Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Indoor Sign up!

Sign ups for Indoor Track are on Wednesday, December 19.  If you did not sign up and intend to, please email Coach Kieser at fkieser@sja1890.org.  I need to know your grade and what general events you will be doing (sprints, mid-distance, throws, jumps).

Everyone should note on the schedule that the dates for the Spire practices were correct but the days were wrong.  The online schedule is correct.

We start up after New Years, so get your shoes, get your gear, and get ready!

Go Jags!

Friday, November 2, 2012


FAQs for 2013 track and field!!

If you are in a winter sport, then focus on that completely and hopefully we'll see you in the spring.....Remember anyone for any sport needs to have an updated OHSAA physical (not a school physical) in order to condition, do indoor, or do outdoor track and field. Its a state law. Below are some Frequently asked questions about track and field at SJA. I hope you find it helpful. Please ask a coach for more specific information. 

1. WHEN is track? There is one OFFICIAL season and its for Outdoor track and field. The first official practice is March 11, 2013 and the season runs until mid to late May. It is a pretty short season. Some athletes will condition starting in the summer and throughout the fall. 
We DO compete in indoor track and field meets. This is encouraged yet optional for athletes NOT doing an official SJA sponsored winter sport (basketball/swimming). You may only do Outdoor, but it is weird to only do indoors - that is discouraged. 

2. What event should I do? If you did track and field in grade school, then you know what event you should do. If you are new to track and field, see one of the coaches (Mr. Kieser, Mr. Shannon, Mrs. Garlock) to help you decide. 

3. Do you make cuts? No, we do not make cuts, but every athlete must show up for every practice and follow the same rules and expectations as the rest of the team regardless of talent/ability. 

4. Will I get to compete? yes, everyone will get at least 6 or 7 meets to compete in. The better our depth, the more we get to rest our top athletes so they can focus on the end of the season meets. 

5. Is SJA good at track and field? Heck yeah! We won the District title last year over teams like Magnificat, Lakewood, all the Cleveland Public schools, etc...But lets keep the tradition rolling! 

6. Can I try new events? For the most part yes, but the team is large, so if its not going to work out then please don't take up the coaches time experimenting. 

7. Do we have a website? yes, www.sjatrackandfield.blogspot.com 

8. Have you updated the website for this year yet? No. Soon. 

9. Can I follow SJA track and field on Twitter??  yes, @SJAtrackcc

10. When can I start practicing/conditioning? 

Distance and middle distance runners. They are beginning after school Monday, November 5th. There will be someone there to run with every day, but you do not have to show up every day unless you want to. Contact me if you are new, nervous, or not sure what you're doing so I can help you get started. 

Throwers - Your group will begin meeting with Coach Fidler after Thanksgiving break. Contact me if you want to be a thrower so I can forward the coach your name and contact info. 

Pole vaulters - you are sprinters or MD people who also jump. You meet on Wednesday after school with Coach Wolosz and Coach Marquard. Even on early dismissal days. High Jumpers. We will begin after Christmas break (normally we'd meet during xmas break but I'll be out of town). 

Sprinters - contact me so I know who you are. We will be meeting after school until 4:45 ish on Monday's Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The focus will be on core, strength (weight room), range-of-motion, and circuits. We will probably do warm-up twice a week and do one running workout each week as a group unless the weather is either too nice or too yucky. We will keep this schedule through to Christmas break unless you hear otherwise. 

Thanks! Coach Kieser and the entire track and field staff!

FAQs for 2013 track and field!!

If you are in a winter sport, then focus on that completely and hopefully we'll see you in the spring.....Remember anyone for any sport needs to have an updated OHSAA physical (not a school physical) in order to condition, do indoor, or do outdoor track and field. Its a state law. Below are some Frequently asked questions about track and field at SJA. I hope you find it helpful. Please ask a coach for more specific information. 1. WHEN is track? There is one OFFICIAL season and its for Outdoor track and field. The first official practice is March 11, 2013 and the season runs until mid to late May. It is a pretty short season. Some athletes will condition starting in the summer and throughout the fall. We DO compete in indoor track and field meets. This is encouraged yet optional for athletes NOT doing an official SJA sponsored winter sport (basketball/swimming). You may only do Outdoor, but it is weird to only do indoors - that is discouraged. 2. What event should I do? If you did track and field in grade school, then you know what event you should do. If you are new to track and field, see one of the coaches (Mr. Kieser, Mr. Shannon, Mrs. Garlock) to help you decide. 3. Do you make cuts? No, we do not make cuts, but every athlete must show up for every practice and follow the same rules and expectations as the rest of the team regardless of talent/ability. 4. Will I get to compete? yes, everyone will get at least 6 or 7 meets to compete in. The better our depth, the more we get to rest our top athletes so they can focus on the end of the season meets. 5. Is SJA good at track and field? Heck yeah! We won the District title last year over teams like Magnificat, Lakewood, all the Cleveland Public schools, etc...But lets keep the tradition rolling! 6. Can I try new events? For the most part yes, but the team is large, so if its not going to work out then please don't take up the coaches time experimenting. 7. Do we have a website? yes, www.sjatrackandfield.blogspot.com 8. Have you updated the website for this year yet? No. Soon. 9. When can I start practicing/conditioning? Distance and middle distance runners. They are beginning after school Monday, November 5th. There will be someone there to run with every day, but you do not have to show up every day unless you want to. Contact me if you are new, nervous, or not sure what you're doing so I can help you get started. Throwers - Your group will begin meeting with Coach Fidler after Thanksgiving break. Contact me if you want to be a thrower so I can forward the coach your name and contact info. Pole vaulters - you are sprinters or MD people who also jump. You meet on Wednesday after school with Coach Wolosz and Coach Marquard. Even on early dismissal days. High Jumpers. We will begin after Christmas break (normally we'd meet during xmas break but I'll be out of town). Sprinters - contact me so I know who you are. We will be meeting after school until 4:45 ish on Monday's Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The focus will be on core, strength (weight room), range-of-motion, and circuits. We will probably do warm-up twice a week and do one running workout each week as a group unless the weather is either too nice or too yucky. We will keep this schedule through to Christmas break unless you hear otherwise. Thanks! Coach Kieser and the entire track and field staff!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Season conclusion

The SJA track and field season officially came to a close on Friday June 1st at the Jesse Owens facility on Ohio State's campus. The 4 x 200m relay team finished 6th in their heat which was not fast enough to qualify to Saturday's final. For MaryKate Caja, Becca Sedlak, Gab Leon, and Brenna McGrath the experience was valuable and fun, but notes were taken as all four plan to be back next spring and make it to finals.

The coaching staff wishes to thank the administration and school community for their support throughout the season. We also wish to thank the parents who helped their daughter's get to practices, meets, and stay healthy and well fed all season long. However the biggest thanks goes to the entire team who responded very well to a new coaching staff. Without their cooperation, effort, and communication, this team would not have enjoyed the successes they had.

Stay fit, dream big for next year, and crush your finals!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Day 2 of regionals - state qualifiers!

Day 2 of regionals brought some rain, some lightning, some delays, and some cheers. Among the 9 events SJA competed in, only 1 made it to the state tournament, but it was a big one! For the first time in school history a the Jaguars will have a sprint relay represented in Columbus. The quartet of MaryKate Caja, Becca Sedlak, Gab Leon, and Brenna McGrath shocked the stopwatch by finishing in 2nd place in the 4 x 200m finals with a time of 1:43.89 - a school record by over a full second.

