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2011 Track &
Field Schedule |
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| Indoor Season | |
| 2-10 |
Proviso West
Quad |
| 2-18 | St. Charles East Co-ed |
| 2-19 |
Downers Grove
North Quad Meet |
| 2-26 | Bolingbrook Co-ed |
| 3-3 | Glenbard East Quad |
| 3-12 | York Invite |
| 3-16 |
S. McNamara
Invite JV Meet @ Rolling Meadows |
| 3-19 |
MSL Indoor Meet @ North Central College |
| 3-26 |
Illinois Prep
Top Times @ Illinois Wesleyan |
| Outdoor Season | |
| 4-5 | MSL Tri w/ HE & Schaumburg |
| 4-12 | MSL Tri w/ RM & Hersey @ RM |
| 4-15 |
Ritter Invite @ Downers Grove North |
| 4-16 |
Blue & Gold
Invite @ Wheaton North |
| 4-19 | MSL Tri w/ BG & Prospect @ BG |
| 4-23 | Palatine Invite |
| 4-26 |
MSL Division
Meet @ Schaumburg |
| 4-30 | 79th Palatine Relays |
| 5-2 | FS & JV Palatine Relays |
| 5-6 |
MSL
Championships @ Prospect |
| 5-9 |
MSL JV Champs @ Rolling Meadows |
| 5-13 |
IHSA Sectionals @ Buffalo Grove |
| 5-20 |
IHSA State
Prelims @ EIU-Charleston |
| 5-21 |
IHSA State
Finals @ EIU-Charleston |
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| June 3, 2011 - Another successful year of Lady Pirate T&F in the books | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| May 23. 2011 - Top 10 at State once again. Sarah steals the 1600m for state title. | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Sarah in a state of shock after crossing the line as the 2011 Class AAA 1600m champion (courtesy of Daily Herald) |
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We went into
Saturdays finals
with competitors
in five events,
the 3200m &
1600m Relays,
Laura in the
400m dash,
Courtney in the
3200m run, and
Sarah in the
1600m run.
While our hopes
of a team state
trophy were a
stretch, we
still had plans
of continuing
our ten year
streak of top
ten team
finishes.
To do so we had
to have some
good thing
happen.
3200m Relay - After winning Heat 2 on Friday in 9:13.75 (#3 in PHS History) we had big expectations coming into this one. However, we knew we'd have our hands full with both Downers Grove North and Wheaton-Warrenville South, who battled each other to seeds 1 & 2 in the prelims, both hitting 9:11. We did switch up the middle of our order with Cassidy going second and Tess now third leg, however Sarah once again led us off and just as she had done in the prelims went right to the front early. She controlled things through about 400m as the pack started to get anxious. Sarah held her ground around the turn heading into the 500m mark and then girls started to let loose. With 150m to go Sarah started to fade back to about 4th-5th, but closed very well to hand-off (2:17.4 split) almost even with DGN & WWS for a battle at 2-3-4, behind a very strong lead-off leg by Naperville Central. Cassidy took the baton and hung tough right with the DGN girl and even went around halfway through her leg. By the hand-off (2:21.1 split) Naperville had been caught, but DGN and WWS had put a couple seconds up on us. Tess got the baton and promptly got to work, steadily moving us back into the mix by the 400m mark. However, she had her hands full with DGN's Effrein and WWS's Kiple, who each were able to pull back ahead coming down the homestretch. At the exchange (2:15.8 split for Tess) we were down 2-3 seconds and I knew we'd need a miracle to pull off a comeback. Becca did a valiant job running a great split of 2:18.6, but was not enough to close on the DGN and WWS who were duking it out up front. DGN would pull ahead for the win in 9:09, WWS 2nd in 9:11, and we'd finish 3rd in 9:14.75. Great running by all. I can't say I wasn't a little disappointed. Not that we didn't win, but that we didn't top our time from prelims, which tells me we did not run the best we could have. However, that being said I was very proud of this group, as they helped Palatine continue their history of excellent running in this relay. That makes 18 of the last 20 years we have placed at state in this relay and seventeen of those years we've been top-4 or better. To put that into perspective, WWS girls were in their first 3200m relay final in school history. Becca joined Carly Bates & Carolyn Currins as the only Pirates to be All-State in this event all four years. 