SCHEDULE IS ALMOST COMPLETE

We are still trying to find a spot to race Westfield (possibly at Belchertown, or at Mohawk). We also are finalizing plans to run at Enfield High School.

Right now we have a lot of Invitationals. Hopefully we'll be done by Monday.

ALL-LEAGUE CHOICES

This was voted on by the Coaches last night:

Jenise Everett,

Kayla Rybacki,

Taylor Rooney,

Ali McMahon,

Katie Hakanson-Stacy,

Amanda Wolfenden,

Lauren Russo,

Maya Rhinehart

Congratulations to you all!

PRE-SEASON MEETING MOVED TO THURSDAY

Because of the weather, the pre-season meeting shall be held on Thursday after school. Flyers shall be placed at the school tomorrow in anticipation of the turnout.

Sorry for the change.

MEETING TUESDAY AT 2:00PM

There shall be an informational Track & Field meeting Tuesday at 2:00PM in the Large cafeteria for OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD.

Also on TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS there are weight lifting training sessions with Mr. Bean starting at 2:30. This is the start of pre-season training for Outdoor!

S.I.S.T.E.R. program also starts on Sunday (weather permitting) at Springfield College.

MOUNT EVERETT IS IN!

It's unofficial, but Mount Everett's 16-6.25 jump at the State Sectionals places her as the highest of all qualifiers that did not finish 1-5! She'll be at the ALL-STATE finals with an opportunity to advance to New Englands!

ONE YEAR AWAY:LADYSPARTANS 5TH

The Ladyspartans took one giant step towards becoming THE power in the West. Led by Mount Everett's 17-4 in Long Jump, Killer's 43.87 in the 300 and Real Deal's 1:47.91 in the 600, they secured 5th place overall. VELMA, KILLER, BOOMAYAY & REAL DEAL also lowered the school record in the 4 x 400 to 4:16.89. Next up we'll be shorthanded in the States, but this cannot happen again (wouldn't happen in basketball or soccer now, would it?).

MT.EVERETT SHINES

17-1 1/4 in the Long Jump! The Ladyspartans took home second place at the ELITE RELAYS today. Adding to the team total was Boomayay and Scurry!

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!

The 2009 Ladyspartans successfully defended their League Championship by defeating both New Leadership and Athol. KILLER ran impressively in the 300 meters and won the high jump.

THE WIZ eclipsed Chuckles in the Freshman 1000 winning her heat and shaving 2 seconds off of the best distance runner in EL history's time. Several other folks also had fine performances: AXEL FOLEY in the high jump (second day trying it first day on the job). MACK DADDY in the 1000. HAWAIIAN PUNCH in the 600. DOLLY in the two mile. SIDESHOW BOB in the mile (finally breaking the barrier). GIRL SCOUT (pr) in the shot put. Even BAND CAMP looked good in the mile and may have found a home.

The future looks good. It'll sure be nice to have REAL DEAL and GREEN LANTERN back in the mix. We've shown our depth.

SENIOR NIGHT turned out to be a success: We thank first our CAPTAINS for their continued efforts as well as the supporting cast of Seniors...the season has NOW just begun!!! Let the games begin!

NEW SCHOOL RECORD!

With our ranks depleted and Seniors having to leave for the Semi, the FRESHMAN stepped up and filled our ranks. HAWAIIAN PUNCH stepped into the 4 x 400 to help establish a new school record (4:20.76)! AXEL FOLEY jumped into the 4 x 50 shuttle to help earn her squad a 5th place finish and CSI entered the long jump team with MOUNT EVERETT and BOOMAYAY to take victory away from everyone! KAZBAH led off the season's best 4 x 200 relay team (1:51.31) that ended up second.

The High Jump team secured sixth place, led by KILLER, REAL DEAL and HOMIE. The 4 x 800 meter relay had the second best time in school history (10:33.30) with PUNCH and THE WIZ helping out TWICE AS and HACKENSACK.

East Longmeadow finished 6th overall against 42 schools throughout the state!