In other events, SJA scored points in the 300H with an 8th place finish from Caja and a 6th place finish in the 4 x 400m relay (Sedlak, Maddie Zimmerman, Rachel McGuire, McGrath).

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Day 1 at Regionals

The first day of regionals played out as expected...just a few seconds either way could mean the difference between reaching finals/podium or not.

The 4 x 800, missing senior Caitlin Nagy, ran valiantly but finished off the podium in 11th place. The 100H and 100m dash were equally difficult and SJA had no qualifiers reaching the finals on Friday.

Spirits were lifted when the District Champ 4 x 200 team qualified to the finals using their 3rd different relay in as many races.

Brenna McGrath and Becca Sedlak both ran their second best times ever in the 200 and 400 respectively, but it wasn't quite enough to make the final. The 4 x 100m relay team also saw its season end in the prelims by finishing outside the top 8 times.

MaryKate Caja did run well enough in the 300 hurdles to make her first Regional final ever. Also, the 4 x 400m relay team of Maddie Zimmerman, Becca Sedlak, Rachel McGuire, and Brenna McGrath qualified to the finals as well with a season-best time of 4:02.

Along with those events on Friday, SJA will also have athletes in the discus, pole vault, long jump, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m runs. Field events begin at 4:00 and running events at 5:00pm.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Week of Monday, May 21

Hello Jaguars!!!

Its been a GREAT weekend and I must say it feels even better than I imagined. This is the best team effort I've ever seen - thank you to ALL of you.

However our work is not done - there is some unfinished business to be taken care of.

Monday, May 21
Uniform turn in during both activity blocks in room 331.
Sprinters - with Coach Kieser and Coach Shannon until 4:30. Schwind with sprinters until 4:30 then to St. Eds at 4:45 for PV practice.
Thrower - with Coach Garlock
MD/Distance - meet with Coach Meeson at Mastick
PVers - meet Coach Wolosz at St. Eds at 4:45.

Tuesday, May 22
Short practice at SJA for all
Spring sports banquet at Brennan's

Wednesday, May 23
CC informational meeting Room 331 first activity block
SJA @ regionals...see itinerary

Thursday, May 24
short practice at SJA for all

Friday, May 25
SJA @ regionals...see itinerary

Saturday, May 19, 2012

First district championship!

In what is believed to be SJA's first ever track and field district championship, the Jaguars prevailed over the rest of the Lakewood district with a total team effort. The winning Jaguars earned the win with a score of 163 points - 8.5 points ahead of rival Magnificat. The district title is not only the first for the track and field team, but it is just the second sport to win a district title at the school period.
The statistics of the win are staggering. Out of a possible 17 events, the Jags will be sending athletes to the regional competition in 16. To qualify to the regional (held next week at Amherst High School) the individual/relay had to finish in the top 4 place. More staggering was that out of all the individuals (each team could enter 2 individuals per event and 1 relay per relay event) only 3 did not score points.
The Jags success came from depth winning only 3 events (Veronica Colborn in the pole vault, MaryKate Caja in the 300 meter hurdles and the 4 x 200 meter relay team of Caja, Caitlin Nagy, Rebecca Sedlak, and Brenna McGrath), but they scored 2nd in 9 different events.
Nearly every athlete earned a personal best in her event, but 3 more school records were broken and junior Brenna McGrath had a hand in all 3. Her day began with a 16' 10" long jump, breaking Angel Lett's longstanding record by 6 inches. Next came the 4 x 200m relay in which the quartet broke their own school record by over a full second running 1:44.90. To end her record setting day Brenna finished 2nd in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.75, breaking her own school record set in Wednesday's prelims.
Junior teammate MaryKate Caja also had a big day finishing 2nd in the 100m dash in a personal best 12.67 seconds to go with her relay and hurdle titles. Sophomore Rebecca Sedlak exploded in the 400 to finish 4th and nearly beat the school record with a time of 59.55. She came back later in the 4 x 400 meter relay to split under 60 seconds again and moved the team from 3rd to 1st during her leg. Also scoring multiple times were junior Sarah Schwind (2nd in pole vault, 3rd in 100 hurdles, and 4th in 300 hurdles), Caitlin Nagy (2nd in 4 x 800, 2nd in 800, 2nd in 4 x 400, and 1st in 4 x 200), sophomore Gab Leon (2nd in 4 x 100, 5th in 100m dash), senior Mary Kate Chambers (5th in 1600, 3rd in 3200), senior Maggey Urban (7th shot put, 6th discus), sophomore Rachel McGuire (2nd 4 x 800, 3rd 1600, 2nd 4 x 400), and Maddie Zimmerman (2nd 4 x 800, 6th 400m dash).
There is not enough room to highlight every individual, but here is a link to the Plain Dealer article from Saturday's paper.

http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/5403328776145676960/st-joseph-girls-ignatius-boys-triumph-in-division-i-district-track/

Monday, May 14, 2012

All-Catholic meet a strong final tune-up

The track team ventured to VASJ last Saturday to participate in the NEO All-Catholic track and field meet for girls. The purpose of this meet mostly is to function as a final tune-up for the district meet this coming week.
SJA had a solid day across the board including a handful of varsity letter winning performances, some great PR's, and a meet record.
Starting the day off strong was freshman Bridget Roche who leaped an incredible 5'0" in the high jump to finish 2nd place. Fellow freshman Sarah Reardon performed well in the long jump with a personal best of 14'8". The day continued strongly as MaryKate Caja and Sarah Schwind both made finals in the 100m dash and 100H respectively. Mel Ward PR'd in the 1600 finishing 4th, while the 4 x 100m relay team dropped a full second off their time from last week. The 400 proved exciting as junior Brenna McGrath became just the 3rd girl in school history to break the 60 second barrier in that event.
The next event was even more exciting as Caja came back to set a big personal record and meet record in the 300H. In the 200m dash, both Gab Leon and Jenea Adams broke the 28 second barrier for the first time.
Jill and Jessica Bresnahan has to sprint the last lap, but both twins broke the 12:45 lettering standard for the first time ever. Finishing the meet off on a high note was the 4 x 400 meter relay team who finished 3rd with a great time of 4:11.

Workouts Week of May 14

Weekly workouts May 14

This is it – the week you’ve been preparing for – Districts! We’ve seen the possible results and know exactly what needs to be done. This week is about preparation and execution. Get your sleep, eat right, and BELIEVE!

Monday, May 14 –
All groups practice at SJA
Sprinters, mid-distance, and distance all have light workout
Throwers – possible throw off for discus?

Tuesday, May 15 –
Pre-meet day. Quick team meeting in room 331 to confirm our plans.
PV to St. Eds for practice at 4:30

Wednesday, May 16 – 2pm dismissal for whole school
Team lunch and snack preparation in room 331 both activity blocks
2:30 – bus leaves for Lakewood High School.
Please have a proper bag packed for the day for all weather types, food, etc…

Thursday, May 17 –
All groups easy practice at SJA
Team dinner somewhere?????

Friday, May 18 –
Team lunch and snack preparation in room 331 both activity blocks
District meet finals day!
Field events dismissed at 2:30, leave for Lakewood at 2:45.
Bus leaves for Lakewood at 3:30. Here we go!!!!

Saturday, May 19 –
Expected recovery day getting ready for next week….

Sunday, May 20
recovery day

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Workouts Week of May 7

Weekly workouts May 7

Instead of cutting corners at the end of your season, you should be sharpening your edges! Be the best athlete you can be. Eat right, sleep right, and give your best in practice. I can guarantee at Districts the team who is prepared the best physically, mentally, and emotionally is the one that will succeed the most!