3200m run - Courtney entered this event with the slowest seed time and was coming off a season were she was never 100% healthy, battling lower leg issues. However, the plan was top go with the pack and keep in the mix for All-state honors. The pace went out fairly pedestrian for a state final and created a huge pack for the first mile or so. Court never looked too comfortable, as she off the back of the pack early, mid pack at one point, and back to the back by 1600m (5:33). I knew the pace would get going soon and she could not get caught napping. As predicted, just after the mile things got moving and Courtney was quickly strung out near the back of the lead pack. When I didn't see a big move to cover the gap I got a bad feeling. Just as she had most of season, she just didn't seem to the strength to push when the pace got hot. She struggled home in 14th (11:17.2) and a disappointed finish to her senior year. It's times like this that are tough on a coach as well, as you to are disappointed, but also empathize with your athlete. You wish you had something motivating to say to cheer a kid up and let them know it's OK, but there is simply not a lot you can say. For whatever reason this season just didn't go as hoped for Courtney. After a stellar cross season, it's a tough way to go out. Unfortunately, sometimes things do not go as planned and can be quite frustrating. 400m dash - Laura entered the 2011 campaign with big hopes in this event (who wouldn't after finishing 4th here as a sophomore) and did her job Friday by once again making the final. However, she was one of the last entries in, putting her in lane 9 with no one to chase. Laura's plan was about the only one you can have from her position...get out blazing and run for your life. She did just that as she was right near the lead for the first 250m. Around the turn you could see the top seeds close the stagger quickly and pass her at the start of the final straight. Laura did a valiant job of hanging on to finish 6th in 58.26. This finish makes Laura the only the second Pirate to earn two All-state finishes in this event, the other being Brianna Officer. |
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1600m run
- Sarah
came into the
finals with the
5th seed from
prelims by
running a PR
5:01.99.
Ever since last
season when she
ran 5:04 at a
Hoffman dual
meet the thought
of running
sub-5:00 has
been a goal.
However a lot
has happened
since then and
now, as Sarah
experienced much
more lows than
highs over the
last year.
After a
disappointing
4th place in the
1600m at the MSL
meet, Sarah and
I spoke that
sub-5:00 is
doable and to
stop thinking it
"might" happen,
but start saying
it "will"
happen, one way
or another.
A impressive
5:06 at
sectional in the
wind and cold
verified that
she was indeed
in shape to do
it. Her
attempt at
prelims came up
just short, but
set the stage
for one last
attempt on
Saturday's
finals. I wish I can say that our plan worked to perfection...it didn't. Our main focus going into the final was to run fast, break 5:00, and finish as an All-stater. Sarah mentioned leading the race, which I was fine with, under one condition..."Make sure the pace is fast enough!" I did not want Sarah leading the race so everyone else ran PR's, earned All-state, and we've got nothing to show for it, but to say we helped rabbit a great race. So the plan was, #1. Get out and make sure the pace is quick and, #2 When someone comes to challenge, take a deep breath, catch tow, and do not give up. The gun went off and I could see Sarah make a big push from alley 4, position 2 to a quick lead by the cut line. Sarah made her typical smooth straight-line cut in down the back stretch. By 200m she was a clear 8-10m ahead. I was concerned she was a tad over-excited, but saw 33-34 click on the watch and relaxed. At 400m she had an even larger gap on the field as no one seemed to take her tactics too serious. When I saw her go through in 70-seconds, I soon realized that she was well under control and the rest of the field was still feeling each other out. This continued for another lap, as she passed 800m in 2:30. Over the next 200m, nothing seemed to change. I knew if she could lay down a good third lap the field behind her would start to dismantle a bit. She did just that. By 1200m she still had a sizable lead, but you could see some clear movement from the pack. Crystal Lake South's Collard was the first to go, followed by a few more. With 300m to go, girls were closing. At this point I knew a win was possible, as I've worked out enough with Sarah over the years to know she has above-average speed for a distance runner. I've told her numerous times over the past couple years that she has great speed