PICK THE WINNER

QUICKSILVER VS. COACH GORMAN 

First we run the 200, THEN we run the Half Marathon!

In IRELAND!

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!

WHAT'S COOKE'IN IN EAST LONGMEADOW?

After defeating Minnechaug on Monday, the Ladyspartan Field and Track team took on nine teams at the Spartan Invitational on STAR WARS DAY which also happened to be Senior Night.

While Senior Abby Laughlin outdistanced everyone in the two mile and the 800 meters, Senior Morgan Voight came within one second of the oldest school record in the mile.

Those two performances are worthy of the highlight film, but SENIOR ELISABETH COOKE took out a nine year old record on her own. She nipped(future Hall of Famer) Danyelle' Thorpe's record in the discus! She also followed up with a victory in the shot put before donning the black for the Band's Spring Concert.

We want to thank Maestro K for loaning her out to us, but for also being "instrumental" in Ms. Thorpe's career as well.

Guess we are going to be looking very closely at the band for our next great thrower! It's not in the water, it's in the woodwind section!

THANK YOU SENIORS:

CAROLYN BEDELL

ELISABETH COOKE

FRANCESCA DAVITT

ALEX deLIEFDE

KAYLA FRASER

JESSICA HAYWOOD

ABBY LAUGHLIN

CAROLINE O'CONNOR

AUTUMN ORTIZ

LEXI OLIVER

JULIANA TEMPLEMAN

MORGAN VOIGHT

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

CHRISTMAS BREAK

SCHEDULE:

DECEMBER 24: WORK ON OWN

DECEMBER 25: OFF

DECEMBER 26: 9 - 11 AM

DECEMBER 27: 9 - 11 AM

DECEMBER 28: 9 - 11 AM

DECEMBER 29: 9- 11 AM

DECEMBER 30: TEAM PENTATHLON/SPEED CLASSIC

DECEMBER 31: WORK ON OWN

JANUARY 1: WORK ON OWN

JANUARY 2: 9-11 AM

JANUARY 3: FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE CHAMPS

FINAL CAMP WAS THE BEST EVER!

Monday night the members of the 17th Annual Track and Field Camp enjoyed their finest hour thus far in their short careers.

Competitors gave a hurdle demonstration for all to watch under the guidance of a new hurdler herself: Marina Wilkins also now known as Flip Flop.

Following the hurdles, several of the campers gave their all in the Long Jump. Coach Gorman officiated the event along with Brianna "Febreze" Murphy.

Each Jumper had their best performance on their final attempts...this is a very good omen for their future.

In the 100 meter trials six competitors fought their way to the finals which would be held after the shot put throw.

Elisabeth "Emeril" Cooke took over the shot put event along with Lindsey "Sox" Robinson. There were some really impressive throws for the group that had only practiced the event once prior to this Meet.

After some blazing times in the 100 meter finals, relay teams were established for the final event. Teams were selected based upon their seedings in the 100 as well as experience.

Though the lights never came on, it was lights out in terms of how fast each individual on each team ran. We had only practiced baton exchanges earlier in the sessions. All of the campers remembered how the zones worked, how to make the proper exchanges and performed as if they had been doing it all year.

The future looks good indeed for the Ladyspartans. We'll have pictures at a later time and date for everyone to view. Keep your eye out for the Reminder Publication in about two weeks and read all about it!

6:00 CAMP TONIGHT

Going earlier tonight so we can do high jump.

CAMP TONIGHT

We shall try to go tonight at 6:30. Keep in mind that they shall be having the concert series going on.


If we are lucky, there could be pole vaulters there for us to observe.

CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE IS POSTED/INDOOR ALSO

The Fall Cross Country schedule is now on the web site. There are a lot of meets listed and many that we shall not be attending, but we can discuss ( along with the Boys team) where we might be best suited to attend.

There are some dates for Indoors without opponents. That portion of the schedule has not been published yet, but we know we have a Thursday meet listed.

WELCOME MR. MARCHEWKA!

East Longmeadow Ladies Track & Field welcomes our newest Athletic Director, Mr. Robert Marchewka, formerly the AD at Belchertown HS.

Mr. M has many terrific ideas on how to improve East Longmeadow athletics and beat out a host of other qualified candidates to secure the position. Our own Poison Ivy was on the selection committee along with Mrs. Kennedy.

His office is located next to the conference room near the Ladies locker room. He is the latest person to shed "Orange and Black" for the "Scarlet and Gray".

