Panther Invite Postponed/Canceled

The track meet at Harrison has been pushed back due to freezing ice on the track to the Tuesday after Spring Break. We will not be attending the make-up meet, so for all intents and purposes, Saturday's (3/20) track meet is canceled.

Athletes who would have attended will still receive varsity letter credit.

It looks like there might not be after school activities today (3/19). If that is the case, enjoy your day off by doing some neighborhood driveway shoveling. Good exercise and good karma, it's a win-win situation!

Tomorrow we will not meet as a team. My gamble of practicing hard on Thursday paid off, so Saturday should be a highly active rest day. In other words, go sledding, go cross-country skiing, go snowshoeing, go for a fun bushwhacking run. I have no idea what the weather will be, so I do not want to make plans for everyone to drive and meet somewhere. I trust that you will find 90 minutes of activity to do in this wonderful state of ours. Some ideas: XC ski on a golf course, snowshoe in Castlewood Canyon, or go for a nice easy run on the trails in Cherry Creek State Park. Get out, get active, enjoy the rest day, but do not sit on the couch and play video games. Use this day off to refresh your running mojo and have fun with it!

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Panther Invite Distance Line-Ups

Here are the line-ups for the Panther Invite for the distance kids. These are pretty much set in stone, however we are still working on trying o figure out some of the sprinter relays.

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Thursday JV Meet Line-Ups

Our JV meet this week is Thursday, not Friday, at 3:00 at D.C. Stadium in Castle Rock.
Here are the race line-ups. Let's see some more breaking of early season goals!!!

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Panther Invite Track Line-Ups

100 G: Grimm, Hughes

100 B: Ray, T.B.D.

200 G: Edginton, Yeager

200 B: Batt, Ray

400 G: Larsen, Yeager

400 B: Bills

800 G: Hine, Wojan

800 B: Burt, Bacovin

1600 G: Barringer, Hine

1600 B: Heitmier, Richards

3200 G: Heard, Nielsen

3200 B: Lake, Vargo

4 x 100 G: Sant/Vazquez/Hughes/Grimm

4 x 100 B: T.B.D.

4 x 200 G: Sant/Vazquez/Edginton/Wojan

4 x 200 B: Barringer/Whipple/Purdue/Petty

4 x 400 G: Scratch

4 x 400 B: Barringer/Bull/Petty/Batt

4 x 800 G: Heard/Mansfield/Neilsen/Barringer

4 x 800 B: Burt/Bills/Bull/Purdue

Check back later tonight for any updates in the 100 or the 4 x 100.

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Panther Invite Information

Our varsity meet this Saturday is at Harrison HS, here is the school webpage, for directions and such. The bus will be leaving CHS very early, well before seven!

We also have the meet schedule, but as usual, the directors rarely stick to these things. Events could be early, events could be late, gotta be ready for anything!

Also, the weather looks good, but it is early in the week, and forecasts can change.

"Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs 44 to 51. Chance of precipitation 10 percent."

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Sunday Evening Thoughts

That is my data sheet from Saturday's meet at Mullen. More complete data can be found here, via Alan Versaw's MileSplit.com site.

Again, I am very pleased with how everyone is improving and running such fast times this early in the year. That is really, really awesome.

Well, between the clock-time change, an extra long meet yesterday, and a ton of number crunching, I am exhausted Time to get some sleep. See everyone this weekend in the Springs, or at the JV meet Thursday at DC stadium!

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Meet Highlights

Some distance-biased highlights from the meet today!

In no particular order of importance:

Katelyn in a 5:29 mile

Ryan in a 4:45 mile

Keagan in a 9:59 two mile

Nathan in two strong 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 legs

Patches in a 54 quarter mile

Wow, I can't wait to crunch the data and see how we have improved!

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ThunderRidge Varsity Line-Ups

The second meet of the season, we traditionally mix things up in terms of events and athletes. The coaching staff wants to get a clear picture of what an athlete can do, so we will throw them into races they are not used to running. This gives us a more complete picture of the athlete's fitness, ability and weaknesses, so we can design their training in the most efficient way possible. With a home JV meet on Friday, and a local varsity meet on Saturday, I bet we will get a lot of support from the hometown fans! See you all this weekend!

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ThunderRidge Invite Schedule

Our next varsity meet is the ThunderRidge Invite, held at Mullen HS this Saturday. Here is the published schedule given to us by Coach Reyes, who is also the meet director. He runs a pretty tight meet, so I would guess we will stay on schedule pretty well.

JV Meet Line-Ups

Here are the JV line-ups for this Friday at CHS. Just like the varsity meet, kids are running different events so the coaching staff can get a complete picture of their racing ability. Hope we get a big crowd to cheer them on! If I have made any mistakes, please let me know at practice, I know the meet director and things can get fixed easily!

League Relay Distance Results

Here are the distance kids results from League Relays on Saturday the 6th. Girls came in first overall, boys were thought to be second, but were actually a couple points back in third. Two great results!

League Relays Weather

Below is the forecast for Littleton HS for Saturday, March 6th.

Even though the forecast looks favorable, bring plenty of warm clothes, just in case our Colorado weather turns nasty without warning.

However, it does look like a great day for running fast!

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2010 JV Meet Schedule

Today is our first JV meet! It is down at Ponderosa HS, and we usually do pretty well at these meets. Hopefully that trend continues this year. Coaches Whitenack and Maroney are in charge, the other coaches will be down after the varsity practices are done. For those of you that are interested, here is the complete JV meet schedule for 2010, with the coaches in attendance.

March 5th-Ponderosa HS-Whitenack & Maroney

March 12th-Chaparral HS-All

March 18th-Douglas County HS-Neale & Bowman

March 31st-Regis HS-Hawk & Whitenack

April 9th-Chaparral HS-All

April 16th-Rangeview HS-Maroney & Seppala

April 23rd-Gateway HS-Hawk & Neale

April 28th-Ponderosa HS-Maroney & Whitenack

May 7th-Heritage HS-Neale & Seppala

Of course, all of these dates are subject to change, due to weather or other extenuating circumstances. If/when they do change, I will try to update as soon as I can on this blog.

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More League Relays Information

Below are the results form the jump-offs and throw-offs this week. These athletes will be competing in the field events at the League Relays.

Girls Discus

Costin, Karmac, Maisen, Krepinski

Girls Shot Put

Costin, Maisen, Karmac, Krepinski

Boys Shot Put

Austin, Callahan, Maisen, Bowman

Boys Discus

Austin, Maisen, Callahan, Bowman

Girls Long Jump

Follett, Hughes, Thorpe, Cottingham

Girls Triple Jump

Follett, Lindell, Cottingham, Barringer

Boys Long Jump

Whipple, McHenry, D. Miller, Reasoner

Boys Triple Jump

S. Bills, Helmuth, Thrasher, J. Bills

Girls High Jump

Follett, Grimm, Hughes, Lee

Boys High Jump

Brandes, Bills, Reasoner, Thrasher

Girls Pole Vault

T.B.D.

Boys Pole Vault

T.B.D.

Remember, uniform hand-out for varsity athletes it Friday, after practice. All other athletes get their uniforms today!

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League Relays Information.

Below is some information for the League Relay Meet. The schedule is pretty set in stone, but the track line-ups are subject to change (as always).

The field line-ups are still being determined, check back later this week for that info!

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