F.I.T. Invitational: Genuario Regionally Qualifies in 3200m

The Wolverines competed in their third and final meet of Winter Break, closing out 2012 with many athletes setting new personal bests.  There were over 30 teams participating in the F.I.T. Invitational and West Potomac had three competitors place in the top 6.

Junior Katie Genuario notched her second Regional qualifying mark of the season, running her 3200m in 11:22.52.  Genuario was over 30 seconds faster than her time from last year's meet, and placed 4th overall.  Also competing strong for the Lady Wolverines was Lauren Price, who was 6th in the 1000m and within a second of her season best.  Junior Kelly Slatery cleared 4-6 in the High Jump and had a new season best in the 55m hurdles with a 10.27.

Leading the way for the boys team was senior Corey Rosenberg, who leaned out for 4th place in the 1000m.  Rosenberg's 2:40.97 is a new indoor personal best, and just off his time from the polar bear meet earlier this season.

The rest of the team will return to competition on January 12th in a polar bear meet at Lake Braddock.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A SAFE RESTFUL BREAK FOR ALL!

Coaches Corner

Parents and athletes please note, we have added a new meet to the schedule - the Lake Braddock Polar Bear Meet on 1/12. 

Sprinters

·       We will have practice Thursday 12/27, Friday 12/28 and Monday 12/31 at 10:00 am. Coach Woods and Harkless will be present at practice for the jumpers.

·       I will be sending out a workout to all the athletes who are unable to attend practice next week.

·       Information about next Saturday’s FIT Invitational will be sent out soon.

·       Take the next few days to rest, relax, and treat your bodies well.

·       Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays.

·       drmccraith@fcps.edu drmccraith@gmail.com (716)531-1225.

Distance Runners

·       Winter Break training was sent out on Friday, please follow the schedule and record your training in flotrack.

·       Coach Dietz can be reached by email (jdietz3@vt.edu) during the break.

·       Coach Coffey will be emailing out the time for the 12/26 practice.

     Happy Holidays, have a great break and continue your training!

=PR= Holiday Invitational: Goolsby & Genuario Qualify for Regionals!

The West Potomac Track Team competed in its second of three meets during the winter break.  The Wolverines took advantage of the heightened competition at the =PR= Holiday Invitational and took care of a number of qualifiers.

Junior Katie Genuario was the highest placing finisher for West Potomac as she notched a 3^rd place finish in the girls 1600m.  Her time of 5:18.42 was below the Northern Region Standard.  Sophomore Lozie Goolsby was the top performer for the boys as he placed 5^th in the High Jump after clearing 6-0 and automatically qualifying for Regionals.

There were a number of District qualifying performances as well.  In the girls 1000m senior captain Sophia Passcantando (11^th, 3:12.23) had a new season best performance.  Senior Corey Rosenberg earned his second District qualifying time of the season in the 1600m with a new indoor personal best of 4:36.07.  Junior Luca Halladay competed in his first indoor 3200m and was in the top ten with a District qualifying time of 10:00.73.

The Wolverines stood up well in their first major invitational and continued to show improvement with a number of new personal or season best performances.  The team will return to PG Sportsplex for the F.I.T. Invitational on Saturday, January 29.

West Potomac vs. Wakefield, South County: Girls Win, Boys Second!

Girls Scores:       1. WP-45                                 2. SC-41                  3. Wakefield-0

Boys Scores:      1. Wakefield-38                     2. WP-36               3. SC-29

The West Potomac Track Teams got their Winter Break started off with a victory for the girls’ and a close runner-up performance for the boys.  While the squad was split this weekend between two meets, the Wolverines fared well in their tri-meet against Wakefield and South County.

There were a total of 5 individual victories for the Lady Wolverines, who were able to claim first place despite not fielding a single relay.  Nikki Amico was a double winner, as she claimed victories in the 1600m and 3200m, doubling back to run a very strong race and new personal best in the 3200.  Senior Marjorie Woods took first in the 300m and also was second place in the 55m dash.  Sophomore Anna Lorentzen won the 500m and freshman Meredith Barber came in first in the 1000m.

In the 55m hurdles the Lady Wolverines took the 2^nd and 3^rd place spot with Tanah Kaisa (2^nd) and Kirsteen Bueno (3^rd).  In the girls 1600m West Potomac swept the first three places, after Amico were Kelsey O’Hern (2^nd) and Zoe Smith (3^rd).  Freshman Laura Powell had the strongest race of her season and placed second in the girls 1000m.  In the girls shot put Martha Bervell (2^nd) and Sarah Strizalka (4^th) placed well to score for the team.

On the boys side West Potomac came away with two individual victories: Nick McCobb in the 55m hurdles and Joseph Leonard in the 3200m.  McCobb led the way for a 1-2 finish in the 55m hurdles with Dominic Osafoh placing second.  The boys 3200m also saw a 1-2 finish with freshmen Carter Sibley moving up during the second half to finish runner-up to Leonard. 

The boys 500m had the Wolverines finish 2-3-4 with Samuel James, Tyler McCobb and Moises Romero all running strong and score.  James also placed 3^rd in the 300m.  In the 1600m sophomore Shreyak Khanal was 2^nd, just ahead of 3^rd place finisher freshman John Whitney.  Junior Brian Spitnale came in 2^nd in the 1000m, with teammate Jeff Ryscavage closing fast to take the 4^th place spot.

Banner Saturday at the WP Boosters Christmas Tree Sales

Thank you to everyone who helped with our Saturday Christmas Tree sales shifts! It was a beautiful day for Christmas cheer. With the help of many of our track parents and athletes,  we helped the Boosters sell 87 trees!

Our next shift is this upcoming Wednesday, December 19, anyone who did not help with Saturday we will see you there on Wednesday!

Genuario Named Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention

Congratulations to junior Katie Genuario for being named Washington Post All-Met honorable mention for the Fall 2012 XC season.  Genuario, in just her second season of cross-country, had earned All-District and All-Region honors in the very competitive Northern Region (on the All-Met First Team six of the eight girls were from the Northern Region). The All Met listings can be found here.