Monday, May 7 –
Large group going to Woodridge for JV “stars” meet. See the itinerary linked on team website
Varsity sprinters stay to work with Coach Shannon – have your spikes available.
Varsity distance/MD at St. Eds at 4:30 with Coach Meeson.
Varsity throwers at SJA with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, May 8 –
Most Woodridge athletes will be done for the season. If you are needed for Saturday’s All-Catholic meet you will be notified. In the mean time please wash all parts of your uniform.
All groups at SJA after school.

Wednesday, May 9 –
md/distance - at mastick for mileage
sprinters - at SJA for specialty workout (hurdles, hand-offs, etc…)
throwers – with Coach Garlock

Thursday, May 10 –
md/distance – at SJA with Coach Meeson
sprinters – at SJA
throwers – with Coach Garlock

Friday, May 11 –
Pre-meet day at SJA for all.

Saturday, May 12 –
Supposedly there is an All-Catholic meet at VASJ for girls only, but no information has been received yet on this meet. When we know more we will present the line up. It is possible some athletes running at districts will NOT be competing at All-Catholic to rest up or perhaps do a time trial of some kind.

Sunday, May 13
recovery day

Another busy weekend filled with bright performances

Friday was Paws for Pride day at SJA, so a lot of energy had already been used up during the week and during the cheering, but some athletes saved enough to turn in strong performances over the weekend.
The JV travelled to Olmsted Falls Friday night after P4P and competed against a strong varsity field. Highlighting the day were the field events including the pole vault, shot put and discus. Sarah Schwind cleared 8 feet for the first time in PV while both Victoria Bonca and Alexis Bloor earned or tied PRs at 7 feet. All 3 discus and shot putters set personal bests including; Nicole Zalewski and Ashley Robinson in both events as well as Rita Hanna in the shot and Maureen Borden in the discus.
Saturday the majority of the varsity competed at the Westlake Relays where the team finished 2nd place overall to the host school. The distance squad ran well by winning the 4 x 1600m and distance medley relays while also notching a 2nd place in the 4 x 800.
The varsity sprinters competed at the Optimist Meet at Austintown Fitch where the 4 x 200 relay finished 4th overall, Brenna McGrath qualified to the finals and finished 7th in the 200, and MaryKate Caja qualified to finals and finished 7th in the 300m hurdles.
Next for the JV is a final meet at Woodridge High School on Monday, May 7th while the varsity begins to rest up for next week's district meet. A mix of JV and varsity may compete at the All-Catholic meet on Saturday May 12 at VASJ in Euclid.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

A win at Gilmour comes with a big school record!

Tuesday night the entire track and field team traveled to Gilmour Academy for a meet with the perennial Division III power Lancers. New Day Academy, a new charter school in Euclid also participated which made the scoring greater. SJA walked away with a 104-65 victory over Gilmour.
With many great performances in hand, the day was highlighted by a new school record in the 200m dash by junior Brenna McGrath. Typically hand-times are not used for school records, but Brenna's time of 26.0 seconds was a record by .65 seconds making the room for error nearly impossible.
Also winning in big fashion for SJA was MaryKate Caja in both the 100 meter hurdles as well as a big personal best in the 300 meter hurdles. SJA also won the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 meter relays. In thrilling fashion, freshman Mallory Fahey won the 3200 in her first attempt ever at that distance. Freshman Dina Rini won the long jump, sophomore Alesha Vovk won the high jump, and McGrath also won the 100 meter dash.
The team next competes in 3 different meets this weekend; at Olmsted Falls for the JV on Friday, and at Westlake Relays Saturday for the varsity. Four members of the team are running at the Optimist Relays at Austintown Fitch on Saturday.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Workouts for week of April 30

Weekly workouts April 30

We’re getting to that point of the season where we need to find out who will be participating in the district meet (remember, just 2 athletes per event at districts). Work hard to prove yourself, help your team, and earn PR’s! Less than 2 weeks for most and 3 weeks for others!!!!

Watch the heat – you’re used to the cold, but it’s going to be hot all week – hydrate!!!

Monday, April 30 – 71˚ scattered t-storms
Brief team meeting in cafeteria to set up Tuesday’s meet
md/distance – with Coach Meeson
sprinters – with Coach Shannon and Kieser – pre-meet day of striders, hand-offs, and blocks.
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, May 1 – 68˚ AM clouds/PM sun
Dual meet at Gilmour Academy (full team). Dismiss at 2:30, bus leaves at 2:45. See itinerary on team site.

Wednesday, May 2 – 78˚ isolated t-storms (NOT early release day)
md/distance - at mastick for mileage
sprinters - at SJA for lifting and cross train
throwers – with Coach Garlock

Thursday, May 3 – 80˚ isolated t-storms
4 or 5 pole vaulters to St. Eds for practice at 4:30. (big 4 and maybe Bonca)
md/distance - pre-meet day or light mileage/w.o. if meet Sat
sprinters - pre-meet day or light w.o. if meet Sat
throwers - pre-meet day or heavy throw day if meet Sat.

Friday, May 4 – 73˚ scattered t-storms
Meet at Olmsted Falls (for JV) – line-up to be posted soon

Saturday, May 5 – 68˚ partly cloudy
Meet at Westlake Relays (varsity) – see line-up on team website
Coach Kieser to Austintown Optimist with Nagy, Caja, Sedlak, McGrath

Sunday, May 6
recovery day

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Another busy weekend for the Jags

This past weekend the Jaguar track team was actually represented at 3 different meets. The big varsity meet of the weekend was the Berea Relays held Friday night at Baldwin Wallace's Finnie Stadium. This was the first time SJA had competed at this presigious meet of 16 teams and they finished 7th in the process. While the team didn't come home with any event victories, they did score in every event. The top results for the Jags came in the distance medley (3rd place - Audi Farris, Emilee Armbruster, Mary Kate Chambers, Rachel McGuire) and the 4x4 (4th place - Caitlin Nagy, MaryKate Caja, Becca Sedlak, Brenna McGrath).
On Saturday, the JV group was originally scheduled to participate in the Avon Relays, but due to clerical error the Jags quickly rescheduled to the Moose Relays at Chanel. A much smaller meet than Avon, the JV crew showed off SJA's depth by winning many relays and taking home the team title. In addition, senior Kristina Jackson was named Running Event MVP for her participation in 2 winning relays.
Next for the Jags is a dual meet with annual Div III track power Gilmour next Tuesday April 1st.

Friday, April 27, 2012

No word from Chanel

Upon coming home from the Berea Relays today I expected to find an email from the people at Chanel, but unfortunately I didn't find it. With that being said, the bus will leave at 7:45 and we'll expect a 9am start.

We still do NOT know the order of events so we'll learn that when we get there.

Alex Strasser and Sarah Schwind will be competing in the pole vault at the Avon Relays because Chanel does NOT have that event. They begin at 9am and should be there at 8:15 or earlier for warm ups and run throughs.

