Saturday, April 27, 2024

Avon Invitational

MEET INFORMATION:

  • Bus leaves Learwood at 8 a.m.

  • The meet will be held at:

    • Mark Wahlberg Stadium
    • 3075 Stoney Ridge Road
    • Avon, Ohio 44011
    • Yes, Avon named their stadium after Mark Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block
    • That's not a joke, they actually did this
  • Running events start at 10 a.m.
  • All tickets are $7. Tickets can be purchased online or in cash at the gate. QR codes will be available at all entry points for guests to purchase individual tickets online.

  • ONLINE TICKETS CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://avonlocalschools.hometownticketing.com/embed/all


ATHLETES

FINAL REMINDERS:

  • Dress in layers...weather looks good but it might be windy

  • Bring money for concessions

  • Make sure you are warming up properly (2 lap warm-up, drills, and up-tempo runs prior to your race)

  • Cool-down with your teammates after your races

DISTANCE LINE-UP:

GIRLS 4x800 Relay:

  • Siefert
  • Rowney
  • Craig
  • Schindler
BOYS 4x800 Relay:
  • Fritz
  • Gunter
  • Evilsizor
  • Franks
GIRLS 1600:
  • Liller
  • Deasy
BOYS 1600:
  • Pilkington
  • Fritz
GIRLS 400:
  • Warner
  • Ford
BOYS 400:
  • Mars
  • Rudnicki
GIRLS 800:
  • Liller
  • Deasy
BOYS 800:
  • Pilkington
  • Gunter
GIRLS 4x400:
  • Siefert
  • Ford
  • Rowney
  • Craig
BOYS 4x400:
  • Gannon
  • Rudnicki
  • Garrison
  • Mars

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Elyria Dual Meet

 DISTANCE LINE-UP:

GIRLS:

  • 400: Jeyann
BOYS:
  • 4x800 Relay
    • McChesney
    • Cummings
    • Samuels
    • Moses
  • 1600
    • Neipp
    • McChesney
  • 400
    • Gundersen
    • Samuels
    • Trigiani
  • 800
    • Moses
  • 4x400 Relay
    • Gundersen
    • Cummings
    • Neipp
    • Trigiani

North Olmsted Relays

MEET INFORMATION:

  • There will be no official scoring for this meet
  • Awards will be provided for 1st - 3rd place finishers

  • Running Events will start between 4:45 - 5 p.m.


ORDER OF EVENTS:

  • Distance Medley (DMR): 800-400-400-1600
  • Shuttle Relays
  • 4x200 Relay
  • 4x800 Relay
  • 4x100 Relay
  • 4x400 Relay

ATHLETES

FINAL REMINDERS:

  • Dress in layers...weather looks good but it will be colder

  • Bring a blanket

  • Bring money (just in case they have concessions)

  • Make sure you are warming up properly (2 lap warm-up, drills, and up-tempo runs prior to your race)

  • Cool-down with your teammates after your races

  • I won't be at this meet (I'll be at the Elyria meet)...make sure Gio gets your splits and then send them to me


DISTANCE LINE-UP:

  • GIRLS Distance Medley (DMR)
    • 800: Deasy
    • 400: Donovan
    • 400: Warner
    • 1600: Liller
  • BOYS Distance Medley (DMR)
    • 800: Gunter
    • 400: Garrison
    • 400: Mars
    • 1600: Fritz
  • GIRLS 4x800 Relay:
    • Siefert
    • Owens
    • Rowney
    • Craig
  • BOYS 4x800 Relay:
    • Balogh
    • Franks
    • Diamond
    • Evilsizor
  • GIRLS 4x400 Relay:
    • Donovan
    • Ford
    • McVey
    • Craig
  • BOYS 4x400 Relay:
    • Gannon
    • Mussman
    • Garrison
    • Rudnicki

WARM-UPS & ORDER OF EVENTS

  • Warm-Ups begin 2 events prior to your event
  • Pay attention to the order of events
  • Stay active, no standing around…if you’re still waiting around go through warm-ups again

Warm-Up #1 - First Event


Warm-Up #2 & #3 - 2nd & 3rd Events

Cool-Down After Every Event

1. 2 laps light build-ups 

    around football field

2. Max 75% speed 

    end-zone to end-zone

(100+ yards)