and to believe in it late in races. Of all times, I was hoping she was believing. She had to believe! Just this once. The girls from behind continued to close and it didn't look great at 150m out, but at 100m to go I saw the kick start. Arms were pumping, head was down, and knees were up. I knew it, I knew it was over. She continued to pump all the way to the line. State Champ....Sarah McIntosh. Wow!!! I must say I've never been more excited watching the end of a race in my life. I thought I was going to jump the fence. The people around me must have thought I'd gone mad. My voice is still not back to 100%. I quickly grabbed my stuff and headed for the tent to greet Sarah. I saw Tess, Becca, and Court on my way. We were all screaming and running at full speed to get there. I soon realized...."What was her time?" Our primary goal going in was to run fast and break 5:00 and in all the excitement I didn't even catch her finish time. On the run over I asked the girls and we spotted it on the scoreboard. 5:01.35. PR and now #2 All-time in PHS history. We didn't quite reach our goal, but as you can imagine, it did little to diminish my excitement. What a way to go out. For all the lows over the past year this definitely made up for them. I could not have been more proud. I spoke with the girls midweek before we left about the state meet. I've told them that if you watch the state meet, every year there are surprising performances that happen. Athletes stepping up and doing something that they've never done before. I told them to believe that could be them. To believe the impossible. That is exactly what Sarah did...something very special that even she didn't believe could happen until it did. Congrats Sarah. We are all very proud of you. Did our plan work to perfection? No, but that's just fine with me. 1600m Relay - We came into this final off our 3:55.97 heat two win to automatically qualify. We knew it would be a battle to place high in this one with a number of teams having run low 3:50's or better. Our plan was to get out early and hop we could hang in there as long as possible. Morgan, coming off a PR split of 58.2 in prelims, led us off just as she had on numerous occasions this season. She got out well and put us about mid-pack with her 58.3 handoff. We put Laura second in hopes of allowing us to perhaps move up a spot or two mid-race. Laura ran a solid leg, but running her fourth all-out 400m in the last 24 hours seemed to be catch with her as she only managed a 58.7, well off what she had hoped. By this point we were still battling for all-state honors, but a top five finish looked slim. Meg grabbed the baton and held her own, only to be passed down the stretch by MSL rival Schaumburg with her 59.6 PR split. Taylor was at anchor and was in a fierce battle with Schaumburg state vet Jordan Wagner, who I'm sure was looking to bring some small consolation home for the Saxons after a difficult end to their season. Taylor ran a great 58.8 PR split (now #10 all-time in PHS history), but wasn't enough run down Wagner. We finished 8th in 3:56.12 and things look bright with three of the four girls returning next year. While we came into this season with aspirations of a team trophy things just didn't quite fall into place. We did however leave with a consolation 9th place state finish to bring our Top-10 team finish streak to eleven years straight. Great job! This was a tremendous year for Palatine Track & Field. We accomplished a great deal of success and I've learned a ton in my first year as head coach. Thanks first goes to all the girls for your tireless effort, sacrifice, and energy. You all deserve the success we've achieved. Next thanks goes to our staff. You all are wonderful to work with and are the driving force behind our success. Also, I want to thank our parents. Thank you for your support and assistance throughout this season. Couldn't do it without you all. Go Pirates! |
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| Results & Splits - IHSA State Track & Field Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Official State
Meet Finals
Results
State Meet Pics - Set 1 Set 2 (courtesy of Eric Wasowicz) |
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| May 20, 2011 - Lady Pirates advance to State Finals in four events | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lady Pirates
had some great
performances
Friday at the
IHSA State Track
& Field Prelims
down in
Charleston at
Eastern Illinois
University.
