Sonic Boom Invitational

Congratulations to the team in its performance at the Sonic Boom Invitational. Despite the ugly weather, a good time was had by all. Results are not posted during or after this meet, but the overall consensus is that everyone did extremely well. More posts will follow tomorrow. A CD of the pictures I took will be available for sharing at the next practice, feel free to copy the whole disc if you wish.

April 25 Practice Cancelled

Next Sunday, April 25th, the regularly scheduled Sunday practice is cancelled. Good luck to those participating in the Sonic Boom Invitational on the 24th.

Gus Lacy Invitational

Saturday, April 17th, Ryan competed in the Casper Joseph Middle School 800m at the Gus Lacy Invitational at Fork Union. He placed first with a 2:07.42 effort, and is currently the #2 eighth grade 800m runner in the nation.

First Meet

Finally, track season has begun! The first meet is just around the corner, hope everyone is excited. April 24th we will be travelling to Maryland for the Sonic Boom Invitational. Meet info can be found by clicking the link on the sidebar.
What to expect: This will be an all day affair, but by no means do you have to stay for the whole meet. Anticipate 200-400 athletes participating, and sometimes it will be hours between your events. Bring snacks, drinks, a tent, chairs, reading material, PSPs, etc. It is a little over a 2 hour drive to Fort Belvior, and all adults need photo ID to get on the military base. Registration is at 8 to 8:30am. This is the only meet that preregistration is not required. Directions to the Tulley Gate and the track are in the linked document.

Easter Sunday

There will not be practice on Easter Sunday. Hope everyone has a Happy Easter!

Remaining Middle School & High School Schedules

William Monroe Middle School:
All Meets are Away
4/13: Fluvanna
4/23: Louisa
4/27: Prospect Heights
5/1: Orange Invitational

William Monroe High School:
All Meets are Away
4/10: Woodberry Inv.
4/14: Monticello
4/17: Wrangler Inv.
4/21: Charlottesville
4/24: Dogwood Inv.
4/28: Goochland
5/7: Fluvanna Inv.
5/19: Districts

Spring & Summer Meet Schedule

The following are available meets for 2010. I am not sure about the AAU Primary Championships in Florida.
April:
17th: 757 Invitational, Hampton or Cheasapeake?
24th: Sonic Boom, Maryland. Newtown Invitational, Williamsburg
May:
1st: Churchland Inv., Hampton
8th: Real Deal Classic, Hampton. Glen Arden Inv., Maryland
15th: Technique Relays, Hampton. Firebird Inv., Maryland. Tommie Smith Youth Development, Maryland.
22nd: Suffolk Stars, Hampton?, Track Express Inv., Maryland
29th: Humminbird Inv., Maryland. Discovery Dash, Charlottesville
June:
5th: Henrico Pacers, Richmond
12th: Flames Inv., Va Beach. 747 TC Inv., MD. TNT Inv., MD.
19th: Atlantic Coast Inv., Hampton. USATF Junior Olympics State Meet, Hampton.
24th: AAU Districts
29th: USATF National, Chicago
July:
8th: USATF JO Regionals, Greensboro
10th: Cannonball Cooper, Richmond?
16th: Commonwealth Coventry Games, Roanoke
23th: Russell Blunt East Coast Inv., Durham
27th: USATF Junior Olympics, Sacramento
31st: AAU Junior Olympics, Hampton