5/18/13 CIF Finals at Mt. Sac

Results: http://www.royalresults.com/results/2013/2013%20CIF%20Finals.htm

Jade Winning the 800m Video: http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=2537&do=videos&video_id=88839

Jade Fuller shatters the school record by about 1.5 seconds and sets a personal best by 2.5 seconds.  She was also crowned CIF Div. 2 champion in the 800m.  Jade ran a smart and controlled race.  Her first lap was 65 seconds and she raced like an experienced 800m specialist picking off runners in the 3rd 200m to catch the leaders (two of them collided and fell) and the race was on with Jade using her momentum off the last turn to outkick the leader and run her last lap in 68 seconds to win in 2:13.93.  Jade has had a phenomenal senior season with her league championship, league meet record, school record, and CIF championship in the 800m.  Her hardwork, committment, focus, and her ability to stick to the race plans have paid off.  We are very proud of you Jade!

 PR'S:

800m: Jade 2:13.93 School Record/CIF Champion

5/11/13 CIF Prelims at Moorpark HS

Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2013/05/11/southern-section-division-2-prelims-ss/

Great Job distance squad at CIF Prelims.  The temperature was hot and so was the races.  All of our athletes had strong showings in their respective events.  Highlights for the distance squad included Jade Fuller's personal best time of 2:16.38 and qualification to CIF Finals with her strong finish.  Elizabeth displayed couragous racing in the 1600m and in the 800m where she took the lead in the second lap.  Her 1600-800m double deserves some praise 5:07 and 2:17. 

PR's

800m: Jade Fuller 2:16.38

5/2/13 PAC 7 League Finals at Atascadero

Results: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/13pac7/Results.htm

Scores: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/13pac7/VScore.htm

Tenacity, Courage, hardwork, confidence, dedication, and commitment were all words that can describe the summary of our distance squad's season and League Finals performances.  Wow, what a day!  We are very proud of all of you.  The girls went 1, 3, 6 in the 1600m; 1, 2, 3 in the 800m (clean sweep); and 2, 5, 6 in the 3200m.  The boys took 4th in the 1600m; 2, 3, 6, 7 in the 800m; and 6th in the 3200m.  Three of the legs for the boys CIF qualifying 4 x 400m relay team were distance runners.  There were 3 updates to the All Time List, 7 qualifiers to CIF in individual events, 1 meet record, 2 league champions, 2 runner up league champions, and 11 personal bests set at league finals from our distance squad.  We showed up to compete and looked fabulous in the process.  Highlights of the meet included Elizabeth's toe to toe show down with her rival from SLO.  She pulled off the win powering through the line missing the meet record by .4 with her personal best time of 5:03.33.  Jade was determined to back up her sophmore league championship run in the 800m with a dominating performance (64 first lap) leading the girls to 1-3 sweep and meet record time which included Frosh Angie (2:18.17 #7 All Time), and Elizabeth (2:18.08-stellar double). What a way to finish her senior league Finals meet after being hurt last year at this time.  Blake and Johnny Nicks wasted know time taking care of business in the 800m by getting out quickly with the top ranked St. Joes runner, which seperated the field in the first 200m.  These boys followed their race plans with precision and ended up finishing 2nd and 3rd with huge personal bests along with their mesmerizing performance (Blake 1:56.22 #4 All Time) and (John Nichols 1:58.81).  Other noticeable performances were Jocelyn's 3rd place finish in the 1600m following her race plan, Leah's runner up finish in the 3200m, Jonathan's 4th place finish in the 1600m, John Miles personal best 9:55 in the 3200m, Jennifer's personal best 2:36 in the f/s 800m; and Jaisen's personal best 4:48 in the f/s 1600m. 

PR'S:

1600m: Elizabeth 5:03.33; Jaisen 4:48.36

800m: Jade 2:16.71 Meet Record, #3 ALL Time; Angie 2:18.17 #7 All Time; Jennifer 2:36.23; Blake Maule 1:56.22 #4 All Time; John Nichols 1:58.81

3200m: Leah 11:30.48; Laura 12:27.82; John Miles 9:55.39;; Joey 10:18.82

CIF Qualifiers:

1600m: 1st Elizabeth; 3rd Jocelyn

800m: 1st Jade, 2nd Elizabeth, 3rd Angie  Boys: 2nd Blake, 3rd John Nichols

3200m: 2nd Leah

4x400m: Jade  Boys:  Blake, John Nichols, Nate

4/26/13 League Prelims at Atascadero HS

Full Results: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/13pac7/PResults.htm

PR's 

1600m: Victoria 6:45.48; Devon 6:51.16, Colin 5:00.81, John M 4:41.18

800m: Devon 3:06.33, Hannah 2:32.5, Victoria 2:57.7, John M 2:10.4

4/23/13 Elvis Mile at Cal Poly

Check out th results in the attachment below.  Nice afternoon, speed suits came out, a few kids saw Elvis, and the kids ran fast.  We are ready to roll...

4/20/13 Bill Kearney Invite in Salinas and Mt. Sac Relays

Bill Kearney Invite Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2013/04/20/bill-kearney-invitational-cc/

Beautiful day for track in Salinas.  The kids got thier last opportunities to hit a couple of pr's before we head into league.  All the kids looked very strong especially in the second half of the race.  There were also some updates to the all time list, which is always exciting.

PR's:

1600m: Jade Fuller 5:12.5 (#8 All Time), Jonathan Corley 4:28.94, Jennifer 6:03.66, Chenoa 6:09.78

800m: Elizabeth Heyde 2:17.20 (#3 All Time), Laura 2:33.62, Hannah 2:32.79, Jennifer 2:41.96

3200m: Jocelyn 11:38.25, Nate 10:07.26, John Miles 10:08.03

4/18/13 St. Joes Dual Meet at AGHS

Last dual meet of the season and our squad is starting to sharpen things up.  This was a low key meet where our kids got to run a mix of events and work on race tactics.  Great job D-Squad!

PR's

400m: Jade 60.9, Elizabeth 61.9

1600m: Ryan 5:32, Victoria 6:47

800m: Kylie 2:28.9, Christine 2:28.4, Kyle 2:17

3200m: Laura 12:44, Jaisen 11:11

4/19/13 Articles on Girls 4x800m relay teams from Arcadia

Girls set a school record and ran the 3rd fastest time in the nation this year.

Times Press: http://www.timespressrecorder.com/articles/2013/04/19/sports/sport95.txt

Santa Maria Times: http://santamariatimes.com/high-school/aghs/ag-s-glamour-girls/article_92a6e7e4-a8b8-11e2-9149-001a4bcf887a.html

Coast News: http://www.tolosapress.com/managed_files/cms/CNWebIssue041813.pdf see page 23

4/12-4/13 Frosh Soph and Varsity West Coast Relays

West Coast Relays Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2013/04/13/west-coast-relays-ce/

Fast times and great competition for the distance crew in the warm central valley, which got to some of our athletes.  The highlight of these meets was Jade Fuller's 2:17.98 800m pr, which ranks her #3 on the all time list. 

