Newsletter, January 29, 2012

                    Girls: TEAM CHAMPIONS                          Boys: Runner-up

The Royal Comets competed in Barton Hall on the campus of Cornell University this past Saturday and came away with a strong team showing. The girls team showed great balance as they scored in 9 of the 15 events and they didn’t have athletes in two of those events. The leading scorer was Victoria Shaffer with 11points as she won the high jump and also earned a 6th place in the long jump. Jaymee Caplan won the 1500m racewalk with a dramatic final 100m that included a dip at the finish line to win by 0:10 and a new season best time of 7:23.00. Mickey Burke led after the first 200m in the 3200m, pulling away by as much as six seconds through the first half in which he covered in 4:44, the chase pack of three which included teammate Nate Kozyra started chipping away at Mickey’s lead. A runner from Elmira moved past Mickey with 225m remaining, but didn’t break him. Mickey found another gear and came off the final turn and passing the Elmira runner just a few meters from the finish line to earn the win in 9:41.62 which is the leading time in Section V and a state qualifying performance.

Earning runner-up finishes were Colby Burke 600m in a new PR of 1:24.24. Tiaja Jeffries broke her PR twice in the 55m as she went 7.54 in the semi final and 7.48 in the final. Her previous PR was 7.62. Chauncey Scissum in the triple jump, Ayanna Sanchez-Jones in the shot put and the boys sprint medley relay of Malcolm Fowler, Josh Wray, Petey Behnk and Colby Burke.

One school record was broken and Lizzie Greiner got it. The girls 3000m record had stood since 1997, Lizzie didn’t just break it, she destroyed it by 17 seconds. Her time of 10:44.64 broke Natalie Collins’s time of 11:01.34

The remainder of the team competed at New York Chiropractic College. There were several JV winners as Azi Mustahsan 45m, Tishae Griffin 1000m and Danielle DeLooze pole vault all came home victorious. Rachel Yuhas was the lone varsity winner as she won the pole vault.

Our next meet is Saturday, February 4th at New York Chiropractic College. This meet will not have any relays and there will be standards for each event. Everyone that is at least provisional in any event will be entered in this meet. Beyond those I will have to wait and see what the standards are and let the team know who’s in.

Thank you and don’t hesitate to contact beforehand if you have any questions or concerns.

Peace,

Coach De May

coachdemay@yahoo.com

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Rochester Winter Track League @ New York Chiropractic College

10:00am-3:00pm

BUS LEAVES @ 8:00am, returns to school ~ 5:00pm

Order of Events: (3 events)

50m hrdl, 45m, 300m, 3000m, 3200m, 1000m, 600m, 1500RW, 1500m, 1600m.

Pole Vault (g/b), High Jump (b/g), Shot Put (b/g)

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Rochester Winter Track League @ Aquinas HS

5:00pm-10:00pm

BUS LEAVES @ 3:45pm, returns to school ~ 11:00pm

Order of Events: (There will be standards and limitations)

Pole Vault (g/b), High Jump (b/g), Shot Put (g/b), Long Jump (b/g), Triple Jump (b/g)…2 events

Saturday, February 18, 2012

SECTION V CHAMPIONSHIPS @ RIT

9:00am-3:00pm

BUS LEAVES @ 7:30am, returns to school ~ 5:00pm

Order of Events: (Girls Class A then B and then Boys Class A then B)

3000m, 3200m, 1000m, 1500RW, 600m, 55m, 1500m, 1600m, 300m, 55m hrdl., 4x800, 4x400, 4x200m

Pole Vault (b/g), High Jump (b/g), Shot Put (b/g), Long Jump (g/b), Triple Jump (g/b)

Saturday, February 24, 2012

SECTION V STATE QUALIFIER/MEET of CHAMPIONS @ RIT

6:00pm-11:00pm

BUS LEAVES @ 4:30pm, returns to school ~ 12:00am

Order of Events:

4x400 (trials), 4x200 (trials), 3000m, 55m (trials), 3200m, 55m (semi), 1000m, 55m (final), 300m (semi), 1500RW, 55m hrdl (b/g – trials), 600m, 1500m, 1600m, 55m hrdl (g/b – semi), 15 minute BREAK, 55m hrdl (b/g – final), 300m (final), 4x800, 4x400 (final), 4x200 (final)

Pole Vault (b/g), High Jump (g/b), Shot Put (b/g), Long Jump (b/g), Triple Jump (b/g)

ACT and SAT Test Dates

SAT: 1/28, 3/10, 5/5, 6/2 (day after track state q's)

ACT: 2/11, 4/14, 6/9 (track states)