Leslie Sherman Invitational Recap

The Wolverines opened up the 2013 outdoor season over their Spring Break at the Leslie Sherman Memorial Invitational.  In the team scoring West Potomac was 9^th on the girls side and 10^th in the boys team scores.

                  Returning All-Region senior Ke’Shaun Davis placed well in her two events, finishing 4^th in the 100m and 3^rd in the 200m with a district qualifying time of 27.43.  Sophomore Melanie Bomberg was 8^th in the 800, winning her heat in 2:36.64.  The girls 4x400m relay was 7^th in a time of 4:53.63.

                  On the boys side junior Mychael Gymafi started off his second season of track strong by placing 2^nd in the Discus.  Sophomore Lozie Goolsby placed 2^nd overall in the 400 meter dash and well under the District standard with his new personal best of 51.56. Goolsby was also 3^rd in the High Jump.  Junior Diermoney Pierson-El competed well in his first track meet by placing 4^th in the 100m and matching the District standard in 11.62, while also placing 7^th in the High Jump.  The boys 4x400m relay was 5^th after placing 3nd in their section with a time of 3:40.33. Full results for the meet can be found here

                  Next up for the Wolverines will be their first quad meet on Wednesday at Annandale against Patriot District foes Lake Braddock, Annandale and Robert E. Lee.  They will also compete with selected athletes Saturday at the Legard Relays,  held at WT Woodson. 

Leslie Sherman Invitational

Leslie Sherman Invitational Participants Only,

 

To those of you who are participating in the Lesley Sherman Memorial Invitiational at West Springfield HS on Friday March 29. 

 

(1) The Meet begins at 9 AM for jumps, throws, and vaults and at 10 AM for running events.

 

(2) There is a bus to this meet. It leaves West Potomac HS at 8 AM sharp!  Be there at 7:45 AM.

 

(3) The schedule with line-ups and approximate times for the events is below.  

 

(4)  Make sure you bring your own water, gatorade, and snacks that make you perform your best.

 

(5)  Admission is $5 per spectator and I remember from last year there was a concession stand.

 

(6)  According to the Weather Channel today, the high Friday will be 57 degrees and low 38 degrees with only a 10 percent chance of precipitation.  Dress in layers and perhaps bring a blanket to stay warm while you wait.  Maybe even bring a hat or headband. 

 

(7) West Springfield HS is at 6100 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152.

Schedule of Events

9:00am:               -Girls Long Jump followed by Boys (Gyamfi,Pierson-el, Schaefer, Kargbo, Pressley)

                            -Boys Triple Jump (Schaefer)

                            -Girls Shot Put followed by BoysGyamfi, Ransom

                            -Boys Discus Gyamfi, LaGow, Pike followed by Girls

                            -Girls Pole Vault followed by Boys Schaefer

                            -Boys High Jump Goolsby, Pierson-el, Pressley, Osafoh followed by Girls Taylor, Davis, Smith  

                 

10:00am              3200m (All Sections)  John Whitney*

11:00am:             -100m/110m High Hurdles (sections on time)

                Kaisa, Freewalt  Napoli, Osafoh

11:45am:             Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Leslie Sherman

11:50am:             Middle School 1600m run  (no registration required, just check in at event)

12:00pm:             (Rolling schedule starting with running events) (Girls then Boys)

                            -4x800m Relay  (none)

                            -100m Dash  (sections on time)

                Davis, Gyamfi Pierson-el, Schaefer, Pressley, Kargbo

                            -1600m

                Airey, PowellJohn Whitney*   

                            -4x100m Relay  (none)

                            -400m

                Dikerson, Taylor, Mitchell, Bessell   Goolsby, Rushing, Cukor, James

                            -300m Hurdles  (sections on time)

                Napoli, Osafoh

                            -800m

Z. Smith, Bomberg, Bomberg, Copley Austin Whitney, James McNulla

                            -200m (sections on time)

                Davis, Gyamfi, Dickerson  Gyamfi, Pierson-el, Kargbo, Pressley

                            -4x400m Relay

                Dickerson - Taylor - Bessell - Mitchell Goolsby - Cukor - James - Rushing  

Welcome to the 2013 Spring Track Season!

Hooray it is Spring and with the flowers and warmer weather comes the beginning of spring track! Returning and new athletes are well into their training with competitions beginning next week. This blog will be your news source for all things track and field. Schedules, meet recaps, and special directions from the coaches will all be posted here. We do our best to regularly update the blog every week on Sunday evenings, so so you can take a look before the work/school week begins. Please scroll down to see a number of articles of importance, including information about our team dinners, and volunteers needed for our home track meet and elementary school meets which are held at West Potomac.If you have information that you would like to include in the blog please contact Lisa Guide our blog administrator, at lisaguide@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing all of you out in the bleachers and on the track!

Sign Up to Host or Help with Team Dinners

Track team dinners are a great way for the athletes to get to know each other and enjoy a bit of social time after all their hard work at practices and meets. This year the team will host three team dinners and Senior Night, which will honor our graduating seniors. The dinners will be April 5th at the Genuarios, April 26th (host to be determined), May 3rd at the Passacantandos, and Senior Night at the Rosenbergs on May 10. Please sign up to host, help or bring food and/or supplies for one of these team events. You can sign up here:  Thanks to Suzanne Dash for coordinating these dinners!

Volunteers Needed for Home Meets

Parent Volunteers will be needed for our one home Quad meet on April 10. Mark your calendar and look for a Sign Up Genius for volunteer slots. We will need timers, concession workers and help at the front gate. West Potomac also hosts two elementary school track meets. These are scheduled for Monday April 22 and Monday May 13, with a rain date on May 20. While the athletes run the meet, parents are needed to help with concessions. This is a fundraiser for the track team, and if anyone has attended these meet in the past you know that it is packed with hungry parents cheering on their little ones. Please come and help us serve a lot of food and drink.

2013 State Automatic Cut Standards

Following are this year's standards which automatically qualify athletes for competition at the AAA State Championships. We will post the Patriot District and Northern Region standards when we receive them. 

         2013 State Group AAA Outdoor Track & Field Standards        

                          

                               Girl's Standard       Boy's Standard

Shot Put                                      37'03.50"                  51'11.25"

Long Jump                                   17'09.00"                       22'04.00"

Discus                                         110'08.00"                     148'01.00"

High Jump                                      5'03.00"                         6'03.00"

Pole Vault                                     10'03.00"                       13'03.00”

Triple Jump                                   37'00.00"                       45'06.25"

110/100 Hurdles                             :15.20                             :15.13

300 M Hurdles                               :45:90                            :39.50

100 M Dash                                    :12.44                             :11.10

200 M Dash                                    :25.41                             :22.40

400 M Dash                                    :57.78                             :50.23

800 M Run                                    2:17.20                           1:56.29

1600 M Run                                  5:07.60                           4:22.08

3200 M Run                                11:13.92                           9:33.83

400 M Relay                                   :48.88                             :42.98

1600 M Relay                               4:00.17                           3:23.36

3200 M Relay                               9:34.13                           8:03.35