PR's:

1600m: Blake 4:27.93; John N 4:30.5; Kylie 5:30.0

800m: Jade 2:17.98 (#3 All Time); Everet 2:01.45

3200m: Jocelyn 11:39

4/5/13-4/6/13 Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia HS

Full Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/wp-contentdata/uploads/2013/04/2013ArcadiaFullResults.pdf

Girls 4x800m Invite Video: http://arcadiainvite.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=63&do=videos&video_id=84206

Boys 4x800m Seeded Video: http://arcadiainvite.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=63&do=videos&video_id=84207

The AGHS Distance squad represented themselves very well at the 2013 edition of the Arcadia Invitational.  The girls 4x800m started things off with a bang by placing 2nd in the Invitational section with the 3rd fastest time in the country and a school record.  3 of the 4 girls set personal bests and are either freshman or sophmores (What does that mean for next year!).  Jade started things off for the girls showing her experienced racing tactics by pulling herself from 10th to just behind the leader going into the exchange.  Freshman Angie and then Jocelyn where able to keep 2nd place for us and Elizabeth was able to use her aggressive racing style to seal second place for us in this national caliber performance.  The boys 4x800m placed third in a school record time and were highlighted by breakout performances from Everet "Roscoe" and Nate, which experienced solid pr's.  The boys and girls 4x1600m both competed well and had respectable finishes with the girls setting another school record.  The boys competed aggressively in the DMR on Saturday to finish 9th Place and the girls came back Saturday night and burned up the track in their 3rd Inviatational race and school record performance of the meet.  Great Job Distance Squad and what an opprtunity to experience state and national caliber competition.

School Records:

Girls 4 x 800m: 9:18.94 (3rd Fastest Time in the Nation this year)

Boys 4 x 800m: 8:04.09

Girls 4 x 1600m: 21:16.0

Girls DMR: 12:23.77

PR'S

800m: Angie 2:19.58, Elizabeth 2:18.83, Jocelyn 2:21.0, Everet 2:02.1, Nate 2:00.8

3/30/13 SLO County Meet at Cuesta

County Meet Results: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/13county/CMallResults.htm

What a great day for racing.  This was the first time in 3 years that the weather was sunny and it did not rain at the County Meet.  The distance squad is really starting to come around with their racing and progression in times.  The f/s boys had 3 runners run signaficantly under 5:00 in the 1600m.  Angie set a meet record in the f/s 1600m with a 69 last lap and came back and won the 800m and aided the f/s girls 4x400m to a meet record and win.  In the girls varsity 1600m Elizabeth (#3 Alll Time-5:06) and Jocelyn (#5 All Time-5:09) went 1-2 with a strong finish.  Elizabeth finished with a 2:28 last 800m. Jade had a breakthrough race in the 800m running #8 All Time 2:19.5 and Blake also rampaged his way under 2:00 and onto the All Time list with a 1:57.34 and #8 All Time.  Great job!

PR'S:

1600m:  Elizabeth 5:06.56 #3 All Time, Jocelyn 5:09.14 #5 All Time, Kylie 5:33.75, Laura 5:41.18, Angie 5:18.6, Jennifer 6:07.59, Chenoa 6:12.66, Casey 4:53.48, Bryan 4:54.8, Schenck 4:55.82, Jaisen 4:52.51

800m: Blake 1:57.34 #8 All Time, Nate 2:02.78, Jade 2:19.5 #8 All Time, Jaisen 2:15.65, Ryan 2:30.92, Hannah 2:33.3

3200m: Jonathan 9:57.73, Bryan 11:01.74, Ryan 12:33.20, Victoria 15:25.25

3/28/13 Paso Robles Dual Meet at Paso

PR'S:

1600m: Victoria 6:55, Trevor 4:29, Casey 5:02.6, Bryan 4:59.2, Schenck 5:02.3, Patrick 5:07.8, Colin 5:10.71, Kyle 5:07.6, Ryan 5:34

800m: Jocelyn 2:22.2, Kylie 2:33, Hannah 2:34, Laura 2:35.7, Victoria 3:09.1, Devon 3:11.4, John N. 2:00.3, Kyle 2:19.7, Colin 2:20.0

3200m: Angie 12:04, Chenoa 14:18, Blake 10:02, Nate 10:11

3/23/13 Santa Barbara Relays at SB City College

Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2013/03/23/santa-barbara-easter-relays-ss/

There were plenty of personal bests at the Easter Relays along with a handful of podium appearences by the distance squad on a beaultiful day in Santa Barbara.  The highlight of the day for our crew was the girls 4 x 800m come from behind win lead by a last lap charge from Elizabeth.  The distance crew followed their race plans and ran very well against quality competition.  Great Job!

PR's

1600m (1500m conversion): Angie 5:21.9, Hannah 5:49.1, Samantha 6:03.69, Joey 4:32.39

800m Schenck 2:16.97, Bryan 2:17.63, Colin 2:20.2, Jaisen 2:16.8, John N 2:01.79, Roscoe 2:04.33

3200 (3000m conversion): Leah 11:31.62, Trevor 9:42.91, Casey 10:59.98

3/21/13 SLO Dual Meet at AGHS

Wow, what a dual meet.  The distance squad scored crucial points for the track team.  Our athletes followed thier race plans very closely and put on a show in the Varsity Boys and Girls 800m with sweeps by both squads lead by John N and Jade.  The JV boys 1600m also represented with a clean sweep lead by Jaisen on the final straight away.  The second half of our races are looking very strong.  The Varisty Boys and Girls walked away with a quality win.

PR's:

1600m 7:04, Colin 5:30, Ryan 5:36

800m Angie 2:25, John N 2:04.4

3200m 11:06

3/16/13 Maurice Greene Invite at Oaks Christian

Full Results: http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2013/03/16/maurice-greene-inv-ss/

The Distance Squad competed in thier first competitive Invite of the season at a stellar facilty at Oaks Christian.  Our runners were able to experience large races and learned the importance of getting into good position in the beggining of a race.  Quite a few runners achieved personal bests which is great for this time of the season considering that we are in a phase right now which includes the demands of volume and intensity in their training and races through out the week.  Great job distance squad, we are looking fit.

PR's

1600m: Angie 5:27.87; Trevor 4:30.12; Joey 4:38.3; Jaisen 5:03.23; Bryan 5:07.3

800m: Everet 2:05.11

3200m: Jocy 11:43.51; 11:52.26; Kylie 12:29.79

3/14/13 Atascadero Dual at AHS

The girls swept the distance events with Elizabeth posting brisk early season marks in the 1600m (5:17) and 800m (2:24).  The girls went 1-3 in the 800m with four girls at 2:29 or under.  The boys were challenged by Atascadero in the 1600m and 800m, but ended on a good note by sweeping the 3200m with a controlled effort.

PR's

1600m: Laura 6:01; Samantha 6:14; Charlie 5:16

800m: Angie 2:26; Leah 2:29; Jennifer 2:42; Devon 3:15

3200m: Jade 12:30; Nate Schenck 11:07; Ryan 12:36

3/7/13  Righetti Dual Meet at AGHS

We literally just beat the rain for this meet, because as soon as the 4x400m relays finished, it started raining.  What a memorable meet for the boys squad especially the seniors.  The Eagle Harriers beat Righetti on their home turf in each of the distance events.  The boys followed their tactical plans and school was in session in each race.  The day started out with a clean sweep in the boys 1600m, which was complete after Trevor came from behind in the last 50 meters to out kick Righetti's top miler for 3rd place.  John Nichols set a quick pace for the Righetti boys in the 800m which allowed Everet (Roscoe) and Nate to come on strong the last 200m and Nate was able to pull off the win right at the line.  The same thing happened in the boys 3200m with Joey setting a quick pace which allowed Jonathon (Punisher) and Trevor to work the second mile and build up a punishing lead to finish 1-2 in the event.  Great Job distance squad!

