Sunday, March 29, 2015

Team Info: March 30th-April 5th

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.

Monday- John Curtis (AM Weights)
Tuesday- Tad Gormley or Brother Martin Relays
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground (AM Weights)
Thursday- John Curtis or Chalmette Invite
Friday- Jefferson Playground
Saturday- Mobile Meet of Champions
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

Tuesday 9th grade and under will be competing at the Brother Martin Relays at Tad Gormley on Tuesday evening.  On Thursday evening the seniors will be competing at the Chalmette Invite at Chalmette High School.  On Saturday the juniors will be competing at the Mobile Meet of Champions.

Weekly Notes:

9th grade and below runners will have off from practice From April 1st-12th.  Starting on April 13th we will begin practice for XC/summer track.  Please turn in the summer paperwork as soon as possible.

We will practice Monday-Friday of Easter week and then compete on Saturday at the Newman Invite for those athletes who will be competing varsity in the post season.

The district meet will be on Monday, April 20th and regionals will be on April 29th.  We will need all team members not competing to help host the event.

This time a year we have a lot of meets for different age groups all going on at the same time.  Please keep track of what days we are travelling where.

Southern Athletics AAU Summer Track info is now released and on the Southern Athletics page on this website.

A new section on the website is for Performance and Health products.  Take a look here!

Recent Events:

This past weekend saw great results for the JCCS crew.  First, Devyn Keith set a school record in the 3200 with a 9:12 at the FSU relays in Tallahassee.   The next day at the Sugar Bowl Relays a school record was set in the girls 3200 by Troianna Gause with an 11:59.  There were over a half dozen personal bests or seasonal bests set by JCCS runners this weekend.

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

March 31st- Crusader Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 2nd- Chalmette Invite (Chalmette High School)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL) *Invitation Only
April 11th: Newman Invite (New Orleans)
April 18th: ACT Date
April 20th: District Meet (East Jefferson)
April 29th: Regional Meet (East Jefferson)
May 9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
May 19th: John Curtis Athletic Awards Banquet
May 23rd: Beginning of the Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park)
May 30th: SELRR Road Runner Invite (SLU)
June 6th-7th: LA Governors Games (Tad Gormley)
June 12th-14th: Regional AAU JO Qualifier (SLU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC) *Qualifiers Only
July 12-18th: AAU Club Championships (Disney World)
July 18th: SELRR Rollette Invite (SLU)
July 25th: End of the Summer BBQ (Lafreniere Park)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA) *Qualifiers Only

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Team Info March 23rd-29th

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.

Monday- Jefferson Playground (AM Weights)
Tuesday- Jefferson Playground
Wednesday- John Curtis
Thursday- John Curtis 
Friday- Sugar Bowl (Toad Gormley)
Saturday- Sugar Bowl (Tad Gormley)
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

Friday the 9th grade boys will be running the 4x800 and 4:00 PM at Tad Gormley at the Sugar Bowl track meet.  All others will run on Saturday.

Weekly Notes:

This time a year we have a lot of meets for different age groups all going on at the same time.  Please keep track of what days we are travelling where.

Southern Athletics AAU Summer Track info is now released and on the Southern Athletics page on this website.

A new section on the website is for Performance and Health products.  Take a look here!

Recent Events:

Wednesday evening at the Mike Conlin Relays the boys and girls teams had a double victory, taking home both first places.  Individual wins include Troianna Gause in the 1600 and Tyler Dugas in the 800.  In the 3200 both Maddie Myers and Denton Young took second place in huge PR times of 12:38 and 10:37.  Also setting a PR was Hannah Ivory in the 800 with a 2:37.  Trey Stewart placed 2nd in the 1600 and 3rd in the 800.

Saturday John Curtis took home all 6 titles at the Metro championships for EL/MS/JH.  Curtis went 1-2 in the boys JH 1600 and 800 with Justin Unger and Alex Keller in the 1600 and Marcus Dean and Tyler Dunn in the 800.  

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

March 27th-28th: Sugar Bowl Classic (Tad Gormley)
March 31st- Crusader Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL) *Invitation Only
April 8th: Chubby Marks Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 11th: Newman Invite (New Orleans)
April 18th: ACT Date
April 20th: District Meet (St. Martin's High School)
April TBD: Regional Meet
May 7th-9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
May 30th: SELRR Road Runner Invite (SLU)
June 6th-7th: LA Governors Games (Tad Gormley)
June 12th-14th: Regional AAU JO Qualifier (SLU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC)
July 12-18th: AAU Club Championships (Disney World)
July 18th: SELRR Rollette Invite (SLU)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA)

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Team Info March 16th-22nd

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.

Monday- Jefferson Playground (AM Weights)
Tuesday- John Curtis
Wednesday- East Jefferson Relays (East Jefferson)
Thursday- John Curtis 
Friday- John Curtis
Saturday- EL/MS/JH Championship (East Jefferson)
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This Monday we will have our 3rd-8th grade meet at Jefferson Playground with field events starting at 3:45 and running events starting at 4:45.  Varsity athletes will practice beforehand and will be done by 5:00.

Wednesday Varsity athletes will compete or practice at East Jefferson for the EJ Relays.

Saturday we have the Elementary/Middle School/Junior High Championship at East Jefferson playground with field starting at 9:00 and running at 11:00.  Varsity boys will practice at 9:00.

Weekly Notes:

This time a year we have a lot of meets for different age groups all going on at the same time.  Please keep track of what days we are travelling where.

Southern Athletics AAU Summer Track info is now released and on the Southern Athletics page on this website.

