Delaney White was named in the top 50 Freshman Girls for Cross Country. Way to go Delaney! http://running.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/

Track and Field Signups continue. Tuesday at lunch and after school in Room 19 will be coninuing Track and Field signups. 78 people have signed up so far. If you haven't so do so tomorrow.

Switch over to Track and Field all you Cross Country Runners. All the new posts from me will now be on Track and Field.

pANTHER pOWER

NEW RECORD! The Santa Rosa High Track work party had all of the equipment put away at 12:25 for a total time of 2 hours and 25 minutes a full 27 minutes faster than last year which was 9 minutes faster than the previous year. All without the help of flipflops(Sarah excluded). Great job Panthers and thank you so very much, Once again you have proven that even dirty work can be fun. GO PANTHERS!

PARTY!

PARTY! Yes a work party tomorrow Wednesday, June 20 at 10 AM at the track. We are putting the track equipment away. The more the easier and merrier. See you there.

We Need Help

On Wednesday June 20 at 10AM, all of the equipment at the track will need to be put back in the sheds. Hurdles, rails, pads, etc need to be put to rest until next track and field season. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! With enough people the job should take around 2 hours. The more help, the easier and quicker for all. Please give back a little bit of your time to make this effort a little less stressful. I will provide drinks etc. Do not wear flip flops. This is work and you should have shoes on. No clothing that you don't want to get dirty. I know I can count on all of you to be part of our absolute end of the year WORK PARTY.

End of the Year Party and Awards

The end of the year Track and Field Party and Awards will be at Sakile's at 1365 Tillmont Way at 2PM. Awards will begin at 4. Let's celebrate this great season. 3 of your teammates, Sadia Ibrahim 800m, Darci Whyte 400m, and Morgan Bertsch high jump, will be competing this weekend at the State Championships in Clovis(Fresno) Competition begins on Friday and ends on Saturday. Congratulations, girls. Well done.

Coach's Gift Donation Final Request PLEASE HELP US

This was announced two weeks ago and so far only a small portion of the team has turned in money. In case you missed the first few announcements, we're asking that everyone give at least $10 for coaches' gifts. If you're feeling generous, we won't refuse more :) We have the best coaching staff in the league, and we all know how much hard work they put in to see us succeed. This is your chance to say thank you for all the encouragement, expertise, and energy they've given us.

PLEASE BRING THE MONEY TO THE TRACK AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY! Even though there is no practice, I will be there! Thanks so much for your support.

Help at Redwood Empire

Athletes, don't forget to be at the Redwood Empire meet at Nevers field on Saturday. We are counting on you to show everyone what a great deep team we have and how efficient we are at putting on great meets. Also our advancing teammates need you there to root them on to great feats on their feet. Show that Panther Pride and Spirit. It's time to amp up the Panther. Let's ROAR! We need you there by 8:30.

Parents, We need helpers for the Redwood Empire Meet on Saturday May 19 at our school. We really really need you to help out. The meet begins at 9 AM and will be over by 2:30. Any time you can give our team will be of great help. None of the jobs are difficult. All of the field events are covered. We need people to do jobs we don't normally do at one of our Wednesday meets or Big Cat. We need two to four people to help sell NCS merchandise. You will be sitting the entire time unless you prefer to stand. We need a couple of people to read a wind gauge while sitting down. Please, please volunteer. Thank you very much. Contact me at 528-0627 or at zeemie@aol.com

Last Chance to Register for Festival of Miles!

The Heart and Sole Festival of Miles race is next Sunday, May 20th! If you didn't move onto Redwoods, this is an excellent opportunity to race one more mile while you still have your track speed! Today is the deadline to register, so come into Heart and Sole before 6 pm to sign up!!!
http://heartnsolesantarosa.com/fom12.html