SECOND YEAR IN A ROW: SECOND WEEK IN A ROW FOR EL LADYSPARTAN TRACK AND FIELD

East Longmeadow track's Lauren Kennedy named Athlete of the Week

Pam McCray, The Republican, June 14, 2013 8 a.m.

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East Longmeadow's Lauren Kennedy capped her high school career with a fifth place finish at the New England Championship. - (Republican file photo)

LAUREN KENNEDY, East Longmeadow girls track

Class: Senior

Events: Javelin

Accomplishments: Kennedy capped her high school career with a fifth place finish in the javelin at the New England Championship. She placed second at All-States and won both the Division I Western & Central Mass. title and the D-I PVIAC title.

INTERESTS/FAVORITES

Sports team: Celtics
Music: Country & Rap
TV Show: Teen Wolf

IMMEDIATE REACTION

Coach Michael Budd on Kennedy:
“Lauren is the best all-around senior athlete at East Longmeadow. Whether it be on the basketball court or throwing a javelin, she simply will do whatever it takes to win or help her team win.”

Kennedy on New Englands:
“Everyone goes in wanting to win and the competition was really good this year. Last year I was eighth, so it was nice to improve to fifth this year.”

What she’ll miss most:
“I’m going to miss competing with my sister (Shannon). It was really fun to be able to compete together.”

SECOND IN TEAM HEPTATHLON!

HALF DOLLAH HOLLAH! CHAMPIPPLE! PIZZA SHOPPE!

POOH BEAR!

East Longmeadow track's Liann Simonds named Athlete of the Week

Pam McCray, The Republican, May 31, 2013 10:50 a.m.

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East Longmeadow's Liann Simonds broke the school's shot put record and was crowned the Division I Western & Central Mass. champion. - (Photo by George Skovera)

LIANN SIMONDS, East Longmeadow girls track

Class: Senior



Event: Shot put

Accomplishments: She was crowned the Division I Western & Central Mass. champion in the shot put; her toss of 37 feet, 3 ¾ inches shattered the previous school record of 36 feet, 2 ¼ inches and is her career-best outdoors; she also won the PVIAC Division I crown in the shot put the week before.

INTERESTS/FAVORITES



Sports team: Bruins

TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy

Food: Chocolate

Color: Purple

Class: Science



IMMEDIATE REACTION



Coach Michael Budd on Simonds:

“She has been a pillar of strength and consistency for our team the past four years, both indoors and outdoors. I believe that she and Lauren Kennedy are ELHS Hall of Fame material and could very well be inducted on the same day 10 years from now."



Simonds on setting the school record:

“It was really rewarding because I wasn’t doing as well as I wanted this year, so to do well at two important meets and to break the record there just felt really good. I knew since this was my last season I’d have to work hard this year to get what I wanted.”

INVITATIONAL

Entries are available on TrackCentral. Make certain I did not have anything inaccurate. Bring $5 to the meet and expect a long day. Bus leaves at 6AM and we shall bring the tent.

11:00AM START: ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 10AM

The meet is on for 11AM. Please arrive by 10 to get set up and instructions.

There shall be a meeting of ALL TEAM members following the meet. Expect to stay after the competition.!

VACATION WEEK PRACTICE

Monday:  8:00AM to 11:00AM

Tuesday:  MEET at either 11:00AM or 2:00PM...further information to follow

ARRIVE MINIMALLY ONE HOUR PRIOR TO CONTEST TO SET UP, PLEASE!

Wednesday: 8:00AM to 10:30AM

Thursday:  8:00AM to 10:30AM

Friday: 8:00AM to 9:30AM

Saturday: NASHUA NORTH INVITATIONAL 6:00AM

DISTANCE: Coordinate training with Coach Fois at 2:00PM each day there is no meet

THROWERS: Special sessions at 5:00PM with Coach Colina

Once we have a full crew of Officials, we shall know what is going on for Tuesday.

LEAGUE ALL-STARS

Pooh Bear
Red Robin
V-Sizzle
Slinky
Sushi
1/2 Dolla Holla
Jet Blue
Hammer

Congratulations!

THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!

BACK TO BACK TO BACK IN THE HOUSE!

 

SATURDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED

The weather is still uncertain and safety is the number one issue.

MONDAY is the day of the PVIAC Championships. Meet at the HS at 3:00PM on Monday. This is a mandatory Team Meeting.

Shirts are in: MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE YOUR $20 to secure your shirt if you ordered one!