PR's

1600m: Samantha 6:14, Jennifer 6:16, Devon 7:09, Patrick 5:13

800m: Devon 3:27, Everet 2:05, Nathienal S. 2:22

3200m: Joey 10:27, Hannah 13:08, Kylie 13:02

3/2/13  Bearcat Relays at Paso Robles HS

Results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlMoMrHsyL-LdEdaNkNSSUJ5Y3BXdXVxTURlZmhKdFE&usp=sharing

The Distance Squad had a strong showing at the Bearcat Relays.  The Boys and Girls DMR, and the Girls 4x1600m relay experienced first place finishes in their events.  In the girls 4 x 1600m relay Elizabeth Heyde made up  about a 120 meter lead  and opened up a lead with a 5:21 1600m split on the third leg.  In the boys 4 x 1600m Nate Mash ran a solid personal best of 4:37.  Our runners looked very strong and controlled even though they have tired legs from the high volume of training they are focused on.

PR's

1600m: Nate 4:37

800m: Jonathan 2:06, Jaisen 2:16, Jennifer 2:46, Samantha 2:50, Hannah 2:35

2/28/13  Pioneer Valley Dual Meet

Great Season Opener.  Our runners looked fit, controlled, and race savy.  Check out the splits below.

PR's

1600m: Jennifer 6:28, Devon 7:29, Bryan 5:08, Jaisen 5:13, Nate S. 5:16

800m: Hannah 2:39, Samantha 2:52, Jennifer 2:51, Bryan 2:23

2/22/13  Six Lap Time Trial at Cal Poly

We had 11 boys and only 3 girls participate in the Distance Squad's preseason time trial.  The kids looked fit and the boys race was very exciting with a tight finish between Blake, John Miles, and Joey.  A great Track season lies ahead for the Distance Squad.

Check out the results and splits below.

2/18/13  Distance Squad PreSeason Tempo Progression

2012 Distance Squad Seasonal Best List

Distance Relays:

Girls 4 x 800m Relay: 9:31.63 Jessica 2:20.9; Elizabeth 2:23; Jocelyn 2:24.4; Jade 2:23

Girls 4x 1600m Relay: 21:18.4 Elizabeth 5:22; Jocelyn 5:19; Emily 5:20.4; Jessica 5:14.2

Girls Distance Medley Relay: 12:39  Jessica 3:49; Christine 59.0; Jade 2:21.9; Hannah S. 5:28

Boys 4 x 800m Relay: 8:06.16 Josh 1:58.5; Trevor 2:05.2; David 2:01.4; Blake 2:00.4

Boys 4 x 1600m Relay: 18:22.08 Jonathon 4:34.9; Trevor 4:34.2; John N. 4:44.8; Josh 4:27.4

Boys Distance Medley Relay: 10:42.02 Trevor 3:17; Uriel 51.8, Blake 2:02.2; Josh 4:29.7

6/10/12 PAUSATF Youth Championships  San Jose City College

Results: http://www.pausatf.org/data/2012/youth/PAC2012Results.htm

The AG Distance Squad represented in this meet and dominated each 1500m race division we ran in.  Joey Rodgers rolled the last lap in the Intermediate Boys 1500m to cross the line with a victory and personal best time of 4:22.04 and John Nichols placed 3rd in 4:28.00.  Elizabeth Heyde finished strong in the last lap and went back and forth with the second place finisher down the homestretch and pulled off the win in a personal best time of 4:51.82 and Jocelyn finished 3rd in a blazing time of 4:57.85.  Emily Johnston ran in the same heat as the Intermediate girls, but ended up winning the Young Womens division in 5:00.14.  In the Young Mens division Josh Davis lead the boys to a 1st though 5th place sweep in a time of 4:06.35, Blake Maule finished 2nd in a pr time of 4:15.51, Jonathon Corley finished 3rd in 4:18.27, John Miles finished 4th in 4:24.55, and David finished 5th in 4:25.93.  Congrats Crew!

Splits:

Christian: 1st 300m: 49, 72, 72, 70-4:26.55 PR (converts to a 4:46.14 1600m)

Elizabeth Heyde: 1st 300m: 54, 79, 2:30-800m, 82, 75-4:51.82 PR (converts to a 5:13.27 1600m)

Jocelyn Reynolds: 1st 300m: 54, 82, 2:38-800m, 84, 77-4:57.85 (converts to a 5:19.74 1600m)

Emily Johnston: 1st 300m: 54, 79, 2:38-800m, 84, 80-5:00.14 (converts to a 5:22.2 1600m)

Joey Rodgers: 71, 2:22-71, 3:34-72, 4:22.04-47 last 300m PR (converts to a 4:41.3 1600m)

John Nichols: 71, 2:22-71, 3:38-76, 4:28.00-49 last 300m (converts to a 4:47.7 1600m)

Josh Davis: 62, 2:08-66, 3:17-69, 4:06.35-49 last 300m (converts to a 4:24.46 1600m)

Blake Maule: 66, 2:14-68, 3:24-70, 4:15.51-51 last 300m PR (converts to a 4:34.29 1600m)

Jonathon Corley: 66, 2:14-68, 3:25-71, 4:18.27-53 last 300m (converts to a 4:37.25 1600m)

John Miles: 68, 2:19-71, 3:34-75, 4:24.55-50 last 300m (converts to a 4:43.99 1600m)

David Avila: 69, 2:21-72, 3:37-76, 4:25.93-48 last 300m (converts to a 4:45.48 1600m)

6/9/12 Golden West Invite Folsom, CA

Results: http://redcaptiming.com/2012/gwi/

Our runners competed ver well in less than ideal conditions where the strong wind gusts reached between 25 and 30mph.  The back strecth of the track was like running against a brick wall.  Elizabeth Heyde highlighted the group with a 2:22 fourth place finish in the 800m, which was a sub 2:20 effort in the wind.  Jocelyn ran tough in the freshman mile placing 4th, Joey placed 6th in the freshman mile, Josh placed 3rd and Blake 4th in the B section of the 800m, and Emily placed 4th in the 3200m.  Congrats!  Way to run strong.

Splits:

Freshman Mile: Jocelyn-82, 2:48-84, 4:10-82, 5:34.37-84/ Joey-71, 2:26-74, 3:44-78, 4:58.65-73 

800m: Elizabeth-69, 2:22.91-72/ Josh 61.4, 2:02.61-60.9/ Blake 61.4, 2:04.26-62

3200m: EMJ-85, 85, 86.8, 5:45-87, 88.8, 90, 94, 11:54.68-94

5/25/12 CIF Masters Meet at Cerritos College

Results: http://espn.go.com/high-school/track-and-xc/california/story/_/id/7973057/2012-cif-ss-masters-meet

Congrats to Jessica on wrapping up a successful senior season at the CIF SS Masters Meet.  Jessica finished 8th place out of 12 after being ranked 12 th going in.  She finished in a school record time of 2:15.37 after being sick for a week only running a couple days between CIF Finals and Masters.  Jessica is a trooper and put her strength and competitve nature to a test on Friday evening.  Jessica's first lap was 64.00 and finished with a 71.37 outkicking a girl who has beaten her the past two weeks of CIF rounds.  Jessica, we are all very proud of you!