We qualified to
finals in four
of the ten
events we had
entries.
Tomorrows Finals
start at
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 While Tess (center) did just miss out on making the 800m final, she will be running the 3200m Relay along with Becca (left) on Saturday. As well, Laura (right) qualified for the 400m final and the 1600m Relay final. (photos courtesy of the Daily Herald) |
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| May 17, 2011 - Lady Pirates storm through Sectional to qualify 11 events. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The girls passed
their final test
onto state meet
at a wet, windy,
and cold
Sectional meet
at Buffalo Grove
last Friday
night with a
lopsided score
of 121.5 to 56
in capturing the
14th IHSA
Sectional team
title in school
history.
The poor weather
conditions and
lack of depth in
a number of
events made for
a gloomy night.
What is
typically a very
exciting and
enthusiastic
atmosphere
seemed to be
missing
something.
Even with the
dominate team
victory we
certainly
suffered some
lows with our
highs. We
qualified in
most of the
events we were
expected to,
while a few
girls were
casualties of
poor
performances and
tougher
qualifying
standards.
All-in-all is
was a solid
night for
Palatine track &
field and we
have a great
shot at doing
very well as a
team this
weekend if we
step up and put
all of our
pieces together. Race specifics to come!!! |
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| May 10, 2011 - JV close out season at MSL JV Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The JV squad
closed out their
2011 track
season last
night at the MSL
JV Championships
at Rolling
Meadows.
For the first
time in the
history of this
meet they
tallied team
scores and made
a true
championship
meet. With
a short roster,
in comparison to
some of our MSL
rivals, we
didn't have
enough depth to
cover all the
events and
finished in 8th
place of the
twelve school
competing.
Along with a
lack of depth we
missed some key
points late in
the meet when
Bridget missed a
for sure win in
the 300m LH, as
she fell over
the last hurdle,
and Kearia false
started in the
200m final.
Overall I saw a lot of solid and spirited efforts and number of girls left with either season or all-time personal bests marks. This meet is always a bit bitter sweet, as girls are closing out their season giving their all the hit season best marks to build toward next season, while some of our seniors are competing for the last time as Pirates. Last night was end of the road for two seniors in Steph Burbidge and Liz O'Brien. Both have been four year track members and have contributed greatly to this program. Highlights of the meet were: |
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Results and Splits - MSL JV Championships
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| May 9, 2011 - MSL CHAMPS!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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On what turned
out to be an
absolute perfect
night to
compete, with
nice temps and
zero wind, the
girls stepped up
with some
stellar
performances to
add MSL Champs
to the list of
season
accomplishments.
Coming in we
were favorites
to win based on
seeded entries,
but being seeded
to win and
actually doing
it is another
thing. Our
conference is
loaded with
talent and you
have to be
prepared to
perform near
your very best
to do well this
meet.
Fortunately the
girls came ready
and put on a
tremendous
showing. We
scored 137.5
points to
outdistance
runner-ups
Hoffman Estates
(102) and third
place Conant
(86).
As a coach it was an exciting meet to watch and it seemed every event you watched something exciting happened for us. The coaching staff is extremely proud of you all. Great job ladies!!! Highlights of the meet included: |
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Some
Great MSL Pics
from Dyestat
(taken by
Cassandra
Geiger)
Overall Meet Results Splits - MSL Championships |
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| May 5, 2011 - Girls capture 3rd straight Palatine Relays team title | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Girls all smiles after a hard days work in capturing another Palatine Relays team victory |
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This past
weekend we
finally got a
decently warm
day to run.
