Team 101: August 4th-10th

Weekly Training/Racing Schedule (All Dates, Locations and Times Subject to Change):

Note: Bad weather may not cancel practice, it may be moved to another area.

August 4th-10th (Summer evening training schedule in effect: 5:00 PM for sprinters, field athletes and young runners, 5:50 for girls and junior high boys, 6:15 for high school boys)

Monday- Jefferson Playground
Tuesday- John Curtis 
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground
Thursday- Jefferson Playground
Friday- Jefferson Playground
Saturday- End of Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park Shelter #7) 11:30 AM
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

There is no meet for this week.

Weekly Notes:

Coach Chaz will assign everyone this week to bring some food or drinks for the BBQ. Reminder you only need to bring about $5 worth.

All shirts are now on sale for $10.  First come first served.  Sizes are limited.

Curtis athletes should make sure they have their physicals finished, school registration completed, and their money paid to coach Preston for team camp before we head to Baton Rouge.  $30 for girls, $40 for boys.  This is for 7th graders and above, all Curtis runners are required to attend.

Reminder that all runners in 11th and 12th grades need to sign up for the September 13th ACT date.  Last day to sign up before late registration is August 8th.

Lapathon is coming up in September so remember it is time to start looking for sponsors.  Fundraising is a major part of how we are able to attend as many meets as we do, so do your part and then some!

Recent Events:

I hope you enjoyed your extended weekend!

At the AAU Junior Olympics we saw several great performances by our two throwers at the event.  Zechariah Blake took first in the 13B Shotput and Javelin as well as a third in the Discus.  This was Zechariah's best meet performance ever!  Also Kaleb Jordan in his first year of track managed a great 13th place in the 15-16B Shotput and 32nd place in the Discus earlier in the week.  Congrats to your performances boys!

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast.  If it is raining around workout time, I will be updating changes in practice schedule on twitter which will automatically load onto the right side of this page.  You can check for updates there.  Please do not call or text several hours before practice even begins.  The weather around here changes swiftly and there is no way to tell what it will look like around practice time.  Between 30-40 minutes before practice I will tweet if practice is changing locations, but I will not tweet if it remains the same.  If practice location changes, 99% of the time it will change to John Curtis High School which is located on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge.

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change):

August 8th: Last Day of Southern Athletics Practice

August 9th:  End of Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park Shelter #7)
August 11th-12th: John Curtis Girls Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 12th-14th: John Curtis Boys Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 16th: 3 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
August 30th: 1.5 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
September 1st: Labor Day Evening Practice (TBD)
September 3rd: John Curtis Cross Country Season Opener (City Park)
September 6th: Bayou Boogie- Boys (Highland Park) or STA Invite-Girls (STA)
September 13th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
September 20th: LSU Invite (Highland Park)
September 27th: Newman Invite (Audubon Park) Girls and Boys/Girls JH and Evening Practice-Varsity Boys
October 4th: Nike South Invitational- Varsity Boys (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands)
October 11th: Catholic High Invite (Highland Park, Baton Rouge)
October 18th: Walker Invite (Walker, Louisiana)
October 22nd: STA Invite (STA)
October 25th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
November 1st: Sta Invite (STA)
November 8th: New Orleans Metro Championship (City Park)
November 17th-18th: State Cross Country Meet (NSU)
November 22nd: Nike South Regional (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands) Sub 17 Boys and Sub 20 Girls
November 26th-30th: Thanksgiving Break

December 13th: ACT Date

Team 101: July 28th-August 3rd

Weekly Training/Racing Schedule (All Dates, Locations and Times Subject to Change):

Note: Bad weather may not cancel practice, it may be moved to another area.

July 28th-August 3rd (Summer evening training schedule in effect: 5:00 PM for sprinters, field athletes and young runners, 5:50 for girls and junior high boys, 6:15 for high school boys)

Monday- Jefferson Playground
Tuesday- John Curtis 
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground
Thursday- No Practice But Recommended Meet-Up For Varsity Athletes (Especially Those Who Missed Practice Recently!)
Friday- No Practice But Recommended Meet-Up For Varsity Athletes (Especially Those Who Missed Practice Recently!)
Saturday- On Your Own
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

There is no meet for this week.

