Malone and Westerville Roster

The following runners will be running at the Malone Invitational on Saturday September 5th. Race time is 9:35 a.m. Athletes will need to be ready to leave the high school late Friday afternoon. A specific time will be given to the athletes on Wednesday during their classroom session. The runners attending the meet are:

Blake Taneff

Kyle Manion

Willie Matt

Alex Stanislav

Kraig Manion

Austin Bach

Drew Rose

All individuals not attending the Malone Invitational will be competing in the Open Race at the Westerville Classic on Saturday September 5th. Race time is 11:00 a.m.

Boy's Team 11th at Pickerington XC Classic

The New Albany Boy's CC team finished 11th out of 17 teams this Saturday at the Pickerington XC Classic. Competing in the large school/more competitive division, Blake Taneff finished 11th out of 350 runners. Rounding out the top 5 scored individuals were Kyle Manion (47th), Drew Rose (51st), Austin Bach (70th), and Willie Matt (82nd). Dublin Coffman won the meet with a total of 88 points followed by host Pickerington North with 99 points. New Albany posted a team total of 245 points. The boys will represent New Albany at two separate meets this upcoming weekend. A varsity squad will be competing at the Malone Invitational in Canton, Ohio while the Open/JV runners will be competing in the Open Race at the Westerville Classic. Complete results from the Pickerington XC Classic can be found at the following link:

http://www.baumspage.com/cc/picknorth/classic/2009/bpanther.htm

New Albany Classic Times

2007-2009 + 2008 PR regardless of course

Name	2007	2008	2009	2008 PR
1. Blake Taneff	19:30	DNR	16:04 (PR)	16:59 (WM)
2. Kyle Manion	DNR	19:44	18:26	18:08 (WM)
3. Alex Stanislav	DNR	19:34	18:27 (PR)	18:40 (TW)
4. Tom Newton	DNR	DNR	18:56 (PR)	20:13 (CO)
5. Andrew Ziminski	25:05	22:46	19:13 (PR)	19:16 (TW)
6. Willie Matt	24:14	21:37	19:15	18:47 (TW)
7. Parker Jones	24:45	20:49	19:26	18:45 (TW)
8. Nate Peck	22:05	19:56	19:45	19:21 (TW)
9. Austin Bach	DNR	DNR	20:05 (PR)	NA
10. Ross Brubaker	DNR	22:34	20:26	19:04 (TW)
11. Joydeep Ganguly	DNR	DNR	20:39 (PR)	NA
12. Kraig Manion	DNR	20:04	21:08	19:36 (WM)
13. Thom Rousseau	27:54	23:03	21:45	19:33 (TW)
14. Clay Cooper	DNR	DNR	21:52 (PR)	NA
15. Joe Flaherty	DNR	21:52 (MS TT)	22:12	21:52 (MS TT)
16. Nathan Scribano	DNR	22:16 (MS TT)	22:26	22:16 (MS TT)
17. D.J. Inman	DNR	26:00	23:16	23:13 (CO)
18. David Stanislav	DNR	DNR	23:53 (PR)	NA
19. Bryan Washington	DNR	DNR	24:01	20:42 (TW)
20. Sebastian Matt	DNR	DNR	DNR	16:48 (WM)
21. Drew Rose	DNR	19:25 (MS TT)	DNR	19:25 (MS TT)
22. J.P. Lammers	DNR	DNR	DNR	21:49 (OCC)
23. Rhyne Vlaservich	DNR	DNR	DNR	NA
24. Trevor McInnes	DNR	DNR	DNR	NA

MS TT = Middle School Time Trial WM = Watkins Memorial

TW = Thomas Worthington CO = Central Ohio

OCC = Ohio Capital Conference PR = Personal Record

More Importantly…

2007 – 5^th place – 130 pts. (Not Even Close… 99 pts. out of 1^st…)

2008 – 3^rd place – 145 pts. (Better place, but still 111 pts. out of 1^st…)

2009 – 2^nd place – 83 pts. (Getting there, took a trophy home, 28 pts. out of first. Stay focused, keep working hard, see results.)

Complete results can be found at http://www.baumspage.com/cc/newalbany/classic/2009/bhs.htm

2 Mile Time Trial Results - 8/15/2009

The following are the results from the time trial on Saturday. Also, please note that next Monday and Tuesday 8/24 and 8/25, practice will be held at 6:00 p.m.

