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That was whack.  Two meets in two days.  Rain,  super hot, and freezing cold all in about four hours for BTW then the opposite for BA the next day.  Through it all we had some terrific races from our athletes!  We wanted to give them a taste of what State will feel like having to perform well on back-to-back days and they CRUSHED it.  Despite the conditions, we had fast times but the best part was the effort they gave.  We were all miserable and tired and our runners still stepped up and competed very well.  I was very proud of all of them last week!

This week we have Freshman Conference tomorrow and High School Conference on Thursday.  FR Conference will be at Sapulpa HS and HS Conference will be held at Bixby this year.  Several of our JV runners ran their last race last week and this will be the final meet for a few more athletes.  From this point on, we can only take 3 runners per event and have one relay team.  Our JV runners will continue to train up to the State meet so they’ll be on the same training schedule as our Varsity kids.  We will run the JV Mile the Wednesday before State at their final race.  If we JV athletes are in another sport in the fall they will move on this week.

We’ll be sending out information for our summer Striders program very soon.  This year we are adding sprints, throws, and pole vault in addition to training athletes for XC next fall.  We’ve changed up our schedule a little to better accommodate all of our athletes.  As soon as I have everything put together on the website we’ll post it and get the ball rolling.  In the meantime, the website is open for our distance athletes to start signing up.  Summer training is CRUCIAL to a successful XC season and training together with teammates helps create the kind of culture we seek in the fall.  Since we started the Striders program twelve years ago, our XC program has grown in leaps and bounds.  It’s not the only reason but Striders certainly plays a huge role in that success.  The website is www.owassostriders.com.  Check it out and please let me know if you have any questions.

The Gear Store for XC will be opening this week.   To guarantee a uniform and warm-up set before the start of the season, runners need to purchase their gear from this store.  We’ll have a second store in June which should be enough time to get gear before racing starts in the fall.  We’ll have a final store in August that will be the same gear but will come in after we start racing in September.  If you have any questions on gear when you see the store please reach out.  

We have our annual end-of-the-season banquet coming up in a few weeks.  The ever-vigilant Kelly Mangelson has put together an RSVP link and another link for volunteers.  Here are those…

Banquet RSVP Link – RSVP no later than Tuesday, May 7

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-49219672-2024

Banquet Volunteer Link

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-49226486-2024

Lastly, we have Physical Night for the 2024-2025 seasons coming up on May 6th.  The cost is $25 and will be held on campus.  The funds from Physical Night go directly to our athletic training rooms for things like tape, recovery equipment, and Gatorade bottles.  The more money raised on Physical Night the more access our runners will have to the best treatment available.  Plus, it means you don’t have to worry about uploading a physical to Rankone later this summer.  It all stays in-house.  

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, April 22th

HS Practice –  6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room (No weight room for freshmen running at Conference), 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Freshman Conference

Sapulpa Sports Complex

1521 S Wickham Rd, 

Sapulpa, OK 74066

2:00 – Bus leaves from Fieldhouse

9:00 – 9:30 – Bus arrives at Fieldhouse (approximate)

Roster: 

Yaretzy	Aguilar-Cardona
Madison	Friday
Hannah	McBee
Bijoux	Milien

Colton	Correa
Nos	Graham
Jack	Hill
Brody	Murdock
Keith	Nelson
Adan	Rossini
Chiles	Stover

Tuesday, April 23rd

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, April 24th

HS Practice –  6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Thursday, April 25th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:00 For anyone not going to Conference

Frontier Valley Conference

Bixby High School

601 S Riverview Dr, 

Bixby, OK 74008

Roster:

Erin	Hendrick
Stella	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Bella	Nelson
Taylor	Snyder
Sarah	Swofford
Audrey	Toews

Gabe	Baughman
Evan	Carter
Eric	Harding
Sam	Hays
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger

Friday, April 26th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm

Saturday, April 27th

HS Practice – 8:00 – 9:30 am 

Another really solid meet last week for our Varsity kids at OU.  The weather was beautiful and other than leaving at 5:00 am and getting home after 9:00 pm it was an excellent day.  Congratulations to Bella Nelson for the win in the 800 and Dane Janowski for finishing 3rd in the 800 with the 2nd fastest time in 6A this year!  We also had PR performances from Sarah Swofford in the 3200m run, Erin Hendrick, Stella Jones, Audrey Toews, and Jade Mangelson in the 4×800, and Gabe Baughman in the 4×800!  