Be dressed for cold and rain - it may not stay dry all day.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Mixed results this past weekend

The track team participated in 2 meets this weekend, sending a largely JV level squad to the Trinity Invite on Friday and a varsity group to the Stow Relays on Saturday. The Trinity squad found the weather warm, but the going rough with a 13th place showing out of 15 teams. It should be pointed out they were the only "JV" type team competing against everyone else's varsity. At Stow, the varsity team enjoyed success early, but after a couple of setbacks they finished at 7th place out of 16 teams.
Highlighting the JV meet was the performance of senior Ronnie Colborn and junior Michelle Costanzo who both cleared 8 feet in the pole vault for the first time. Also running well was the 4 x 100 team of all freshmen (Destiny Evans, Maria Coreno, Sarah Stottner, and Jenae Evans).
At Stow, there were 2 second place finishes early as the 4 x 1600m relay team of Mary Kate Chambers, Caitlin Nagy, Alesha Vovk, and Rachel McGuire ran a great race. McGuire had to out-run 3 other teams to secure the 2nd place spot. Also getting 2nd early on was the 4 x 200m relay team of MaryKate Caja, Becca Sedlak, Gab Leon, and Brenna McGrath. McGrath and Sedlak also qualified to the finals in the 100m dash finishing 3rd and 7th respectively. The pole vault relay, despite using different jumpers than Friday night, still finished 3rd overall as well.
Next up is the Berea Relays for the varsity on Friday, and the JV at Avon the following day.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Close but not quite

Saint Joes almost pulled off the win, but in the end the cross-river rivals from Magnificat won the annual dual with a score of 72-65. In a separately scored JV, the host Jags scored a convincing 95-42 win. In the varsity competition, SJA had victories in the pole vault by freshman Alex Strasser, the 100 meter hurdles by junior Sarah Schwind, the long jump by junior Brenna McGrath, the 100m dash and 300H by junior MaryKate Caja, the 3200 meter run by Mary Kate Chambers, and the 4 x 200 and 4 x 100 relays. In the JV competition, SJA won 13 of 17 events, with the freshmen class leading the way. The following 9th graders won events against Mags; Victoria Bonca (pole vault), Dina Rini (long jump), Bridget Roche (100H and high jump), Kennedy Gore (100 meter dash), Mallory Fahey (1600m run), Audrianna Farris (400m dash), and Jenea Adams in the 200m dash. Freshmen also strongly contributed to wins in all 4 relays. The lone sophomore to win an event was Alison Rogozinski, who won the 300m hurdles in her very first track meet ever. Pictures and SJA times are posted to the right.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Pole Vaulters get the big dual off to good start

The annual SJA/Mags dual track meet started last night with the pole vault at St. Eds high school. In the varsity competition, the Jaguars swept the top 4 places with freshman Alex Strasser taking home the top honors. Senior Veronica Colborn was second, junior Michelle Costanzo was third, and junior Sarah Schwind was 4th. In the JV competition the Jags also swept with all freshmen including Victoria Bonca placing first, Dina Rini getting 2nd, Audrianna Farris taking third, and Alexis Bloor placing fourth.
The rest of the meet will be completed tonight at Lutheran West High School starting at 4:30 with an introduction of the seniors.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Updates for the near future

Update 1 - team pictures for SJA spring sports will be Tuesday, April 24th - bring your uniform top and shorts.

Update 2 - pictures from the Bedford and Lakewood meets are now posted - look in the right margin for the link.

Update 3 - Time schedule for the dual with Mags
Tuesday pole vault
4:45 - please arrive no later than this time
5:00 - hopefully warm-ups have already begun
5:30 - begin competition

Wednesday main meet
3:15 (or as soon as possible) bus leaves for Lutheran West
4:30 - seniors introduced
4:40 - field events begin
5:00 - running events begin

Sunday, April 15, 2012

This weeks workouts April 16

Weekly workouts April 16

This is a very important week for all of us for many reasons. We need to get back together as a team, focus on what’s ahead, and start evaluating our end-of-season goals as we hit the mid-way point and start heading toward the post-season.

Monday, April 16 – for this one day sprinters should expect 5:30 dismissal – much to do!!!
Full team meeting, 3:20 in Academy Center if possible, cafeteria otherwise.
Throwers with Coach Garlock (the “senior 3” may go to St. Iggy at 4:30 to meet with Coach Flandera)
Sprinters and Middle Distance with Coach Kieser and Coach Shannon
Distance with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger
PV join Coach Wolosz at 4:30

Tuesday, April 17
PV competition with Magnificat AT St. Eds. Warm-up at 5:00pm, 5:30 begin competition. No bus transportation will be provided – please find rides!
Team has light pre-meet practice at SJA until 4:30/4:45. You are encouraged to watch PV if you have time. 

Wednesday, April 18
Meet @ Lutheran West v. Magnificat – see line up on website THIS IS A SENIOR NIGHT!
EVERYBODY PLEASE WEAR PURPLE TOPS AND BLACK PANTS – BE A TEAM!
For this one meet NO ATHLETE LEAVES UNTIL THE FINAL EVENT IS DONE!!!!
Competition will be split into separate JV and varsity team scores – most of you are JV (nobody is both for this meet – you have to be one or the other).
Bus #1 will leave around 3:45 and bus #2 (if needed at 4:15). No bus back to school! Get picked up at Lutheran West.
SJA is the host school – we need volunteers to help make the meet run smooth and professionally. If any parents want to work a field event (less time, but more work) or the finish line (more time, but less exhausting) please contact me (Coach Kieser).

Thursday, April 19
Distance/MD – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at Mastick for easy miles
Sprinters – with Coach Shannon for light workout and not-so-light weight room session.
Throwers – with Coach Garlock

Friday, April 20
Meet at Bedford hosted by Trinity High School – more info to be posted ASAP. Non-competing people in all events WILL have a very short practice until 4:15.

Saturday, April 21
Meet at Stow – more info to be posted ASAP

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO USE EVERYBODY IN ONE OF THESE MEETS, BUT NO ONE WILL DO BOTH. (PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND ONE FOR A LEGIT REASON)

Sunday, April 22 - If you did not compete Saturday then you should do a light workout on your own.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Good Weekend for the Jags

This past weekend the name of the game was Depth for the Saint Joseph Academy track and field team as they finished 3rd out of 7 teams at the Lakewood Ranger Relays Friday night and came back to finish 5th out of 11 teams at Bedford on Saturday with a completely different squad. All this despite over 30 athletes being on vacation and unavailable.
At Lakewood, which was mostly a varsity level squad, the distance and middle distance crews showed their mettle by winning the 4 x 1600, 4 x 800, and distance medley relays. Involved in those were wins; Melanie Ward, Jill Bresnahan, Jessica Bresnahan, Mary Kate Chambers, Caitlin Nagy, Audrianna Farris, Mallory Fahey, and Maggie Boyer. Both Boyer and Chambers (twice) had to secure the victory in close battles as the anchors for their relays.
Also turning in a fantastic first place was the 4 x 200 meter relay team of; MaryKate Caja, Caitlin Nagy, Becca Sedlak, and Brenna McGrath.
Coming back on Saturday, the team was bolstered by the appearance of the China trip students who weren't sure what time zone they were in, but still managed to run well. Despite not winning a single event all day, SJA continued to collect 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes for valuable team points. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Sarah Schwind, Nicole Zalewski, Emma Wolpert, and Bridget Roche notched third place metals as well as the distance medley team of Melissa Jackson, Brittany Hennings, Morgan Reminder, and Bridget Egan.
Next is the annual dual meet with Magnificat - pole vault is Tuesday at St. Eds at 5:30pm followed by the main meet at Lutheran West Wednesday at 5:00pm.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Padua meet highlights

It wasn't the teams that stole the show on April 10th rather it was the unseasonal weather that caught everyone's attention. After weeks of warm weather Old Man Winter made a return with some chilly temps and scattered snowfalls. At one point during the 1600 the snow was so heavy it was hard to see the runners on the other side of the track. The starter was concerned the finish line people wouldn't see the smoke for starting the 200m dash.
When all was said and done both teams turned in solid performances with Padua coming out on top with a score of 82-55.
SJA had 6 first place finishes and some other strong efforts as well. Winning their events were MaryKate Caja in the 100m dash, Brenna McGrath in the 200m dash, Becca Sedlak in the 300m hurdles, Alex Strasser in the pole vault, Jill Bresnahan in the 3200m run, and the 4 x 100m relay team of Gab Leon, Kennedy Gore, Olivia Terry, and Jenea Adams.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Workouts for Week of April 9th

Weekly workouts April 9

If you’re in town during spring break practices are NOT optional. If you have a hard time attaining a ride ASK your teammates for help – odds are someone lives near you. No practice means no meets and we have a 4 meets to fill during break.