NBL Championships

This team should be banned. Any thing that brings that much happiness to anyone must be illegal. Well you Panthers brought it tonight and made me extremely happy. It was such a pleasure watching all of you perform at the highest level and being so successful. Not one teammate denied themself an all out effort. Maybe not a PR but the best effort in you tonight. JV Girl 100m champion Celeste ran a PR 13.61 which moved her up to Varsity next week as an alternate on the girls 4 x 100 relay team. Great job, Celeste. Below are the Varsity teammates that are moving on to the Redwood Empire Area Championships next Saturday, May 19 at Santa Rosa High, home of the mighty and proud Panthers.The top 6 finishers move on to Redwood and the top 5 earned medals. 6th Place.Jonathan Brooner Long Jump, Connor Runge 300 hurdles, Jake Druzgala 110 hurdles, Cris Nazarek 800, Kyle Romano Pole Vaul, Anthony Harrington 100. Medalists: 5th Place. Louise Shurvinton Shot Put, Claire Bartlett Triple Jump, Jimmy Kennedy Pole Vault, Kyra Kennedy Pole Vault. 4th Place. Jordan Guerrero 1600, Paul Halton Pole Vault, Jordan Codding Pole Vault(makes the top 10 list at 8th tied with her sister Elisha), Brea Gray Discus, Michael Tomasi 3200, Boys 4 x 4 relay team of Connor, Cris, Jordan, Jon Ahnberg. 3rd Place. Georgi Ryan Shot Put, Devin Ramirez Pole Vault, Michael Tomasi 1600, the Boys 4 x 1 relay team of Jonathan Brooner, Jake Obi, Jake Druzgala, Anthony Harrington. 2nd Place. Anthony 110 hurdles, Raya Llopis 100 hurdles, Barbara Moretta 300 hurdles, Allegra VonArx Pole Vault, Megan Korsak Pole Vault. North Bay League Champions. Patrick Cunningham Pole Vault, Sadia Ibrahim 800, Darci Whyte 400, Morgan Bertsch High Jump, Girls 4 x 1 Relay team, Raya, Darci, Sakile Wulbrecht, Sadia, Girls 4 x 4 Relay Team Barbara, Darci, Karina Eames, Sadia. That is a lot of people. Congratulations to all of our Panther qualifiers. I was one entry away from finishing this post about an hour ago when AOL crashed. Oh well I didn't have anything else to do but enjoy our team and what each and every one of you did tonight. Thanks.

NBL Qualifiers from the trials

Panthers qulaify for the finals at NBL prelims today. JV Girls:100m Maria,Celeste,Alexis. 200 Maria, Alexis. 100hurdles Shelby, Celeste. 300hurdles Celeste, Jenna, Shelby. Long Jump Margaux. High Jump Margaux. Shot Natalie, Katie Catching, Grekial, Desiree. Discus Desiree, Natalie, Grekial. Whew!! JV Boys: 400 Jeffrey. Long Jump Josh. Shot Put Cyrus, Grant, Daniel. Discus Frankie,Keiran, Grant. Triple Jump Alex Hong, Josh. And in the Pole Vault finals 4th CJ, 5th Elias,6th Caleb. Great Job. Varsity Girls: 400 Darci, Sadia. 100hurdles Raya, 300Hurdles, Yvonne, Barbara. Shot Louise, Georgi. Discus Brea, Marisa, Louise. Triple Jump Claire, Allegra, Molly. High Jump Morgan, Allegra. That's Panther Power. Varsity Boys. Discus Tommie. 100 Anthony.110Hurdles Anthony. 300Hurdles Connor, Jake D, Anthony. Long Jump Jonathan Brooner. Did I miss you in the 110h Jake? We surprised many today. Congratulations to all of today's qualifiers. The best is yet to come. So Friday are finals and the above are joined by the distance runners and Varsity Pole Vaulters. The Relay teams will also mix in the fray. Friday night is Panther Night if no one has mentioned that to you. It IS! Go Panthers!

Cross Country Signup date correction

Cross Country signups are May 15 not May 8.

Cross Country Signups

Cross Country Signups Tuesday May 8 in Room D112 at lunch and after school will be signups for Cross Country. Cross Country Camp dates: Sunday July 29 to Friday Aug 3. Tell everybody as we have no announcements at school.

Redwood Empire Meet

Parents The Redwood Empire Area Track and Field Championships are being hosted by Santa Rosa High at Santa Rosa High May 19. We need people for the following jobs. Awards: 2 Finish Line: 10 Wind Guages: For long and triple jumps 4 Snack Bar: As many as can Clerk of the course gophers: 2 T Shirt and etc sales: 2 to 4 Unspecified workers: 217, or as many of you can volunteer. None of the jobs are demanding or difficult. You will be instructed and not left on your own(As long as I can get from station to station). I hope to have shifts so no one is stuck for the whole meet. The finish line is the one exception. There will be relief people with 10 or more working. The snack bar will be the last job to get filled. This is a BIG MEET. We can do this in our own Panther style which is the best I have ever see. Please don't be shy about volunteering. You will be witnessing the best track and field athletes in the Redwood Empire(Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon Border). We have a high reputation and I know this group of parents can be the best we have ever had. Please let me know. zeemie@aol.com 528-0627.

