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Ross Recap Week #7
May 2, 2023
Ross Recap
As the end of the season draws near, the coaching staff gets closer to figuring out exactly which athlete belongs in each event. As a result, our team lineup sets us up to maximize our team scores. That was clear this week as our JV girls placed second and JV boys placed first at the Ross JV invitational. At the varsity invitational, both the boys and girls teams were team champions. The JV boys and varsity girls meets came down to our athletes performing well in the last event, the 4x400 relay, which is always a thrilling way to finish! Although, when you think about the anatomy of a team victory by just a few points, it was really every single effort throughout the entire meet that earned the W. There's nothing quite like a close win to remind everyone how valuable each team member is and bring us closer together.
V Ross Results
Athletes of the Week
JV
Jared Richmond- Jared has done an outstanding job this season as a leader on our JV squad. He is one of the top performers in that group. Recently, he has started to compete in the 800m and shown a real aptitude for it. After training strictly as a sprinter, this is impressive. Jared also ran a lifetime best in the 400m last week.
Olivia Klaserner- Olivia is a hurdler who has shown a tremendous amount of dedication. She has steadily improved this whole season but had a real breakout week last week. She ran 3 races and ran personal bests in all of them.
Varsity
Alex Taft- Alex has been a consistently strong 3200m runner for our team all season. He has run personal bests in all 3 distance races this season including the 800, 1600 and 3200. At Ross last week, he was part of the 1st place 4x800 relay and finished in 2nd in the 3200.
Emma Herzog- Emma is one of the top sprinter/jumpers on the team. She performs well in all of the sprints, relays and jumps. Most recently at Ross, she finished 8th in high jump, 4th in the 4x200, 2nd in long jump, and 1st in the 4x400.
JV Meet at Harrison 5/3
Athletes competing at Harrison High School on Wednesday will be released from class at 2:40 and the bus will leave at 3:00. The meet starts at 4:30 for field and running. Spectator tickets can only be purchased at this link. The rosters are attached, please take note of which meet you are competing in. Please let me know if you see any errors.
Varsity Best of the West at Oak Hills 5/4
All JV and varsity team members are expected to report to the track by 3:00pm on Thursday. JV athletes, you will receive instructions for your jobs. Varsity athletes, we will warm up as a team shortly after. You will NOT have time to leave campus. Spectator tickets can only be purchased at this link starting on Wednesday morning. The rosters are attached, please take note of which meet you are competing in. Please let me know if you see any errors.
Thursday spectators, please take these words of caution seriously: they will be towing cars that are not parked in designated lined spots. Parking is a bit of a pain with the construction going on, but there is room for everyone.
JV Best of the West at Oak Hills 5/6
All JV and varsity team members are expected to report to the track by 9:00am on Saturday. Varsity athletes, you will receive instructions for your jobs. JV athletes, we will warm up as a team shortly after. Spectator tickets can only be purchased at this link starting on Friday morning. The rosters are attached, please take note of which meet you are competing in. Please let me know if you see any errors.
Parent Volunteers
Parents, we have a few spots yet to fill for our volunteer positions. Some parents feel that the best plan is to volunteer at the meet that their child is NOT competing in this week. Or if you prefer to volunteer in the concession stand on the day your child IS competing, it is totally fine to step away from your job for a few minutes so that you can watch your child's event. Thank you to all those who have signed up already!
