on the track in uniform and sweats at 2pm. There is no excuse for anyone being late since this is a minimum day.
Practices are going well and it seems like all athletes are starting to get into a rhythm. It is really great to see everyone working hard!
Saturday was a cold windy day on the track at both Kezar and Dublin. However, this did not stop our athletes who participated from putting up some great marks. I have not seen the results from Dublin quite yet. However, it is official the Varsity Boys (56pts) took first place at the Big Cat Relays edging out Oakland Tech (54) and Mills (52). Hopefully they mail us the trophy! Congrats boys! All around there were some really great performances and LOTS of PR's in the 100m in all divisions. A huge congrats to Chris Tien for running a 11.54 in the 100m!!!!
Have a great night!
Dave
3/16 - Big Cat Relay information http://www.cifsf.org/Information/BigCatsMeetProgram2012.pdf Even with the potential downpour we have a chance to compete for some serious medals and meet records! Rest up! Some sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers and throwers will be heading to the Big Cat Relays in San Francisco on Saturday. The track meet will take place at Kezar Stadium. We will have a bus heading both ways. The bus will depart LAHS at 6:45am and will return upon completion of the meet. Parents are welcome to drive their kids to and from the meet.
The first event is at 9am and the rest of the meet is on a rolling schedule.
For a schedule of events check out this link: http://www.cifsf.org/Information/BigCats-MeetInfo2012.pdf
Also, attached to this e-mail you can find all of the meet entries.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Please remember to bring plenty of healthy food and water! Also, please bring lots of warm clothes. Bringing extra dry clothes would be a good idea. It could be a very wet track meet.
Dave
3/14 This message is for the distance runners. We will be competing this Saturday at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High School in Dublin. All other athletes will be competing at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. The bus for Dublin will leave at 10:00am on Saturday, and the first event will go off at 12:20pm. Please remember to bring healthy food and snacks to the meet, as sometimes these snack shacks at the meets don't have healthy options to choose from, and pizza and hot dogs are not what you want to eat before a race (it's not what you want to be eating at any time actually, but especially not on race day). The following is the schedule for Saturday's meet: 3/14 - Snack Shack Volunteers We need snack shack volunteers for 2-shifts, two people per shift.
If you can help, please contact Kathleen Wilson at kwilson "at" apr.com
3/14 - Picture Day Tomorrow! Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Thursday March 15th is the Team Picture Day. Please have your athlete bring their uniform and photography envelopes with payment. Photography envelopes were distributed yesterday, more envelopes will be available this afternoon at practice.Thanks,
3/12 - Picture Day Well its official we now get an extra hr of sunlight!!! On Thursday we will have our annual team picture day. Athletes should wear their uniforms to practice. The coaches will be distributing picture forms tomorrow.
It was another awesome weekend on the track for LATF! The day started with an outstanding performance by the Varsity Boys taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the 2mile! This was a relay event where all the times were added up and overall Los Altos got first. The FSB won many events and got 2nd in quite a few as well. As a team the FSB finished 2nd place overall! In the girls division we had many athletes compete at the varsity level for the first time and hold their own. Across the board the girls did great! One performance that stood out was a 20ft personal record for Alexandra. Congrats to all!
This week we do not have a competition on Thursday. I just wanted to let all the sprinters know that with an extra hr of sunlight I will be staying late on the track to work with people on technique and starting blocks. Please let me know if you are interested in joining. I am going to to limit the number of people to 5 per session.
Dave 3/9 - Lynbrook/Los Altos Recap Hello LATF, Results are in and Los Altos WINS the meet in all 4 divisions. Congrats to the VB, VG, FSB and JVG! Yesterday was just another reminder that every point counts! The JV Girls division came down to the 4x4 and had a thrilling finish with Anneliese passing the lynbrook competitor with 20m left in the race.
Overall there were some awesome performances! There is no way to name them all in this e-mail but l am going to mention a few.
- The Hyver siblings cleaned up in the shot & disc for JV Girls and VB!
- Elizabeth Li won the JV girls LJ, TJ & 100m also having really big jumps was Audra McComb who won the LJ and got 2nd in TJ
- Brian Yeager went 20ft in his first ever high school track meet to win the event in f/s boys!
- the FSB cleaned up in the 800m taking 1st-4th, congrats Henry, Alex, William and Tyler
- Lauren Waller, Claire Bowie, Terrence R. & Henry Kwock all won their division in the 800m to sweep all 800's for LAHS!
- The Varsity girls sprinters went undefeated in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m!
- Will Sheetz had a dominant performance winning the 100m and 200m for JVB sprints!
- VB swept the distance events 800, 1600, 3200!!!