Monday, April 9
PV – at St. Eds in 2 shifts to maximize your practice time!!!!
Shift 1 – noon-1:15 – Ronnie, Bonca, Strasser, and Dina
Shift 2 – 1:15-2:30pm – Bloor, Leon, McLoughlin, Farris
Distance – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at Mastick 10am-noon
Sprinters – with Coach Kieser at SJA 10am-noon
Throwers – with Coach Kieser at SJA noon. Coach Flandera from St. Ignatius will be there just for the throwers. He is a master coach of many All-Ohio athletes. Be there.

Tuesday, April 10
Meet at Padua with Archbishop Hoban…tentative event line-up on the website. If your name is not listed let me know so we can add you.
bus leaves SJA at 2:45 – expected meet start time at 4pm.
Directions to Padua here

Wednesday, April 11
distance/MD – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at Mastick – 10am to nooon
sprinters – with Coach Kieser – 10am to noon
throwers - with Coach Kieser – noon to 2pm at SJA

Thursday, April 12
Distance/MD – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at SJA – 10am to noon
Sprinters – with Coach Kieser – 10am to noon
Throwers – with Coach Kieser – noon to 2pm

Friday, April 13
Meet at Lakewood (mostly varsity with exceptions) Line-up and times posted Monday evening April 9th
Athletes not competing should meet get their own light workout in

Saturday, April 14
Meet at Bedford (mostly JV with exceptions) China trip people EXPECTED to participate.

Sunday, April 15
No practice scheduled, however if you were out of town all week and slacked off you should remember you have a BIG dual meet on Wednesday the 18th!!!!!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Updates to schedule

For spring break - week 1...

Thursday practice times
Mid-distance and distance at mastick - 10am.
Sprinters at SJA - 10am-noon
Throwers at SJA - noon-2pm

Friday
distance - meet if you're available - you know the time and place
sprinters and throwers - no practice

Saturday
meet at Medina - see the schedule in upper right hand corner of this website for the latest updates.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Workouts Week of April 2

Weekly workouts April 2

If you’re in town during spring break practices are NOT optional. If you have a hard time attaining a ride ASK your teammates for help – odds are someone lives near you. No practice means no meets and we have a 4 meets to fill during break.

Monday, April 2 – 55° partly cloudy
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work at 4:30
Distance – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at Mastick
Sprinters – with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser
Throwers – with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, April 3 – 65° some t-storms
*PV and HJ people to St. Ed's. NO BUS THIS WEEK!. Be ready to START (warmed up) by 4:30.
distance/MD – at SJA – hill day! Yay!!!
sprinters - with Coach Shannon
throwers - with Coach Garlock and Coach Kieser (discus until 4:15)

Wednesday, April 4 – 53° partly cloudy
distance/MD – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at SJA
sprinters – with Coach Kieser
throwers - with Coach Kieser

Thursday, April 5 – 46° sunny
PV – possible pole vaulting to be announced
Distance/MD – with Coach Ohliger at Mastick 10:00-11:30am. Mileage
sprinters - with Coach Kieser – 10-12 noon
throwers - with Coach Kieser – 12noon – 1:30pm

Friday, April 6 – 49° sunny
distance/MD - easy day from SJA 10-11am
sprinters - with Coach Kieser SJA 10-11am
throwers - with Coach Kieser SJA 10-11am

Saturday, April 7 – 57° partly cloudy
Meet at Medina – see itinerary on website

Sunday, April 8 - nothing planned

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Week of March 26

Weekly workouts March 26th

See our website for results from the first meet and for the season results spreadsheet to see how you rank within the team. Also look for the picture link as well.

Monday, March 26 – partly cloudy 42° - expected finish time 5:15
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work at 4:30
Distance – with Coach Meeson and Coach Ohliger at Mastick
Sprinters – with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser
Throwers – with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, March 27 – partly cloudy 53°
*PV and HJ people to St. Ed's. NO BUS THIS WEEK!. Be ready to START (warmed up) by 4:30.
distance/MD – at SJA
sprinters - with Coach Shannon for cross train/weight room/etc…day
throwers - with Coach Garlock and Coach Kieser (discus until 4:15)

Wednesday, March 28 – few showers 68°
distance/MD – workout at St. Ed’s – NO BUS. Be ready to start warm-up at 4:30. Done about 6pm.
sprinters – with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Thursday, March 29 – partly cloudy 43° (BE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY!)
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work at 4:30
distance/MD - mileage day and strides. Mastick
sprinters - with Coach Shannon – expected finish time 5:15 for sprinters
throwers - with Coach Garlock and discus with Coach Kieser

Friday, March 30 – partly cloudy 50°
pre-meet team meeting in the gym (or cafeteria if gym is being used)
distance/MD - easy day from SJA
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser - done by 5:00pm
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Saturday, March 31 – mostly sunner 57°
Meet at LAKEWOOD – St. Ed’s Invitational – itinerary to be posted soon

Sunday, April 1st - Mandatory 5 hour practice with hill repeats, weights, and stairs.
J/K – April Fool’s

Saturday, March 24, 2012

1st meet in the books for 2012!

Approximately 67 SJA student athletes opened their season Saturday in a dual meet with Brecksville High School. The host Bees edged SJA for the victory with a final score of 75-62.
The Jaguars had plenty of bright spots to build on including victories in the long jump by Brenna McGrath (jr), shot put by Maggey Urban (sr), the 100 hurdles by MaryKate Caja (jr), pole vault by Veronica Colborn (sr), and the 4 x 100 relay team of Caja, Becca Sedlak (so), Gab Leon (so), and McGrath.
Results for the meet can be found in the link at the right (100m dash results will be updated by Sunday)
Next week the Jaguars will be competing at the St. Ed's Eagle Invitational held at Lakewood Stadium.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Directions to Brecksville High School

Here is the address for mapquest - 6380 Mill Road Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

From SJA
I-90 east to I-77 south
I-77 south for about 7 miles to Wallings Road exit
Left on Wallings across freeway then right on Mill Road
Down Mill about 2 miles (watch speed limit! cops are bad here!)
BBHHS on the right - track next to the high school.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

This week's schedule March 19

Weekly workouts March 19th

***NOTICE TO ALL – WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF SOME PROPER PHYSICAL FORMS AND WILL BE NOTIFYING YOU OF THOSE UPDATES THIS WEEK. NO PHYSICAL – NO PARTICIPATION!

We have a meet this Saturday. If you are going to get spikes do it soon so you can practice in them first! Second Sole of Rocky River is a good place to go. Mention you compete for SJA.

HJ and PV people –Tuesday will be our permanent day for St. Ed’s unless otherwise notified.

