We made it to the start of the outdoor season! It’s finally MEET WEEK! We have a freshman meet at Tahlequah on Thursday and a Varsity/JV meet at Jenks on Friday. Information, including rosters, for both meets is listed below. Events for athletes are posted on Classroom the week before the meet so athletes can tell you what they’ll be competing in.
As we officially start the outdoor season I want to take a minute to remind parents how we determine which meets our athletes will attend. We don’t have many opportunities for freshmen to compete against only other freshmen so we’ll utilize those meets specifically for our 9th grade runners as often as we can. JV and Varsity will be determined by performance at practice and races. We will not have runners compete at a meet who are failing a class, missing workouts, or who are coming back from an injury or sickness. We practice to race! Racing is a reward for those athletes who consistently give their best to the TEAM day in and day out. Unlike XC where we can take unlimited runners to a meet, spots in Track are limited. Our most consistent and highest-performing athletes earn those spots.
As is usually the case early in the season, the weather for both meets looks somewhat questionable. Please remind your athletes to bring plenty of extra clothes and blankets, in addition to their warm-ups, uniform, and spikes. Right now Thursday and Friday both look to be cool and rainy. The good Lord delights in testing Track runners every year to overcome a multitude of challenges!
Lastly, it means a lot to your athlete if you are there to support them when they compete. If you can, come out and support the team and see these runners show off all the hard work they’ve put in this winter. It’s going to be a blast!
Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins
Weekly Schedule
Monday, March 4th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm workout
Tuesday, March 5th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout
Fan Pledge Fundraiser for JH athletes. 3:00-4:00 pm @ 8th Grade Center
Wednesday, March 6th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout
Thursday, March 7th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout – JV/Varsity
Freshmen – Tahlequah JH Invitational
Roster: Audrey Toews, Bijoux Milien, Hannah McBee, Madison Friday, Yaretzy Aguilar-Cordona, Colton Correa, Jack Hill, Brody Murdock, Keith Nelson, Adan Rossini, Chiles Stover
Tahlequah High School
591 Pendleton St,
Tahlequah, OK 74464
8:00 – Bus leaves 8GC
10:00 – Meet Starts
4×800
100H/110H
100m
4×200
800m
4×100
400m
300H
200m
1600m
4×400
3:30 – Bus leaves Tahlequah (time approximate)
5:00 – Bus arrives back at 8GC (time approximate)
Friday, March 8th
Freshmen Practice – 2:00 – 2:45
JV/Varsity – Jenks Invitational
Roster: Gwyneth Collins, Erin Hendrick, Lilith Johnson, Estella Jones, Jade Mangelson, Julia Trost, Chloe Matheny, Bella Nelson, Pippy Newell, Rilee Shea, Taylor Snyder, Kate Stocksen, Sarah Swofford, Gabe Baughman, Ben Campbell, Evan Carter, Wilder Collins, Charlie Doppenberg, Oxford Grant, Nick Greenlee, Anakin Haney, Eric Harding, Sam Hays, Brady Hugueley, Dane Janowski, Isaac Krueger, Quinn Lamb, Weston Morris, Brendan Payne, Gavin Veenker
Jenks MIddle School
3019 E 101st St,
Tulsa, OK 74137
9:00 – Bus leaves Fieldhouse
11:00 – Field events start
12:00 – Running events start
6:00 – Bus leaves Jenks (time approximate)
6:30 – Bus arrives at Fieldhouse (time approximate)
Saturday, March 9th
No HS Practice – Recovery Day