WIN VS. CHICOPEE

The Ladyspartans won in convincing fashion against Chicopee. In less than 15 hours they have to turn around and run in the State Class Relays. REST UP.

We are looking to get a nutritionist in on Thursday night to talk to parents about foods and what will give the best maximum performances for everyone in every event. His name is Bruce Homstead and he has worked with many Olympic level athletes. Details to follow soon.

TEAM PICTURES !

Here is an outline of what is happening this week:

Monday - Practice 9 to 11

Tuesday - Practice 2:00 to 3:30 for everyone except for Hackensackers, Sundance and the Long jumping portion of Bunnyhoppers

Wednesday - Practice 2:00 to 3:30 for everyone except the Hodginators and the High jumping portion of the Bunnyhoppers. 4:30 to 6:00 for those groups.

Thursday - Team Pictures at 2:00.(WEAR UNIFORM) Practice to follow until 3:30. Preparation for Saturday's State Class Relays along with MONEY DUE ($4 per person per event).

Friday - 2:15 Departure for Smith for meet vs. Chicopee Pacers. Limited action, get home early and rest

Saturday - 6:30AM Departure for Reggie Lewis Center. Meet starts at 9:30.

4 X 800 RELAYS

There shall be a 4 x 800 meter relay event on 1/20/09 at Smith. We shall form two or three teams.

WIN VS. CATHEDRAL

EL moved to 4-0 with an impressive 80-15 win against the Panthers. Mount Everett led the way in the 55 and long jump while Killer took the high jump (5 feet). Hackensack ran an astounding 5:50 in the mile (the only person to beat her this year is all-state Kristen Veit). Meanwhile Thriller took a thrilling race in the hurdles and Real Deal conquered the 600. Next up on the agenda is outdoor D2 contender Mohawk as well as a strong and improved Mahar team.

BIG WIN

The Ladyspartans held off a powerful Holyoke Catholic team on Friday 52-43. Without a doubt it was a team effort. Hackensack's second place finishes and personal bests in both the 600 and the 1000 proved to be the difference, even though the meet came down to the 4 x 400.

EL had a magnificent SWEEP in the 300 with Real Deal, Killer and Velma taking 1,2,3 overall and Boomayay taking 5th overall. Full Force threw a personal best 29' in the shot followed by leading scorer Mount Everett's(first overall in the 55 and 16-5 in the long) 28-4. The change was certainly a surprise to the Gaels.

We still have a few tricks up our sleeve in the upcoming meets...stay tuned.

VACATION MEETS

Great performances by many during this time. Scurry had her own personal best in the Long Jump, as did Boomayay. Thriller had her second best ever time in the highs (as did Boomayay). Hackensack ran a tremendous 600. Real Deal tied her personal best in the high jump. A few rookies had pretty impressive times in their events (Kasper (55), Foley (300), Wolfenden (1000) to name a few). Tide took 5 seconds off of her time in the mile. Flojo, Real Deal, Dolly and Killer placed 4th in the 4 x 400.

Time to get ready for Holyoke Catholic and Pioneer on Friday.

DISTANCE RUN TODAY AT 1:00PM

Meet at the High School with Captain Katie!

SCHEDULE UPDATE!

Our rescheduled meet for January 13 is now an EARLY meet rather than a late one. We shall be leaving at or around 2:15. This is due to the fact that it is a school night and the teams in our league travel from as far away as Northfield, Athol and Orange, Ma.

NO PRACTICE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY

The forecast is for another storm to happen on Sunday. Let's be realistic. Do your drills on your own. If you have access to a weight room, please utilize it. Stay loose...no SNOWBOARDING! Keep yourself warm.

We'll see everyone on MONDAY. Do not forget to bring your money for the December meets!

SKYJACK SETS NEW MARK INDOORS

At the Wesleyan Developmental Meet on Saturday, Jacqueline Conway set and broke a new school record in the Pole Vault. Read all about it: http://www.plattsys.com/results/res2008/wesdev81.htp

SAT Saturday

Due to SAT's. We will not have practice Saturday, December 6. I was not made aware of this until well after our practice ended on Friday.

Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Center is still on!