Week 8 Updates

 After a snowy Saturday, we're hoping for a week of better track weather!

Click here for last week's JV Results

Congratulations to our placewinners, Mara Wren (6th high jump) and Lillianah Velickovski (8th long jump)!

THIS WEEK

Wednesday 4/24 @ 2pm - Frosh/Soph Championship @ Echo Park - meet info

Friday 4/26 @ 5pm - Team Dinner @ 8452 Fairview Ct., Lone Tree

• THANK YOU to the Carbone Family for hosting!
• Please sign up to help provide food and drinks for the meal! We need bread, salad, cookies, and drinks.
• Please RSVP (Attending) if you are coming so the hosts can plan quantities

Saturday 4/27@ 9am - Varsity @ Ram Charger @ Jeffco Stadium - meet info

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

With 4 days left in our Snap!Raise campaign, we need only $750 more to reach our goal. Please help us finish strong this week!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

All athletes who complete the season with us (and their families) are invited to our Track Banquet on Sunday, May 19th @ 3pm 

Week 7 Updates

Last week was a great week for track and field! Our athletes set lots of new PR's, won lots of ribbons, and put down current state-qualifying results in two events. Scroll to the end for last week's results, place winners, photo links, and more.

TO-DO THIS WEEK

Order Your Team Shirt

Many athletes have already done this at practice this week. We just need names and sizes. Team shirts are funded by our fundraising efforts this year (see an update below). If they have not already ordered a size in practice, athletes should complete the form linked below by Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY 4/17

• JV @ Echo Park @ 2pm - Order of Events

• Spirit Night @ Parry's Pizza in Highlands Ranch @ 5-9pm - Come for dinner after the meet. Mention HRHS and Parry's will donate a portion of proceeds to our team. Thanks to our boosters for coordinating this event!

Friday 4/19 - No School + Prom -- NO PRACTICE

Saturday 4/20 @ 9am - Varsity @ Denver Christian -- Meet Info

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Our athletes have done a great job asking for support from family and friends! 

• We have raised almost 85% of our $10,000 goal. 
• If every member of our team got one more $20 donation, we would hit our goal. 
• We have 10 more days to donate. Go Falcons! 

PARENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Thank you to Angie Austell for signing up to host our final Team Dinner on May 3rd!

We're still looking for a host for our next Team Dinner at HRHS on April 26th. 

• The main dish can be pasta, pizza, a taco bar, or whatever you dream up.
•  Multiple families can come together to host. 
• Please help keep this team tradition strong!

SIGN UP HERE

RESULTS, PHOTOS, AND STATE QUALIFYING

Click here and scroll down for hundreds of new photos from the weekend

Ponderosa Frosh/Soph Results 

Meet Champions

Addy McLeod - long jump

Bridget Carbone - triple jump

Madi Rinker - pole vault

5th Place - Mara Wren - 100 hurdles

6th Place - Evan Partridge - triple jump

7th Place 

Addy McLeod - 100 meters

Giancarlo Ortega - 400 meters

9th Place - Lyla Stevens - discus

TJ Twilight Results

Meet Champions

Girls 4x100 Relay **

3rd Place

Girls 4x200 Relay**

4th Place

Bridget Carbone - long jump

Bridget Carbone - triple jump

5th Place

Addy McLeod - long jump

Boys 4x800 Relay

6th Place

Emry El Bassuni - 100 meter hurdles

7th Place

Ezra Simonich - 100 meter hurdles

8th Place

Bella Hinkle - high jump

Dayla Hybertson - triple jump

Connor Cravens - 3200 meters

9th Place

Bella Hinkle - long jump

Chloe Young - triple jump

Celie Page - discus

Celie Page - shot

**Our Girls 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams are both currently ranked 14th in 5A teams in Colorado. The top 18 teams in each event qualify for the State Championship meet. Click here for more info on state qualifying.

Week 6 Updates: Wednesday Frosh/Soph Just Added

NEW PHOTOS

We have new photos to share from this week's Varsity meet thanks to Adam Cermak! If you have photos of JV or Varsity meets to share, please upload them here. Questions on uploading? Contact Coach Turnage

MEET RESULTS

Varsity Meet Results 

JV Meet Results 

Congratulations to our Varsity placewinners:

• 4th - Girls 4x100
• 5th - Girls 4x200
• 5th - Addy McLeod - long jump
• 6th - Addy McLeod - 100 meters
• 6th - Girls Sprint Medley
• 7th - Molly Smith - 200 meters
• 8th - Rachel Cowden - 800 meters
• 8th - Chloe Young - long jump

Congratulations to our JV placewinners:

• 1st - Madi Renker - pole vault
• 4th - Girls 4x800
• 5th - Yoshi Yokosawa - long jump
• 8th - Boys 4x400
• 9th - Lillianah Velickovski - long jump

THIS WEEK

Please use TeamSnap (Messages - Chat) to arrange carpooling if your student needs a ride or if you can offer a ride to this week's meets!

• JUST ADDED: Wednesday 4/10 @ 2pm Frosh/Soph @ Echo Park

• Friday 4/12 Varsity @ 11 a.m. @ TJ Twilight -- All City Stadium - Admission $5/adult - $3/student

THANK YOU

A BIG THANK YOU to all the family and friends who have helped our team surpass the halfway mark on our fundraising goal through our SnapRaise Fundraiser!! Please share our fundraiser on social media or via text or email to help us reach our goal before 4/26.