Weekly Notes:

We will not have official practice from Thursday-Sunday and will resume on Monday for the last week of the AAU season.  It is important to remember that this is a break from practice, not training and it is advised to meet up with other runners to get your training in.  Don't be passive, take your fitness into your own hands.  I've been asked to give some training ideas so here it is: Thursday- 45 minutes over the hills at Lafreniere, Friday- 20 minute tempo run with full warmup, Saturday- 45 minutes over the hills at Lafreniere.

Note to Curtis Athletes:  I've had some issues in the past few weeks with missing practice for work.  I thought it went without saying, but I will now make it a rule:  you need to only work jobs that do not require you to work at night.  You have all day to work, please use that time.  It is unacceptable to miss practice for this reason.  Please be respectful that the coaches have arranged their work schedules to be with you in the evenings, you should as well.

All shirts are now on sale for $10.  First come first served.  Sizes are limited.

Curtis athletes should make sure they have their physicals finished, school registration completed, and their money paid to coach Preston for team camp before we head to Baton Rouge.  $30 for girls, $40 for boys.  This is for 7th graders and above, all Curtis runners are required to attend.

Reminder that all runners in 11th and 12th grades need to sign up for the September 13th ACT date.  Last day to sign up before late registration is August 8th.

The schedule now includes fall cross country tentative dates.  All are subject to change but you can get an idea of when and where we plan on racing.

Lapathon is coming up in September so remember it is time to start looking for sponsors.  Fundraising is a major part of how we are able to attend as many meets as we do, so do your part and then some!

Recent Events:

Our final races of the summer were held last week at the NOTC 2 Miler and the Relay Race we had at Jefferson on Saturday.  Devyn Keith won the 2 mile at City Park with a 9:35, pacing several local runners to seasonal bests.  Our girls team averaged 14:01 for 2 miles and we were without a couple of our runners.  The Relays were a good way to get used to racing in the mornings since we are one month away from cross country.  If you didn't feel great racing, it is time to get back in the swing of things and remember how to take care of yourself for early morning efforts!

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast.  If it is raining around workout time, I will be updating changes in practice schedule on twitter which will automatically load onto the right side of this page.  You can check for updates there.  Please do not call or text several hours before practice even begins.  The weather around here changes swiftly and there is no way to tell what it will look like around practice time.  Between 30-40 minutes before practice I will tweet if practice is changing locations, but I will not tweet if it remains the same.  If practice location changes, 99% of the time it will change to John Curtis High School which is located on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge.

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change):

August 8th: Last Day of Southern Athletics Practice

August 9th:  End of Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park Shelter #7)
August 11th-12th: John Curtis Girls Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 12th-14th: John Curtis Boys Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 16th: 3 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
August 30th: 1.5 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
September 1st: Labor Day Evening Practice (TBD)
September 3rd: John Curtis Cross Country Season Opener (City Park)
September 6th: Bayou Boogie- Boys (Highland Park) or STA Invite-Girls (STA)
September 13th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
September 20th: LSU Invite (Highland Park)
September 27th: Newman Invite (Audubon Park) Girls and Boys/Girls JH and Evening Practice-Varsity Boys
October 4th: Nike South Invitational- Varsity Boys (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands)
October 11th: Catholic High Invite (Highland Park, Baton Rouge)
October 18th: Walker Invite (Walker, Louisiana)
October 22nd: STA Invite (STA)
October 25th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
November 1st: Sta Invite (STA)
November 8th: New Orleans Metro Championship (City Park)
November 17th-18th: State Cross Country Meet (NSU)
November 22nd: Nike South Regional (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands) Sub 17 Boys and Sub 20 Girls
November 26th-30th: Thanksgiving Break

December 13th: ACT Date

Team 101: July 21st-27th

Once again, check for weekly updates as it will most likely answer all your questions!

Weekly Training/Racing Schedule (All Dates, Locations and Times Subject to Change):

Note: Bad weather may not cancel practice, it may be moved to another area.