This week we have two meets.  We’ll take our freshmen and a few individual runners to BTW on Thursday then most everyone will go to BA on Friday.  This will be the last meet for several of our JV runners then most of our Freshmen will end their season a week from tomorrow at Freshmen Conference. It’s hard to believe we’re already at the end of the season.  Crazy!

We’ll be sending out information for our summer Striders program very soon.  This year we are adding sprints, throws, and pole vault in addition to training athletes for XC next fall.  We’ve changed up our schedule a little to better accommodate all of our athletes as well.  As soon as I have everything put together on the website we’ll post it and get the ball rolling. 

We have our monthly Booster Club meeting tomorrow night at 6:00 at the Track/XC Fieldhouse.  The Gear Store for XC will be opening within the next two weeks and lastly, we have Physical Night for the 2024-2025 seasons coming up on May 6th.  Lots of stuff is happening for sure.

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, April 15th

HS Practice –  6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Booster Club Meeting, 6:00 pm  – Track/XC Fieldhouse

Tuesday, April 16th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, April 17th

HS Practice –  6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Thursday, April 18th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:00 For anyone not going to BTW

BTW Invitational

Booker T Washington High School

1631 E Woodrow Place

Tulsa, OK 74106

Roster:

Erin	Hendrick
Stella	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Bella	Nelson
Rilee	Shea
Sarah	Swofford
Audrey	Toews

Gabe	Baughman
Ben	Campbell
Evan	Carter
Eric	Harding
Sam	Hays
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger
Brendan	Payne

11:00 – Bus leaves from Fieldhouse

1:00 – Running Events Start

Friday, April 19th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 3:00 pm Workout for runners not racing at BA

Broken Arrow Relay Meet

Broken Arrow High School 

1901 E Albany St, 

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

11:00 – Field Events Start

1:00 – Running Events Start

Roster:

Gwynie	Collins
Erin	Hendrick
Stella	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Chloe	Matheny
Bella	Nelson
Pippy	Newell
Rilee	Shea
Taylor	Snyder
Sarah	Swofford

Gabe	Baughman
Ben	Campbell
Evan	Carter
Wilder	Collins
Charlie	Doppenberg
Anakin	Haney
Eric	Harding
Sam	Hays
Brady	Hugueley
Brady	Hugueley
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger
Quinn	Lamb
Weston	Morris
Brenden	Payne

Saturday, April 20th

HS Practice – 8:00 – 9:30

We had a great meet last week at Jenks!  There were several PR performances highlighted by our boys 4×800 matching their state championship time from last year, only one second off the school record, and currently ranking 2nd overall in the state!  

Our freshmen will compete tomorrow at Broken Arrow and our Varsity athletes will go to OU on Friday.  Our JV runners will take the week off to prepare for their final meets in the next two weeks.

I don’t know if you’ve heard but a celestial event is occurring tomorrow with the moon crossing over the sun around 1:45 in the afternoon.  According to science, looking directly at this so-called eclipse will blind all humans until they can no longer see with their eyes.  This obviously creates an issue, as our freshmen will likely be competing on the track when the eclipse occurs.  I suggest having every runner carry their school-issued eclipse glasses during their race so they can quickly and protectively put their glasses on at the critical time of the event.  This will of course render them completely blind to the actual race but will save their eyes from the eclipse.  Plus, there is always the chance that a bunch of runners wearing light-blocking glasses will look hilarious and hijinx will ensue.  Please email our resident science teacher, Coach Graddy, if you have any questions.

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, April 8th

HS Practice –  6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room (No Weight Room for Freshmen competing at the meet), 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Broken Arrow Freshman Meet

2290 E Albany St

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

Roster:

Yaretzy	Aguilar-Cardona
Madison	Friday
Hannah	McBee
Bijoux	Milien

Colton	Correa
Nos	Graham
Jack	Hill
Brody	Murdock
Keith	Nelson
Adan	Rossini
Chiles	Stover

8:00 – Freshmen will go to 1st hour

9:00 – Bus leaves for Broken Arrow

10:30 – Running Events start

There will be a message sent on SportsYou at the end of the meet to let everyone know when the FR will be back.

