General Announcements - Monday 4 June 2012 June 2012

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Scioto Track Club practice Tuesday morning at 9:00 AM at Hilliard Davidson.  Meet at the north (scoreboard) end of the stadium.

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Summer track schedule updated in "2012 Outdoor Season" section. 

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The Scioto Track Club summer track schedule begins soon.  The practice schedule will be announced daily on this web page.  Practice times may vary due to facility and coach availability.  Practices alternate between Upper Arlington High School and Hilliard Davidson High School.  There WILL BE Hilliard and Dublin athletes at UA for these practices.  There WILL BE UA and Dublin athletes at Hilliard Davidson when practice is scheduled there.  

ALL athletes, regardless of where they live or go to school are welcome and encouraged to attend ALL practices that are convenient for them at both locations.

There is no fee for summer track - it is "pay as you go", meaning you pay only for your own expenses (entry fees, uniform, which is optional unless you're on a relay, and personal travel expenses.)  There is no fee to practice with the club.  All practices and meets are completely optional.  

All track athletes are encouraged to consider combined events, as well as the javelin throw.  These events are not offered in Ohio high school competition, but are nonetheless highly recruited by universities.  

We hope to see all of you out for summer track soon!

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On To THE PODIUM!

On To State!

Top, L-R, DD Clark, Phillipie Motley, Jack Kincade, DaMarcus Nelson

Bottom, L-R, Maddie Gallagher, Lizzy Litzinger, Ashley Blake, Lauren Hoover

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Congratulations to the Men's 4x200 Relay Team of DaMarcus Nelson, Jack Kincade, DD Clark and Chris Harris on breaking the school record with a time of 1:28.91!

Congratulations to the Men's 4x400 Relay Team of DaMarcus Nelson, DD Clark, Phillipie Motley and Jack Kincade on breaking the school record with a time of 3:18.89!

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2012 Districts Double Dip!

Men's District Champs

Women's District Champs

4x200 New School Record!

 (L-R) Cassie Catlett, Maddie Gallagher, Lizzy Litzinger, Ashley Blake

4x400 New School Record!

(L-R) Lauren Hoover, Maddie Gallagher, Lizzy Litzinger, Ashley Blake

Architects of a Men's District Championship...

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2012 OCC Champions!

2012 OCC Runner Ups!

Results:  http://www.baumspage.com/track/occ/central/2012/2012%20Central%20Final%20Results.htm

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2012 Wildcats

The Men

The Women

The Seniors

2012 Outdoor Season

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Saturday 3/31 9:00AM vs. Wildcat Premier  (4th - men and 7th - women)
Tuesday 4/3 5:00PM vs. Central Crossing/Westland  (w - both)
Friday 4/6 5:00PM @ Panther Invitational  (1st - men and 1st - women)
Tuesday April 10,  5:00PM @ Worthington Kilbourne (w - both)
Saturday April 14,  10:00AM @ Dublin Track Classic (1st - men and 4th - women)
Tuesday April 17,  5:00PM vs. Dublin Coffman High School (w - both)
Friday April 20,  4:30PM @ Freedom Relays (1st - men and 2nd - women)
Tuesday April 24,  5:00PM vs. Upper Arlington (w - both)
Thur Apr 26 - Fri April 27,  5:00PM @ Huber Heights Wayne Invitational (5th - men and sixth - women)
Tuesday May 1,  5:00PM @ Hilliard Darby/Hilliard Bradley (W - both)
Monday May 7, 5:00PM @ Hilliard Darby Panther JV Invitational 
Thursday May 10 and Saturday, May 12 - OCC @ Hilliard Davidson (1st - men and 2nd - women)
Tuesday May 15 - Thursday May 17 and Saturday May 19 - Districts @ Darby (1st - men and 1st - women)
Wednesday May 23 and Friday May 25 - Regionals @ Pickerington North


Friday June 1 - Saturday June 2 - States @ The Ohio State University

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Scioto Track Club Summer Schedule

Sunday May 20th - Columbus Track and Field Classic - The Ohio State University - http://www.newwtrack.org/Columbus%20Classic%20Entry%20&%20Waiver.pdf