- Romy, Catherine, Danny, Markell, Melody all won hurdle races!
- Jason Spielman got 2nd place in the VB HJ in his first ever competition!!!
There were many more thrilling performances on the day but I just wanted to highlight a few!!! Great job everyone! Results will be posted in the next day or two on losaltostrack.com
Tomorrow we will be traveling to the Watsonville Wildcat Relays. The team bus will be leaving at 6:45am from LAHS. The first event is at 9am and after that the meet will be on a rolling schedule. There are some pretty cool relays being held at this track meet including a 4xmile relay! The meet is held at Watsonville High School. (see attached for schedule).
Also, please remember today is the last chance to order compression shorts and warm-ups!
Thank you to all the parents who came out yesterday to volunteer! The meet could not take place without you!!!!
Coach Dave
3/8 - Last Call for Warm-Ups Last reminder about warm ups andcompression shorts: Susan will be at the track meet today to collect order forms. She will also be at practice on Friday. Friday is the LAST AND FINAL DAY TO COLLECT THE ORDER FORMS AND CHECKS. The order will be placed over the weekend. 3/7 - Signups for Sprinters, Hurdlers and Jumpers Here is the sign-up sheet for the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. If you have any questions, please talk with Coach Dave. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As4PKazHHCzDdDFNaG5aSmxKNnNHWTh0dy1qVU1UeXc Coach Dave Barth 3/1 - Optional Team Warm-Ups Information Hi all, I am taking care of the orders for the optional team warm-ups and compression shorts. You can view the warm-ups and shorts on the attachment to this email. The order form is also attached. The warmup jacket will be personalized--it will have embroidery on the front, upper left chest area and will include "Los Altos", the eagle mascot and the athlete's first initial and last name. All items will be royal blue with white accents. Here are the costs:
Remember that none of these items are required to compete, so purchase is optional. The warmups can be used for any future track and cross country seasons, although if you already have warmups, there is no need to purchase these new items. Some athletes like competing in compression shorts, so we are taking orders to satisfy that interest as well. All order forms AND payments are due next Friday, March 9th. Payment for the apparel needs to be turned in to the bookkeeper. The receipt of payment (or the check itself) must be turned in to me along with the order form. Checks should be made out to "LAHS" with "track warm-ups" and your athlete's name noted on the memo line. I will be at the meet on Thursday, March 8th and at the end of practice on Friday, March 9th to pick up order forms and checks or receipts. The shorts should be received by March 16th. The warm-ups will take an extra week since they are being embroidered. Please let me know if you have any questions. Go Eagles, Susan Klepper - susanklepper "at" hotmail.com 2/28 - Contracts and More... Hello, Happy Tuesday evening!
We have a big 10 day stretch ahead of us beginning tomorrow with uniform pick-up from 2:30-3:45 at the dance studio!
On Saturday some members of the team will be heading to the East Bay Invitational at Monte Vista High School in Danville. We will be providing bus transportation both ways. Departure time is set for 6:45AM from LAHS. The bus will return around 7pm. Parents, you may drive your athlete to the meet or pick them up from the meet BUT they must arrive 75min prior to the start of their event. We expect all athletes to be on the bus unless we hear otherwise. The weather for Saturday should be fairly warm. However, please dress appropriately! Bring lots of layers! Also, be sure to bring plenty of food and water for the day! Also, it probably would not hurt to bring some homework or playing cards. If you are participating on a relay please coordinate with your teammates to make sure you are wearing matching spandex. Most people own black spandex but I know some teams prefer to go with blue, we will address this in more detail at practice tomorrow during the team meeting. The following link will take you to the East Bay Invite website where you can see what time each event is scheduled to begin http://www.ebi.srvusd.net/. Please see the attached document for meet entries. If something does not look right let your event coach know immediately.
Contracts: We have still only received about 50% of the contracts. If you do not turn your contract in then you will not compete in the first dual meet and your grade will be negatively impacted. A copy of the contract is here.
Yes, we still practice in the rain! If it is an absolute downpour we will try to find a dry location. However, in light rain we still hurdle, throw, jump and run! ALL ATHLETES should be bringing spikes to practice EVERY DAY. The sprinting group will be having a 100m run-off at some point between tomorrow and Monday to determine the 4x100 relay teams (more info to come at practice tomorrow).
Thank you for reading. As always please let us know if you have any questions. I am proud of all the work we have put in and I'm excited to see everyone compete in the next 10 days!
Dave
p.s. A bit of inspiration... Is the first 40seconds of this what yo guys talked about doing for the team cheer this year?