While the wind
certainly didn't
fully cooperate,
we did see some
temps in the
mid-60's, which
made for a much
more enjoyable
setting for the
79th Palatine
Relays in
comparison to
our prior
meets. We came
out hitting in
all areas and
separated
ourselves from
the pack with
131 points, to
top a tie at 83
bewtween
Barrington and
Fremd. This
marked the third
straight year we
have won the
relays. Great
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 Lady Pirate seniors share a moment at their final Palatine Relays |
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Splits and
Results - 79th
Palatine Relays Overall Meet Results Palatine Relay Pics (via Eric Wasowicz) |
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| May 5, 2011 - JV and FS Girls compete well at FS & JV Palatine Relays | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Meet info and
details coming! |
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Splits & Results
- FS & JV
Palatine Relays Overall Meet Results |
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| April 28, 2011 - Lady Pirates capture MSL West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
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While the
weather was
again less than
ideal (cool and
windy), we were
fortunate to
avoid our third
straight
weather-related
cancelation.
The storms held
off and the
highly talented
and completive
MSL West
displayed some
very impressive
performances on
the night. The
girls took
another step in
the right
direction by
picking up the
MSL West
Division title
on a cool and
windy night at
Schaumburg HS.
We totaled 138
points to
outdistance
runner-up
Hoffman Estates'
116. Again we
took a hit a the
JV level with
our limited
roster, as they
finished 5th out
of the six
teams.
I am very impressed by this team. We have what is likely one of the smallest track teams in the northwest suburbs and all of the conference, but our girls produce. We consistently score in a number of events and girls continually step up when it's time to compete. A true testament to our dedication and level of commitment. Be proud to be a Pirate. Our squad was highlighted by: |
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| April 25, 2011 - Solid performances at Palatine Invite | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This past
weekend we
hosted the
Palatine
Invite. This is
a seven team
non-scored meet
that allows us
to put girls in
events without
the concern of
scoring points
for the team.
On what turned
out to be a very
nice day, minus
strong winds, in
comparison to
the spring so
far, we had some
solid
performances.
As we head into
the stretch run
of our season we
are seeing good
things
happening.
Girls continue
to put up good
performances and
we really saw
some girls
competing well
in their events. Having to host the meet and being responsible for clerking the meet I was unable to cover the same ground and watch the races as well as I normally do. While I didn't get to witness them all firsthand here are the highlights of the day. |
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Splits and Team
Results -
Palatine Invite Varsity Results / JV Results |
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| April 18, 2011 - Lady Pirates come out on top at DGN's Ritter Invite | ||||||||||||||||||||
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On Friday night
we headed down
to Downers Grove
North for the
annual Ritter
Invitational,
our first invite
of the season.
This is a
sixteen-team
meet and is
always quite
competitive for
this time of the
year. This was
our first chance
to test
ourselves in a
big meet
atmosphere
against tough
competition.
After two MSL
triangular meets
the past couple
weeks, these big
meets definitely
have a different
energy and
excitement that
comes along with
it. On what turned out to be a much nicer night than expected, with the storms holding off for just enough time, we saw some solid performance across the board. We knew coming in that season best marks and PR's would be slim, given the conditions, so our emphasis was on effort and competing for points. I thought we did a great job across the board. We came away with a team victory scoring 132 points to outdistance at talented West Aurora group who closed the night with 115 points. Highlights of the meet included: |
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In the second
meet of the
outdoor season,
and our second
of three MSL
triangular
meets, we saw
some continued
improvement and
picked up a
varsity win in
the progress.
The varsity
scored 83, to
top Hersey with
70 and host
Rolling Meadows
with 32.