Heart and Sole Festival of Miles!

The first annual Heart and Sole Festival of Miles will be at SRJC, Sunday May 20th, the day after the Redwood Empire Track Meet. For JV runners or Varsity runners who didn't move on from NBLs, this is an excellent opportunity to race one more mile while you've still got your track speed. Race by age group or in the seeded section, then watch as the pro's try to break four minutes! Formerly known as the H&S Elite Mile, this event took place at the All City meet the past two years, and is now a great race of its own! Registration closes Saturday May 12, so sign up! Details here:
http://heartnsolesantarosa.com/fom12.html

Parents We Need Help

Parents we need help in the next few weeks. I have been trying to post this for some time but just recently figured out how to navigate with googles blog changes. Wednesday May 2, we are hosting a tri meet at SRHS with Montgomery and Ukiah. The meet was originaly scheduled for Ukiah but it ended up at our place. We need you to help work themeet. If you could be there at 3:30 thata wold be great. Wednesday May 9 and Friday May 11 we willlneed drivers to get the kids to the North Bay League Championships at Montgomery HS. I will post the departure time as soon as I recieve the schedulefrom the meet director. It will be sometime after 12 noon. Everyone competes in the league championships. Saturday May 19, we are hosting the Redwood Empire Area Track and Field Championships. Teams from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon Border will be competing. The meet begins at 9 and will be over at 2:30. Some ofyou have already volunteered to help out, thank you. We could use some more help including the snack bar. This is a big money maker for our athletic programs as we get all of the proceeds from the snack bar. It's a big event. Please let me know at 528-0627 or zeemie@aol.com Thanks Doug

New Post a Test

This is a test. I think I have figured this new thing out.

Help On Facebook

I did my best to post the 200's to Facebook but fell on my face instead. If you can post the post of 200's to Facebook could you please?

Doug

How many 200's?

Today, April 13, a Friday, the Panthers distance runners cursed the entire running world with demonic feats.

Each runner had 1 minute to run 200 meters and then after the minute was up run another 200 meters. But unknown to them was that the devil Sean would say all out for any one 200 in a set of 4 200's. The runners never knew in advance when they would have to run all out in that set of 4 or half mile(800meters). Sometimes because it was Friday the 13th Satan Sean would make them do 2 in a row. It was sometimes hailing during the workout so all I could guess was Sean was trying to get the temperature more closely to his own home. The runners ran. If you could not make the 1 minute at any one time you were eliminated and got to get warm(oh so devilish) by putting on your warmups. The resistors kept running. No hell for them. Hell waited a long time. Sadia was the last girl to give her self up to heaven after 50 200's(6.2 miles) Last year she completed 22. The boys got testeronified(an underworld term). Jordan, Aden, Michael, Mikey, Cris, Ethan(Freshman from Hell), Jonberg of the recovering ankle were pumped up. So they continued. Ethan first out with a new Frosh standard of Festophlian accomlishment. Aden came to understanding after 55 or more then Cris with a sore knee was next to tender under Faust's haven. Mikey said goodbye to the lap after lap after about 65? or so. NCS champion Michael knew the devil and said I'll have no part of you after around 70. So last year Jordan hit 55 with Peck and today the Devil may care took hold of our senior borne from Dante. But who is this Jonberg? Does he come from the Faerie? Is he of the netherworld. Do we know him? He stalks Jordan 200 after 200. He attempts to pass Jordan in his Styxian sojourn, but Jordan repels him time and time again. Both runners are past running and only exist to exist to beat the awaiting flames of burning thighs and calves. Drop to the fires NO WAY!!!! The crowd of fellow lost souls begin to chant their names, Bob Shor all in RED steps onto the track to mark their fall to oblivion. It doesn't happen. The crowd grows hungry, they keep on going. The spectators go back and forth slavering over who will drop first. They keep on going. Could they be of Vampire ilk and live eternally through the night? The Balrog known now as Sean says after each 200 "ALL OUT". He really appears to be the Lord of the Underworld. NO WAY!