July 21st-27th (Summer evening training schedule in effect: 5:00 PM for sprinters, field athletes and young runners, 5:50 for girls and junior high boys, 6:15 for high school boys)

Monday- Jefferson Playground
Tuesday- John Curtis 
Wednesday- NOTC 2 Miler (City Park)
Thursday- Jefferson Playground
Friday- Jefferson Playground
Saturday- Southern Athletics Distance Relay Race (Jefferson)
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

For the NOTC meet, we will meet at 5:00 at City Park for those wanting to play speedball.  If you would not like to play speedball, meet at 6:15.  We will meet at the location that the event starts, behind Christian Brothers.

For the relay race, meet at Jefferson Playground at 8:30.  Races will either be a DMR or 4x8.  Teams will be determined Saturday morning.

Weekly Notes:

Note to Curtis Athletes:  I've had some issues in the past few weeks with missing practice for work.  I thought it went without saying, but I will now make it a rule:  you need to only work jobs that do not require you to work at night.  You have all day to work, please use that time.  It is unacceptable to miss practice for this reason.  Please be respectful that the coaches have arranged their work schedules to be with you in the evenings, you should as well.

All shirts are now on sale for $10.  First come first served.  Sizes are limited.

Curtis athletes should make sure they have their physicals finished, school registration completed, and their money paid to coach Preston for team camp before we head to Baton Rouge.  $30 for girls, $40 for boys.  This is for 7th graders and above, all Curtis runners are required to attend.

Reminder that all runners in 11th and 12th grades need to sign up for the September 13th ACT date.

The schedule now includes fall cross country tentative dates.  All are subject to change but you can get an idea of when and where we plan on racing.

Recent Events:

This weekend we participated in our last regular season AAU meet of the season at Covington HS and we came away with several personal records and several first place finishes.  Despite the rain then the heat, the team finished the year strong.  I'm very proud of how every trained and raced and represented the program this summer.  Thanks again guys!

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast.  If it is raining around workout time, I will be updating changes in practice schedule on twitter which will automatically load onto the right side of this page.  You can check for updates there.  Please do not call or text several hours before practice even begins.  The weather around here changes swiftly and there is no way to tell what it will look like around practice time.  Between 30-40 minutes before practice I will tweet if practice is changing locations, but I will not tweet if it remains the same.  If practice location changes, 99% of the time it will change to John Curtis High School which is located on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge.

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change):

July 23rd: NOTC 2 Mile Race (City Park)

July 26th:  Southern Athletics Distance Relay Race (Jefferson)

July 31st- August 3rd:  Summer Break #3
August 8th: Last Day of Southern Athletics Practice

August 9th:  End of Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park Shelter #7)
August 11th-12th: John Curtis Girls Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 12th-14th: John Curtis Boys Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 16th: 3 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
August 21st: TBD
August 30th: 1.5 Mile Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
September 1st: Labor Day Evening Practice (TBD)
September 3rd: John Curtis Cross Country Season Opener (City Park)
September 6th: Bayou Boogie- Boys (Highland Park) or STA Invite-Girls (STA)
September 13th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
September 20th: LSU Invite (Highland Park)
September 27th: Newman Invite (Audubon Park) Girls and Boys/Girls JH and Evening Practice-Varsity Boys
October 4th: Nike South Invitational- Varsity Boys (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands)
October 11th: Catholic High Invite (Highland Park, Baton Rouge)
October 18th: Walker Invite (Walker, Louisiana)
October 22nd: STA Invite (STA)
October 25th: ACT Date/Evening Practice
November 1st: Sta Invite (STA)
November 8th: New Orleans Metro Championship (City Park)
November 17th-18th: State Cross Country Meet (NSU)
November 22nd: Nike South Regional (Bear Branch Park, Woodlands) Sub 17 Boys and Sub 20 Girls
November 26th-30th: Thanksgiving Break

December 13th: ACT Date

Team 101: July 14th-20th

Once again, check for weekly updates as it will most likely answer all your questions!

Weekly Training/Racing Schedule (All Dates, Locations and Times Subject to Change):

Note: Bad weather may not cancel practice, it may be moved to another area.