Tuesday, April 9th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, April 10th

HS Practice –  6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight Room (No Weight Room for Juniors taking the ACT), 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Thursday, April 11th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 

Friday, April 12th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 3:00 pm Workout for JV and Freshman Runners

OU John Jacobs Invitational (Varsity Runners)

1185 Asp Ave,

Norman, OK 73019

Roster:

Erin	Hendrick
Stella	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Bella	Nelson
Rilee	Shea
Sarah	Swofford
Audrey	Toews

Gabe	Baughman
Ben	Campbell
Evan	Carter
Eric	Harding
Sam	Hays
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger
Brendan	Payne

10:00 – Running events start

7:30 – Back to the Fieldhouse (approximately)

Saturday, April 13th

HS Practice – 8:00 – 9:30

Happy Easter!  Sorry for the late schedule.  We had a solid week last week with two meets at Bartlesville and Jenks.  Jenks was CRAZY windy so times suffered but Bella Nelson still managed a win in the 1600m.  On Thursday Ben Campbell won his heat of the 1600m and broke 5:00 minutes for the first time!  Anakin Haney also won his heat of the 800m with a PR time!  We had many other strong performances as well. 

I’d also like to congratulate one of our Senior boys, Isaac Krueger, for accepting his scholarship to St. Louis University!  He will attend SLU this fall on a Track/XC scholarship.  Way to go Schmuel!

This week we are deciding on two meets on Friday…either Tahlequah or Jenks.  Our goal is not split the team and the coaching staff if possible.  I will post rosters and the meet schedule as soon as the decision is made.

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, April 1st

HS Practice –  6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Tuesday, April 2nd

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, April 3rd

HS Practice –  6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Thursday, April 4th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 

Friday, April 5th

Jenks Invitational or Tahlequah Invitational – Both meets will be during school.

Saturday, April 6th

HS Practice – 8:00 – 10:00 

We’re back to it this week and we have a lot going on.  Our practice schedule, meet schedule, and rosters are listed below.  

I hope everyone had a fun and restful Spring Break.  There are only nine more weeks of school and seven more weeks of Track.  Say what?????

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, March 26th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm workout  (JH distance runners are welcome to join)

Tuesday, March 27th

HS Practice –  6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, March 28th

HS Practice –  6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Thursday, March 29th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 (Varsity)

Bartlesville Invitational (JV Meet)

Bartlesville High School

1700 Hillcrest Dr, 

Bartlesville, OK 74003

Girls Roster: 

Yaretzy	Aguilar-Cardona
Gwyneth	Collins
Madison	Friday
Hannah	McBee
Bijoux	Milien
Addison	Newell
Rilee	Shea
Sarah	Swofford

Boys Roster:

Ben	Campbell
Wilder	Collins
Colton	Correa
Charlie	Doppenberg
Nos	Graham
Oxford	Grant
Nicolas	Greenlee
Anakin	Haney
Eric	Harding
Jack	Hill
Brady	Hugueley
Quinn	Lamb
Weston	Morris
Brody	Murdock
Keith	Nelson
Brendan	Payne
Adan	Rossini
Chiles	Stover
Gavin	Veenker

10:30 –  Running Events Start

4x100m Relay

4x800m Relay

100m Dash

100H/110H Girls/Boys

100m Dash

Sprint Medley Relay

3200m Run

300H

800m Run

400m Dash

200m Dash

1600m Run

4x400m Relay

4:30 – Bus leaves Bartlesville (time approximate)

5:15 – Bus arrives back at Fieldhouse (time approximate)

Friday, March 30th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 (JV)

Jenks Invitational (Varsity) (Meet schedule will be posted soon)

Jenks Middle School

3019 E 101st St, Tulsa, OK 74137

Girls Roster:

Erin	Hendrick
Estella	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Arabella	Nelson
Taylor	Snyder
Audrey	Toews

Boys Roster:

Gabe	Baughman
Evan	Carter
Sam	Hays
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger

Saturday, March 30th

HS Practice – 8:00 – 10:00 

We had such a GREAT first week of competition!  Union was all over the place regarding weather…cool and windy, lightning delays, hot and humid, then finally perfect…but our runners were awesome through all of it!  We had too many PR’s to count.  Last night, some of our top runners participated in the Texas Distance Festival and again, nearly every runner ran near PR times or had their best race ever.  We’re incredibly proud of the way they competed!

