And Then, It Was Over

It was a little chilly at our Track Banquet yesterday, but the food was good and so was the company. Amidst the angst of Finals Week, the fact that most of us were able to get together one last time as a team to share a meal and acknowledge the accomplishments that each of us had made was nice. We had an exceptional year and a lot of progress was made by all. We really should be proud of what we overcame this year. Even with some big time points lost, we were still dominant.

Congratulations to all of those that received awards! You deserve it!

The Senior Men that will be missed next year

                    <3                         The Lady Seniors

The One That Got Delayed

Well, the OAC Meet is over. A lot of people ran their last race, threw their last discus or jumped their last jump. That doesn't matter, though because it was all worth it. It was worth the struggles throughout the years; it was worth the highs and the lows of their track and field careers because on the day of the OAC Meet, for one last time... They were in the spotlight.

The Men and the Women finished 2nd overall to some school whose colors are purple.. or something. But the real winners were those wearing Brown and White. For as bad as the weather was this weekend, I felt like we were a team for the first time. No matter what event you went to, a Yellow Jacket was there to bring you up to speed. That's how it is supposed to be.

So, for my last blog of the regular season... To those that are finished, I say great job and it was a pleasure watching you compete/competing with you. To those still training for a National Meet, I say good luck. I will be there until you leave for California, for I am broke and therefore, can't go :(

For more details on how your Yellow Jackets competed, click here: http://www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/sched/12oacday2/

Watching Senior, Mike Smith, in the Triple Jump Finals. He
placed 4th with a Season-Best jump of 43' 10''

Finals Suck

Becca Purcell and Krista Wharton
watch as Mitch Supan throws his way
to an OAC Title in the Hammer

Day One

The first day of the conference meet has come to an end... finally.

Lots of Personal Bests today in the 200m dash and the Throws as well. Special shout out to Kaylan Lemon, Zac Marinucci, Mitch Supan, Jake Buckey, Mickey Haba and myself. Working hard throughout the entire season always pays off when you set a Personal or Lifetime Best at a Conference meet, so good job to all that competed today.

Day 2 should be just as exciting and I know many of us are especially looking forward to the relays. So, good luck to all and get some sleep. We have work to do tomorrow.

Partner in Crime

Well... It's a little late to go back on it now.

 

In honor of the legendary Steve Prefontaine, I am sporting the muttonchops and the mustache/soul patch combo (per the request of Coach Eric Schmuhl). However, I was not alone this time like I was at Indoor OACs!

This is Mickey Haba..

 

He may not have much facial hair and constantly envies mine, but we made it work. He is sporting a zigzag/lightning bolt chin strap. I don't know how you guys feel about it, but I am thinking about testing this one out myself at some point in time (when my beard grows back).

With the help of Dannie Mack, we were able to come up with this. We hope that you all enjoy them.

My man, Dannie Mack

We are always having good times on this Track Team and we are looking to make a statement tomorrow. If not by our performance, then by our extraordinary facial hair.

Go Pre.

 

A Close Shave

In honor of the OAC Meet this weekend, I will be making a fool of myself to show team spirit. I have only had 4 people suggest what I should do to my beard, so it is going to come down to the wire and be a gametime decision tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will no longer have a voluptuous beard.

See you all at breakfast in the morning :)

I Mustache You a Question...

I won't shave it for later.

Many of you know that for the OAC Meet last year, a group of the guys did Mohawks. This year, for Indoor OACs, I donned a mustache of the utmost quality that it made Tom Selleck jealous.

Now, for Outdoor OACs this season, I have been contemplating what I should do. My beards is longer than it has ever been and I am not sure if I want to do anything to embarrass myself. However, I am open to any and all ideas. So, allow me to pose this one question...

What should I do with my beard (if anything) for the OAC Meet this weekend?

Post with pictures of the style of your choice to cast your vote! The facial hair with the most votes will appear on my face for Thursday night's dinner and will remain on my face until Sunday.

Here are a few links to generate ideas:
http://menshair.about.com/od/facialhair/ig/Facial-Hair-Styles/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_facial_hairstyles

This Guy's Blog has most of them... Check it out! http://www.dyers.org/blog/beards/beard-types/

Sparky Adams

Ladies and Gents, it is the moment we have all been waiting for...

Our one and only Home Track Meet is this Saturday! Events start at 9:00a.m.
For the Full Meet Schedule, visit http://www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/sched/ and scroll down to April 21st (click Event Schedule)

Encourage family, friends, professors, and all to come and support you and your teammates as we represent our school by Steamrolling our competition (let's be honest, they know it is gonna happen, too). I know that the weather isn't looking good right now, but at the end of the day.. You are already home. Let's try and get a good turn out this year by spreading the word!

**Special thanks goes out to Mitch Supan, Kevin Phipps, Leslie Purnell, Zac Marinucci and Ryan Fallow for making our Shot Put Ring look B-E-A-utiful!**

The Long Jump Pits have been tilled, the Shot Put Sector is clean and painted, the Javelin sectors have been painted, our banners are up and the grass is cut. Finnie Stadium is ready. The only thing left for us to do is compete and compete well.

Let's get after it this weekend!

What a Crappy Day..

For those of you that weren't there, the Men took 3rd while the Women took 2nd in the All-Ohio Meet at Ohio Wesleyan University.

The weather was awful. It rained most of the day, not to mention that it was chilly. Both the High Jump and the Pole Vault were moved indoors (thankfully). However, those that competed outside were not as lucky.