2/27 - Uniform Handouts Wednesday We wil be handing out uniforms this coming Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 2:45 in the dance room by Ms. Cave's office. This year there will be no checks, students will fill out a yellow card that will be a receipt for their uniform. We will hand them out when they show up to get their uniform. Parents, I also need 6 volunteers to help with distribution. This is a lot of fun! You get to meet all of the students and talk with some of the parents while handing out uniforms. You will need to come at 2pm for set up and we will probably be done by 4pm I really appreciate the help as we have approximately 170 athletes. Please let me know who is available! Coaches, I will also be available at 3:30 in the dance room on Thursday, March 1st (as there is a class in there until that time) if there is anyone who ABSOLUTELY cannot make it on Wednesday. However, please encourage your students to pick up on Wednesday because on Thursday we will only have 15 minutes to hand out uniforms before practice starts. Thank you so much, Karen Mould
2/24 - No Distance Workout Saturday Hello Los Altos Distance Runners, We will not be having practice tomorrow. So please make sure you run on your own, anywhere from 4.5 - 8.5 miles. Our long run for next week will be on Tuesday rather than tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your break, and remember that our first meet is in one week from tomorrow. Coach Dan Feb 24 - Friday's Throws Practice Ppractice will start at 9:30a with warm ups and conditioning. If you want to throw after 10:30 Coach Barth will be at LAHS to open the shed. Thanks Feb 22 - Today's Workout Jumps Practice for week of winter break will be: Andrew
Also, please see below for a great video on how to run the 100m. ALSO, see attached photo on drive proper drive phase form. Look at the difference in the athletes hips.
(watch the video all the way through but especially focus on 3:50 into the video on)
Feb 20 - Workout Tomorrow! HI LA T&F, Just remember we have practice tomorrow and the rest of the week!
Distance and Sprints/jumps/hurdles will practice at 10:30am.
Throws will be at 3:45.
See ya tomorrow.
Dave
Feb 17 - Distance Runner's Workout Hello Los Altos track distance runners, The distance runners will be practicing at 10:30am Monday - Friday this week, meeting at the Los Altos track. If you are going to be away, and have not already told me, please let me know. If you are not going away, you do need to attend practice. If you are going away, please make sure you follow the workout schedule below. Running over break is extremely important. If you don't run, you will lose all the fitness you've gained so far this season, and you will be at the same point you were at on the first day of practice. That would mean you would have attended 3 weeks of practice for nothing because you would be losing all that fitness, so please please make sure you get your running in if you are not going to be around to attend practice. The full workout schedule and e-mail note from coach Dan can be seen here Feb 17 - Saturday practice Hello Los Altos distance runners, Tomorrow (Saturday), we will be having a highly encouraged practice at 9:00am. We will be running the trails of Rancho San Antonio Park, and we will meet and park at Montclaire Elementary School, located at 1160 Saint Joseph Ave in Los Altos. If you can not make it, please do some running on your own. In addition, the distance runners will be meeting at 10:30am Monday - Friday for practice during break, and I will be sending another detailed email with the week's workouts later tonight.
Coach Dan
Feb 17 - Spikes are In! Hello LA Track Athletes, The owner from On Your Mark just let me know that almost all of the track spikes that you guys ordered are now in the store for you to pick up. The only 3 athletes' spikes that have not arrived yet are:
For those 3 athletes, he said your spikes will come some time next week and he'll let me know when they arrive. Everyone else who ordered spikes, your spikes are in the store waiting for you. Coach Dan Feb 16 - Transportation Fee Hi all , Just a reminder that everyone needs to pay the $100 transportation fee for Track Feb 16 - Sprinter Workouts Hi Sprinters,
Please take a peek at this document for info about workouts. For those of you who are not traveling, I will see you on the track Monday.
Monday -- 1:30pm practice
Tuesday-Friday 10:30am practice
Also, even if you do not have access to a track you can still workout. Please see the document for ideas.
(hill repeats, sand runs, stationary bike, treadmill etc)
Do your best. Hope to see most of you on the track Monday!
Thanks.
Dave
Feb 12 Hi LA T&F, I hope your weekend is going well! Two weeks in and we, the coaches, are very impressed! Keep up the good work! Remember that we host practices over vacation and everyone is expected to attend. All it takes is 3 or 4 days of doing nothing and all of your hard work is gone down the drain.Yes, its not fair but its just how fitness works. VERY TENTATIVEFebruary 20th-24th practice times. Keep your eyes out for updated times later in the week. I just wanted to give athletes/parents an idea of general practice times.