3. Walk from sideline to 

    Sideline

4. Form-Drills (20 yards out 

    and back):

    High Knees

    Butt Kicks

    Frankensteins

    Toe Touches

    A-March

    A-Skip

    B-Skip

    Cariocas

    High Knee Pull-Ups

    Lunges

    Reverse Lunges

    Skip for Height

5. Event-Specific Prep:

    Jumps Approaches

    Hurdles

    Block Work

    Exchanges

6. Static Stretches

7. Right before your race:

    3 x 20 meters at 90%

effort

1. Cool-down on field 

    after first event

2. 4 x 50M at 75% effort on 

    field

3. Walk from sideline to 

    Sideline

4. Form-Drills X 2 (20 yards 

    out and back):

    High Knees

    Butt Kicks

    A-March

    A-Skip

    B-Skip

    Cariocas

    Skip for Height

1. One lap walk around 

    perimeter of football field

2. Static Stretch

3. Rehydrate & Refuel:

    Light snack (granola bar, 

    fruit, protein bar, etc.)

4. Water (no sports drinks)


ORDER OF EVENTS

4 x 800 Relay


100 Hurdles/110 Hurdles


100 Meters


4 x 200 Relay


1600 Meter


4 x 100 Relay


400 Meter


200 Hurdles


800 Meter


200 Meter


4 x 400 Relay 


Sunday, April 21, 2024

Strongsville Elite Meet & Tuesday's Dual Meet

Here's information regarding tomorrow's Strongsville Elite Meet & Tuesday's Dual Meet.

Strongsville Elite Meet Participants:

MEET INFORMATION:

  • Bus leaves Learwood at approximately 1 p.m.

  • They will be using an FAT (electronic) timing system

  • Scoring will be 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

  • All running events start at 10 a.m.

  • Order of Events is the same

  • The meet will run on a rolling schedule, meaning they will start the next event as soon as the previous event has concluded

  • Locker rooms will NOT be provided, but restrooms will be open

  • T-shirts will be awarded for 1st place; ribbons will be awarded for 2nd through 3rd places

  • Team trophies will be awarded for the top team

  • Warm-ups may be allowed on the football field (they don't say we can't)

  • Concessions will be available, and t-shirts will be available for purchase

  • All tickets are $6 - All tickets must be purchased online or at the gate via credit card. There will be NO CASH SALES at the Gate

  • ONLINE TICKETS CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://strongnet.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?tile_item=5

ATHLETES

FINAL REMINDERS:

  • Dress in layers...weather looks good but be prepared nonetheless

  • Bring a blanket

  • Bring money for concessions

  • Make sure you are warming up properly (2 lap warm-up, drills, and up-tempo runs prior to your race)

  • I'll print out the warm-up/cool-down routine (this is also posted on the blog)

  • Cool-down with your teammates after your races


DISTANCE LINE-UP:

  • GIRLS 4x800 Relay

    • Luna Deasy

    • Claire Donovan

    • Anna Liller

    • Kaitlyn Warner

  • BOYS 4x800 Relay 

    • Ben Mars

    • Holden Pilkington

    • Liam Fritz

    • Luke Gunter

  • GIRLS 1600M Run

    • Anna Liller

    • BaClaire Donovan

  • BOYS 1600M Run

    • Holden Pilkington

    • Luke Gunter

  • GIRLS 400M Dash

    • Payton Ford

    • Amira Owens

  • BOYS 400M Dash

    • Ben Mars

    • Dylan Balogh

  • GIRLS 800M Run

    • Sadie Siefert

    • Luna Deasy

  • BOYS 800M Run

    • Cam Franks

    • Liam Fritz

  • GIRLS 4x400 Relay

    • Payton Ford

    • Amira Owens

    • Carolyn McVey

    • Bianca Craig

  • BOYS 4x400 Relay

    • James Garrison

    • Ben Mars

    • Holden Pilkington

    • Conall Gannon

Dual Meet Participants:

  • Basically, every other athlete NOT on the Strongsville line-up will compete Tuesday
  • I'm sending you all an email with the link to sign-up for this
  • Put together a 4x800 & 4x400 for Tuesday
  • Please have this done by MONDAY so I can enter this on Gio's form