As fate would have it, many of those competing did poorly because of the weather. However, there were still some great things to be said about the meet overall. Mitch Supan had a new Personal Best in the shot by 2 ft. and the sprinters did work. Kaylan placed 1st in the 100m dash, the Men's 4x100m relay placed 1st even without 3rd leg, Josiah Holt. Nicole Christener finished 2nd in the 100m hurdles and ran under 16 seconds for the first time ever. Congratulations, Nicole!

One thing that we need to keep in mind is that it is meets like this one when we find out what each of us is truly capable of. Not letting circumstances affect how you perform, supporting your teammates even when you have to get wet to do it, or just enjoying the moment. Something can be done to make yourself or others around you better at all times. Be there for each other. Create memories. Build relationships. Have fun.

For complete Meet Results, go to http://www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/sched/12allohio/All-Ohio_Results.htm

Miles, Zac, Mitch and Jess chillin'
at the Shot Put Ring

Alex, Lippy and Nicole share an
umbrella to stay dry

Dannie, Mickey and Cory eating ALL
of the fruit snacks

Zac and Dan at the Hammer
Ring

Two Years in a Row

The other day was the Student-Athlete Award Ceremony. The Track Team had quite a good turn out in support of its teammates. I'd like to use this post to congratulate those that received awards. The Girl's CC Team will be avenged.

(From L to R) Kaylan Lemon, Leslie
Purnell, Alex Shaw and Tim Gibbons
being awesome

Nicholas Jeffers presenting Coach
Schmuhl with his award for being
awesome

Leslie receiving her award for being
awesome

States

Coming up in the All-Ohio Meet, we will have 50ish entries into events across the board. Many of these competitors are in the Top 5-10 respectively. However, I would like to point out the dominance that our Sprinter Relay teams have had this year.

The Men's 4x100 ran under a 42 for the first time in God knows how long and are about 3-tenths of a second ahead of 2nd place in Ohio.

The Women's 4x100 have continued to get faster with each race and (with clean hand-offs) could win at All-Ohio.

The Men's 4x400 has continued to show signs of brilliance in executing their race and if they pull it all together, I think they could place Top 5 this weekend.

Lastly, here's a shout out to Drew Beck for running the fastest split of his life this past weekend at OWU in the 4x4 (56.2?) Correct me if I'm wrong because this guy stepped up for his teammates.

For the official Standings in the All-Ohio Meet, go to www.tfrrs.org

The Finish Line

Hello again everyone!

Did you know that we only have 2 meets left before OACs? All-Ohio is this weekend and then we have our Sparky Invitational. I feel that Outdoor Track should have more meets. We had 7 home Indoor Meets this year and only 1 Outdoor each year. Anybody else feel this way? I don't like to travel too much.

Anyway, I want to give a quick shout out to my man Mickey Haba for hitting a 6 meter PR this past weekend at OWU to get into the All-Ohio Meet! He now sits at 46.58m and is looking to possibly place this weekend at All-Ohio. Congrats, Mick!

For Complete Meet Results, go to http://www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/sched/2012marvfrye2.htm

 Mickey Haba (Jr)

O-Who?

So, this weekend we will be competing at Ohio Wesleyan University. They have a fairly quick track would could mean quite a few Personal Bests on the day for our Sprinters, as well as our Distance Runners.

I propose that we unite as a team this weekend. By that I mean this: let's all stand together on the track or in the stands and cheer on our teammates. We have strength in numbers and I think it will benefit all of us if we cheer as a team. I know that those competing will greatly appreciate the efforts we give.

Dannie Mack (Fr) is
Steamroller Approved

Other than that, let's go out there and have some fun. After all, Track is supposed to be fun, right?

Coincidence? I Think Not..

This was seen in the field where discus was being thrown. This post needs no other words. 

Yeah.. We Are Gonna Be Late

Yesterday, John Carroll hosted its first Home Track Meet in over twenty-some years. After having their Track renovated, they now no longer have to travel to Case Western 2-3 times per week to practice. Congratulations to them on finally having a home track to be proud of!

As most of you know, getting to the meet took a rather long time. We departed from B-W at approximately 9:30 a.m. and stopped to get breakfast at McDonald's/Dunkin' Donuts (I know, right?) Then, at approximately 10:53 a.m., we continued our journey to John Carroll University..

Are you kidding me?

Dusan's Performance Brings
Coach 'T' to his Feet

With limited time to warm up, Jumps found difficulties being effective. I, for one, did not even get a mark. However, Dusan Vasic began to plot his revenge on the bus. He carried out his master plan effectively by setting a PR in the Steeple Chase (shattering his previous PR by 15 seconds!) and by running extremely well in the 4x800 relay to allow the team to place 3rd. Way to go Dusan! On the women's side, the sprinters proved dominant by placing in the relay, 100m dash, 200m dash and in the Hurdles. Lastly, a special shout out to Shaina Kovatch for winning the 5k on her birthday!

The Throwers also did an exceptional job. Zac Marinucci had a Personal Best in the discus with a distance of 50.46 50.26 meters (according to TFRRS) and Danielle and Leslie went 1, 2 in the Shot Put. For the B-W News Release go to http://www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/sched/12jcuoutdoor/ and for All Results from this meet, go to http://www.jcusports.com/documents/2012/3/31/Results.htm?id=814

Beddy and Buckey sharing a laugh

Danielle, Victoria and Jessica relax
while the Men throw things

Other than the fact that this was just another meet, I think that the cold brought us all just a little bit closer together for the day. Team Bonding was a lot of fun this weekend and I think I speak for all of us when I say that. 

Oh, and I took 7th in the Javelin and scored 2 pts. What up?!