Friday and Saturday, June 9th and 10th - USATF Ohio Association Multi-Events Championships - Thomas Worthington High School - http://www.newwtrack.org/2012%20WSC%20Info%20Flyer.pdf

Saturday June 9th - Worthington Summer Classic - Thomas Worthington High School - http://www.newwtrack.org/2012%20WSC%20Info%20Flyer.pdf

Friday June 15th through Sunday June 17th - USA Junior National Championship - Bloomington Indiana - http://usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/USA-Junior-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships.aspx Note: difficult entry standards

Saturday and Sunday, June 23rd and 24th - USATF Ohio Association Junior Olympic Championships - Cedarville University, Cedarville Ohio - https://sites.google.com/site/usatfohioyouth/junior-olympics-program/j-o-individual-events

Thursday July 5th through Sunday July 8th - USATF Region Five Junior Olympic Championships - Cedarville University, Cedarville Ohio - https://sites.google.com/site/usatfohioyouth/junior-olympics-program/region-5-info

Monday July 23rd through Sunday July 29th - USATF National Junior Olympic Championships - Morgan State University, Baltimore Maryland - http://usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/2012-USATF-Natl-Jr-Olympic-Outdoor-Track-and-Field.aspx

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2012 Results

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Young men finish fifth and young women finish sixth at the Wayne Invitational!   More than 30 teams representing the best talent in Ohio were there.   

Results here:  http://www.finishtiming.com/Results/2012/04-27-W/index.htm

Lots of pictures in the "Wildcats in Action" section.  Check them out; there are at least three links located there.

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Young Men - 2012 Olentangy Freedom Relays Champions!

Young Women - 2012 Olentangy Freedom Relays Runner-Ups!

Results here:  http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/04/22/high22-g37gvdrb-1.html

- Congratulations to Phillipie Motley, Jack Kincade, DD Clark and Chris Harris on breaking the school record in the 4 x 200 meter relay!

- Congratulations to the following Davidson relay teams that set new meet records!

   -- Young Men - Lap Medley Relay - 10:40.06 (old record 10:58.3)

        --- Billy Carson, Troy Richter, Ryan Caulley, Colin Burdette

   -- Young Women - 4x800 Meter Relay - 9:48.02 (old record 9:57.0)

         ---  Caroline Hildebrand, Lilly Saniel-Banrey, Elsa Saelens, Lauren Hoover

   -- Young Women - 4x400 Meter Relay - 4:06.28 (old record 4:08.4)

        ---  Maddie Gallagher, Lizzy Litzinger, Lauren Hoover, Ashley Blake

(The names of the members of the young women 4x800 relay team will be posted as soon as they are received.)

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Dublin Coffman Invitational Team Champions!

- A four point margin of victory.  

- First Coffman Classic victory for Davidson since 2004.

- MVP of the Meet: Every single Davidson athlete who helped score a point, blocked another team from getting a point, ran a race he may have not felt like running, or helped the team in any one of a multitude of ways. If you were wet, you helped. Nice team effort, nice team win!

  

- Results here:

http://www.finishtiming.com/Results/2012/04-14-D/index.htm

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Darby Panther Invitational Men, Women and Combined  Team Champions!

- Results here: 

http://www.baumspage.com/track/hilldarby/2012/2012%20Panther%20Invitational%20Results.htm

- Pictures here:  

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ltjftt2b4bprwi1/N8jgI9SvaQ/Panther%20Invitational%202012 (as always, this link is also located under the "Wildcats In Action!" link in the "Meet Pictures" section.)

Click images to view.  Right-click to save.

- Congratulations to Jack Kincade on being selected the "Male Athlete of the Meet", helping score 38 points for the men!

- Congratulations to Maddie Gallagher on helping score a perfect 40 points for the women!

