Watkins Dual

The boys team dropped a 77-59 decision to Watkins Memorial Tuesday night at New Albany High School. Athletes winning events on Tuesday were,

4x800 Relay - Windle, Macchi, Soldaini, Taneff (8:33)
100 meters - Jordan Williams (10.9) - Ties new school record.
400 meters - Jordan Williams (51.0)
1600 meters - Blake Taneff (4:34)
800 meters - Blake Taneff (2:07)
Long Jump - Zach Galbreath (18'9'')

For New Albany Athlete Times and Results - Click Here

Dispatch Box Score - Click Here

Eagles - 3rd Place at Big Walnut Relays

The boys team turned in a solid performance at the Big Walnut Relays on Saturday finishing third out of thirteen teams. Team results were as follows,

Big Walnut - 101
Olentangy Liberty - 82
New Albany - 61
Olentangy Orange - 57
Westerville Central - 46
Olentangy - 44
Whetstone - 40
Newark - 31
Northland - 27
River Valley - 21
Grove City - 15
Utica - 10
Delaware Hayes - 10

Top relay finishes were,

1st - Distance Medley - 8:14.58
Parker Jones, Ty Howard, Nick Abraham, Blake Taneff

2nd - 4x400 Relay - 3:29.8
Jordan Williams, Zach Galbreath, Taylor Primeau, Drew Windle

3rd - Lap Medley - 11:18.25
Kyle Manion, Eric Macchi, Sebastian Matt, Blake Taneff

3rd - High Jump
Kyle Manion, Chad Guy, Chandler Tunney

The boys team has two meets this week, Tuesday at home versus Watkins Memorial, and Saturday at the Dublin Coffman Invitational.

Go Eagles!

Update 4/9/10

The New Albany boys team had a good first showing Tuesday night beating Hilliard Bradley 73-64. In windy weather, the following individuals placed first in their respective events.

Shot - Sly Hagan 40' 11.5"
Discus - Sly Hagan 120' 7"
Long Jump - Zach Galbreath 20 2.5"
Pole Vault - Zach Galbreath 12'
4x800 - (Taneff, Macchi, Soldaini, Windle) 8:45
4x400 - (Windle, Galbreath, Primeau, Williams) 3:31
800 - Drew Windle 2:02
3200 meters - Sebastian Matt 10:47
1600 meters - Blake Taneff 4:43
400 meters - Jordan Williams 50.90

For dispatch box score click here.

Saturday, April 10th, the boys team will be competing at the Big Walnut Relays. Schedule is as follows:

8:00 a.m. - Bus Leaves
8:45 a.m. - Coaches Meeting
9:30 a.m. - Field Events Start (Long Jump - Open Pit 9:30-10:45, Boys Discus and Pole Vault first, Boy's Shot Put and High Jump following girls).
11:00 a.m. - 4x1600 Relay
12:30 p.m. - Running Events (girls following by boys)

Order of Running Events
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Lap Medley (800, 400, 1200, 1600)
Sprint Medley (100, 100, 200, 400)
4x400 Relay
4x100 Relay
Distance Medley (800, 200, 400, 1600)
4x200 Relay
4x800 Relay

Estimated Return Time: 5:00 p.m.

Schedule the week of 4/12
Monday - 2:45 (Weight Room)
Tuesday - Watkins home
Wednesday - 2:45 (Weight Room)
Thursday - 3:30 (Locker Room)
Friday - 2:45 (Locker Room)
Saturday - @ Dublin Coffman Invitational

Go Eagles!

Schedule Change - May 8th

There has been a change to the high school boy's schedule. Due to the fact that the Jesse Owens Invitational has been changed to Sunday May 9th, the boy's team will be attending the Hilliard Bradley Invitational on Saturday May 8th instead. More information to come soon.

Track Reminders for First Day of Practice

The first day of mandatory track practice is this Monday (March 8th) at 2:45 in the high school weight room. Please remember the following in preparation for Monday,

1. Make sure all paperwork is turned in to the athletic office. This includes a current physical, and all emergency medical forms and acknowledgment papers.

2. Dress warm! Rain, snow, or sun, we will be outside for a portion of practice on Monday. Please wear sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, etc.

3. You can order warm-ups and other gear until Sunday March 14th. Reminder, we are asking for all freshman and sophomores to order a new warm-up that they can use for the duration of their high school track career. To order, please do the following:

• Go to www.kesslersteamsports.com
• Enter team access code "eagles8DK"
• Order items using credit or debit card.
• All items will be delivered and distributed at the school.

4. We are still in need of parents to sign up to volunteer for the two home meets we will be hosting. Parents that already signed up at the pre-season parent meeting do not need to do anything further. If you still need to sign up, please follow the directions below.

• Go to http://moodle.new-albany.k12.oh.us/moodle/

• Go to the right side of page under maroon bar at the top and Click on Log In.

• Type the user name – volunteer

• Type password – eagles

Click on Athletic Volunteers

1. Scroll down to #9 TRACK

2. Click what you would like to volunteer for - i.e., TICKETS

3. Click the Edit tab

4. Find the date(s) you would like to volunteer and type your name

5. Click Save (you may have to scroll to the bottom for the save button)

6. Click Ath.Volunteer on the gold bar

7. Either log out or repeat steps 2-6 to continue the process for volunteering

To end - click logout - just under the maroon bar at the top right.

• That's it. When anyone signs up, it is saved globally so everyone has the most current list.

5. If you still need to be added to the email distribution list, please email Coach Olinger at colinger@napls.us

Go Eagles!

First Day of Track Practice - March 8th, 2010

The first official day of outdoor track practice will be Monday March 8th, 2010. All athletes must have physical paperwork turned into the office prior to this date in order to be allowed to participate in practice and meets.

Taneff finishes 12th at State Meet

Blake Taneff capped off the New Albany Boy's Track and Field season with a 12th place finish at the Division I state track meet in a time of 9:39. Please see the following news story for more details.

http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2009/06/10/0611natrack_sp.html