Often these MSL tri meets end up as glorified workout days of some of the varsity, as they are eyeing the weekend invitational's, while others are looking for improvements and PR's to move them up the depth chart. In the end, results can be tougher to decipher. However, any time you're at a track meet, usually some exciting things happen. The primary focus right now is to see some consistency and continued improvement. It's always nice to go out and PR in every meet. However, not only is this unlikely, it's impossible. As you all get better and your performances improve, it continually gets tougher to top your previous best. It takes diligence, consistency, and dedication to continue to better your best. And even with that, nothing is guaranteed. When you show up to the meet you must then be focused and in the right frame of mind on that given day for good things to happen. Keep looking for ways to get better ladies!! Highlights of the meet included: |
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| Results & Splits - MSL Tri at RMHS with Hersey and RM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| April 7, 2011 - Big performances in first outdoor meet of season | ||||||||||||||||||||
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On Tuesday, we
hosted MSL
rivals Hoffman
Estates and
Schaumburg in
our first of
three MSL
triangular meets
of the season.
The Lady Pirates
started the
outdoor season
off right where
they closed out
the indoor
season...with a
bang. High
level
performances,
numerous season
bests and PR's,
and even
continued our
meet streak of
school
records.
We ended up winning the meet with 95 points, to handily outscore runner-up Hoffman with 53 and Schaumburg with 41. This was a very impressive meet across the board. Rarely do you see the winning performances at such a high level in a season opening triangular meet. Eight of the eighteen events had winning marks that exceeded state qualifying. Highlights of the meet included: Field Events: |
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Results
- MSL Tri with
HE & Schaumburg
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Varsity
/
JV
Splits and Team Marks - MSL Tri with HE & Schaumburg |
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| March 29, 2011 - Indoor season concludes at IL Prep Top Times meet | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 indoor
campaign came to
a end this
weekend with the
IL Prep Top
Times meet at
Illinois
Wesleyan
University in
Bloomington.
This meet is
often referred
to as the
unofficial
indoor state
meet, as
athletes are
invited based on
season
performance so
you get the best
of the best
squaring off in
one final indoor
meet. We had some very good performances on a day when the meet schedule got very far behind (over two hours at one time) and girls had to make a few adjustment to their normal routine. We did end up with a couple school records and some lifetime best by a few of the girls, however most importantly we left the meet with some valuable big meet experience that will be sure to help us come late May. Highlights of the meet included: |
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Results - IPTT Splits - IPTT |
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| March 21, 2011 - Lady Pirates win MSL Invite title in record fashion | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday the
Lady Pirates
competed in the
annual Mark
Saylor MSL
Invite that
serves as the
unofficial MSL
conference meet.
We came into the
meet with high
expectations and
lofty goals and
left the meet as
meet champions
with a total
team score of
112.5 to
outdistance
second place
Schaumburg with
69.5.
While the score
clearly shows a
dominant
team performance
by the Pirates
it does not even
touch on just
how impressive a
day we had.
This meet will
undoubtedly go
down to be the
greatest
team performance
in
an indoor meet
in school
history.
Taking advantage
of the always
tough MSL
competition
and year-old
digs of
the palatial
Merner
Fieldhouse on
the campus of
North Central
College we had
some of the most
impressive
performances in
school history
in nearly every
event.
From the first
final event of
the day (3200m
Relay) to the
last (4 x 400m
Relay) we saw
record after
record fall.
Awesome job
ladies.
You should all
be very proud of
what we
accomplished
this weekend.
More good things
to come this
outdoor season
if we can build
on this weekend.
Meet highlights
include (in
order of event):
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| March 17, 2011 - Alumni Update: Jocelyn Kuksa ('08) earns 4th All-American honors in Pole Vault in helping lead team to NCAA DII Indoor T&F Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jocelyn Kuksa
('08), PHS
school record
holder in the
pole vault, who
is now in her
junior year at
Grand Valley
State University
(Michigan),
earned
All-American
honors for the
fourth time with
her 3rd place
finish at the
NCAA Division II
Indoor
Championship
last weekend.
Jocelyn vaulted
12' 10.75". Her placing scored scored six points for the Lakers squad that would go on to win their first national team title in school history with 83 points, well ahead of second place Lincoln with 51. |
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 Jocelyn (left, kneeling) pictured with her 2011 Indoor NCAA DII Track & Field Champion teammates |
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