1. Blake Taneff Jr. 10:40

2. Alex Stanislav Jr. 11:29

3. Kraig Manion So. 11:33

4. Kyle Manion Jr. 11:40

5. Austin Bach Fr. 11:40

6. Parker Jones Jr. 11:45

7. Andrew Ziminski Jr. 11:46

8. Nate Peck Jr. 11:48

9. Tom Newton Jr. 12:04

10. Willie Matt Jr. 12:12

11. Ross Brubaker Sr. 12:22

12. Joydeep Ganguly Fr. 12:26

13. Joe Flaherty Fr. 13:04

14. Nathan Scribano Fr. 13:12

15. Thom Rousseau Sr. 13:21

16. Clay Cooper Sr. 13:26

17. David Stanislav Fr. 13:37

18. D.J. Inman Jr. 13:47

19. Bryan Washington Jr. 14:20

20. Jean Pierre Lammers So. 14:54

21. Rhyne Vlaservich Fr. 15:08

22. Trevor McInnes Fr. 15:44

23. Sebastian Matt So. DNR

24. Drew Rose Fr. DNR

Spirit Wear Extension - Please Read

The window for ordering spirit wear has been extended to Monday night at midnight due to problems with Kessler's website. All spirit wear is optional. We just ask that the athletes wear a maroon warm-up to the invitationals so that we match and look like a team. To order spirit wear go to kesslerteamsports.com and click on My Team Shop. Our access code is eagles3SY.

2009 Cross Country Season Officially Starts August 10th

1. Our first practice is Monday at 8:00 a.m. The boys team will be meeting in Mr. Matthew's classroom at 8:00 (do not be late). All returning runners need to bring their "Runners Manual" from last year, a pencil, and a lock for a locker in the locker room. Incoming freshman will receive their runners manual on Monday but should still bring a pencil and lock. We will be meeting in the classroom for approximately 1 hour and then holding practice for an additional two hours. Athletes should expect to be at practice 3 hours the first day (should be finished at approximately 11:00).

2. We are having our parent meeting, time trials and pictures on Saturday, August 15th. There will be a few changes to time trials. The time trial will only be a two mile race this year. Also, any parents or alumni that are interested in competing against the boys or girls team are more than welcome to do so. This time trial will be followed by our annual parent meeting and team pictures will begin at 10:30. Athletes can go home and shower before pictures if they want.

3. All spirit wear orders need to be submitted online by Monday, August 17th. It would be a good idea to print out exactly what you ordered just in case there is any confusion or mistakes with what they ship to the school. All spirit wear is optional except for the warm-up. We do ask that athletes purchase a warm-up outfit to match their teammates. Two different warm-ups are offered. The Nike warm-up is water-proof while the other warm-up is the same outfit we have ordered in years past and is made of polyester. If athletes want to use a warm-up from previous years, they do not need to order another warm-up. Click on the following link "www.kesslersteamsports.com" to enter the website to order spirit wear. Once in the site, click on "My Team Shop" and enter the following password "eagles3SY".

3. We will be having a team shoe night at Second Sole again this year. This will be taking place on August 12th (next Wednesday) at 6:30. If athletes are in need of shoes or gear, they will receive a discount this night. All runners should have a pair of training shoes and a pair of spikes and second sole does offer good deals on a combination of both.

4. The weather this year has been unpredictable and while it hasn't been as hot as the last couple years it is still very important for all athletes to be staying properly hydrated. This does not mean just drinking water during practice, but throughout the day as well. Ideally athletes would have time to wake up and drink 12-16 ounces of water 2 hours before they run, however I know that most of us are rolling out of bed at the last possible second so please make an effort throughout the day to continue to take care of yourself.

5. A new tradition that we are hoping to start this season is a high school canoe trip. The day we have planned is Thursday, August 13th. We would have our normal 8-10 practice in the morning then athletes can run home and clean up and meet at the high school at 11:00 a.m. We are going to be canoeing on the Big Darby Creek and expect to return to New Albany around 4:00 pm. Permission slips and release forms went home today with the athletes. We would like to get as accurate of a head count as possible so please return both forms ASAP. This is not a mandatory trip.

6. If you are not already receiving team emails, please contact Coach Olinger at colinger@new-albany.k12.oh.us in order to be added to the team distribution list.