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Wildcat Premier Results:

http://www.baumspage.com/track/trframe.php?path=./hilldavidson/2012

Hilliard Davidson "Coaches Corner"

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Jim A. Smith (pictured right above) - Men's Head Coach and Jumps - JimA_Smith@hboe.org

Coach Jim Smith is entering his 24th year as the boys’ head varsity track and field coach as well as pole vault, high jump and long jump coach. He has taught at Hilliard (now Davidson) since 1984, and in addition to his track coaching experience has also coached high school football (18 years), high school basketball (three years), and college track (two years.) He coached the first ever Ohio Division I female pole vault champion and state record holder, and his best team finish at the state meet is third.

Coach Smith is a 1984 graduate of Otterbein College, where he earned his teaching degree in Health Physical Education and General Science. While there he was an All-American track and field decathlete and four-year letter winner, a four-year football letter-winner, and the recipient of the Norris Elliot Award for Sports and Academics. He received his Master’s Degree in Sports Science from Ashland University.

Matt Beatty (pictured center above) - Women's Head Coach - Matt_Beatty@hboe.org

Coach Matt Beatty is entering his eighth year as girls’ head varsity track coach, after having served as an assistant coach in the program. In addition to his head coaching responsibilities he also works with the hurdlers and jumpers, and has coached the throws and sprinters in the past. He is also an assistant boys’ football coach.

Coach Beatty received his undergraduate degree in US History from The Ohio State University and his Teaching Certificate from Ohio Dominican University. While attending Ohio Dominican he was a Graduate Assistant for two years and an assistant coach of the men’s basketball program. He has taught Special Education at Pickerington Central High School and coached football, basketball and baseball at Pickerington North. 

Pat Schlecht (pictured above) - Distance Coach and Men's Head Cross Country Coach

Coach Pat Schlect is entering his 19th season as the Hilliard (now Davidson) track team distance coach and his 22nd total season of coaching track. He is also the head coach of the Hilliard Davidson boys cross country team, a position he has held for the past 14 seasons.

Coach Schlect's distance runners are consistently amongst the best in the state in both cross country and track. The Davidson cross country team has qualified for the State Championship Meet the past nine years in a row, which includes four top-four finishes, a State Championship in 2002, and a State Runner-Up in 2008. The Davidson track team 4 x 1600 meter relay team from 2003 holds the State Record.

Coach Schlect teaches World Studies and Early World History at Davidson. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned his teaching degree in Social Studies.


Todd Heinlen (pictured above, bio forthcoming) - Men's Sprints and Hurdles

Ryan Aleshire - (not pictured, bio forthcoming) - Men's Throws



Betty Cameron (not pictured) - Women's Assistant Throws Coach

Coach Betty Cameron is entering her fifth year as the Davidson girls’ throwing coach and her tenth year as the head Davidson girls’ volleyball coach. Before coming to Davidson she was the head volleyball coach at Watkins Memorial.

Coach Cameron earned her undergraduate degree in Health and Physical Education with a minor in Coaching from Capital University, and her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Dayton. While at Capital she played four years of volleyball and one year of basketball. She has been teaching at Davidson for 10 years, and has also taught in the Groveport Madison school district.

Emily Holliday (not pictured) - Women's Assistant Coach

Coach Emily Holliday is beginning her sixth season as the distance coach for the Davidson Women’s Track and Field Team. In addition to this responsibility she also serves as the head coach for the Davidson Women’s Cross Country program.

Coach Holliday is a 2007 graduate of Huntington University in Huntington, IN, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Mathematics Education. While at Huntington, she was a four-time varsity letter winner in both cross country and track and a two-time qualifier for the NAIA National Meet in the outdoor 3000 meter steeplechase. She holds the Huntington University outdoor 3000 meter steeplechase record.

Coach Holliday is completing her first full year as a mathematics teacher at Davidson.
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Team Philosophy:
The coaches of the Davidson track team are committed to instilling self discipline, reliability, sportsmanship, determination and a competitive spirit. We will do whatever we can to make you the best athlete you can be so our team is the best it can be. We will promote individual success, but never at the expense of the team; the team always comes first. With this in mind, your commitment to our program must equal our commitment to you and the team. During track season, our team always comes first.
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Meet Pictures

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Click the following "Wildcats in Action" link for meet pictures! Thanks to everyone who submits pictures.

Wildcats in Action!


Note that there are several pages at the above link!  Make sure to check all of them.
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