July 14th-20th (Summer evening training schedule in effect: 5:00 PM for sprinters, field athletes and young runners, 5:50 for girls and junior high boys, 6:15 for high school boys)

Monday- Jefferson Playground
Tuesday- John Curtis 
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground
Thursday- Jefferson Playground
Friday- Jefferson Playground
Saturday- SELRR Rollette Invite (Covington HS)
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This meet will be held at Covington High School, same as the first meet of the season.  Meet information can be found here.  Running starts at 8:30 so for those attending, be there no later than 8:00.

Meet Entries:

Girls

F 15-16 Abbey Richardson
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

F 17-18 Ashley Wingerter
 800m run 2:45.00
 1500m run 5:45.00
 3000m run 12:30.00

F 12 Brooke Boyd
 80m hurdles NM
 800m run NM
 long jump NM

F 11 Carissa Wagner
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 turbo-javelin NM

F 8 & Under Caroline Boyd
 400m dash NM
 800m run NM
 long jump NM

F 17-18 Dionysia Love
 800m run 2:45.00
 1500m run 5:45.00
 3000m run 12:30.00

F 15-16 Hannah Ivory
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

F 9 Juliet Boyd
 800m run NM
 long jump NM
 high jump NM

F 14 Marian Boyd
 200m dash NM
 100m hurdles NM
 200m hurdles NM
 long jump NM

F 15-16 Victoria Interiano
 1500m run NM
 long jump NM
 javelin throw NM
 high jump NM

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Boys


M 13 Alex Keller
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 15-16 Brady Mitchell
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 javelin throw NM
 4x800m relay A

M 14 Chris Matise
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 long jump NM
 4x800m relay A

M 14 Christopher Wagner
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 15-16 Elijah Rosiere
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 14 Ethan Weaver
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 17-18 Joel Smith
 200m dash NM
 400m dash NM
 800m run NM

M 15-16 Jordan Canimar
 long jump NM
 discus throw NM
 javelin throw NM
 high jump NM

M 12 Justin Unger
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 turbo-javelin NM

M 15-16 Kaleb Jordan
 discus throw NM
 javelin throw NM
 shot put NM

M 17-18 Keith Mendoza
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

M 11 Lyric Lee
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

M 15-16 Matthew Bonner
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

M 15-16 Matthew Perniciaro
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 15-16 Peyton Adam
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 8 & Under Shaun Sarrat
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 shot put NM

M 12 Timothy Baudier
 400m dash NM
 turbo-javelin NM
 shot put NM

M 17-18 Trey Stewart
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM

M 13 Wesley Graci
 400m dash NM
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 4x800m relay A

M 14 Zachary Barthel
 800m run NM
 1500m run NM
 3000m run NM
 4x800m relay A

Relays


M 14 4x800m relay
 A : Alex Keller, Chris Matise, Christopher Wagner, Ethan Weaver, Wesley Graci, Zachary Barthel


M 15-16 4x800m relay
 A : Brady Mitchell, Elijah Rosiere, Matthew Perniciaro, Peyton Adam

Weekly Notes:

For athletes looking to compete in Des Moines for AAU Nationals, I need to know by Monday at practice if you plan to compete.  I will assume that anyone who has not expressed interest by that time will not be attending.

This is our last AAU meet this weekend.  Please let me know if you plan on competing.

On July 16th Curtis athletes will have the opportunity to get a physical done at school for $10.  Ask coach Preston for more info.

Recent Events:

This past week the team competed at AAU Club Championship at the Disney Wide World of Sports which saw some great performances from our team.  In what was probably the most competitive championship in meet history, the team left the meet with several medallists, including Ashley Wingerter and Dionysia Love in the 17-18 Womens 3000, Justin Unger in the 12 Boys 3000, Kaleb Jordan in the 15-16 Boys Shotput, Devyn Keith in the 17-18 Boys 1500, Ashley Wingerter in the 17-18 Women's Steeplechase, Chris Matise in the 15-16 Boys Steeplechase, and the 17-18 Boys 4x800 of Devyn Keith, Joel Smith, Kyle Soulant, and Keith Mendoza.  Also, three athletes competed in Birmingham, Alabama in the USATF Area Championship.  Trey Stewart placed second in the 17-18 Mens 3000 and third in the 1500, Zachery Barthel placed second in the 14 Boys 3000 and First in the 1500, and Dante Thomas placed 6th in the 11-12 Boys Long Jump.