5/19/12 CIF Finals at Mt. Sac

Results: Results: http://dyestat.rise.espn.go.com/meetresults.jsp?meetID=55272

Congratulations to Jessica Morosoli for placing 4th in CIF Finals in a school record time of 2:15.38 eclipsing the old record set by Karlee Owens in 2008 of 2:15.50.  Jessica even found herself qualifying as an alternate to the CIF Masters Meet.  Jessica ran a very smart race getting out smooth and relaxed the first 200m in perfect position on the outside of lane 1.  She went through the first 400m in 65.5 and kept contact with 3rd and and 5th place on the backstretch and finished srong down the home stretch to secure 4th place in 2:15.38, whcih was a second lap split of 69.88.  Great Job Jessica, we are proud of you!

5/12/12 CIF Prelims at Moorpark HS

Results: http://dyestat.rise.espn.go.com/meetresults.jsp?meetID=54523

Our athletes competed very well in the highly competitive CIF Div. 2 Prelims.  Jessica ran her perfect race in the 800m by going out in a blazing 65 seconds still keeping contact with the leaders who were through in 63.8.  Jessica's second lap was key, because she maintained contact on and pushed the backstrecth and finished strong down the straight away in a 4 second pr, qualifying for CIF Finals, and she was .4 seconds off the school record.  Blake and David competed tough in a tactical 800m were the leaders went through in 58 seconds, and both finished strong with Blake leading the way to a 3rd place finish and solid time of 2:00.45.  Hannah Stevens got out after it in the first heat of the 3200m coming through her first mile in 5:30.  She tried to maintain contact but the lead pack made a strong strong surge in the 5th lap and Hannah found her self in no mans land in the toughest part of the race, but finished strong in 11:23.  Emily also got out very well in the 2nd heat of the girls 3200m coming through the first mile in 5:32.  She was able to maintain contact with a few runners through the second half of the race which helped pull her to a six second pr of 11:27, which moves her to #8 All Time.  Trevor was able to get out in good position in a tactical and physical heat of the boys 3200.  Trevor came through the first mile in 4:46 throwing elbows, surging, and fighting for position.  He maintained contact with the front pack until the final 2.5 laps where their pace was a little to much to handle.  Trevor fnished strong in his second best time of the season 9:48 and with a great experience of being in a fast and physical race.  Great Season Distance Squad!

PR's:

800m: Jessica 2:15.97 #2 All Time

3200m: Emily 11:27.96 #8 All Time

5/3/12 PAC 7 League Finals at Atascadero HS

PAC 7 League Finals Results: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/12pac7/completepac7.pdf

What an exciting night at the PAC 7 League Finals for the AGHS Distance Squad.  There is a long list of personal bests, which means that the kids were peaking and running fast at the right time of the season.  Coach Reid and I are very proud of the way our Distance Squad performed.  We had 4 runners make the all time list for their events, which includes Jessica (#4 in the 1600m 5:09.58); Hannah Stevens (#3 in the 3200m 11:14.81); Trevor Cowan (#6 in the 3200m 9:44.18); and Emily (#10 in the 3200m 11:33.80).  The Boys Frosh/Soph 1600m was an exciting race to watch, because a blistering pace was set in the beginning and John Miles and Joey got after it and were able to finish strong for 2nd and 3rd place in pr times.  The Varsity girls 1600m was a true battle between SLO and AG with freshman Jocelyn Reynolds following the punishing pace that Hoffman from SLO set.  The pace was a little to much for Jocelyn who still finished in 5th and a great freshman time of 5:17, meanwhile Jessica hunted the chase pack and outkicked Rennick from SLO for 2nd Place and a blazing time of 5:09.  The Girls Varsity 800m seemed a little tactical with Freshman Elizabeth Heyde controlling the first 300m, but soon after Hoffman from SLO took the lead and the race was on.  The last 50 meters was exciting to watch with Jessica from the outside lane and Elizabeth from the inside sandwiching Rennick from SLO and digging deep for a 2nd and 3rd place finish.  Elizabeth ran a scorching freshman time of 2:21 and Jesica completed a fantastic runner up double in the 1600m/800m.  In the Boys Varsity 800m Blake Maule ran on Zander's heels the whole way to a 2nd place and sub 2:00 finish and David kicked it in with his usual finishing face for 4th Place and a pr of 2:00.9.  The Girls 3200m was a great race to watch as the two seniors Hannah Stevens and Emily Johnston controlled the first half of the race and then held on and pushed the second half to finish 2nd and 3rd place with pr's.  In the Boys 3200m Trevor Cowan rolled with the front pack running with confidence and took the lead with 3 laps to go and eventually held on for 2nd place in a pr time followed by a train of pr's from the boys distance squad.  Great Job Distance Squad, We are proud of you!

PR's:

1600m: Jessica 5:09.58 (#4 All Time); Chenoa 6:11.78; 6:15.77; Joey 4:42.23; John Miles 4:41.65, Jordan 4:59.75

800m: Elizabeth 2:21.79; Milena 2:42.56; Brittini 2:49.94; Blake 1:59.50; David 2:00.97; Joey 2:07.21; Everet 2:07.40

3200m: Hannah Stevens 11:14.81 (#3 All Time); Emily 11:33.80 (#10 All Time); Victoria 14:19.61; Emma 14:12.27; Trevor 9:44.18 (#6 ALL Time); Blair 10:05.71; Jonathon 10:12.53; John Nichols 10:20.62; Nate Mash 10:30.48; Casey 10:59.74; Kelly 13:09.33

4/27/12 PAC 7 League Prelims

Results: http://www.phototiming.com/meets/12pac7/PResults.htm

The Distance Squad was in full force at League Prelims.  In Both Frosh/Soph and Varsity 1600m and 800m divisions our boys and girls were placing in the top of the field looking dominant, qualifying onto League Finals, and setting lots of personal bests.  Click on the results link above to see who qualified onto finals.  Some of our varsity athletes will be scratching specific events to focus on another.  Highlights of the meet included freshman Jocelyn Reynolds and Elizabeth Heyde running unbelievably fast times in the 1600m for their age, Jocelyn 5:15.44 (#7 All Time) and Elizabeth 5:18.04 (just missed top 10).  John Miles had a breakthrough day representing for the distance squad in the frosh/soph division.  He qualified on in the 1600m running a personal best of 4:45.37 and ran a superb and tactically smart race in the frosh/soph 3200m final.  He battled and fought his way to a frosh/soph league championship, personal best, and frosh/soph league championship record of 10:15 in the 3200m.

Great Job Distance Squad!

PR's:

1600m:Jocelyn 5:15.44 (#7 All Time); Elizabeth 5:18.04; Brittini 6:17.90; Emma 6:50.28; Trevor 4:32.50; Casey 5:02.10; John Miles 4:45.37; Jordan 5:03.78; Kevin 5:04.90; Kyle 5:09.79; Ryan 5:43.33; Kelly 6:00.97

800m: Victoria 3:06.37; Emma 3:10.74; Blair 2:05.35; Steven 2:11.89; Kyle; 2:20.89; Ryan 2:43.86; Kelly 2:55.53

3200m: John Miles 10:15; Alex 12:02

4/21/12 Bill Kearney Invite at Salinas

The Distance Squad looked vaey sharp and dominated at the Bill Kearney Invitational.  John Miles led things off with a 2nd place finish and personal best of 10:19 in the boys f/s 3200m hammering down a negative split of 5:13-5:05.  Freshman Jocelyn Reynolds placed 3rd amongst the older girls in the Varsity 1600m running 5:20.38 good for #10 on the all time list.  Freshman Elizabeth Heyde dominated the f/s 1600m 5:30 and f/s 800m 2:27 winning both events and anchoring the f/s girls 4x400m relay to a win with a 63.9 split.  John Nichols 4:41 and Joey Rodgers 4:46-pr both dominated the f/s boys 1600m finishing 1-2 while John blew away the field from the start.  Jessica 2:19.9-pr and #8 on the all time list and Jade 2:23.4 finished 1-2 in the Varsity 800m looking very strong.  Hannah 11:24.9 and Emily 11:34-pr and #10 on the all time list both destroyed the rest  of the field in the Varsity 3200m finish 1-2.  Hannah Stevens is officially healthy and back in action with a solid voctory and time (5 seconds off of her pr).  Trevor 9:51.4 #10 on the all time list and Josh 9:57 went 1-3 in the Varsity 3200m.  Trevor was pushed to the ground in the beginning and was able to bounce right back and win the race.  Great Job Distance Squad!