Hell was not the result on this 2012 13th of April, a Friday. I'm not sure it was heaven. But two runners from Santa Rosa High School defied the devil and all of his cruel tricks and ran 80 200 meters. In American terms that is 10 miles. Each 200 on the oval called a track and each under 1 minute and many at 35 seconds or less. Jonberg and Jordan defied the devil on this day and set a standard that even Mephistopheles envies.

Great job all of you Panthers this Friday the 13th of April, 2012. Maybe just a slice of Heaven.

Pancake Practice!

Pancake Practice Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at Carrie's House! EVERYONE is invited! Address: 2908 Field Stone Court
Directions: Go East on Hoen Avenue. Right on Summerfield Road. 3rd Left on Carissa Avenue. 2nd Right on Field Stone Court. Lots of parking available in the cul de sac. See you there!

Pathers

Every so ofte keyboards eed to be broke i. My ew key board just decided to brake me. It some times does't allow n's. GO PANNNNNNTHERS! I hope that makes up for all of the forgotten n's.

Transportation to Lowell

You cannot drive yourself to the meet but your parents or any adult your parent authorizes can transport you to the meet.

Lowell Meet On Saturday

Some of you have expressed interest in going to Lowell High School this Saturday the 24th for their free meet. If you want to go you must provide your own transportation and you CANNOT DRIVE YOURSELF TO THE MEET. The meet begins at 11:00 AM. It will be at Lowell High School. Lowell annualy competes at the Big Cat. Lowell High School is in San Francisco and here are the directions. Go south on 101 to the Golden Gate Bridge and stay to the right past the toll plaza to stay on HWY 1 and 19th Avenue. Go on down 19th Avenue about 7 miles to turn left of Sloat Blvd. Just ahead turn left on Portola Drive. Go up the hill and turn right on O'Shaughanessy Blvd. The school is immediately on the left.
The Order of Events at Lowell is the same as Big Cat.

For those of you that want to spend a day inthe City and get an attempt to get better get a hold of Bob.

Any Questions ask Bob Shor 539-6787 ashorsr@aol.com

Piner Gold Rush Relays PANTHERS MINE THE GOLD

Last Saturday at Piner Gold Rush Relays the Black of the Panther tried to match the Orange but only mined Gold. I had to ask 4 of Snow White's Dwarves to help me carry our LODE into the Panther Van. Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey and Doc all obliged. Ringo made sure they didn't take any of our loot for themselves. The Panthers were mighty as always and below is a recap of our mightiness.

Coed High Jump 3rd 20' Jake D, Jonathan,Morgan,Alegra
Coed Pole Vault 19' 1st Megan, Patrick B7th 7' Jordan, Paul
Coed Long Jump 2nd 61' Raya, Morgan, Daniel, Jonathan
Coed Triple Jump 1st Jakari, Jonathan, Morgan, Alegra
Coed Shot Put 2nd 137'6" Georgi, Brea, Eli, Damon 4th 132' Alicia, Marisa, Tommy, Derick
Coed Discus 1st 439'2" Georgi, Brea, Eli, Damon 3rd B Alicia, Marisa, Tommy, Derick
Girls 4x1 Relay 1st and a new meet record. Raya, Darci, Sakile, Sadia.
Boys 1600m Mikie Kennedy 4th 4:44.9
Girls 100m Tatiana 4th 13.5
Girls 100m Celeste 19th of 28 14.4
Girls 300mh Barbara 2nd 50.3 Brittany 3rd 50.8
Boys 300h Anthony 5th 44.5 Connor 6th 45.0
Girls Sprint Medley 1st New Meet Record 1:52.2 2nd best time in school history and 5th fastest time in Redwood Empire history Raya, Sakile, Darci, Sadia
6th place went to our B team with a time of 2:04.9 Celeste, Tatiana, Brittany, Barbara 15 teams competed.
Boys Sprint Medley 6th 1:46.3 Jake O, Jake D, Davis T, Connor
Girls Distance Medley Relay 3rd 14:05.8 Evvy, Darci, Emily, Sadia
Boys Distance Medley Relay 2nd 11:16.7 Mikie, Anthony, Chris, Tomasi
B DMR 11th Niko, David T, Robbie, Jordan 16 teams
Coed 4x2 3rd 1:43.0 Raya, Barbara, Anthony, Jakari
B 1:54.0 10th Jake B, Jake O, Tatiana, Celeste 22 teams
Coed 4x8 5th 9:56.8 Evvy Emily Cris Tomasi
Boys 4x4 6th 4:01.2 David T, Connor, Robbie, Cris

Life is good when your are a PANTHER. GO PATHERS!

