UC Track Classic
Hello nighthawk families and fans,
Update!
Release time for school on Wednesday has been updated! Girls will be released at 1:10pm and the boys will be released at 2:00pm. The girls bus will leave at 1:40pm.
Saturday we took a limited team to the UC Track Classic, at University City High School. This is the first time we have attended the meet and our Nighthawks made a splash. We had stand out performances across the board including lots of PRs and movement up the all-time list. You can find the full meet results here and keep reading for some highlights.
Parent Donations
As you can imagine, it takes a lot to put together a program of our size and we are asking for a $200 donation per family who is able to do so. This helps off set the cost of equiptment, travel, coaching stipends, meet entry fees, etc. Any donations are greatly appreciated, we also encourage you to find out about company matching programs that many businesses offer to further your impact. Find information to donate here. You can also write a check Payable to Del Norte High School. Write "Track" and your athletes name in the memo.
Athletes of the Meet
We want to take the time to highlight a couple of athletes who had spectacular performances at our last meet.
Jumps -
Abbi Lorett (11) broke the 15’ mark with a 15’2 jump, taking home a 3rd place finish in the girls open long jump.
Chloe Kang (9) had and impressive 8 inch PR (13’2) in the girls freshmen division
Ryan Remigio (10) was looking fast in his approach jumping 19’0 - more than a foot further than his previous best.
Throws -
Kellen Macijewski (11) continues to climb the all-time list in both shot and discus Spring multiple feet at a time. He took first place in the open shot division with an almost 3 foot PR, 44’.05. Then he came back to throw a huge PR to claim 2nd place in the invite discus. His throw of 144’7 is over 6 and a half feet further than his previous PR.
Sprints -
Ryan Remiggio (10) put together a great 100 setting a huge PR and dominating in his heat, finishing 3rd overall for his division. He came back in the 200 to run another big PR, placing fourth overall.
Zoe Gross (9) ran the 2nd fastest 100m (all conditions) in school history, placing 6th in the invite 100m. She also ran a PR in the 200m placing 4th overall.
Hurdles-
Braxton Jones (10) took advantage of the opportunity to race this weekend and put together two great races. He applied the things we have been working on at practice and continues to improve! PRs in both hurdles.
Congratulations to all of those athletes on a great meet. We would like to take the time to recognize those athletes whose performance landed them onto our top 10 all-time lists.
Kellen Macijewski (11) - Boys Discus: 2nd All-Time with a throw of 144’7”
Kellen Macijewski (11) - Boys Shot Put: 9th All-Time with a throw of 44’05”
These athletes have made a great impact on our program, making themselves known as some of the best in their event since our school opened in 2009. We look forward to witnessing their continued success as the season goes on.
Our Next Meet
Our next meet is a dual meet with Mt Carmel, coming up this Wednesday April 5th with a 4:00 pm start time, taking place at My Carmel High School. This is our 3rd league official meet and our team score will count towards our league title, so it is very important we are competing at our best. Coaches will be strategically placing athletes in select events to help our team secure a win. We will have those entries decided by Tuesday and athletes can expect to find out what they are racing in then.
Arcadia Invite
This weekend, April 7th and 8th, a select number of our athletes are heading up to the Arcadia Invitational.
Keep up with the latest news by following us on instagram! We post regular updates, meet photos and videos highlight an array of athletes. Head over to our page now to catch up!
House Keeping
Thank you to the parents who already signed up to help out at the snack bar this season. Those of you who signed up to help at next weeks dual meet versus Westview should expect an email from us this week with details. We still need volunteers for our CIF Prelims snack bar, If you are available for that or any of our upcoming home meets please fill out this form to let us know your availability! We really appreciate your help.
Seniors, if you would like to be included in our class of 2023 page on the website, please be sure to fill out the questionnaire so we can get your bio up.
REMINDER - athletes should not sign up for the SAT on May 9th as it is the same day as our League Finals Meet.
Donate your used spikes to a Nighthawk in need!
If your athlete has spikes from last season that aren’t super torn up, they can use them again. If they are getting new spikes and don’t need their old ones, feel free to bring them to practice and we can share them with another nighthawk in need! Once your athlete gets their spikes, have them show their coach before wearing them at practice. We can help navigate each athletes needs.