Westlake Burneson Girls Track & Field 2010

Coach John Holland

899 –3075 Ext. 2198

    Email Holland@wlake.org

 

2009 3rd Place finish

2008 & 2007 & 2005  SWC  Championships

2006 & 2002  SWC Runner Up

2009 & 2004 Third Place

2003 Fourth Place

47 Victories & 3 Defeats & 1 Tie in Eight years!

 

News Flash

 

3/1/10  We held a brief informational meeting during homeroom this morning at Burneson.  I passed out informational papers for those

Interested and spoke about the upcoming season.  We had around 115 girls present.  I introduced the captains for this years team.  Our first voluntary practice will be Wednesday March 10th, then Thursday March 11th, and finally Friday March 12th.  Our first actual practice will be Monday March 15th.  Our first meet is Wednesday, March 31st at Brecksville.  I will provide a daily practice schedule once we start on the 15th.

 

 

 

 

Stories from the track:

 

 

Here is the 2010 Burneson Girls Track Schedule

 

2008 Top Scorers:                                                        2009 Top Scorers:

Andy DeMarsh               136                                         Lauren Hurst                   104

Charlotte Tate                134                                         Jamie Hamilton             100

Kelly Essi                           133                                         Bridget Smik                   95

Shannon Fulton             131                                         Elizabeth Kobe               93

Hayley Smik                    123                                         Maddy Sandhu               88

Miryea Braxton             123                                         Maddison Dunlap         71

Erin D’ettore                   117                                          Ally Chonko                      66

Elizabeth Kobe               87                                           Kayla Charvat                52

Maura Goede                  75                                           Nora Lee                            49

Melanie Finucan           68                                          Julie Solarz                      41

Katie Carroll                   62                                           Alexanne Lefebrve        28

Stephanie Freeman     51                                           Samantha Formica      25

Kayla Charvat                44                                          Avery Bogart                  25

Sarah Stroh                     44                                          Natalie Cantral              24

Rachel Evans                   38                                           Sarah Schwartzer        22

Ashton Dever                  32                                           Kayla Snow                      21

Julie Solarz                      30                                          Elisa Khawam                21

Amber Singleton           28                                           Morgan Snow                 19

Jamie Hamilton            23                                           Mallory Farabaugh     17

Yasmine Herbawi        20                                          Katie Linger                    12

Nora Lee                            19                                           Maureen Matousek      11

Megan Duffy                   18                                           Katherine Garruto       10

Allison Chonko               17                                            Paige Staggs                   1

 

 

 

          We have some wonderful captains for this coming 2010 season who excelled

last season.   Presently, Lauren Hurst, Madison Dunlap, Elizabeth Raiff, Mallory Farabaugh, Katherine Garrato, & Elisa Khawam have been selected to serve as next year’s captains.

 

The Golden Shoe is given to the Most Valuable Eighth Grade Girl.

The Silver Shoe is given to the Most Valuable Seventh Grade Girl.

 

        Past Golden Shoe Recipients                     Past Silver Shoe Recipient

 

2009 Winner:                                                        Madison Dunlap & Lauren Hurst

Elizabeth Kobe

 

2008 Winners:

Charlotte Tate                                                      Allison Chonko, Kayla Charvat, &

                                                                                Elizabeth Kobe

 

2007 Winners:

Julie Moroney & Sarah Stachowiak                Hayley Smik, Shannon Fulton,

Mireya Braxton, & Charlotte Tate

 

2006 Winners:                                                     Stephanie Popelmann

Sophia Kopaskis & Julia Fulton      

 

2005 Winners:                                                      Julia Fulton

Alex James & Liz Stark

 

2004 Winners:                                                      Alex James & Liz Stark

Hannah Zapfe & Emily Vicarel

       

2003 Winners:                                                      Amelia Serrat

Melanie Doychak

 

2002 Winners:                                                      Lauren Meyers

Cheryl Spring

 

          The top ten point getters over the past six years are as followed: These girls earn points by placing first, second,

third, fourth or in big meets even fifth & sixth.  They also earn points for placing on relay teams or relay meets.  For all these girls they are two-year totals.  This is still amazing to me.  Congratulations girls!

 

#1      Charlotte Tate                257

#2      Shannon Fulton              225

#3      Hayley Smik                   222

#4      Miraya Braxton              219

#5      Andy DeMarsh                211

#6      Julia Fulton                    199

#7      Kelly Essi                        188

#8      Elizabeth Kobe               180   

#9      Ali Louis                         156

#10    Liz Stark                        142

 

 

          I would like to provide some helpful information to parents if this is your first daughter to participate in Track & Field for me at Burneson.  Even if your daughter participated last year these will be helpful reminders.

 

1.  I usually have sign ups for track & field the first week in March.  Practices usually begin around the middle of March.  Usually we have 150 girls sign up.  Many are seventh graders wanting to be involved for the first time to try the experience.

 

2.  Track & Field is a wonderful sport where girls that are flat out fast can run the sprints, 100, 200 dashes or 4 bye 100 or the 4 bye 200 relays.  They might be distance runners where they are fast over a longer distance, 400, 800, or the 1600-meter runs and the 4 bye 400 relay.  Girls that are very strong can find success in the throwing events, shot put & discus.  Then there are the jumpers, long jump & high jump events.  Today girls that are fast, strong, and are a little nutty can compete in the pole vault. 

 

3.  I coach the pole-vaulters & hurdlers.  Pole vault practice usually goes to 5:30 because I also work with the hurdlers and vaulting takes more time. Sometimes the high school kids are still working.

 

4.  Practices are after school from 3:45 to 5:00 that way if girls are involved in soccer or other activities they generally have time to get to there practices or games.  We might extend to have special practice from 5:00 to 5:30 for relay exchange work or some extra work.

 

5.  No one gets cut, unless they are a problem on the team.

 

6.  Our girls walk up to the high school after school after a brief meeting with me.  Rides can pick them up at the high school.  If the weather turns bad with regards to rain & cold we might have decided to stay at Burneson and practiced there so if your daughter is not at the high school you should swing by Burneson.

 

7.  I am always looking for helpers.  Last year we had a mom that was willing to come and work with our high jumpers since we don’t have enough coaches to cover all the events.  Mrs. Fouts, our French teacher, who used to compete, helps out whenever she is able. Mr. Braxton helped with our long jumpers.   So if you have some experience or are willing to do some research and then help as volunteer coach please contact me ASAP.

 

8.  We always need help running our home meets.  We need parent willing to time, measure distances, record throws or jumps.  So if you are willing to help us on just the days of our home meets please

        contact me ASAP.

 

9.  I would like phone calls or email contacts letting me know whenever

Your daughter is not going to be at practice or meets.  I try to account for some 150 girls early on.  We usually end up around 120 or so.

 

a.   At the end of the season we usually have a pop & pizza recognition. Gathering after school one                                             day.   We collect the girl’s uniforms and then recognize their efforts.  I usually give them a memory booklet covering the season.  We present the golden & silver shoes winners.   Golden shoe goes to the top 8th grader and Silver to the top 7th grader.

 

b.   HOODIES!!!   Once I have sign ups, I usually have a brief meeting with all the girls that are interested in coming out.  I will give them a hoodie order form that they can check with you about.  Then cost has been fairly reasonable over the years.  We try to get this done early so we can get them sooner.  (Especially if the spring brings us bad weather)

 

c.  Finally, please feel free to email or call me whenever you have a question or concern.  This is my business.  This is what I enjoy doing and after this year I only have three more left.