Nate Mash ran a seasonal best out at the Patriot Games in Bakersfield on 4/20 running 2:05.6 (splits 59.6-66.0).

PR's:

1600m: Joey Rodgers 4:46.87, Blair Libby 4:39.32

800m: Jessica Morosoli 2:19.96

3200m: Trevor Cowan 9:51.49, Emily Johnston 11:34.47, John Miles 10:19.28

4/19/12 Pioneer Valley Dual Meet at AGHS

The Distance Squad looked very strong and ready for the championship phase of the season at this low key dual meet with no competition.

PR's:

1600m: Ryan Stewart 5:53

800m: Ryan Stewart 2:46

3200m: Jocelyn Reynolds and Elizabeth Heyde 12:07, Alex Vong 12:10

4/6/12-4/7/12 Arcadia Invitational

The Distance Squad represented AG to the fullest at the Arcadia Invite by setting three Distance relay school records, running quite a few personal bests, bringing home some hardware including a win, and competing tactically well against competitive fields.  To start things off on Friday, the girls 4 x 800m relay raced to a 4 second win and school record time of 9:31 (2:22.8 average per leg) in the seeded race.  The amazing part of this is that there were two freshman on this squad.  Last year they ran 9:54 in this race.  Three of the girls Jessica, Elizabeth, and Jocelyn ran personal bests, and Jade anchored us to a victory.  The boys ran very well in the seeded 4 x800m relay by setting a school record time of 8:06 (2:02 average per leg) and Josh, David, and Blake all ran personal bests.  In the girls 4 x 1600m Invitational relay (first time our distance squad has been in a invitational relay), the girls stormed to a 9th place finish against the state's best runners, set a 15 second school record 21:18 (5:19.5 average), and three of the girls set personal bests (Jocelyn, Elizabeth, and Jessica).  The boys 4 x 1600m relay was highlighted by a strong anchor leg by Josh and a personal best by Trevor.  The distance medley relays on Saturday were highlighted by strong performances by the AG boys and girls teams.  Josh and Jessica both got each team out well in the 1200m leg and iwe were in the top 4 in both relays through out the race.  Jade ran a very strong 800m leg 2:21.9, a second off of her pr.  Great Job distance crew, you are setting the stage for the distance squad and building off of a already strong legacy.

PR’s:

1600m: Jocelyn 5:19, Elizabeth 5:22, Trevor 4:34.2

800m: Josh 1:58.5, Blake 2:00.4, David 2:01.4, Jessica 2:20.9, Elizabeth 2:23.0, Jocelyn 2:24.2

4/5/12  St. Joes Dual Meet

The varsity and JV squad stepped up this meet to score points for the top Varsity runners who were resting for a busy weekend at Arcadia.  Blair Libby looked very confident in full stride to double wins in the 1500m and 3000m.  John Miles was just on his tail in both races and was pushed to a midseason 1500m/1600m pr of 4:26/4:46.  Alex Vong had a breakout day for the JV squad hitting huge double pr's in the 1500m/1600m 5:06/5:29 and in the 800m 2:32.  Great Job!

PR's:

1500m: John Miles 4:26 (4:46 1600m); Alex 5:06 (5:29 1600m)

800m: Alex 2:32

3200m: Jordan 10:27 (11:13 3200m); 10:49 (11:37 3200m); Kelly 12:25 (13:20 3200m); Victoria 13:50 (14:52 3200m)

3/31/12 SLO County Meet at Cuesta

The SLO County Meet started off with great running conditions until the rain and wind came rolling in the 2nd half of the meet when the coaches 4x100m relay was under way. The 1600m were exciting events to watch with Freshman Jocelyn Reynolds blowing the frosh/soph field away with a confidence building effort of 5:23.  In the boys frosh/soph four lap event Jordan, Kevin, and Kyle all ran tactically smart races which lead them to solid pr's.  In the girls varsity 1600m Jessica continued her success in the event with a pr of 5:14, which moves her down to #6 on the all time list.  In the boys varsity 1600m Josh and Punisher (Jonathon) both ran with the pack and Josh went for the win with 200m to go, but had to settle for 2nd (solid effort for being sick).  Both Josh and Jonathon ran great midseason times of 4:25 and 4:32.  In the half miles things got interesting with the rain and wind.  Jocelyn ran another gutsy race which lead her to her second win of the day outkicking her competitor in the final straightaway.  John Nichols battled through his sickness and dominated the frosh/soph 800m working the 3rd 200m with a pr of 2:06.03.  Jessica and Jade placed 2nd and 3rd respectively  in the 800m behind Savanna Camacho who set a meet record.  Blake showed his confidence and put the top 800 meter runner in the county Zander (Paso) to a test by throwing down a hard 3rd 200m and still finished in a excellent 2nd place with a time of 2:04.2 in those rough conditions.  Great Job Everyone!

 PR’s: 800m:  Milena 2:44.55; John Nichols 2:06.03; Kevin 2:14.96; Kyle 2:21.61   1600m: Jessica 5:14.44, Jocelyn 5:23.87; Victoria 6:42.3; Jordan 5:04.21; Kevin 5:10.86; Kyle 5:16.48

3/24/12 Santa Barbara Easter Relays

The Distance Squad experienced a taste of success  by winning and setting a couple of school records in the distance relays at this past weekends SB Easter Relays.  The Girls 4 x 800m Relay and the Boys Distance Medley both won and set school records.  Jessica anchored the girls 4 x 800m to a come from behind win.  She made up about 40 meters in the first 500m to continue to drop a negative split of 71-70 over the second lap (2:21 800m split).  Blake stretched out the lead for the Boys DMR in the 3rd leg and ran a confident/quick pr of 2:02.0 800m going out in 58 sec the first lap.  The Boys Frosh/Soph DMR all ran very strong legs and left it upon John Miles to bring home a win for the Boys with a solid mile split of 4:52.  John Nichols experienced a massive pr in the 1500m running a tactically smart race/splits to boast a 4:12.48 which is equivalent to a 4:31 1600m. It was very impressive to see the distance squad run very confident and aggressively against quality competition.  Training is going well and your races are a sign of your fitness level.  Great Job! 