We have several runners gone this week for Spring Break but for the kids that are here, we will have some practice times.  What we tell the runners is if they are in town they need to come to practice, if they are out of town they need to get some kind of run in…competitors will find a way!  

If we have any JH distance runners who want to come practice with the HS kids they are more than welcome.

I hope everyone enjoys the break! Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, March 18th

HS Practice –  8:00 – 10:00 am workout

Tuesday, March 19th

HS Practice –  8:00 – 10:00 am workout

Wednesday, March 20th

No Practice – Recovery Day

Thursday, March 21st

HS Practice –  8:00 – 10:00 am workout

Friday, March 22nd

HS Practice –  8:00 – 10:00 am workout

Saturday, March 23rd

No HS Practice – Recovery Day

As so often happens in early March in Oklahoma we had bad weather for our first meet!  It seemed ridiculous that Jenks postponed the meet Friday morning but after freezing our behinds off and getting soaked at practice Friday afternoon I was a little more understanding.  Despite the weather, we have three new members of our Owasso Milers Club!  For practice on Friday, we had a quick inner-squad practice meet with several athletes running fantastic times.  Congratulations to Stella Jones and Gwyneth Collins for breaking 6:00 minutes in the mile for the first time and Ben Campbell for breaking 5:00 minutes in the mile for the first time on the boys’ team!  One of our baseline goals each season is to get as many female runners under 6:00 minutes for 1600m and as many male runners under 5:00 minutes as possible.  Way to go homies!

Fortunately, our Freshman athletes were able to compete last week at Tahlequah on Thursday and they CRUSHED it!  Both our girls and boys 4×800 relays won the meet with the girls’ relay of Audrey Toews, Yaretzy Aguilar-Cardona, Madison Friday, and Bijoux Milien setting a new Freshman record and our boys’ team of Chiles Stover, Nos Graham, Adan Rossini, and Brody Murdock closing on a Freshman record of their own!  Audrey also won the 800m and Yaretzy was the individual champ in the 400m.  We had several PR performances across the board for our freshman team.  Great stuff!  

For this week we are taking as many athletes as we can to Union on Thursday.  Again, the weather looks somewhat iffy but they lowered the rain chances today so we’re headed in the right direction.  Information for the meet is listed below.

We have our second FanPledge fundraiser of the year on Tuesday for our HS kids.  We did this way back in XC and had tremendous success.  Once the Track is complete (if you haven’t seen it, things are ACTUALLY happening at the Track now) we’ll be able to take gate and concession money which should eliminate the need for a second FanPledge.  We hope to kick off next year with the FanPledge, followed by the Hog Jog in November, and then use our new Track facility to raise funds in the Spring.  That will mean only three fundraisers all year.  Until then we need to fund this season!  The money from this fundraiser will go towards, among other things, the KU Relays in April and as seed money for XC Camp this summer plus travel meets in the fall.  Last year we took more athletes to out-of-state meets in XC than ever before.  We want to keep that trend going so that as many kids as possible get to participate in big, multi-state races in both XC and Track.  We want our athletes to have the best experience possible while in our programs but it takes funds to make it happen.  The biggest thing we need to make this FanPledge a success is athletes entering their contacts BEFORE we start the fundraiser on Tuesday.  Here is a link with all the information…

https://www.sportsyou.com/teams/te-78547a0e-5514-4470-95be-fa78db8fd27f

Lastly, we have our monthly Booster Club meeting on Tuesday at 6:00 in the Fieldhouse.  All Booster Club members in good standing are welcome to attend.  

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, March 11th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm workout

Tuesday, March 12th

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 HS athletes. 2:00-3:00 pm @ the Wellness Center

Booster Club Meeting @ 6:00 pm at the Track Fieldhouse.

