Welcome to the Falcons 2010

Outdoor Track & Field Season

Agenda

• Welcome: Dinner & Movie• Introductions – Coach Buddy

• 2010 Indoor Season Recap – Coach Harris

• About the 2010 Outdoor Program – Coach

Buddy • 2010 Outdoor Schedule – Coach Buddy • Costs to Run Track – Coach Buddy • Fundraiser – Ms.Tonya Cunningham-Sutton

• Parent Participation – Ms.Tonya Cunningham-Sutton

• Recruitment – Coach Harris

IntroductionsPosition Name Area

Head Coach Buddy Crutchfield ALL

Asst Coach Alfred Buckley Sprints

Asst Coach Anthony Awkward Jumps

Asst Coach Clifton Davis Sprints/Jumps

Asst Coach Hope Rochester Middle Distance

Asst Coach Kevin Graves Distance

Asst Coach Mike Knowles Thowers

Asst Coach Theresa Bell Sprints/Motivation

Asst Coach Vincent Harris Strength/Hurdles

2010 Indoor 1st Team National Elite Individuals

Cortlandt Harris (Sr)

200m, 400m, 500mKyle Graves (Sr)

1 mile, 2 mile (#15)Thomas Tallerico (Jr)

800mSean Sutton (Jr)

200mTeju Adewole (Jr)

55m Hurdles

2010 Indoor 1st Team National Elite Relays

4x400 Relay (#20)Sean Sutton (Jr), Fola Shokunbi (Jr),

Thomas Tallerico (Jr), Cortlandt Harris (Sr)

Sprint Medley Relay (#20)Sean Sutton (Jr), Kendall Fuller (Fr),

Fola Shokunbi (Jr), Thomas Tallerico (Jr)Distance Medley Relay (#21)

Fola Shokunbi (Jr), Stephon Colbert (Fr), Thomas Tallerico (Jr), Kyle Graves(Sr)

2010 Indoor Maryland State Rankings Individuals

Cortlandt Harris (Sr)

200m (#3), 400m (#3) , 500m (#11)

Kyle Graves (Sr)

1 mile (#3) , 2 mile (#4)Thomas Tallerico (Jr)

800m (#4)Sean Sutton (Jr)

200m (#2)Teju Adewole (Jr)

55m Hurdles (#3)

2010 Indoor Maryland State Rankings Relays

Distance Medley Relay (#1)Fola Shokunbi, Stephon Colbert,

Thomas Tallerico, Kyle GravesSprint Medley Relay (#2)

Sean Sutton, Kendall Fuller, Fola Shokunbi, Thomas Tallerico

4x400 Relay (#2)Sean Sutton, Fola Shokunbi,

Thomas Tallerico, Cortlandt Harris

2010 Indoor Montgomery County All-Gazette Team

3200 Meters – Kyle Graves (New School Record!)

55m Hurdles - Teju Adewole

4x400 Relay - Sean Sutton, Fola Shokunbi, Thomas Tallerico, Cortlandt

Harris

• Athletes in the Top 1, 2 or 3 for 2010 MocoRunning Leaderboard – 15 boys events, 5 girls events

• Athletes in the Top 1, 2 or 3 for All-Time MocoRunning Leaderboard – 7 boys events, 1 girls event

About the 2010 Outdoor Program

• We Love Track! We Coach Track!– Full commitment from athletes– Rules and Regulations online

• Proper clothing and shoes– It’s still cool - sleeves and tights for practice

• Training Staff – If you are hurt get healed!– Head Athletic Trainer, Mr. Peter Kotz– Training Assistant, Ms. Kelly Piazza

Major Outdoor Events

• Falcon Invitational – March 20, 2010

• Florida Relays – March 31–April 6 (Spring Break 2010)

• Penn Relays 116th edition –April 22-24, 2010 (featuring the Good Counsel Coaches Master’s 4x100 Relay ?)

• WCAC Championships – May 14-15, 2010

• MD & DC Private & Independent School State Championships – May 22, 2010

• NewBalance Outdoor Nationals – June 17-21, 2010

Tentative 2010 Outdoor ScheduleDate Meet Place City/State 3/20 Falcon Invitational Good Counsel HS Olney, MD

3/27 Cougar Relays Quince Orchard HS

Gaithersburg, MD

4/2-3 Florida Relays * University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

4/10 Woodward Relays Georgetown Prep Rockville, MD 4/14 GC All Comers Good Counsel HS Olney, MD 4/16-17 Lake Braddock Invitational Lake Braddock HS Burke, VA 4/22-24 Penn Relays * University of PA Philadelphia, PA 4/28 GC All Comers Good Counsel HS Olney, MD 4/30-5/1

Draper Invitational St. Stephens/Agnes

Alexandria,VA

5/5 WCAC JV Championships McNamara HS Forestville, MD 5/8 Victor Cahoon Invitational Osbourn Park HS Manassas, VA 5/14-15 WCAC Championships Good Counsel HS Olney, MD

5/22 MD & DC Private School State Championships

University of Maryland

College Park, MD

6/17-20 New Balance Outdoor Nationals North Carolina A&T

Raleigh, NC

* Over night trips

Florida Relays Trip Itinerary

• March 31– Depart Good Counsel HS @ 8:00 PM

•  April 1– Arrive Gainesville, Fl. 10:00 AM– Comfort Inn Univ. – 3 nights

• April 2-3rd – Pepsi Florida Relays– Percy Beard Track– Gainesville, Fl.

Florida Relays Trip Itinerary• April 4th

– Depart Gainesville @ 10:00AM for Orlando Universal Studio’s– Arrive at Disney Universal Studio’s @ 12:30 PM and will stay

until Park closes– Depart Disney Universal Studio’s @10:00 PM for Daytona

Beach, Arrive at Daytona Beach FL. @ 11:00PM– Daytona Beach Comfort Inn & Suites Oceanfront– 730 N. Atlantic Ave– Daytona Beach, Fl– 2 Nights

• April 6th

– Depart Daytona Beach, Fl @ 7:00AM for GC– Arrive GC estimate 8:00-9:00 PM

• Note – All Athletes will notify parents 1 hour prior to arrival

Costs to Run Track

• Uniforms• Travel• Hosting Meets

Fundraisers

• Target: Raise $15,000– Fund Raiser Letters ($400 per athlete)

• Money turned into Coach Buddy week of March 15th

– Concessions– Spirit Nights

• Check website and emails for upcoming events

– Poinsettia Sale

• Ideas Welcomed

Parent Participation

• Always check the Falcon Track website to stay up to date on team activities:– www.gcfalcons.webs.com

• Team emails regularly sent– Make sure team has current email address for

you

• We need your commitment– Fundraisers– Help out at meets– Help out with concessions– Ensuring diet, nutrition, recovery, and rest of

athletes

www.gcfalcons.webs.com

Recruitment

• Good Counsel• College

– NCAA Division I, II, and III Standards– Performance through Junior Year Most

Important – Clearing House– Recruitment Package

• Times and Honors Bio• Highlight Video• Academics

Questions & Answers