Time and Order of Events Piner Gold Rush

Here are the Times and Order of Events.

All Field Events begin at 9:30. You should be there by 8:30.

Running events you needto be there 1 hour before the start time.

Running Events:
9:00 Girls 4x1
9:15 Boys 4x1
9:55 Boys 1600
10:20 Girls 100
11:10 Girls 300 Hurdles
11:30 Boys 300 Hurdles
11:55 Girls Sprint Medley
12:16 Boys Sprint Medley
12:37 Girls DMR
12:57 Boys DMR
1:20 Coed 4x2
1:41 Coed 4x8
2:16 Boys 4x4

Go Panthers

Piner Gold Rush Relays March 17

Here are our entries for the Piner Gold Rush Relays on Saturday March 17. The meet starts at 9AM. I will post the Order of Events as soon as I get them.

Entries for the Gold Rush Relays at Piner Saturday March 17, 2012
Individual Events:
Girls:
100 Tatiana, Sakile
300H Barbara, Brittany
Boys:
300h Anthony, Connor
Field Event Coed Teams:
Long Jump Daniel, Jonathon Brooner, Sakile, Raya or Morgan
Triple Jump Jakari, Jonathan, Alegra, Morgan
High Jump Jake D, Jonathan, Alegra, Morgan
Pole Vault Megan, Jordan, Patrick, Paul
Shot Put A Georgi, Brea, Eli, Damon
Shot B Alicia, Marisa, Tommy, Derick
Discus A Same as shot
Discus B Same as shot
Running Relays:
Coed 4 x 2 A Anthony, Jakari, Barbara, Raya
Coed 4 x 2 B Jake O, Jake D, Tatiana, Celeste
Coed 4 x 8 Emily, Evvy, Cris, Tomasi
Boys 4x1 Jonathan B, Anthony, Jake O, Jakari
Boys SMR Mike Korsak, Jake O, Robbie P, Jeffrey or David T
Boys 4x4 Connor, Cris, David T, Robbie
Boys DMR A Mikie, Anthony, Cris, Tomasi
Boys DMR B Niko, David T, Robbie, Jordan
Girls 4x1 Raya, Darci, Sakile, Sadia
Girls SMR A Raya, Sakile, Darci, Sadia
Girls SMR B Celeste, Tatiana, Brittany, Barbara
Girls DMR Evvy, Darci, Emily, Sadia

Please be sure to thank the Meet Director at Piner, Coach Rosales. He did not have to let us in the meet as we missed the entry deadline as we were not scheduled to be at Piner but he understood our rainy predicament. Let's let everyone know we understand sportsmanship. Thank the clerk of the course as you check in. GO PANTHERS!

Meet Schedule Now Online!

Mon Feb 6 Practice Begins SRHS Nevers Field 3:15

Sat March 3 Big Cat SRHS Nevers Field 9:00

Wed Mar 14 Special Relays SRHS Nevers Field 3:45

Sat March 17 Martinez Relays Alhambra HS TBA

Fri/Sat Mar 30/31 West Coast Relays(Tentative) Buchanan HS Fresno TBA

Fri/Sat Apr 6/7 Stanford Invitational Stanford University TBA

Wed Apr 11 At Carrillo(With Rancho) Maria Carrillo HS 3:45 2:30

Wed Apr 18 Elsie Allen SRHS Nevers Field 3:45

Fri Apri 20 Woody Wilson Invitational UC Davis TBA

Wed Apr 25 CN with Piner Cardinal Newman 3:45 2:30

Sat Apr 28 Viking Classic Montgomery HS TBA

Wed May 2 At Ukiah w Monty Ukiah HS 3:45 1:30

Wed May 9 NBL Trials Montgomery HS TBA TBA

Fri May 11 NBL Finals Montgomery HS TBA TBA

Sat May 19 Redwood Santa Rosa High 9:00AM

Fri May 25 MOC North Coast Section UC Berkeley TBA TBA

Sat May 26 MOC North Coast Section UC Berkeley TBA TBA

Fri June 1 California State Championships Buchanan HS Fresno TBA TBA

Sat June 2 California State Championships Buchanan HS Fresno TBA TBA

H&S Spike Night TMRW Saturday February 25

Final reminder that Heart and Sole is hosting SPIKE NIGHT tomorrow (Saturday) from 6pm-8pm. Sponsored by Adidas, we'll be discounting all spikes (and throwing shoes) by 20%. Plus give-aways, pizza, and more!