Wednesday, March 7th

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 8th

Union Invitational

Union High School

6636 S Mingo Rd, 

Tulsa, OK 74133

Girls Roster: 

Yaretzy	Aguilar-Cardona
Gwyneth	Collins
Madison	Friday
Erin	Hendrick
Lilith	Johnson
Estella	Jones
Kamrin	Jones
Kamrin	Jones
Jade	Mangelson
Chloe	Matheny
Hannah	McBee
Bijoux	Milien
Arabella	Nelson
Addison	Newell
Rilee	Shea
Taylor	Snyder
Kate	Stocksen
Sarah	Swofford
Audrey	Toews
Julia	Trost

Boys Roster:

Gabe	Baughman
Ben	Campbell
Evan	Carter
Wilder	Collins
Colton	Correa
Charlie	Doppenberg
Oxford	Grant
Nicolas	Greenlee
Anakin	Haney
Eric	Harding
Sam	Hays
Jack	Hill
Brady	Hugueley
Dane	Janowski
Isaac	Krueger
Quinn	Lamb
Maddox	McCoy
Weston	Morris
Brody	Murdock
Keith	Nelson
Brendan	Payne
Adan	Rossini
Chiles	Stover
Gavin	Veenker

10:00 – Bus leaves Fieldhouse

12:00 – Field Events Start

1:45 – Running Evens Start

4x800m Relay

4x100m Relay

3200m Run

100H/110H Girls/Boys

100m Dash

4x400m Mixed Gender

4x200m Relay

800m Run

400m Dash

300H

200m Dash

1600m Run

4x400m Relay

6:00 – Bus leaves Union (time approximate)

6:30 – Bus arrives back at Fieldhouse (time approximate)

Friday, March 15th

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00

Saturday, March 9th

No HS Practice – Recovery Day

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

We’ve made it to the last week of off-season workouts…next week…WE RACE!  We’ve had amazing workouts with some strangely terrific weather.  I’m really excited to see our kids start getting out and competing against someone other than themselves.  

It was good to see so many JH runners out last week as well!  Now that they have officially started practice I will leave it up to Coach Graham and Coach Calip to send out information regarding their schedule so I don’t contradict anything they plan on doing. 

Drum roll please…they are starting construction on the Track this week!  There will be temporary fencing going up around the Track and the parking lot.  Our access points are going to change but we plan on still having practice as usual.  The Athletic Department is going to give us information on exactly how things are going to work.  As soon as we know we’ll pass that information along to our athletes and parents.    

Lastly, we have our Track parent meeting this Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the 8th Grade Center.  This is for JH and HS athletes.  We’ll go over important information regarding the schedule and gear as well as give parents a chance to meet the coaching staff and ask questions.  

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS!  –  Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule 

Monday, February 26th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm workout

Tuesday, February 27th

HS Practice –  6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, February 28th

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, February 29th

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Friday, March 1st

HS Practice –  2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Saturday, March 2nd

HS Practice – 8:00 – 10:30 am Long Run

We had an excellent meet yesterday at Washburn University in Kansas! It was a crazy long day but several athletes ran very well. The highlight of the meet was Dane Janowski’s 800m where he placed 3rd and ran a state-leading time of 1:56! Yaretzly Aguilar won her heat of the 400m, Madison Friday ran a PR in the Mile, as did Gabe Baughman in the 800m. It was a nice pre-season meet to help prepare for the start of our outdoor season in a few weeks.

We will have an optional practice tomorrow from 8:00 – 10:00. JH practice will start this week as well. We also have our Fan Pledge fundraiser coming up to raise money for the Kansas Relays and the season. Our parent meeting has been rescheduled (tentative) for February 27th. We’ll send out the exact date as soon as it’s confirmed.

We’re seeing an abnormal amount of foot and calf issues from our athletes at practice. Not sure why but we are working on some additional warm-up and cool-down routines with an extra focus on strength to see if it will help. Our trainers have said they are seeing a lot of athletes with vitamin D deficiencies as well. Please help remind your runners of the three R’s…Rest, Rehydrating, and Refueling. They all need plenty of fluids, calories, and sleep to stay in top form and prevent injuries. You might also consider a multivitamin just to make sure they’re getting everything they need. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins

Weekly Schedule

Monday, February 19th

HS Practice – (Optional) 8:00 – 10:00

Tuesday, February 20th

HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Wednesday, February 21st

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, February 22nd

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Friday, February 23rd

HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout

Saturday, February 24th

HS Practice – No Practice (Recovery Run day)