Monday, March 19 - expected finish time 5:15
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work at 4:30
Distance – with Coach Meeson to Stinchcomb
MD – with sprinters at the track
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser – speed endurance day
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, March 20 - expected finish time 5:15
*PV and HJ people to St. Ed's. Bus leaves at 4:10. Be ready to START (warmed up) by 4:30.
distance/MD - mastick mileage with Coach Meeson
sprinters - with Coach Shannon for cross train/weight room/etc…day
throwers - with Coach Garlock and Coach Kieser (discus until 4:15)

Wednesday, March 21 – 2:00pm dismissal
distance/MD – workout on grass at memorial field. Be there by 3:30 ready to start warm-up (unless Coach Meeson says he can get there sooner).
sprinters – we’re not sure how to break this down yet with early dismissal….TBD
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Thursday, March 22
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work at 4:30
distance/MD - mileage day and strides. Mastick
sprinters - with Coach Shannon. Likely speed day (starts over hurdles, hand-offs, etc…) – expected finish time 5:15 for sprinters
throwers - with Coach Garlock and discus with Coach Kieser

Friday, March 23 – pre-meet team meeting in the gym (or cafeteria if gym is being used)
distance/MD - easy day from SJA
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser - done by 5:00pm
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Saturday, March 24 – the weather will be cooler – DRESS APPROPRIATELY!
MEET AT BRECKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - BUS LEAVES SJA AT 9:30
FIELD EVENTS START AT 10:30, RUNNING EVENTS START AT 11:30
SEE WEBSITE FOR FINAL EVENT ITINERARY BY WEDNESDAY.

Sunday, March 25 - recover day. Easy jog or workout on your own in the weight room.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Indoor State Meet Results

This past Saturday the SJA Jaguars sent some of their finest to the indoor state meet at the University of Akron. To qualify, athletes/relays had to be in the top 16 in the state in their events, in which SJA had 2 events represented.
Senior Caitlin Nagy ran her second fastest 800 ever to finish 12th overall with a time of 2:25. The 4 x 400m relay team of Brenna McGrath, Becca Sedlak, MaryKate Caja, and Nagy combined to run 4:08.24 - just .01 seconds of the indoor school record. The team finished in 9th place, just one place off the podium.
Congratulations to these athletes and the whole indoor team who excelled all winter long.
Next up is the first outdoor of the season at Brecksville High School next Saturday.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Week of March 12

***NOTICE TO ALL THERE IS A MANDATORY PARENT MEETING FOR TRACK AND BASEBALL ATHLETES WEDNESDAY MARCH 14TH AT 7PM IN THE GYM. Contact the AD for more questions.

It will be warm, so now we have to focus on proper hydration. Bring a water bottle to keep with you on the track (and either re-use it or recycle it when done - don't litter!).
Juniors - check with your event coach for Tues, Wed, and Thurs. You are asked to do everything possible to be at practice. If that is not possible, then you should check with your coach and do it on your own.

This will be a bit of a "down" week intensity-wise for those runners who did indoor all season.

Monday, March 12 - expected finish time 5:15
*PV people - meet with Coach Wolosz after your SPRINT workout for PV specific work
distance/MD - hills with Coach Meeson
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser (weather will determine workout)
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, March 13 - expected finish time 5:15 for sprinters
distance/MD - mastick mileage with Coach Meeson
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser on the track for workout
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Wednesday, March 14
*PV people to St. Ed's. Bus leaves at 4:10. Be ready to START (warmed up) by 4:30.
distance/MD - shorter day - done by 5:00
sprinters - with Coach Shannon. Starts day. - done by 5:00
throwers - with Coach Garlock
PARENT MEETING 7PM AT SJA GYM - contact AD for all questions. jamodio@sjastudents.org

Thursday, March 15 -
distance/MD - mileage day and strides. Possible mastick TBD
sprinters - with Coach Shannon...field trip to the valley??? 5:15 for sprinters
throwers - with Coach Garlock and discus with Coach Kieser

Friday, March 16 (possible rain)
distance/MD - easy day from SJA
sprinters - with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser - done by 5:00pm
throwers - with Coach Garlock

Saturday, March 17 - possible State Indoor Meet. More info posted when it is finalized.

Sunday, March 18 - recover day. Easy jog or workout on your own in the weight room.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Regular Indoor Season Wraps Up

The indoor track team traveled to Geneva's Spire Institute for one more meet and a final chance to try qualifying for the Indoor State Meet. To qualify for the state meet requires the athlete or relay to be in the top 16 of the state over the course of the entire season.
Not only did SJA earn some qualifying marks, but nearly the entire team stepped up to have their best performances of the season.
Highlights of the day included great times from the 4 x 400 team of Brenna McGrath, Mary Kate Caja, Becca Sedlak, and Caitlin Nagy who ran a 4:12.89 and have positioned themselves as 10th in the state at the moment.
The open 800 was also very encouring as Caitlin Nagy ran a HUGE PR and broke her own school record by nearly 7 seconds. Her 2:22.85 is currently 14th in the state. Also running great races in the 800 were Alesha Vovk and Audi Farris who ran 2:36 and 2:37. The 3200 saw senior Mary Kate Chambers finish in 2nd place with an 13 second PR of 12:21. That time is 28th in the state. The 4 x 200 team of Caja, Leon, Sedlak, and McGrath ran 1:50.09 which is sitting 18th in the state.
In her final indoor throw of her high school career, senior Maggey Urban took another school record with a throw of 32' 6.5" - good for 21st in the state.
Final postings for qualifiers will be declared Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Week of March 5th

SJA Track and Field Weekly Schedule – Monday, March 5

*PV people – when you see *PV that means go with that group AHEAD of your usual training group. Meaning Farris, Bloor, Leon, etc…go to PV straightaway

Monday, March 5 – AM snow showers, 27° - will be done by 5pm.
3:20 – FIRST PRACTICE full team meeting in Cafeteria
3:40 – split into groups
Sprinters, hurdlers – with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser
*PV – with Coach Wolosz
MD/Distance – with Coach Meeson
Throwers – with Coach Garlock

Tuesday, March 6 – partly cloudy/windy, 48° - will be done by 5:15pm
3:20 – meet as team for quick stretch on the track
3:30 – split into event groups
Sprinters, hurdlers, PV – all with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser – workout!
MD/Distance – with coach Meeson for workout
Throwers – with Coach Garlock

Wednesday, March 7 – mostly cloudy/windy, 54° -
***special schedule day – Time schedule to be announced
*PV – going with Coach Kieser (somehow) to St. Eds to set up the PV pits and practice!
Sprinters and hurdlers with Coach Shannon
Throwers – with Coach Garlock
MD/Distance – meet at Mastick with Coach Meeson for mileage

Thursday, March 8 – showers, 51° - done by 5:00 (bring dry clothes and a towel!)
3:20 – meet in cafeteria for 10 min
3:30 – split into event groups
Sprinters, hurdlers, PV with Coach Shannon and Coach Kieser
Throwers – with Coach Garlock
MD/Distance – pre-meet day at SJA with Coach Meeson

Friday, March 9 – cloudy, 41° - done by 5:00
3:20 – meet with your event coaches
Sprinters, hurdlers, PV, MD/Distance with Coach Shannon

Last indoor meet at Spire – go to team website for updated event schedule – significant changes made!