Tomorrow (MONDAY) is our team trial day. All athletes will have the opportunity to jump, run and throw. Please bring spikes if you own them! (to the new members of the team... you do not wear spikes in warm-ups; only workouts and competition) TEAM CONTRACT: The team contract MUST be signed and returned ASAP. The team contract can be found here. Hopefully, everyone is completely cleared by now. If you are still confused about where to find the concussion form here is the link to download it. You must turn this in before you can practice with the team. Concussion Form is here. There is another link to the form in the middle column on this page. See all of you tomorrow. Feb 10 Hello LA distance runners, We will be having an optional / highly encouraged practice tomorrow. We will be meeting at 9:30am and will be running the trails at Huddart Park in Woodside. We're going to be meeting / parking about a mile or so outside of the park at "The Little Store", and then running inside the park from there. The address of "The Little Store" is 3340 Woodside Rd, Woodside, CA 94062. Woodside Road is also the same road as Rt. 84. If you are traveling west on 84, The Little Store is almost half a mile past Woodside Elementary School, which is where we've met before when running at Huddart Park.
In addition, the following is a reminder to all track athletes, but also a message that I forgot to mention to the distance runners today. On Monday, if it is not raining, we will be having a common time trial where every athlete on the team competes in all the same time trials. There will be a sprinting time trial, a distance time trial, a jumping trial, and a throwing trial. Whether you are a sprinter, distance runner, jumper, or thrower, everybody will be competing in each time trial. It will be a good way for all the athletes to get a chance to try out some different events to see if the other events interest them at all, and a good way for the coaches to assess if there was, for example, a great thrower that has only been doing sprinting that we never knew could throw. So please bring your spikes on Monday!
Coach Dan
Feb 7 Hi LA t&f, Please remember to have your parents attend our t&f meeting Wednesday night at 6pm in the LAHS library! This will be a brief meeting with lots of important info on the upcoming season.
The coaching staff has been putting in countless hrs outside of our normal practices to ensure this is an incredible season. In return we would really appreciate a few minutes of your parents time.
Thanks. Dave Feb 5 Hello track and field team! Great first week!!! Keep pushing yourself, it will pay off come competition time!
IMPORTANT INFO:
Wednesday evening at 6pm in the LAHS library will we have our parent meeting!
This will be a great chance for the parents to meet the coaches, ask questions, learn a bit about track and field, hear about our expectations for the season, and get involved in the Los Altos T&F community! We will make the meeting as short! We appreciate your support!!!
This week there is a chance of rain!!!! YES...rain!
member of t&f team: What does this mean?
member 2 of t&f team: Do we get to go home and sit on Facebook chat instead of training?
YOU WILL BE MARKED ABSENT IF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP FOR PRACTICE EVEN IF IT IS RAINING. Just a reminder 3 unexcused absences and your grades will drop.
The best way to handle the rain is to wear waterproof sweatpants and layers (i.e shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, light rain jacket)
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!! Enjoy the Super Bowl (even though the 49ers are not playing so there is really no point in watching). We looking forward to seeing you at 3:45 tomorrow.
-The Coaches
Feb 5 It's time to start shopping for training shoes and event shoes. This is just one company that is offering a great value. We will also send out more information on other retailers for your shoe needs. Visit VSAthletics.com Jan 28 Hey Track Stars!
Just a reminder our track season starts on Monday at 3:45 sharp!
The following items must be completed before you can start practice:
Blue Card and Physical
AB25 form (concussion form)
Please make sure these are completed and turned into Mrs. Cave prior to the start of practice.
I'm sure we missed many of you at our sign up meeting, so if you are currently in a winter sport please stop by to make sure we have you on the roster, and we will save a place for you, since you can not start track until your season is officially over.
Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, bring water, sweats, and training shoes.
We have a full coaching staff that is looking forward to a memorable season. We have new meets on the schedule that will give everyone a chance to compete against some different schools and at some fun locations!
Parents we will need a lot of volunteers for the season it takes a small army to ensure our season and meets go smoothly.
So please pass this information on to your kids and parents :)
Thank you, Gerri Baldwin Co-Head Coach
David Barth Co-Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Charles Alexander, George Carty, Pam Harris, Charles Olaires, Dan Oren, Andrew Van Straaten
Jan. 4, 2012 Hello everyone, About This Site This site is the official unofficial site for all things pertaining to Los Altos High Cross County and Track & Field. It is not associated with the school and not maintained by the school, so any comments/statements made here do not necessarily reflect those of school officials. If you find anything offsensive on this site, please contact the web peson listed below and it will be taken care of. The purpose of this site is to provide timely information for team members and their parents. We strive to keep the site up to date, but occasionally we fall behind. If you have information that you would like posted on the site or find errors or omissions, contact the web person listed below. This site is maintained by Jim Clark. You can reach him via e-mail at jim_clark "at" pacbell.net. |
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