PR's

800m: Trevor 2:03.9, Blake 2:02.0, Jocelyn 2:29.8

1500m (1600m): John N. 4:12.48 (4:31.78), Elizabeth 5:00.12 (5:23.03), Jade 5:05.7 (5:29.06)

3000m (3200m): Emily 10:47.26 (11:35.39), Blair 9:30.23 (10:12.28)

3/22/12 Paso Robles Dual Meet at AGHS

This dual meet was a perfect lead into the Santa Barbara Relays and a great opportunity for JV runners to set personal bests.  Jocelyn and Josh looked very strong and confident in the 800m.  Josh went out in a quick 58 seconds for the first lap and finished in 2:01.1.  Jocelyn worked the third 200m of her 800m to blaze over a 6 second pr.  Jessica, John N, and Blake looked like two mile specialist cruising 8 laps in personal bests.  Not bad for inexperienced 3200m runners.

PR's

800m: Jocelyn 2:34.5, Josh 2:01.1, Jordan 2:16.9, Kyle 2:24.4

1600m: Joey 4:47, Everet 4:59.3, Kyle 5:22.2, Kelly 5:57

3200m: Jessica 11:45, John N. 10:28, Blake 10:28, Casey 11:21, Kevin 11:21, Alex 12:36

3/17/12 Atascadero Invite

Saturday was definetly a stormy day that involved heavy rain, hail, and gusts of wind that blew over canopies left and right.  Our kids still got on the track and gave it their best effort through these adverse conditions.  Stevie D started the day off with a fantastic pr in the 3200m 10:11 followed by Libby and John Miles who pr'd in 10:20.  Jessica Morosoli almost got a pr in the 800m running 2:21.9 with a negative split 70,71 which shows her strength in these stormy conditions.  Freshman Jocelyn Reynolds was in a perfectly paced 1600m where she pr'd in 5:33 (awesome freshman time), and Josh Davis went after a pr in the 1600m, but the weather was not ideal and he still lead the boys, which all five finished in the top 6 and in 4:40 or better.

PR’s:

1600m:

Trevor 4:35.7; Jocelyn 5:33.65

3200m:

Steven 10:11.7; John M 10:20.16

3/15/12 SLO Dual at SLO

Solid Performances!  The boys distance squad dominated every single distance event against the SLO boys who were the League Champions in Cross Country.  This speaks loud and clear about how well are distance squad is doing at this point in the season.  Blake Maule had a huge pr in the 800m running 2:02.8 leading the rest of the boys crew to pr's.  Jessica had a breakout race in the 1600m putting up a tough fight against the SLO girls running the #7 time on the all time list 5:15.8.  Jocelyn and Elizabeth also ran solid freshman times.  Jocelyn ran 5:40 in the 1600m and Elizabeth 2:26 in the 800m.

Stay focused and keep up the great work!

PR’s:

1600m:

Jessica 5:15.83; Jordan 5:19; Ryan 6:03; Alex 5:47; Jocelyn 5:40

800m:

Elizabeth2:26, Chenoa 2:55; Melina 2:51; Hannah M 2:56; 2:02.8; David 2:04.8; John N. 2:06.8; Libby 2:10.8; Jordan 2:23; Ryan S 2:47; Alex 2:44

3200m:

Elizabeth12:16; Chenoa 14:40; Melina 14:13

3/8/12 Atascadero Dual Meet

The Arroyo Grande Distance squad looked very strong and controlled in their domination of the distance events against Atascadero.  Josh Davis highlighted the day with a very strong solo effort in the 3200m running 9:48, which is #8 on the all time list.  Jessica looked confident winning the 1600m and 800m followed by freshman Elizabeth Heyde who opened up her season and Jade Fuller.  The boys in the 1600m worked together and pushed stud freshman Joey Rodgers to a win and Blake Maule looked very fit in the 800m running even splits.

PR’s

800m: Jocelyn 2:42.3; Chenoa 2:57.4; John Nichols 2:09; Kevin 2:22; Kelly 2:53

1600m: Everet 5:16.7; Jordan Mash 5:30; Kelly 6:08; Ryan S. 6:19

3200m: Josh Davis 9:48; John Miles 10:31.2; Steven Dunbar 10:31.9

3/3/12 Bearcat Relays at Paso Robles

The distance squad continued the start of their season with personal bests and three meet records at the Bearcat Relays.  We set meet records in the Boys Distance Medley Relay with a time of 10:47.1 (old record 10:59 set by SLO); Girls Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:48.4 (old record 12:56.5 set by Templeton); and in the Boys 4x1600m Relay with a time of 18:48 (old record 18:50 set by SLO).  Everyone looked smooth, strong, and in control.  Our whole squad posted impressive early season marks and for some personal bests, which is not surprising based off of our quality preseason training.  What you put into it is what you get out of it and this is definetly showing.
PR’s

800m:

Trevor 2:05.6; Joey 2:07.2; Everet 2:07.9; John Miles 2:10.5; Steven 2:12.9

1600m:

Blake 4:39.3; John Nichols 4:39.7; David 4:41.5; Jocelyn 5:46; Jessica 5:23

3/1/12 Righetti Dual Meet at Righetti

Great Job Distance Squad, what a way to open up the season.  You guys looked fit and your hardwork is paying off.  Great things to come based off of these early season marks.  The boys distance squad was very dominant in the Varsity 1600m by having all 10 boys run 4:50 or under and Josh led a 1st through 4th place sweep.  This is the first time this boys distance squad has had this much depth.  The boys and girls swept all of the distance events.  Emily, Jocelyn, and Jessica looked very strong running in the cool windy weather in their respective events. 

PR’s:

800m:

Melina 2:58; Chenoa 3:02

1600m:

Blake 4:41; John Nichols 4:43; David 4:47; Joey 4:48; John Miles 4:49; Steven 4:50; Chenoa 6:18; Milena 6:20; Brittini 6:20; Victoria 6:44; Kevin 5:21; Alex 5:55

3200m:

Jocelyn 12:12; Steven 10:46

2012 Preseason Tempo Progression Updated 2/23/12

2/25/12  Distance Squad Six Lap Time Trial at Cuesta

Josh leads boys and Emily leads girls with strong performances.  Check out the attachment for results, splits in 800m incraments, and 1500m and 5K predictions according to six lap time trial time.

2011 Distance Squad Seasonal Best List

Distance Relays:

Girls 4 x800m Relay: 9:54.3 Jessica 2:26; Natalie 2:30; Emily 2:33; Jade 2:23

Girls 4x 1600m Relay: 22:08 Jade 5:30; Natalie 5:27; Amanda 5:35; Emily 5:33

Distance Medley Relay: 12:55.1 Natalie 4:01; Christine 61.5; Jade 2:28; Hannah S. 5:19

Boys Distance Medley Relay: 10:54 Jonathon 3:23; Uriel 51, Nate 2:09; Josh 4:29

6/11/11 Golden West Invite (Sacramento); 6/12/11 PAUSATF Youth Champs (Union City)

Golden West Invite Results: http://www.runnerspace.com/news.php?news_id=19329-2011-Live-Results-Golden-West-Invitational

PAUSATF Youth Champs Results: http://www.pausatf.org/data/2011/youth/PACresults.htm

Golden West: The distance squad competed well in tactical races at Golden West.  After a nice long trek up to Sacramento, Jade and Jessica opened things up with the 800m.  After not racing for a couple of weeks Jessica came close to her pr running a 2:22.9 and Jade had a rough race after battling back from being sick a couple weeks ago to finish in 2:30.  Hannah Stevens finished 8th in a tactical mile running 5:20 (5:18 1600m) and ran tough.  Josh finished third in the boys mile in another tactical and spread out race to finish in a solid 4:28 (4:26 1600m) all the while a fire was under way in some brush next to the track stadium. 