Saturday, March 10 – sunny, 37° - no practice
There is a 5 mile and 2 mile road race downtown at St. Malachi church
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/Malachi/index.php

Sunday, March 11 – mostly sunny, 42° - nothing planned. Work out on your own!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Schedule Week of Mon Feb 27

Monday, Feb 27

MD/Distance - hills with Coach Meeson at SJA...should be done by 4:45

sprinters - "wave" 350's at SJA...should be done by 4:45

pole vaulters - going to Geneva with Coach Wolosz on school bus. back by 7:15



Tuesday, Feb 28

sprinters at SJA for "speed" day - should be done by 4:50

MD/Distance - on your own



Wednesday, Feb 29 (happy leap day!!!)

sprinters - on your own

MD/Distance - mileage day at Mastick with Coach Meeson



Thursday, March 1

sprinters - speed endurance I (80m reps) - done by 4:45

MD/Distance - fartlek or track w.o. @ sja - done by 4:45

pole vaulters please come - you will warm up, do half the sprint workout, wall plants, and rings.



Friday, March 2

full team on your own, but make sure you have the schedule for Saturday (if you're going)



Saturday, March 3

Meet at Kent State - see the website for what events.

Bus leaves at 6:30 am (ugh)


6:30am leave time

8am – weight throw –Pembridge, Urban, Simeone

10:00am – shot put -Pembridge, Urban, Simeone

10:00am – high jump – Vovk

10:00am – pole vault –Strasser, Rini, Colborn, Leon, Bloor, Constanzo, Farris, Bonca

10:00am – long jump – McGrath

TBD – triple jump – Leon



Running events (9:30 startthen rolling schedule after)

60H prelims - Sedlak

60m dash prelims -

4 x 800m –

4 x 200 relay – we have ateam entered (Sedlak, Leon, Farris, Costanzo)

60H finals -

60m dash finals -

1 mile run

400m dash – McGrath, Vovk

800m run –

3200 run –

4 x 400 relay –



Sunday - on your own

Monday, March 5th - first official outdoor team practice!!!! 5:15 finish time

Saturday, February 25, 2012

2 indoor records at Spire #3!!!

The indoor track and field team lived up to its name by getting a school record on both the track and in the field.
Junior Brenna McGrath broke Angel Lett's 10 year old record in the 60m dash when she ran 8.34 seconds. Senior Maggey Urban broke the shot put record by a few inches on her last throw when she heaved the shot in 30' 11".
Many other great performances, season bests, and personal bests were set throughout the meet for the Jaguars. Senior Mary Kate Chambers set a big personal best in the 1600 with a time of 5:43. Sophomore Rebecca Sedlak ran a great personal best in the 60m hurdles, and McGrath ran her first 400 meter race of the year in just 62 seconds. Senior Caitlin Nagy ran a fast 200m dash then came back to lead off the 4 x 800 with a SB 2:27.
These results and the rest of the team's performances can be found on the link to to the right.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

This week - Monday Feb 20

We had a very productive practice last Friday at the Geneva track - hopefully you'll take advantage of that for this Friday's meet.


Please go to the website www.sjatrackandfield.blogspot.com look under "indoor meet results" and check our line up for next Friday's meet. Make sure you're on the list and make sure its the correct events. I HAVE TO KNOW MISTAKES, ETC...BY THE END OF MONDAY SO PLEASE TELL ME!


Monday, Feb 20 - no school. Sprinters at SJA from noon-2pm...pole vaulters 1-3pm at SJA. Distance/MD at Mastick noon-1:30pm


Tuesday, Feb 21 - possible pole vault trip to University of Akron. Leave at 5:45 if we go. More details as they come up.


Wednesday, Feb 22 - practice at SJA after school until 4:45 for distance/MD


Thursday, Feb 23 - count on a short pre-meet practice from after school to 4:15. Enough to get loose and have a plan.


Friday, Feb 24 - meet at Geneva (www.spireinstitute.org) - bus leaves after school. THIS MEET WILL HAVE A LOT MORE TEAMS THAN LAST TIME SO WE WILL RETURN LATER. I DOUBT WE CAN GET BACK BEFORE 10PM.


Saturday, Feb 25 - nothing planned


Sunday, Feb 26 - nothing planned

Friday, February 10, 2012

Week of February 13th

Indoor Track and Field Workouts
Week of Feb 13th

Monday, Feb 13 – 34˚ partly cloudy – practice at SJA. 3:20-4:45pm

Tuesday, Feb 14 – 34˚ cloudy – no planned practices for sprinters or distance. Throwers consult your coach.

Wednesday, Feb 15 – 38˚ and cloudy – 2pm dismissal. Practice from 2:20-4:00pm

Thursday, Feb 16 – 36˚ few snow showers – Original practice at Geneva cancelled (Parent/teacher conferences)

Friday, Feb 17 – 40˚ rain/snow showers – NO SCHOOL. Practice noon-2pm at SJA for sprinters. Distance and throwers TBD.

Saturday, Feb 18 – 38˚ showers. To Be Determined.

Sunday, Feb 19 - no practice

Monday, Feb 20 – NO SCHOOL. Practice TBD.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Week of Monday, February 6th

Another great week - Run! and stay healthy!!!

Monday, Feb 6 - 44 degrees and clear - practice at SJA for sprinters, distance/MD recovery run at Mastick (soft surfaces yay!)

Tuesday, Feb 7 - 37 degrees and clear - no scheduled practice for distance/MD - throwers check with Coach Garlock

Wednesday, Feb 8 - 36 degrees and clear - practice at SJA (time TBA - possible 2pm dismissal)

Thursday, Feb 9 - 38 degrees and clear - practice at SJA - 3:20-4:45

Friday, Feb 10 - 29 degrees and snow - no practice scheduled

Saturday, Feb 11 - no clue on weather. PV practice. Time TBD

Sunday - no practice

Week of Monday, February 6th

Another fair week of weather ahead! Keep running, and stay healthy!

Monday, Feb 6 - 44 degrees and clear - practice at SJA for sprinters, distance/MD recovery run at Mastick (soft surfaces yay!)

Tuesday, Feb 7 - 37 degrees and clear - no scheduled practice for distance/MD - throwers check with Coach Garlock

Wednesday, Feb 8 - 36 degrees and clear - practice at SJA (time TBA - possible 2pm dismissal)

Thursday, Feb 9 - 38 degrees and clear - practice at SJA - 3:20-4:45

Friday, Feb 10 - 29 degrees and snow - no practice scheduled

Saturday, Feb 11 - PV at SJA - 1pm unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, Feb 12 - no practice

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Week of January 30th

Monday, Jan 30 – PM snow showers, 40° - practice after school until 4:45

Tuesday, Jan 31 – Mostly cloudy, 47° - practice after school until 4:45

Wednesday, Feb 1 – Few showers 47° - MASS day - run on your own if you like!

Thursday, Feb 2 – Partly cloudy 41° - practice after school until 4:45

Friday, Feb 3 – Mostly cloudy 41° - no practice, but you may work out on your own

Saturday, Feb 4 – Mostly cloudy 37° - no practice (perhaps PV??)

Sunday, Feb 5 - Meet at Mount Union. Running events begin at 2pm. Bus leaves SJA at 11:15. WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY FIELD EVENTS (they start at 10, which means we’d have to leave at 7am)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Wed practice switched from Geneva to SJA

Practice Wed Jan 25 was originally scheduled to be at Geneva because we were anticipating snow/ice all January. However we are lucky enough to have a clear track and clear day this Wednesday, so we will be staying at SJA for practice. This will save us time and money.