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast.  If it is raining around workout time, I will be updating changes in practice schedule on twitter which will automatically load onto the right side of this page.  You can check for updates there.  Please do not call or text several hours before practice even begins.  The weather around here changes swiftly and there is no way to tell what it will look like around practice time.  Between 30-40 minutes before practice I will tweet if practice is changing locations, but I will not tweet if it remains the same.  If practice location changes, 99% of the time it will change to John Curtis High School which is located on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge.

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change):

July 16th: Physicals at John Curtis for Varsity Curtis Athletes (Bring $10)

July 19th:  Rollette Invitational (Covington HS)

July 21st-27th:  USATF Junior Olympics (Houston, Texas)
July 23rd: NOTC 2 Mile Race

July 25th- August 3rd:  AAU Junior Olympics (Des Moines, Iowa)
July 26th:  Southern Athletics Distance Relay Race

July 31st- August 3rd:  Summer Break #3
August 8th: Last Day of AAU Practice

August 9th:  End of Summer BBQ
August 11th-12th: John Curtis Girls Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)
August 12th-14th: John Curtis Boys Cross Country Camp (Baton Rouge)

September 3rd: John Curtis XC Season Opener

Team 101: July 7th-13th

Once again, check for weekly updates as it will most likely answer all your questions!

Weekly Training/Racing Schedule (All Dates, Locations and Times Subject to Change):

Note: Bad weather may not cancel practice, it may be moved to another area.
July 7th-13th (Summer evening training schedule in effect: 5:00 PM for sprinters, field athletes and young runners, 5:50 for girls and junior high boys, 6:15 for high school boys)

Monday- Off
Tuesday- John Curtis 
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground
Thursday- Jefferson Playground
Friday- Jefferson Playground
Saturday- On Your Own
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This week is the AAU Club Championships in Orlando.  The meet is at the Disney Wide World of Sports.  Take a look at the link to the meet website as it will be able to answer a lot more questions than I can answer.  If you are unsure of what events you are participating in, check last weeks Team 101.

Weekly Notes:

I've had some requests for training ideas during the break before this weekend so here is a plan for you to follow:  Friday- 30 minutes easy, Saturday- 3x1 mile at 2 mile race pace with 5 minutes standing recovery, Sunday- Off, Monday- 10x400 at mile race pace with 60 seconds standing recovery.

Only coach Chaz will be out of town for the Disney meet so practice will go as scheduled with the other coaches.

On July 16th Curtis athletes will have the opportunity to get a physical done at school for $10.  Ask coach Preston for more info.

There is still some shirts and singlets available for purchase.  Mostly size smalls are available.  Just speak to coach Chaz about it at practice.

Recent Events:

Hope you enjoyed your 4th of July weekend!

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast.  If it is raining around workout time, I will be updating changes in practice schedule on twitter which will automatically load onto the right side of this page.  You can check for updates there.  Please do not call or text several hours before practice even begins.  The weather around here changes swiftly and there is no way to tell what it will look like around practice time.  Between 30-40 minutes before practice I will tweet if practice is changing locations, but I will not tweet if it remains the same.  If practice location changes, 99% of the time it will change to John Curtis High School which is located on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge.

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change):

July 16th: Physicals at John Curtis for Varsity Curtis Athletes (Bring $10)

July 19th:  Rollette Invitational (Covington HS)

July 21st-27th:  USATF Junior Olympics (Houston, Texas)
July 23rd: NOTC 2 Mile Race

July 25th- August 3rd:  AAU Junior Olympics (Des Moines, Iowa)
July 26th:  Southern Athletics Distance Relay Race

July 31st- August 3rd:  Summer Break #3

August 9th:  End of Summer BBQ

September 3rd: John Curtis XC Season Opener