Coach Stenny's Track and Field Snow Day.

This weekend...

Ugh. Colorado Track and Field is really something.  Certainly its fine taking the day off today. Going to the Gym and or Pool this afternoon would be great as well. If you take the day off be sure to get a workout in on Sunday afternoon.


The week ahead.....

We are down to out final meets of the year, with a large focus on the league meet next week. What we do this week is maximize the chances for our potential individual state qualifying kids along with get some of you in your final meet of the year.

Jeffco Elite Meet May 3-4 @ Jeffco Stadium

A lot of individual stuff will take place here and we won't be doing a lot other then one or two races over the two days for some of you. We will use the meet to prepare a couple of relays for league should we have the ability to do so.

Viking Invite May 5th @ DPS Stadium

This will be a meet where we will give some final events to some of you who may not be in the League meet, and as yet have been working very hard with us this year.

Pueblo Twilight Distance Evening May 5th 

We will be going down to Pueblo to seek some final PR's for careers in the 3200m and in search of some 1600m qualifying for the State meet.

Cherry Creek May 6th @ Stutler Bowl

Mainly a Sprints and Jumps meet...should be a very nice day to compete in final prep for League Championships. Watch for Maya Nefs in the 400m, Alexa Buchli in the High Jump and relays, Dimy Dobrev in Long Jump, Olivia Robinson and Kelli Fleming in some relays and jumps, Chris Taylor and Braden Mattson in the 400m, Celina Wilkerson, Kallie Hayes and Micaela Mossbrucker in the Triple Jump and other relays. Iarusso, Freihieter, Bendorf in the hurdles and Carisa Wilkerson and Abby Vagher, Addie Cavallaro will figure in some relays and individual events as well. Lets hope the weather gets warm for our sprints and jumps crew. They have been working very hard and improving weekly they deserve a great day here soon.

More then a Week away...

TEAM DINNER ON MONDAY MAY 8th.....

League Meet May 9th and 13th

Tuesday May 9th will be the opening of our final meet of the year barring any State qualifying in the final stretch here. The first night will have three finals..Sprint Medley Girls, 4x800m Boys and Girls and Boys and Girls 3200m. The rest is all prelims, with the Top 9 athletes qualifying for the finals on Saturday May 13th.

Track and Field End of Year Banquet...

We are going to have our Banquet at the end of the year on Tuesday May 23rd 6:00pm in the Cafeteria at Dakota Ridge.

We are going to make this banquet a fundraiser to help alleviate costs for awards and make up for a lost fundraiser opportunity we typically have with Chipotle. Chipotle cancelled one of our normal fundraisers this spring that usually brings in about $800-$1200 for the program. Instead, we are looking to do a similar fundraiser with Olive Garden.

Olive Garden will provide our food for the evening at a discounted rate. We will have a door charge of $10 per person for the banquet to cover the discounted food and put money in the booster club account for awards costs.

So, instead of doing a potluck where in you have to make something to bring, we will just have everyone show up and pay the $10 door charge. This will include the student-athletes. Essentially, where you might have paid $10 for a burrito at Chipotle this year, you will instead pay it at the banquet and we will keep some of the proceeds.

If this is not something you are a fan of, please email me and we can set up a time to chat on the phone about it. Certainly, if you feel strongly against paying the door charge, we will talk and come to an agreement. If the cost in general is an issue for your family, we can also talk and come to an agreement.