State Meet Race - Saturday at 2:50.

1. The boy's Division I race is the last race of the day Saturday. It starts at 2:50. The bus will be leaving at 11:15 from the high school. Any high school or middle school runner that would like to ride the bus should be at the high school by 11:10.

2. The meet is held at Scioto Downs race track off of Route 23 and price of admission is $9. Teammates need to bring $9 if they would like to enter the grandstand area of the course. Spectators can see other portions of the course, but in order to see the start, finish, and the awards podium, one must be inside the grandstand. All proceeds go to the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

3. For parents, family, friends, and fans, if you are driving to the meet, PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME! Traffic builds up in this area throughout the day (I have sat in traffic up to an hour the day of the state meet) and it can be backed up as far as 270. Hopefully by the end of the day, traffic has thinned out a bit, but I would hate to see someone miss watching the race due to traffic.

4. Natalie Matt and Krissy Bach have ordered t-shirts for the boys. Their will be t-shirts for all members of this year's team, not just those who are running on Saturday. If you are interested in contributing any amount of money towards these t-shirts please contact Natalie or Krissy. Their emails are nmatt@insight.rr.com and kristen.bach@swcs.us .

5. With between 12,000 and 15,000 people at the meet on Saturday we thought it would be wise to come up with a couple of "meeting" spots. Inside the grandstand, Natalie and Krissy are going to hang a New Albany banner where parents and New Albany supporters are going to sit/stand. Please look for this banner when entering the grandstand. If I get a specific location of where this is going to be, I will send out another email. The team will also be setting up a camp with the tent outside the grandstand area. The location of this will be determined on Friday, and I will email you all Friday of where the tent will be set up.

6. As a note, the last state poll was released yesterday and the team was ranked #15 in the state of Ohio. This is the first trip to the state meet in what is believed to be 30 years and we are the youngest team at the state meet with no seniors, 3 juniors, 1 sophomore, and 2 freshman. It will be a great experience for our boys as they continue their early running careers. We appreciate all the support.

Go Eagles!