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It is just 12 days (for some, just 11) until the State Section qualifying meet!
What are you willing to do for 12 days? What is it worth to you to go to state?
An extra lap at the track? Another half hour of jumps or throws when others have gone home? Maybe you skip that bag of chips or do an extra set of push-ups before you climb into bed … and then when you get up in the morning?
Just 15 days. What are you willing to do?
Track season is now half over for 2013!
Only 4 Varsity meets remain before the State Sectional qualifying meet and only 2 JV meets remain before the N.Alabama JV Championships. So, I hope everyone is finding time to work out some during Spring Break and will be ready to really work hard to make their best mark!
Weather permitting (*rolls eyes*) we will be starting back with a FULL week of track following the break!
This Monday, April 1st, the Varsity Team will be traveling to Cullman for the postponed “Cullman CLassic”.
TUESDAY April 2nd is JV meet #4 at James Clemens HS, located on County Line Road.
We finish up the week Saturday April 6th with the Scottsboro Invitational.
Go Senators!!
Our season has finally gotten underway and we already have a bunch of NEW PRs and THREE new School Records !
In a warm but extremely windy Milton Frank Stadium we put in a good first showing.
For the Boys, Ben Dailey captured 2nd in the polevault with a height of 11’6″ and set a new PR in the Javelin with an 8th place throw of 133-1.
For the Girls, Brianca Trammell raced for a 3rd in the 100mH with a NEW PR time of 17.27 ! She also scored a NEW PR with a time of 52.98 in her 8th place finish in the 300mH !
8th grader Gabrielle Griner also managed a points winning 8th place in the Pole Vault.
Cicely Seldon was another of our PR athletes. Her new mark of 97-10 was enough for a 6th place finish in the Discus.
…and those new school records ???
Ben’s new PR in the Javelin was also a SCHOOL RECORD!
In the 1600m run, Anthony Parameswaran set a new mark with a time of 4:59.55 !
Kelcie Johnson got on the record board for the girls, fielding a mark of 28-8 in the Triple Jump.
Good going Senators!
Our next meet is the Cullman Classic, next Friday March 22nd at 4pm
Our next JV meet is Tuesday at 4pm in Scottsborro.
NOW AVAILABLE on our site! (click here) for more information on these items.
Laura Jones or Lori Underwood will be at the first few practices to collect FEES & order forms/checks.
Here is a brief summary of the information from our Feb. 7th meeting.
We will have more in depth info posted by this weekend.
NOTE! You did not have to attend this meeting to join the team. New students are always welcome! What events you participate in and which meets you will attend will be determined by your performances in the daily practices.
Practices are after school 3:30 – 4:30 or 5pm (depends on light and weather) Monday thru Thursday with some Friday practices TBD. Athletes should meet out at the track. If it is raining, meet in the hall outside the gym. Parents of middle school athletes who would like to participate in a car pool (or can volunteer to transport others to the practice) please contact Dawn Hawkins.
Participation forms must be filled out and turned in TO THE COACH before the first meet (March 2nd).
Required Forms are –
Participation forms can be found here.
The participation Fee is $150 or $100 if you ran CC last fall. This covers meet entry fees and bus transportation for two of this year’s meets. Checks should be made out to Sparkman High School.
Other expenses that will vary include any personal transportation to and from meets, spirit wear & warm-ups the athlete chooses to buy and other personal equipment (such as track shoes).
Meets – A TENATIVE schedule is posted HERE. We hope to have it confirmed by next week.
There will be meets most Saturdays starting March 2nd and going through April 27th (or May 3rd If you make the State Track meet!). There will be JV meets for 7,8 & 9th grade atheletes on Tuesdays after school from March 5th – April 16th.
Parent help is needed at these meets! We have a canopy that needs to be set up at each meet and we have water jugs that need to be filled. If you would like to volunteer to take care of one or more of these items (or be on the list to help out) please let Dawn Hawkins know.
Contacts –
Fund raiser –
We have one fund raiser that we will be doing.
Friday April 29th after school lets out we will be hosting the 2nd Annual Sparkman Invitational Track Meet. (click here for more info)
Volunteers are needed to help with concessions, awards, finish line management, field events and just generally trying help keep a hundred and fifty 4th & 5th graders organized!
Afterschool practice is in season again! Sparkman HS student and students from MMS and SMS should be joining in on the training.MONDAY, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Students should meet directly after school at the football field/track directly behind Sparkman High School. Practice should start by 3:30 and go until dark (maybe 5pm if we’re lucky!).
REMINDER – Track Fees for students competing on the indoor squad are due this week. $75 if you did not run Cross Country this season. Fees will be collected on Thursday, NOV 6 during and after practice.
Here are the main points you need to know from Nov. 19th’s meeting. More in depth info can be found here.(https://sparkmanhightrack.com/2012-13-track-team-info)
1) Indoor Season starts in 2 weeks.
2) If you are going to compete on the indoor squad you must have your forms turned in to Coach Gover (or your middle-school’s athletic director) by November 30th!
– MMS has requested that you give them copies of your completed forms and turn the originals in to Coach Glover. The deadline for this is STILL NOV. 30th.
3) Track Fees are $75 for indoor season.
4) Practice for SHS students will start after school on the Monday following the Thanksgiving break. For middle school students practice will begin in December.
5) Your own training starts TODAYS! Go for a run, do some push-ups, run some stairs … START YOUR OWN PHYSICAL CONDITIONING NOW and be ready when team workouts start!
The team informational meeting has been rescheduled !!!!
Join us on Monday, November 19th at 6pm in the SHS cafeteria.
Anyone interested in joining the SHS Track & Field teams is invited to attend. This include MMS and SMS 7th & 8th grade students!
Information on the upcoming “INDOOR” track season.
Please pass this info along to anyone you know who might be interested.
Also, any MMS or SMS 7th or 8th graders who are interested in joining the SHS JV teams can contact Dawn (Dawn.k.Hawkins@gmail.com) for more info.
Yeah! We now have a picture page up and running. If you have any photos of this years Cross Country team (or any track photos) you can send them to admin(at)sparkmanhightrack.com
If possible, please include a description and date photo was taken.