Press Release 4.6.17

The Wheatridge Mustangs traveled to the Steven Grogan Stadium in Ottawa on Thursday, April 6th for their first meet of the season.  

The seventh grade girls won their meet with a score of 52 points!  First place finishers were Bri Glover in the Hurdles with a time of 22.72, Jillian Velasquez in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 6:32.95, Zoey Edwards in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:55.80, Kiersten Markos in Shot Put with a throw of 28’2’’, and the 4x100 Relay Team (Shipps, Leggett, Ham, Sullivan) with a time of 59.63.  Second place finishers were Abi Garden in the Hurdles, Jillian Velasquez in the 100 Meter Dash and the 200 Meter Dash, Zoey Edwards in the 1600 Meter Run, Hailey Sullivan in the 400 Meter Run, Emma Brooks in the 800 Meter Run, and the Medley Relay Team (Balog, Leggett, Brooks, Sullivan). Tynee Leggett took third place in the 200 Meter Dash, Kiersten Markos took fourth place in the Discus and Lanah Shipps took fourth place in the Long Jump.  

The seventh grade boys had a great start to their season.  Jake McClure was the leader of the 1600 Meter Run with a winning time of 5:36.5.  Alek Stevanov took second place in the 100 Meter Dash and fourth place in the 200 Meter Dash.  Third place finishers were Trent Glaser in the 1600 Meter Run, Jay Jensen in the Shot Put, and Jake McClure in the Hurdles and the High Jump.  Evan Pipkin took fourth place in the Shot Put.  

The eighth grade girls had a strong showing at their first meet of the season.  First place finishers were Kelly Smith in the Hurdles with a time of 20.60, Mallory Boden in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 6:13, and Ashlyn Bell in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:47.14.  Second place finishers were Anastasia Gerber in the Hurdlers, Ashlyn Bell in the 1600 Meter Run, Mallory Boden in the 800 Meter Run, Kelly Smith in the 200 Meter Dash, and Ashton Keith in the Discus.  Third place finishers were Kelly Smith in the 100 Meter Dash and Ashton Keith in the Shot Put.  

The eighth grade boys had a great start to their season as well.  First place finishers were Blaine Leon in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:32.91, Ethan Reynolds in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 26.79, and the Medley Relay team (Hullum, Taylor, Reynolds, Graham) with a time of 2:00.97.   Second place finishers were Hudson Clements in the Long Jump and Ethan Reynolds in the High Jump.  Masen Kindler earned third place in the 800 Meter Run, Dylan Blesie earned fourth place in the Hurdles, Ryan Hamilton earned fourth place in the 1600 Meter Run, Jude Graham earned fourth place in the 400 Meter Run.

The Mustangs are excited for their home meet on Tuesday, April 11th where they will host Baldwin and Spring Hill.  

Ottawa Meet Information - 4/4/17

***THE MEET HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND IS RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH***

Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the information to help you better cheer for your child and the team at the meet!

Ottawa Middle School Track Meet

Location:

Steve Grogan Stadium

Ottawa High School

1120 South Ash Street, Ottawa, KS

Teams:

Ottawa, Louisburg, Wheatridge

Time:  

Field Events will begin at 3:45.  The 3200 Meter will start at 4:00.  The rest of the running events will start at 4:30.  

Running Events:

(Order will be 7th Girls, 7th Boys, 8th Girls, 8th Boys)

100 Meter Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

1600 Meter Run

4 x 100 Relay (400 Meter Relay)

400 Meter Dash

4 x 200 Relay (800 Meter Relay)

800 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

Sprint Medley Relay (100 - 100 - 200 - 400)
4 x 400 Relay (1600 Meter Relay)

Times will not be posted and will given to coaches at the end of the meet.    

Surfaces:  The Shot and Discus rings are concrete.  The track and jumping areas are all weather rubber.  Spikes longer than ¼ inch are not allowed.  Starting blocks will be provided.

Field Event Locations:

Shot Put - North of the Football Stadium (North Ring 7G-8G, South Ring 8B-7B)
Discus - North of the Football Stadium (West Ring 8G-7G, North Ring 7B-8B)

Long Jump - Directly behind the bleachers on the North side of the Stadium (West Pit 7G-8G, East Pit 8B-7B)

High Jump - East end of the Football Stadium (Order: 8G, 8B, 7B, 7G)

Pole Vault - Directly behind the bleachers on the North side of the Stadium next to the Long Jump (Order: 7G, 8G, 7B, 8B)

Concession Stand:

There will be a concession stand!  

Taking your child home:

Once your child is done with all of their events they are allowed to leave ONLY with their parent/legal guardian.  You MUST sign out your child before you leave with either Coach Gailliez or Coach Langrehr.  This helps ensure that all the athletes are accounted for and safe.  

Shirt Orders

Below is the order form that athletes will be getting today at practice.  If an order form does not make its way home to you, please email Coach Gailliez (gailliezm@usd231.com) your order and she will get it placed for you.

Track season is almost here!

We look forward to starting our season on Monday, March 6th!  To ensure that you are eligible to participate in the first practice you must have these three items on file at WMS.
1.  Insurance Waiver Form
2.  Concussion Form
3.  Physical Form

All of these can be found here:  http://www.usd231.com/WMS/9929-Untitled.html

You will need a pair of running shoes, comfortable clothes to run in, and a water bottle for our first practice.

We will be meeting in the GYM. Practice starts at 3:30 and finishes at 5:00.

See you there!
- The Coaching Team

Awards Assembly Tomorrow

If you purchased a Cross Country shirt this year, please wear it tomorrow for the Awards Assembly!

End of Season Breakfast

Just a reminder that our End of Season breakfast will start at 7:30 tomorrow morning in Ms. Gailliez's room! 

Come in through the front office and make your way down to my room!  

See you all then!

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Wallace

Eudora Press Release

The Wheatridge Mustangs traveled to Eudora for their last cross country meet of the season.  

The seventh grade girls’ one mile race was the first of the meet.  Jillian Velasquez took fourth place and earned a medal with a time of 6:27, Sadie Helms ran a 7:30 and Phoebe States ran a 7:42.    The seventh grade boys’ one mile race was the second of the meet.  Jake McClure lead the race with his first place, medal earning time of 5:40 and Trent Glaser took seventh place and earned a medal with a time of 5:58.  Cam Gillman (6:22), Charlie Kuzma (6:30), Jacob Adams (6:37), Jay Jensen (7:49), and Jackson Holle (9:33 PR) ended their season with strong performances as well.

The eighth grade girls’ two mile race was the next race of the day.  Two Mustangs ran medal earning times; Mallory Boden took sixth place with a time of 14:15 and Ashlyn Bell took thirteenth place with a time of 14:59.  Rachel Stuart (16:49), Bethany Stuart (17:33), Liz Noll (19:02), and Cassie Sleet (20:54) rounded out the race and ended their seasons well.  The eighth grade boys’ two mile race ended the meet.  Ryan Hamilton (13:27), Korbin Poznich (13:43), Jude Graham (13:54), Masen Kindler (13:54), Christian Gomez (14:08), Cale Yokley (14:14 PR), Kaeden Elbert (14:20), and Tyler Williams (14:32) all had a great last meet performances.

League medals were given to the first three runners in the league and ribbons were given to league runners in places four through ten.  Wheatridge runners who earned league awards are Jake McClure (1st place), Trent Glaser (5th place), Jillian Velasquez (3rd place), Mallory Boden (4th place), and Ashlyn Bell (8th place).   

The Mustangs had a wonderful season and their coaches are so proud of the progress they all made!