East Longmeadow Girls Indoor Track Wmass Champ 2016

 

We were NOT supposed to win according to MassJive...

ALL-AMERICAN CORKY GETTING READY FOR INDOOR

JACK BLACK IS CURRENTLY #3 ALL-TIME

Behind future Hall of Famers, Liann (Pooh Bear) Simonds and Danyelle' (Miyagi) Thorpe.

Hannah Black along with Coach Gorman

STATE TEAM INDOORS 2019

Dilly Dilly, K-Rod, Teebo, Snuffy Smith, Darth, Canary, Bell Biv Devoie, Skywalker, Jack Black

INDOOR #1...OUTDOOR #2

Outdoor Track and Field has finally overtaken the Golf team for the #2 spot in school history!

REGIS SWEEP

Evidently Emeril has a BROOM SQUAD that too 1,2,3,4,& 5 in their latest meet!

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD IN JEOPARDY? MSTCA TO THE RESCUE!

Yesterday the MSTCA testified at the public hearing on the bills we initated about removing the control by RCC over the RLTAC.  The hearing was well attended and many different groups spoke. The common theme weather you were in favor of this bill or against was the the existing administration of RCC was doing a very poor job. 

The MSTCA members that spoke at the hearing were  Frank Mooney, John Monz, Jim Hoar, Zach Lankow, Bryan Dunn , Lou Tozzi, Kent Taylor, Charlie Butterfield, Michael Budd, Linda Rowbotham , Mike Miller, Jeff Sousa, Keith McDermott and Sotirios Pintzopoulos.  They did an outstanding job relating to the committee the frustrations we have had and RLTAC has had in running this great facility the proper way over the last 3 years. We stressed that since the new administration came into power it has been one struggle after another. IT was also stressed that the firing of Keith McDermott as the director of this facility has led to many other problems. Things like not openly supporting the renovation project with any serious efforts, not asking for impute on updating the electronic equipment we use for the facility, taking away our parking lot for a man to sell Christmas trees while we are hosting a number of large invitational, trying to force state police protection for the building when we have use Boston Police for the history of the building, misdirecting us on who would make the decisions related to the McIntyre Mooney fund that was created to help with future needs of the center and actually not informing us the money was in the RCC foundation a separate organization from the college( over $100,000), scheduling community activities while we have an invitational meet in progress, shutting the RLTAC center down because an elevator was down at the college and list goes on and on. Our intent was to share with them the types of decisions they make and make without any forethought or looking at the consequeses of that decision . 
There was of course some opposition from the community but very little. There was some support for the move from the community knowing the history of the college and its failure to operate it and be financially sound . We stressed our concerns about their ability to be in charge of a college and this track facility at the same time. Keith McDermott stressed that he understood that some were making this a black/white issue and that this surely was not the case. He reminded the board again that this is a state wide facility not a Boston facility. His impute was extremely important. 

A huge thank you goes to all of you who wrote supporting letters, emails etc. The fact that you sent them was recognized by the members of the Higher Education Committee. A huge thank you to those where able to attend and make a presentation. They gave up a personal day and spent most of it in Boston or in the long process of getting home from Boston on a work day. 
We have no idea what will happen next. Of course we hope we convinced them that the move has to come about. Once we hear anything we will surely inform you.

WESTERN MASS BY THE NUMBERS

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FINISH: 5

PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES: 8

SEASON'S BEST PERFORMANCES: 8

FRESHMAN RECORDS SET: 1

SENIORS: 3 ( 2 ACTIVE CURRENTLY)

CHAMPIONS: 1

HIGH JUMP CHAMPIONS: 5 (STORM, RAZOR, KILLER, SUSHI, SKYWALKER)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9

CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4

OVERALL WINS: 136 (136-14 - .907 WINNING PERCENTAGE)

HALF DOLLA HOLLA WITH A RECORD!

http://camelathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170128xrzywv

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!

It's been a while since this has happened.

18 personal best performances along with a NEW freshman record later and we are the league champions.

Thanks to Northampton who scored 27- 0 in their distance race with Longmeadow yesterday to help.

We had lost the league title the past 4 years or so by an average of about 5 points.

Next up is the Western Mass. Championships where we still are the defending champions, but there are many challengers this year. It would be impossible to predict what will happen.

Time for Coach Budd to get back to the "whiteboard".

SHE DOES IT AGAIN!

http://gonu.com/news/2017/1/15/mens-track-and-field-suse-darrow-raise-the-bar-at-harvard.aspx

FRIDAY PLAN

As of this moment, the plan is to GO to Boston for the Team Pentathlon and Speed Classic.

DEPARTURE will be at 6:30 instead of 6:45. We may need the extra time to deal with the elements.

I have sent an e-mail to the meet directors as well as Mr. Magee and Mr. Marchewka.

I believe the Boston forecast as well as the Springfield ones indicate that we may have some snow, but it could be minimal. As we head East, it will be rain with warmer temperatures.