(707) 545-SOLE (7653)
65 Brookwood Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(Corner of 4th and Brookwood next door to NY Pizza
parking just 50’ next to store towards Santa Rosa Jr. High)

So get set for the 2012 Track & Field season and stop by for our Spike Night!

Sprinters on Saturdays

Hey, Sprinters!

Beginning this Saturday at Howarth Park upper parking lot the sprinters begin the OFFICIAL STRENGTH RUNS. Meeting with distance runners at 9AM the distance runners will try to run to the moon while the sprinters will stay earthbound doing strength running up and down some nice slopes. I hope to make this part of the regular routine for our short distance blazing fast runners. Sprinting success comes with hard work. I know we have the speedy people and I know you can improve exponentially with sprint hill work on Saturdays. Take advantage of these opportunities to get faster.

2012 Track and Field Parent Letter

Here is the letter to parents that will be sent out tomorrow by the postal service. Please read.

February 22, 2012

Dear Panther Parents:

Welcome to the 2012 Santa Rosa High School Track and Field Season. It looks to be another great year for our young Panthers running, throwing, and jumping through the Spring season. We have a very large team this year with many new athletes. We also have some outstanding returning students that will provide leadership and guidance to our new athletes.
I have always felt we have a successful program and that success is due to a community effort of athletes, coaches and very importantly, parents. All three aspects have given Santa Rosa High School Track and Field the best reputation in the Redwood Empire. Because of students, coaches, and parents that reputation is well earned. This year I am asking you to once again help display our excellence.
We put on three Track and Field meets this year. The Big Cat on Saturday March 3, The Special Relays on Wednesday March 14, and The Redwood Area Championships on Saturday May 19. All of these meets will be at our school. We need you to help at these contests. No experience is necessary. You will be guided in whatever job you happen to be part of. Working first hand at our track and field meets you get an opportunity to be part of the action up close. You also get to appreciate the skill demonstrated by the athletes. Dealing with these athletes is probably the best part of the jobs. Most of the kids are respectful and courteous. If they are not let me know and the situation will be easily dealt with. We have had very few bad instances in the 20 years I have been coaching at Santa Rosa High. I am enclosing a volunteer sheet for you to complete. You can give it to your child to deliver to me or you can put it in my in box at school. I thank you in advance for your help, it is a great experience. (You also get free admission into the meet)
The Big Cat is in its 20th year and athletes from 18 schools in Sonoma County and San Francisco participate. Usually we have around 700 competitors. So you see that we need a lot of help.
This year we are hosting the Redwood Empire Area Championships. That includes the top 6 finishers from all 4 of the League Championships in the Redwood Empire (Golden Gate Bridge north to the Oregon border). We were asked by the North Coast Section to host this meet because they know we will do the best job. This meet qualifies the athletes for the North Coast Section Championships held at UC Berkeley. From there the athletes qualify to compete at the State Championships. The Redwood Empire Meet showcases the very best athletes from our area.
Having a large team we are also going to need help transporting our kids to the two local meets on Wed April 11(Maria Carrillo) and Wed Apr 25(Cardinal Newman). If you can volunteer to drive it would be a tremendous help. We will be taking a bus to Ukiah.
We will be doing a fundraiser this year selling cards for magazine subscriptions. More information will be sent home with your kids. We have over 120 kids on the team and it is expensive to run this program. We try to provide the best opportunities and equipment for our athletes but it takes money. I hope we get a good participation in our fundraising endeavor.
I would like to introduce our coaching staff that has over 135 years of combined coaching in Track and Field and over 97 of those years at Santa Rosa High School.
Myself-sprints, jumps, relays, paperwork
Carrie Joseph- distance and wherever she can help
Bob Shor-hurdles, sprints and he starts all of our meets
Sean Fitzpatrick-distance and automatic timing guru
Jim Veilleux-pole vault and high jump
Paul Troppy-shot put and discus
And new this year
David Kimari-pole vault, distance
Josh Mesa-sprints and jumps
Christa Durand-shot put and discus
We are all certified coaches.

