“Here Comes Wissahickon!” has to be in the back of peoples minds as the post season heats up. After not really showing up on ‘rankings’ lists before Ocean Breeze (save for Ahmir Johnson’s jumping), we get a 1:57 800 from Cam , a 49.8 400 from Rahsheed followed by a strong outing at this the… Read More
Wow. That’s about all I can say about this world class ‘ track and field only’ facility. What an opportunity for all levels of athletes to get on a track like this, in a building like this. Even walking up to the building elicited comments. Once inside, a view of the ocean through the floor-to-ceiling… Read More
At this point in the season, having qualified in all the events we had a shot at, a let down is natural. Wednesday night’s Glen Mills Invite showed signs of wear and tear mentally as well as physically. Ahmir Johnson came up gimpy after his 55HH win, Shamere Dunswell’s knee has been bothering him and… Read More
First place is becoming the norm for Ahmir Johnson as he continued his winning ways here with a 21-9 LJ. A bonus came from Max Davies. After a couple 53s on relay duty, he asked for a shot at the open 400. His seed time found him in the top heat, and a fast first… Read More
With a lot of schools competing at other venues (Penn State, the Armory in NYC and Lawrenceville Academy) we had the opportunity to score high and get some MOC marks. Our ‘Go-For-It’ event this week was to be the 4×400, but by race time we were down two legs due to highjinks……AGAIN! Meanwhile, jumps ace… Read More
Another ‘over-the-break’ meet. But for a few exceptions, a lackadaisical affair. This week, the distance medley was the race we were after. But, after a ‘not too bad’ 3:24 1200 by Cam Christopher, the next two legs put us in a big hole. Not to be denied, anchor Ben Hoyer grabbed the stick and took… Read More
Christmas and Easter breaks are challenging. There’s always a no-show who “forgot to mention” that they’ll be at Aunt Sadie’s and miss the meet. Usually it involves a leg on a relay. Luckily, the Sprint Medley wasn’t effected, as we felt we had the horses to win it. Rahsheed Wright (53.0), Shamere Dunswell (23.2) Matt… Read More
The ‘ice-out’ of last week’s season opener made this our debut and, with only practice for the last four weeks, the kids (and coaches) were anxious to get started. When all was said and done, we came away with 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 3 thirds, 1 fourth and 1 fifth. Not bad, but more important… Read More
The warm weather finally showed up and seemed to make up for lost time by jumping from the 60’s right to the upper 80’s for both days. Higher temps usually help the sprinters avoid injury. This time, not so much. More on that later. 110 Hurdles: 13th place 15.12. Ethan Dolberry-Wescott has been battling a… Read More
Shaky weather patterns, along with excavation issues around the concession/rest room building, threatened to put a damper on this always exciting and competitive meet. The sky gods where at least temporarily appeased, the work crew performed their magic and the meet went off without a hitch. We usually use this meet to post times in… Read More