You should be done by 4:45 (5pm for those doing some little extras).

thanks! Coach Kieser

Saturday, January 21, 2012

First Meet in the books!

A new season is upon us for track and field and the SJA Jaguars started the indoor track and field season at the Spire Institute in Geneva. 26 athletes made the trip and shook off winter's rust to get some good competition in.

SJA walked away with 2 first place finishes - the Distance Medley team of Mallory Fahey ('15), Lauren Marconi ('15), Helen Steve ('13), and Emily Bauer ('13) cruised to victory. Also earning a first place was senior Maggey Urban, who won the weight throw in her very first competition ever!

Some indoor school records are pending verification, most notably Brenna McGrath's time in the 60m dash finals as well as Mary Kate Caja's time in the 60m hurdle finals.

Team results are linked to the right...overall event-by-event results are linked below. Congrats to all on a very solid start. Now we know where we are and what we specifically need to work on.

http://lightningtiming.com/results/20120120/index.htm

Friday, January 20, 2012

Workouts for Week of Jan 23

Indoor Track and Field Workouts
Week of January 23rd

Monday, Jan 23 – showers/wind 47˚ - practice 3:20-4:45 for full team

Tuesday, Jan 24 – few snow showers 34˚ - no scheduled practice - MD/distance team meeting with Coach Meeson in Room 331 3:15-4:00. Run on your own after if you can.

Wednesday, Jan 25 – cloudy 39˚ - we have a Geneva Indoor practice scheduled, but if forecast holds up and track is clear we will stay at SJA and practice normal time 3:20-4:45

Thursday, Jan 26 – mostly cloudy 42˚ - practice – 3:20-4:45 for full team

Friday, Jan 27 – rain/snow showers 38˚ - no scheduled practice

Saturday, Jan 28 – pole vaulters only – 4pm-5:30pm
(b’ball at Mags 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm)



Next Meet Feb 5 at Mount Union…

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

MD and distance practice location changed

MD and distance should meet at Mastick park for their workout at 3pm. It should last until about 4:15.

If you end up at SJA because you missed this note its not the end of the world.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Entries for Friday's meet (Jan 20)

Meet at Spire Institute, Geneva, OH
www.spireinstitute.org

Bus leaves SJA at 3:30
Meet begins at 5:30
cannot say when we will be done - hope to be at SJA by 11pm.

order of events and competitors
5:30 (boys first for all)
60H prelims (Caja)
60 dash prelims (Bonca, Strasser, Leon, Sedlak, McGrath)
DMR - 800 Farris, 400 Marconi, 1200 Fahey, 1600 Bauer
60H finals
60 dash finals
1600 - Chambers Ward, Moore, KHurley, Dunn
4 x 200 - Caja, Leon, Sedlak, McGrath
800m run - Nagy, Russo, Roddy, Steve, Mikolcic, Vovk, Hennings, MJackson, Bloor
400 - none
200 - none
3200 - none
4 x 800 - none
4 x 400 - none
also at 5:30 all field events
high jump - Vovk, Nagy, Steve
pole vault - Colborn
long jump - none
shot put - Urban, Pembridge, Simeone
weight throw - Urban, Pembridge, Simeone

Friday, January 13, 2012

Week of January 16th

Please get your EMA’s and physicals done ASAP!!!

You will need spikes this week! We have some implements but you want 1/4” pyramid for indoors.

Monday, Jan 16 (Mostly Cloudy 41°) – no school but yes practice
Full team practice at SJA at noon – 2pm
Be dressed for possible/likely outside

Tuesday, Jan 17 (showers 43°) – no school but yes practice
Full team practice at SJA at 3:00 – 5:00pm
Be dressed for possible/likely outside

Wed, Jan 18 (few snow showers 26°) – optional workout on your own

Thursday, Jan 19 (snow showers 30°) –
Short pre-meet practice after school – 4:30

Friday, Jan 20 (scattered snow showers 32°) –
Meet at Geneva Spire indoor complex – after school until time unknown. It will likely be late. 11pm?

Saturday, Jan 21 (snow showers 35°) – no practice…stay fit!

Sunday, Jan 22 (snow showers 36°) – no practice…stay fit!

Geneva Trip Cancelled due to snow

At this point in the year there is no need to risk a bus traveling that far in the windy, snowy conditions we have.

Athletes should work out on there own all weekend, whether its cardio, abs, lifting, or agility. Stay fit!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Practices week of January 9

Indoor Track and Field
Week of January 9, 2012

Due to final exams this week, I am asking you make yourself available for sure on Tuesday until 4:30, however we will also have Monday available for practice if you can attend. The weather is going to be great, and if you can get an hour of work in its better than nothing. If you have a lot of extra work to get done for classes and need to go home then do it, but if you have an hour then use it wisely on your fitness.

You will need spikes this week! We have some implements but you want 1/4” pyramid for indoors.

Monday, Jan 9 (Mostly Sunny 44°) – optional/encouraged practice. Done by 4:30.
Sprinters – short wup, jog 10 min on track, stretch, lift
MD/Distance – get mileage (Mastick if you like), abs, stretch
Throwers – abs, weight room
*PV – do the short wup with sprinters, then take poles and high box to sand pit. 20 min of drills then lift.

Tuesday, Jan 10 (sunny 45°) – “official practice” Done by 4:45
Sprinters – long wup, from blocks in spikes/2 x 40, 2 x 30, 2 x 20, abs, lift
MD/Distance – jog to East Coast and do short hills on bike path with walk recovery. Jog back, stretch
Throwers – with coach Garlock

Wed, Jan 11 (few showers 46°) – optional workout on your own

Thursday, Jan 12 (few showers 43°) – optional workout on your own

Friday, Jan 13 (cloudy, wind 28°) – team bus to Geneva at 1:45 from SJA. Eat a smart meal after your 2nd final! We have to use our time there efficiently, don’t dilly dally!
PVers will cut workout short to go to PV pits (remember to bring poles!)
HJers will cut workout short to go to HJ pits (remember Dolly!)
Sprinters – full wup, 300m time trial in spikes, relay 100s at 8/10. Hurdlers hurdle first then do 300 after.
MD/Distance – wup, MD 600m time trial, D 1000m time trial
Throwers – go to shot put first – 5 glides/no shot, 5 front throws, 5 glides/with shot, 5 PP throws. Go to weight throw ring – 5 front throws, 100 crunches, 5 front throws, 100 crunches, 5 front throws.

Saturday, Jan 14 (mostly cloudy 29°) – no practice…stay fit!

Sunday, Jan 15 (few snow showers 26°) – no practice…stay fit!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Practices week of January 2nd

Happy New Year to all! This week's practice days and times are below. You should always have outdoor gear ready just in case. Sprinters should expect to be outside if temps 35 or over, distance/mid-distance should expect to be outside if 30 or over. Of course wind chill, footing, etc...will be taken into account. Just be ready!

All practices at SJA this week.

Monday, Jan 2 - no school, no practice

Tuesday, Jan 3 - 3:20 full team meet in room 331...
new athletes practice 3:30-4:30, older athletes done by 5:00pm

Wednesday, Jan 4 - no mandatory practice - older athletes may be conditioning on their own (lifting, stretching, abs!!!)

Thursday, Jan 5 - 3:20-4:30 (older athletes may be bit longer)

Friday, Jan 6 - 3:20-4:30 (hi of 47 degrees!)

Saturday, Jan 7 - will be looking to do a high jump session, but have to confirm availability of gym. tentative plan 12:00 noon to 1:30pm (will change if basketball team has home game)