I look forward to meeting all of you new parents and seeing all of you returnees once more. You are going to enjoy watching your children grow in this sport and hopefully as individuals as well. Please feel free to contact me at 528-0627 and at zeemie@aol.com

Sincerely,


Doug Courtemarche
Head Track and Field Coach, Santa Rosa High School

Arctic Relays

Ladies and Gentlemen. In this corner we have returning for the 20th year the Polar Bears. Directly across from them lurk the Killer Whales just waiting for a White Ursine to drop from an ice floe. A relative newcomer ponders the 3rd corner, for 16 years the Mighty Moose has antlered its way to a chance at victory. And this the 20th annual Arctic Relays we have our first newcomer, the Snow Panther. An unknown from the frozen wilderness of the North. It is said the claw of the Snow Panther can easily rip out the heart of a Moose while simultaneously the Panther jaws savor the sweet Killer Whale. But what of the Polar Bear? No mention of the two every meeting. What does this foretell? Does the Polar Bear take down the Snow Panther or does the Killer Whale devour the Polar Bear or does the Mighty Moose make minced meat of the Killer Whale. The result awaits. The 20th Annual Santa Rosa High School Arctic Relays kick off at 3:45 Friday at frozen Nevers Field. Come watch the carnage. Root on your favorite beast. Make sure you choose wisely.

Admiral Byrd

2X Discount at H&S Spike Night: Sat Feb 25

A week from today, Heart and Sole Sports will be having our 2012 Track Spike Night! Saturday, February 25, from 6pm-8pm, all spikes (and throwing shoes, we love our throwers too!) will be 20% off, we'll have pizza, and give-aways with purchase. Plus our Adidas rep will have a fun contest going. I'm not going to give too much away, but do you know how much your spike weighs?! So stop on by on Saturday the 25th from 6-8pm, and get read to run faster, jump higher, and throw farther in 2012!

Opportunites to get fit and fast!

Just because it is a vacation weekend doesn't mean you should take a vacation from practice!

Meet us at 9:00 a.m. at Howarth Park Saturday, Feb 11th for an easy distance run. Then, if you want some hills, meet us at 10:00 a.m. at Howarth Park Monday, Feb 13th! It will make you stronger! Go Panthers!

Practice Begins Are You Able to Practice?

Track and Field practice begins at 3:15 Monday February 6 at Nevers Field.It looks to be another great year for the Panther "Athletic" squad. (Athletics is the Olympic and International name for Track and Field)

I will be posting here often during the season to help facilitate and reiterate things that need such.

The first order of business is "Are you cleared to begin practice?"

If you have participated in a fall or winter sport at SRHS this school year you must still pay the $50 fee at the business office and get a receipt and give that to me. If you get a waiver of the fee you must give me that receipt as well. That is all that you athletes need to.

For everyone there is a $150 limit on what a family pays for the entire school year. The Kennedy family had three athletes on the Cross Country team so their financial obligation for sports for this current school year was taken care of. No family needs to pay more than $150 per school year.

If Track and Field is the first sport you have participated in this school year you will need to have your athletic packet completed and all places where signatures are requested signed. You must have a physical dated 6/1/2011 or later attached to your packet or the page for the physical completed by your doctor. If you don't have medical insurance or it'll take too long to schedule a physical through your normal health care provider, Santa Rosa Sports Medicine offers low cost physicals on a flexible schedule. Call them to schedule a sports physical ASAP. Their number is 707-546-9400.
You and your parents need to make sure that the top of the physical page in the packet is completed by you in both of the above cases. You will need to pay the fee at the business office and attach the receipt to the packet and turn it into me. DO NOT TURN IN PACKETS TO MR DELLEPERE OR FITZPATRICK. All new completed packets need to be turned into me with the business office receipt for payment or the waiver sheet.

Everyone that has signed up or wants to sign up even though you have not completed your paperwork or have a current physical NEEDS TO SHOW UP FOR THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE. For those that don't have a completed packet or the fee taken care of will not be able to practice until you turn in those items but you still need to show up for the first day of practice.

Let's get all of the paperwork taken care of so we can get on with our season. We have a huge team. 190 signups. Of course not that many will show up and stay with us but we are going to have a large team.