Coming home, it is supposed to be really warm and it is possible a lot of what we had in the morning may have melted.

Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin counties should get hit a lot harder.

GET UP EARLIER THAN USUAL to allow time to clear off vehicles and get to the school. The school should be open for us at 6:00- 6:30. Get there as soon as you can.

We also have Mark driving, which is also really good news.

Pack your blankets and pillows so you can snooze on the way there.

We are going to have a TERRIFIC DAY all around!

XMAS PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Here is the Christmas break practice schedule:

CORKY anchoring the 4 x 400 against Minnechaug

12/23 - 11:00AM

12/24 - PRACTICE ON OWN

12/25 - OFF

12/26 - PRACTICE AT 9:00AM

12/27 - PRACTICE AT 9:00AM

12/28 - PRACTICE AT 9:00AM

12/29 - PRACTICE AT 9:00AM

12/30 - TEAM PENTATHLON/SPEED CLASSIC 6:45 DEPARTURE

BIG E running the 1000

12/31 - PRACTICE ON OWN

01/01 - PRACTICE ON OWN

01/02 - PRACTICE AT 9:00AM

01/03 - BACK TO REGULAR SCHEDULE

01/06 - FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE COMPETITORS DAY OFF

01/07 - FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE CHAMPIONSHIPS 6:45 DEPARTURE

Freshman TEBOW getting ready to pass a Chaug runner...note bad baton grip.

01/15 - STATE CLASS RELAYS 6:45 DEPARTURE

EMERIL NAMED

Elisabeth Cooke was named East Longmeadow Female Athlete of the Year by Masslive!

Her Indoor and Outdoor seasons were stellar, as she was also named Outstanding Performer by the Indoor Team.

Outdoors, she broke Danyelle' Thorpe's 2007 school record in the discus throw and also won the Western Mass. title in the same event.

In both seasons, she individually made it to the All-State Championships.

Congratulations to "Emeril" as she takes her skills to Regis College where she also was a recipient of an MSTCA scholarship.

Nicely done!

THREE TIME COACH OF THE YEAR: THANK YOU LADYSPARTANS!

The sheer delight of having the Legendary Dick Atkinson and the Incredible Lou Tozzi present me with this award makes the circle complete.

Lou Tozzi was the person that got me totally involved with the MSTCA and becoming an E-Board member. He is a huge advocate of youth sports, particularly Track and Field and is a no nonsense type of guy that puts on clinics and meets each year. As the James Bond theme goes "Nobody does it better".

I met Dick Atkinson in 1974 while running Cross Country. He is the most popular coach ever from Western Mass. When I first started coaching at the high school level, he was one of my opponents, but you would never know it. Always the gentleman and always supportive. I have learned so much from him including the ability to give instructions to runners in competition from anywhere in the arena and they KNOW it's me!

INDOOR RECAP

Records set:

4th Indoor Western Mass. Championship

4 x 800 Meter Relay

800 Meter Run

Shot Put - Team Pentathlon

Mile Run

2 Mile Run

Freshman High Jump

Freshman 1000 Meter Run

First Team Selections:

Elisabeth Cooke, Abby Laughlin, Morgan Voight.

Second Team Selections:

Kharynah Besaw, Lauren Crum. Jillian Murphy

Coaches All-League Selections:

Elisabeth Cooke, Lauren Crum, Abby Laughlin, Madison McMahon, Morgan Voight

In addition, the MSTCA has selected Coach Budd for Indoor Coach of the Year for 2016

CHUCKLES IN BOSTON

Former (and only) East Longmeadow High School Cross Country Champion Lauren (Chuckles) Litscher ran in Boston yesterday!  Oh yeah, she was a 4 x 800 meter relay champion along with Katie Hakanson-Stacy, Kristin Weiss and Julie Lemanski.

Chuckles was also a Springfield Republican Athlete of the Week.

Dedicated to finishing first!

HALF DOLLA HOLLA!

http://camelathletics.com/sports/wtrack/2015-16/releases/20160417x79p1m

Shannon Kennedy Sets School Record in Heptathlon for Camels

COACHES CHOICES FOR PIONEER NORTH

The following are Western Mass. girls all-league winter track teams as selected by coaches. MassLive's All-Western Mass. teams will be released next month.

Pioneer North

• Shalayna Burris, Central
• Tasia Jordan, Central
• Damahya Phipps, Central
• Elisabeth Cooke, East Longmeadow
• Lauren Crum, East Longmeadow
• Abby Laughlin, East Longmeadow
• Madison McMahon, East Longmeadow
• Morgan Voight, East Longmeadow
• Abbie Mokwuah, Longmeadow
• Hailey Moseman, Longmeadow
• Katherine Strain, Longmeadow
• Kyla Hill, Minnechaug
• Grace Pettengill, Minnechaug
• Evelyn Burke, Northampton
• Sierra Loomis, Northampton
• Leila Markosian, Northampton
• Scarlet Sands Bliss, Northampton

TEE SHIRT COLORS

Here is the final draft of our Championship tees!