Team 101: October 6th-12th

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

Note: Bad weather does not cancel practice, it will be moved to another area. This training schedule is for the boys; girls practice may differ.

Monday- John Curtis (Boys A.M. weight room)
Tuesday- Jefferson Playground
Wednesday- John Curtis (Boys A.M. weight room)
Thursday- Jefferson Playground 
Friday- John Curtis 
Saturday- Catholic High Invite (Highland Road)
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This week the entire team will travel to Highland Road Park for the final team this year in order to run the Catholic High Invite, one of the toughest races in the state.  We will be leaving early in the morning, so details will come out at practice this week.

Weekly Notes:

Less than 7 weeks left of the season!

Reminder, consistency is the principle ingredient in success.  Having successful practices week in and week out will make you a better runner before anything else will!

Reminder that meet schedule is always subject to change depending on the needs of the team at the time, so use it as a guideline, not a concrete list of events.

Make sure to turn in your Lap-A-Thon money as soon as possible!

Recent Events:

This past weekend the top 7 of the boys team competed in the Woodlands at the Nike South Invite, placing 13th of 20 teams in a nationally ranked competition.  Devyn Keith led the way with a 4th place finish, and the top 3 finishers for the Patriots finished with personal records.  The team average was 17:03, a school record for race average.

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

October 11th: Catholic High Invite (Highland Park, Baton Rouge)
October 18th: Walker Invite (Walker, Louisiana)
October 22nd: STA Invite (STA)
October 25th: ACT Date/Practice after
November 1st: STA Invite (STA)
November 8th: New Orleans Metro Championship (City Park)
November 11th: Northshore Metro Championship (Hammond)
November 14th: End of the Season Time Trial (Jefferson Playground)
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 1st: First Day of Track Conditioning

December 13th: ACT Date/Practice After

December 19th-January 4th: Christmas Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
January 10th: LSU HS Indoor Season Opener (LSU)
January 17th: McNeese State Indoor #1 (McNeese State)
January 24th: LSU Qualifier (LSU)
January 31st: McNeese State Indoor #2 (McNeese State)
February 7th: LSU Last Chance Qualifier (LSU)

February 7th: ACT Date/Practice After
February 14th: State Meet Preparation Practice (TBD)
February 16th-20th: Mardi Gras Break (NOTICE: STATE MEET HAPPENS DURING BREAK. VARSITY MEMBERS HAVE MANDATORY PRACTICE)
February 21st: State Indoor Track Meet (LSU)
March 4th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #1 (TBD)
March 7th: Mandeville Skipper Relays (Mandeville)
March 11th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #2 (TBD)
March 13th-15th: New Balance Indoor Nationals (New York, NY)
March 21st: Tentative Date- Relay Invitational hosted by John Curtis
March 25th: NOLA MS/JH Championship (TBD)
March 27th-28th: Sugar Bowl Classic (Tad Gormley)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL)
April 10th-11th: Arcadia Invitational (Arcadia, CA)
April 18th: ACT Date
May 7th-9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA)