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
The teams that coach all the events (pole vault, hurdles, triple jump, throws) are the teams that compete for the title. With the expertise of Coach Garis in jumps and hurdles and the Leisey Boys in the throws, we put forth the effort every year. So do Cheltenham and Upper Dublin, which is why it’s… Read More
For the last two years, with Cheltenham’s nationally-ranked 4×4 in our own backyard, we’ve been relegated to second place in our American Conference race. With their guys having moved on, and our squad much improved, it was ours to lose with only pesky Upper Dublin standing in our way. Starting in ‘waterfall’ style (no lanes,… Read More
This has always been a kind of warm-up for the varsity heading into post-season (yes, after Penn it’s ‘post-season’!), and a big opportunity for everyone else to get valuable experience. Upper Dublin seemed to dominate if you were watching track only, but the home team racked up 9 firsts over-all to their 5. One of… Read More
The nice weather enabled us to post some decent performances at all levels. Obviously, Darien’s sprinting was a highlight (100 is #2 PA, 200 is #1 PA and #3 Wiss all-time), and first-teamers Lukas Marcelis (2nd 1600 4:34.98), Cam Christopher (1st 800 1:58.75 PR) and Elek Hohn (1st PV 12-0) did their jobs. Some of… Read More
Cold, windy conditions (again) hampered performances and an under-manned UM squad did little for the ‘let’s get psyched’ attitude. On the upside, about 40 kids experienced their first track meet (ever!), as we have 48 freshmen and sophomores on the squad. We just hoped to get some experience, get a good work-out and not get… Read More
Following some fast wind-aided times from earlier in the week, maybe we could run a fast 4×1. With limited early-season exchange practice (ALWAYS a challenge, as bad passes cost us an indoor state 4×2 title), we tried it here. Sticks looked great from the stands, and the watch said 42-point (I knew I could not… Read More
Cheltenham may have graduated national-caliber talents John Lewis, Christian Brissett and Sahir Bethea, but a newly vitalized distance crew, along with Coach Beale’s field event guidance, meant these guys would be tough to beat (on paper at least). Cold and windy conditions up on ‘Panther Plateau’ caught many under-dressed (as usual), but goosed the sprinters… Read More