We have one of the best coaching staff you will find anywhere for any sport. We have three new coaches this year. Josh Mesa, a SRHS graduate of 1999 who ran sprints, hurdles, long and triple jumped. Josh is certified athletic trainer who is very excited and happy about coming back to SRHS. David Kimari is a senior at Sonoma State getting his degree in Kineseology. David has been a counselor at Cross Country camp the past 4 years and graduated from SRHS in 2007, the year he won the Redwood Empire Pole Vault Championship in Crescent City for SRHS. It was the final event that gave the boys the points needed to win the Redwood Empire Championship in Track and Field. David will be working the pole vaulters and assisting in distance as needed. Christa Durand is an Ursuline graduate of 2003 where she put the shot out at 32'11" and threw the discus 126'9". Let's welcome our new coaches who are extremely talented and qualified and will help you achieve your goals.
And the old coaches are myself with the sprints, long and triple jumps, relays and overall boss. Carrie Joseph distance. Bob Shor in the hurdles. Jim Veilleux in the pole vault and high jump. Sean Fitzpatrick in the distance. Paul Troppy for shot put and discus. And that ladies and gentlemen is one great coaching staff.

GO PANTHERS!

Track Spikes Are In at H&S: Get Them ASAP!

All our track and field spikes are in stock at Heart and Sole for the 2012 season! Whether you're a thrower, jumper, vaulter, or runner of any distance, we have the perfect spike for you. A word of advice: SPIKES SELL OUT QUICKLY and if you wait too long you risk being unable to find a good selection in your size. Remember that all members of the team get a 10% discount from the store, just mention it! I work on Sundays, but you can come in whenever's convenient to get fitted.

(707) 545-SOLE (7653)
65 Brookwood Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(Corner of 4th and Brookwood next door to NY Pizza parking just 50’ next to store towards Santa Rosa Jr. High)
Hours: Mon – Fri 10-7, Sat 10-6 and Sun 12-5

Meet and Dine with Olympian Ryan Hall and Pan America Steeple Champion Sara Bei Hall

Sara (Bei) Hall and Ryan Hall will be speaking in Santa Rosa this Saturday, January 21, at Slater Middle School. You'll help to raise money for their Steps Foundation as you meet some of America's best runners. Sara, a former Montgomery HS standout (and national champ) is the reigning Pan-America Champion in the steeplechase, while Ryan will be representing the USA in the Olympic Marathon for the second time come London. Full info at www.crowdrise.com/stepsatslater.

PANCAKES = Good!

Come to Carrie's house on MLK, Jr. day for a run and a treat (home-made chocolate chip pancakes... chocolate milk... you get the idea!).

The run starts at 9:00 a.m. Promise me you'll run for at least 30 minutes and I will make it worth your time!

Place: 2908 Field Stone Court. Go east on Hoen Ave, turn right and go south on Summerfield Road. Take the 3rd left on Carissa Ave. Then turn right on the 2nd cul-de-sac.

Join the fun! You don't have to be a distance runner to benefit from exercise and carbs!:-)

Winter Conditioning For All Track Athletes

Don't want to start the track season out of shape? You don't have to! Our team does optional conditioning six days a week, so you can be ready to have the best season possible. All meeting times are at 3:15; here's the schedule:


Monday: Track entrance, running workout
Tuesday: Weight room, easy run
Wednesday: Track entrance, running workout
Thursday: Weight room, easy run
Friday: Track entrance, easy run
Saturday: 9 am, easy long run. Meet in the upper parking lot at Howarth Park, which is off of Summerfield Road in Santa Rosa. Turn into the park, and follow the driveway straight up the hill. Turn right across from the playground with the climbing wall, and enter into the upper parking lot. Runners will be at the trail entrance that's across the lot opposite from the snack shack/bathrooms/trains. This is closest to the lake, where the three yellow poles and dock are located.


You don't have to be a distance runner to benefit from running workouts. Running is excellent conditioning and will help everyone. Just a reminder that ALL track and field athletes, including jumpers, sprinters, and throwers, will have to run at least a half mile warm up before practice every day. Doing this off season conditioning will make those two laps seem like a breeze. No one will make you run 10 miles or anything crazy like that, you can go at your own pace and decide how much you want to push yourself. Join us!


Track starts Monday, February 6. Come into the season prepared and ready to succeed!


GO PANTHERS!!!