Splits: 800m: Jessica 400m 68 800m 2:22.9-74; Jade 400m 68 800m 2:30-82 1 Mile: Hannah S.  80-2:38-78-4:00-82-5:20-80; Josh 65-2:13-68-3:22-69-4:28-66

PAUSATF Meet: The D squad came back from Golden West on Sunday Morning in the Bay area to sweep their respective events in this age division Meet.  To start things off Christian won his race and pr'd in 4:52 for the 1500m (5:13 1600m). In the Young Women 1500m Hannah S. went to the lead after the first lap and controled the rest of the race to finish in a solid win and 4:56 (5:17 1600m).  Emily and Jessica were not to far behind Hannah working together and completed a 1-2-3 sweep by finishing in Jessica -5:04 (5:26 1600m Huge PR!!!!) and Emily 5:06 (5:28 1600m).  Then in the Intermediate boys Jonathon and Blake completed a 1-2 sweep after pushing the thrid lap and looked very strong to finish in Jonathon 4:25 (4:44 1600m) and Blake 4:29 (4:48 1600m).  Lastly Josh ran a very smart race after a slow first lap and then things got going.  Josh made his move on the leader with a lap to go to finish with a blazing 43 second last 300m to win in 4:08 (4:26 1600m)

Splits: 1500m:

Christian-72-2:32 (79)-3:53(81)-4:52.42(59 last 300m); Hannah S.-76-2:36(80)-3:58(82)-4:56.72(58 last 300m); Jessica M.-77-2:40(83)-4:08(88)-5:04.44(56 last 300m); Emily-77-2:40(83)-4:08(88)-5:06.23(58 last 300m)

Jonathon-68-2:23(75)-3:34(71)-4:25.34(51 last 300m); Blake 69-2:24(75)-3:35(71)-4:29.29(54 last 300m); Josh-71-2:18(67)-3:24(66)-4:08.13(43 last 300m)

Great Job D-Squad!  I am very proud of your hardwork and comittment.

5/10/11  Elvis Mile at Cuesta

Check out the splits!

5/14/11 CIF Prelims at Moorpark

Splits

1600m: Josh Davis 5th in his heat 400m-67; 800-2:16 (69); 1200m-3:21(65); 1600m-4:25.9 (64)

800m: Jessica Morsoli 8th in her heat 400m-69; 800m-2:22.02-72

4x400m splits: Jessica - 60.8; Nate Mash - 53.6; Josh - 52.9

2011 PAC 7 League Finals Splits

Girls JV 1600m

5/5/11 League Finals at Atascadero HS

The D-Squad rolled out!  Way to get out there and compete well.  I appreciate all of your hardwork and dedication this season.  Lots of our runners ran their pr's when it mattered.  We are in a very competitive league and everyone was ready to run fast.  The highlight of the meet for the d-squad was Jade and Jessica's domination and 1-2 finish in the 800m putting 2 seconds on the leader in the last 100m.  Jade is now #8 on the 800m alltime list as a sophmore and Jessica is #10.  Josh and Jonathon also had standout performances in the boys 1600m with Josh almost running a personal best in 4:23.3 and qualifying to CIF and Punisher rolling sub 4:30 as a Sophmore.  Black Mamba had a stand out day in the forsh soph races running personal bests in the 1600m, 800m, and 4x400m relay, he was rolling...Great Job Everyone! 

PR's:

1600m: Jonathon Corley 4:29.24; Blake Maule 4:44.76; Adam Shires 4:57.2

800m: Jade Fuller 2:20.74 #8 All Time; Jessica Morsoli 2:21.2 #10 All Time; Nate Mash 2:02.96; Blake Maule 2:08.46

3200m: Amanda Trecartin 11:58; Blair Libby 10:16; Jonathon Corley 10:20; David Avila 10:47 

4/28/11 League Prelims at Atascadero High School

Great Job D-Squad!  Lots of PR's.  You are running really well when it most counts.  Way to push the third part of your races and finish strong.  Most of the crew qualified onto finals.  Jade Fuller cracks the top 10 list in the 800m as #10 position in 2:23.86, Congrats Jade.  Heats sheets for Finals can be found at www.phototiming.com

Rest well, eat healthy, and manage your time this week!!!

PR's:

1600m: Jonathon Corley 4:35.05; Blair Libby 4:44.19; John Miles 4:56.36; Adam Shires 4:58.48   800m: Josh Davis 2:02.53; Jade Fuller 2:23.86; 2:23.95; Everet Lucero 2:21, Noah M. 2:26.56; Yost 2:26.74   3200m: John Nichols 10:35.54; John Miles 10:46.97; Adam Shires 10:48.99 400m: Hannah Goldman 64.05; Everet Lucero 56.64 200m: Jessica M. 27.73; Nate Mash 24.86

4/26/11  Pioneer Valley Dual Meet at Pioneer Valley

4/16/11 Bill Kearney Invite Salinas

PRs:

800m: Jessica 2:24.37; Nate Mash 2:03.44; 2:07.52

1600m:Jonathon Corley 4:37.38; Blake Maule 4:50.75

3200m: 11:53.95; 10:52; 10:54

4/14/11 Dual Meet vs. St. Joes

Great Job D-Squad!  Tis the season to run fast. You ran smart, well, and strong.  these dual meets are perfect for working on race tactics and startegies.  On the girls side, Natalie had a nice kick for a victorious finish in the girls 1600m, Hannah negative split in the 3200m and Jessica and Jade (JJ 800m Crew) finished strong for a 1-2 finish in the 400m.  On the boys side Libby and David finished strong to go 1-2 in the boys 1600m, Blake experienced a win in the 800m going out quickly (sub 60), and Josh cruised to a nice negative split in the boys 3200m.

PRs:

400m: Jesscia 61.2; Jade 62.2

4/8/11 and 4/9/11 Arcadia and Dos Pueblos Invite

Arcadia is always exciting and this year was no exception.  The highlight of the meet was the girls 4 x 800m squad running a school record of 9:54.3 and finishing 12th.  The girls split the following: Jessica 2:26.4; Natalie 2:30.3 (Huge PR); Emily 2:33; Jade 2:23.9 (Huge PR).  The girls came back later on in the evening to run a very strong 4 x 1600m with a couple pr's.  These relays were very deep, competitive, and needless to say crowded.  Great Experience!  The team rolled out at Dos Pueblos with John N. dominating the freshman boys 1600m (dusting the field), John M. continuing a pr streak; Blake running a pr, and Libby and David dominating and going 1-2 in the junior boys 1600m.  The Arcadia crew missed you guys and we wish the whole distance squad could have experienced Arcadia "It's the Mecca of Track". Lets's stay healthy and get ready to roll this second half of the season.

Pr's:

1600m: John M. 4:58; Blake 4:51; Evans 5:24; Jade 5:30.5; Natalie 5:27.5

800m: Jade 2:23.9; Natalie 2:30.3; Libby 2:13

4/5/11   Elvis Mile at Cuesta

What a Beautiful day for a Elvis Mile out at Cuesta.  There were several sitings of Elvis by the Distance Squad during the annual Elvis Mile workout.  People started to see Elvis on the third 400m, but alot more saw him on the 4th 400m.  This was a very solid workout for everyone and is a great sign for good things to come.  Stay healthy!!!