A new section on the website is for Performance and Health products.  Take a look here!

Recent Events:

This past weekend the team traveled to Mandeville for the Skipper Relays and several school records were set including the boys and girls Distance Medley Relay and the boys Sprint Medley Relay.  Individual standouts include Tyler Dugas who won the boys 1600 in 4:46.

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

March 16th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #2 (Jefferson)
March 18th: East Jefferson Invitational (East Jefferson)
March 21st: NOLA MS/JH Championship (East Jefferson)
March 27th-28th: Sugar Bowl Classic (Tad Gormley)
March 31st- Crusader Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL) *Invitation Only
April 8th: Chubby Marks Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 11th: Newman Invite (New Orleans)
April 18th: ACT Date
April 20th: District Meet (St. Martin's High School)
April TBD: Regional Meet
May 7th-9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
May 30th: SELRR Road Runner Invite (SLU)
June 6th-7th: LA Governors Games (Tad Gormley)
June 12th-14th: Regional AAU JO Qualifier (SLU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC)
July 12-18th: AAU Club Championships (Disney World)
July 18th: SELRR Rollette Invite (SLU)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA)

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Team Info March 9th-15th

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.

Monday- John Curtis (AM Weights)
Tuesday- Jefferson Playground
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground (AM Weights)
Thursday- John Curtis
Friday- John Curtis
Saturday- Mandeville Relays
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This Wednesday we will have our 3rd-8th grade meet at Jefferson Playground with field events starting at 3:45 and running events starting at 4:45.  Varsity athletes will practice beforehand and will be done by 5:00.  Weather may delay the meet but nothing can be decided until Wednesday afternoon.

Saturday, the varsity team will compete at the Mandeville Relays at Mandeville High School.  Departure times will be discussed later in the week.

Weekly Notes:

Southern Athletics AAU Summer Track info is now released and on the Southern Athletics page on this website.

Recent Events:

This past weekend the team traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Southern Miss Invitational.  Runners who took home new PRs include Maddie Myers with a 12:55 in the 3200, Ali Despeaux with a 6:22 in the 1600, and Tyler Dugas with a 2:08 in the 800 on a windy day.  

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

March 11th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #2 (Jefferson)
March 14th: Mandeville Skipper Relays (Mandeville)
March 21st: NOLA MS/JH Championship (East Jefferson)
March 27th-28th: Sugar Bowl Classic (Tad Gormley)
March 31st- Crusader Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL) *Invitation Only
April 8th: Chubby Marks Relays (Tad Gormley)
April 11th: Newman Invite (New Orleans)
April 18th: ACT Date
April 20th: District Meet (St. Martin's High School)
April TBD: Regional Meet
May 7th-9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
May 30th: SELRR Road Runner Invite (SLU)
June 6th-7th: LA Governors Games (Tad Gormley)
June 12th-14th: Regional AAU JO Qualifier (SLU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC)
July 12-18th: AAU Club Championships (Disney World)
July 18th: SELRR Rollette Invite (SLU)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA)

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Team Info March 2nd-8th

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.

Monday- John Curtis (AM Weights)
Tuesday- Jefferson Playground
Wednesday- Jefferson Playground (AM Weights)
Thursday- John Curtis
Friday- John Curtis or Southern Miss Invite
Saturday- Jefferson Playground 9:00 AM
Sunday- On Your Own

Meet Information:

This Wednesday we will have our 3rd-8th grade meet at Jefferson Playground with field events starting at 3:45 and running events starting at 4:45.  Varsity athletes will practice beforehand and will be done by 5:00.  Weather may delay the meet but nothing can be decided until Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, several upperclassmen will travel to Southern Miss during school to compete in their invitational and will return between 7-8 PM that evening.  Athletes not participating at that meet will have a short run after school and be finished before 4 PM.

Weekly Notes:

Southern Athletics AAU Summer Track info will be released sometime by Monday, March 2nd.  Please stay tuned for more info.

Those younger athletes who will have an abbreviated outdoor season need to start physically and mentally preparing for 5A competition next year!  We only have two returning upperclassmen to the team next year, so our young component will be a huge factor in our success.

Recent Events:

There were no meets this past week.

Weather Outlook:

Harahan 10-Day Forecast

Upcoming Events (Subject to Change!):

March 4th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #1 (Jefferson)
March 6th: Southern Miss Invite (Hattiesburg, MS)
March 11th: NOLA MS/JH Qualifier #2 (Jefferson)
March 14th: Mandeville Skipper Relays (Mandeville)
March 21st: NOLA MS/JH Championship (East Jefferson)
March 27th-28th: Sugar Bowl Classic (Tad Gormley)
April 3rd-12th: Easter Break (Mandatory Varsity Practice)
April 4th: Mobile Meet of Champions (Mobile, AL) *Invitation Only
April 11th: Newman Invite (New Orleans)
April 18th: ACT Date
April 20th: District Meet (St. Martin's High School)
April TBD: Regional Meet
May 7th-9th: State Outdoor Track Meet (LSU)
May 30th: SELRR Road Runner Invite (SLU)
June 6th-7th: LA Governors Games (Tad Gormley)
June 12th-14th: Regional AAU JO Qualifier (SLU)
June 13th: ACT Date
June 19th-21st: New Balance Outdoor Nationals (Greensboro, NC)
July 12-18th: AAU Club Championships (Disney World)
July 18th: SELRR Rollette Invite (SLU)
July 29th-August 8th: AAU Junior Olympics (Hampton Roads, VA)