3/31/11 Paso Robles Dual Meet at Paso Robles HS

Our Distance Squad braved a week of dual meets and a dramatic weather change to run very well at the Paso Robles Dual Meet.  Highlights of the meet included a girls sweep in the girls 1600m, where durnig the third lap Jade, Jessica, and Amanda casted the fishing line and reeled in the Paso Robles runners that had established a 50m lead.  Jade lead the sweep with a pr time of 5:36 and Jessica finished just behind her in a pr of 5:37.  Punisher also ran a solid pr in the boys 1600m putting up a fight against Zander from Paso.  He eventually finished second with a solid finish. Stay healthy and lets get some quality training in as we head into srping break.

Pr's:

1600m: Jade 5:36, Jessica 5:37, Punisher 4:37, Libby 4:45

800m: Brooke 2:37, David 2:08, Blake 2:10, Austin 2:14, Evans 2:16, Adam: 2:18

3/28/11 SLO Dual Meet at AGHS

Another great day of racing for the Distance Squad.  With only a day recovery from the County Meet we were able to come back and run very strong against a very fit SLO team.  The girls 1600m was the fasest girls 1600m I have yet to see on AGHS's track where the SLO girl won in a blazing 5:15 and Hannah trailed in a very strong effort in 5:17.  Hannah came back in the 3200m to run a fast double and almost win in 11:39.  Natalie had a huge pr in the 3200m by 22 seconds in 11:58.  Josh got his redemption against his rivals in the 1600m by cruising to victory in 4:36 and Nate finally pushed the third lap and kept contact to run a couple second pr on our track in 4:45.  Jessica rolled out in the 800m almost winning (driving all the way through the line) and running a huge three second pr in 2:24.7.  Jonathon ran a two second pr in the 800m 2:08, but most importantly he punished the third 200m and powered down the homestretch almost getting the win.  Libby ran a 7 second pr in the 3200m  10:27 placing thrid and Josh helped push him the last lap to finish strong.  Great Job Crew, I love the way we are racing.

PR's:

1600m: Nate: 4:45.95.93; Austin G.: 5:10; Everet: 5:37

800m: Jessica: 2:24.7; Jonathon 2:08; Evans: 2:18

3200m: Natalie: 11:58; Libby: 10:27

3/26/11  SLO County Meet at Cuesta  Rainy and Cold

Great Job D-Squad!  Way to race and run tough through the less than ideal conditions.  You have to be ready to roll on any given day.  The pr's continued on Saturday with Jonathon rolling sub 4:40, John Miles running sub 5:00, and Katelyn sub 6:00 in the wet conditions.  There were numerous other pr's listed below.  The highlight of the meet was jade's performance in the 800m were she powered down the back stretch (worked the 3rd 200m) and held off Maddie Cline from Paso on the home stretch for a solid win. Our girls dominated the 800m with Jade placing first, Jessica placing third, and Hannah Stevens placing fourth.  Nate had a break out performance in the 800m powering down the homestretch to place second in a huge 4 second pr of 2:04.  Other solid performances were Josh battling it out in the 1600m to place second, Hannah placing third in the 1600m, and Amanda winning the 3200m in 12:08 in the rain.

Pr's:

1600m: Jonathon 4:39.8; John M. 4:59.05; Austin G. 5:13.41; Casey 5:15.38; Kyle 5:26.16; Katelyn 5:55; Kylie 5:36.66; Brooke 5:51.40

800m: Jessica 2:27.88; Nate 2:04.6; 2:10.8, Blake 2:11.77; John N. 2:15.45; Everet 2:23.38; Kyle 2:29.85

3200m: John M. 11:11.2

3/18-3/19/11 Camarillo Distance Relays and Invite/Atascadero Memorial Meet

Great Job D-Squad!  The Distance crew traveled down to Camarillo and rolled out.  To start things out on Friday evening, The girls DMR cruised to victory winning by a straight away and the boys team ran a tough 4th place.  The next day was characterized by personal bests.  John Nichols ran tough in the f/s 1600m and ran a even split pr of 4:47 followed by Blake who pr'd in 4:53.  Josh Davis ran a nice early season pr also running a even split race and running tough against a CIF Master Meet finalist finishing in 4:22.  He eastablished a #7 ranking on the AGHS all time 1600m list. In the girls 1600m, Amanda ran a smart race and won the 1st heat in a pr of 5:37.  In the second heat Natalie ran a solid early season pr of 5:28 and Hannah ran a very quick early season time of 5:12 running tough against a CIF Masters Meet Finalist.  Hannah lowers her #5 ranking time on the AGHS All Time 1600m list.  Jade ran a very smart and quick even split pr in the 800m 2:26.7.  I was very impressed with how all of our runners ran very smart and strong by focusing on their race plans and working the second half of the race.  This is just the beginning.

Pr's: From Camarillo and Atascadero

1600m: Josh 4:22.65; John N. 4:47.68; Nate 4:47.39; Blair 4:48.39, Blake 4:53.64, John M. 5:00, David 4:52, Natalie 5:28.16, Amanda 5:37.48

800m: Jade 2:26.77, Blake 2:12.6, Jessica 2:28.6, Austin G. 2:19

3200m: Rebecca 13:00

3/17/11 Atascadero Dual Meet at Atascadero

Great Job Distance Squad!  There was lots of qualtiy performances on a nice track. It was exciting to see runners step up to score points while top varsity runners rested for their distance medley down at Camarillo on friday.  Jessica M. had a impressive performance in her first 1600m by leading wire to wire in 5:43.  David had a gigantic pr in the 800m by running a 2:09.  Libby and John Nichols both had solid pr's in the 3200m 10:35 and 10:36, Nichols was right on libby's heels.

Pr's:

1600m: Jessica 5:43; Katelyn 6:08; Kelly 6:14

800m: David 2:09; Kylie 2:36; Rebecca 2:45; Katelyn 2:46; Austin G. 2:19; Evans 2:24

3200m: Libby 10:35; John Nichols 10:36

3/10/11 Righetti Dual Meet

Great Meet D-Squad!  We represented well.  Keep up the up the support you give one another and focus on staying positive.  This was a pretty tough training week, so you should be feeling tired, but you should start to feel rested and better as we head into next week.  Thanks for being awesome, talented and dedicated athletes.  Rememeber, focus on your goals and staying healthy as the season gets under way.  Great things to come.

PR's: 1600m:   Katlyn-6:18; Kelly-6:28; Kyle-5:51

800m:   David-2:18; Evans-2:30; Kelly-3:06
Jessica-2:30

3200m:   John M.-11:25  

3/5/11 Bearcat Relays

Great Job D-Squad! Our DMR squads rolled out with a little help from Uriel and Christine showing their strength from XC.  The Boys won by a straight away and the girls took second respectively.  Josh opened up with a nice 4:29 1600m split, Nate pr'd in the 800m-2:09, EMJ had a perfect even split in the 800m and Punisher and Natalie ran very strong legs in the 1200m.  Our runners also ran very strong in the 4x1600m with some of the younger ones getting varisty level experience.  Rebecca led these crews with a stellar pr in 5:58.  Splits are below.

PR's: 1600m:   Rebecca-5:58; John M.-5:13; Libby-4:51

800m:   Nate M.-2:09 Austin G.-2:20
Jessica-2:31

3/3/11 Intra Squad Meet

Great Opener for the D-Squad!  Lets get this season rolling!!!!  This was just practice.  Splits are below.

PR's: 1600m:   David-4:53; John N.-4:54; Austin G.-5:16; John M.-5:16; Brooke-5:57

3200m:   Rebecca-13:27