Our goals for this fundraiser included a new team tent for meets, extra coaches beyond the 5 the district funds, equipment & implements ... and now after Saturday's windstorm that picked up our entire high jump pit and flipped it over the fence surrounding the track, a new high jump pit cover (these run in the $2,000-$3,000 range). We appreciate your support in this effort!!

COMING SOON

Our next Team Dinner is scheduled for 4/26 at HRHS. We hope all athletes will attend to celebrate our fundraising efforts and the results of our Frosh/Soph Championship.

RSVP HERE (scroll to bottom for Attending)

 We're looking for parents to host and help provide food and drinks for the meal. The main dish can be pasta, pizza, a taco bar, or whatever you dream up. Multiple families can come together to host. Please help keep this team tradition strong!

SIGN UP HERE

Questions on Team Dinners? Contact Kristy Hart

First Week of April Updates

After an April Fool's Day snow, we expect great track weather for our practices and meets this week. 

Thank you to Katherine Sauerland who hosted and Kristy Hart who co-hosted our team dinner last Friday and to all the families who helped by providing salad, desserts, and drinks for the meal!

Here are results from last week's meets:

• JV Results
• Varsity Results

Click here to see our latest meet photos. Thanks to Haden Hart and Kristy Hart for taking these at the Broomfield Shootout!

If you have meet photos to share, please upload them here. Need help with uploading? Contact Coach Turnage

Our placewinners at the JV meet were:

• Lillianah Velickovski -- 5th girls long jump
• Mara Wren -- 6th girls long jump
• Yoshi Yokosawa -- 7th girls long jump

At the Varsity meet our placewinners included:

• Addy McLeod - 4th girls long jump
• Madi Rinker - 6th girls pole vault
• Bridget Carbone - 7th girls triple jump
• Bella Hinkle - 9th girls high jump

THIS WEEK

Wednesday 4/3 @ 2:00 pm - JV @ Echo Park

Saturday 4/5 -- Varsity @ JEFFCO STADIUM (Note: this is a new location)

Our Team!Snap fundraiser continues through 4/26, and we're off to a strong start thanks to several athletes who have shared the fundraiser through emails and texts! Click here to see our team video and support our team by sharing our fundraising page or donating:

We still have several athletes who have not entered emails or showed coaches their texts for the fundraiser, so we know we can finish strong with their help! Full participation from our team will help us fund:

•  A new team tent for meets: Our current tent is several years old and has been "Frankensteined" together with spare parts from old tents as parts have broken from the wind. We are planning to get a new tent that is built to withstand winds as high as 35 mph.

• Assistant Coaches: It takes a lot of expertise to coach distance, sprints, throws, jumps, and hurdles for 70+ athletes across JV and Varsity! The district only funds 5 coaches. Our team has 8.

• New equipment and implements: Every year, we have equipment and implement needs. This is our first season with new blocks, a new pole vault pit cover, and a new hurdles cart we were able to purchase with last year's fundraiser. This season, we have already purchased new throws implements and training equipment and we also hope to invest in new timing equipment for sprinters with funds from this year's fundraiser.

• Senior gifts and year-end awards and other team traditions

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Support our Team!

 This week, there are two ways you can support our team!

1.  Click here to create an account  (Join Code: 212347784) for our Snap!Raise fundraiser. We're asking every athlete to register and add add 20+ emails before our official kickoff on Friday so we can focus our time on Friday on making our team's video. 

Snap!Raise is our biggest fundraiser of the year. This year, our team needs to fund a new team tent for meets, extra coaches (the district funds 5 coaches; we have 8), new equipment and implements, and other needs as they arise. We ask that every athlete raise at least $100 to support our team through this fundraiser.

2.  Grab dinner at Chick-fil-A tonight after the JV meet or after practice and mention HRHS Track

THANK YOU AND GO FALCONS!

Week 4 Updates

Although our Saturday-before-break meet was canceled for snow, we had good weather and great practices during Spring Break and a big meet at Broomfield on the last weekend of break.

• Click here for full results from the Broomfield Shootout

• If you have meet photos to share, please upload them here.

Snap ! Raise

Please work with your athlete to sign up on Snap!Raise before Friday. Click here to create an account and use Join Code 212347784 to get your athlete started. 

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. This year, our team needs to fund a new team tent for meets, extra coaches (the district funds 5; we have 8), new equipment and implements, and other needs as they arise. We ask that every athlete raise at least $100 to support our team through this fundraiser.

This Week

Wednesday 3/27

• 2 pm - JV @ Continental League #1 (Echo Park Stadium) 
• 5-8 pm - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night - Pick up dinner on the way home from practice or the JV meet! Mention HRHS and a portion of the proceeds will come to our team. Mobile order? Use code HRTF32724

Friday 3/29

• Team pictures  
• SNAP ! RAISE kickoff and video  
• 5:30 pm (after practice) Team Dinner #2 @ HRHS - Please sign up to help with food/beverages

Saturday 3/30

• Varsity @ Chaparral Invite (Echo Park Stadium)

FROM THE BOOSTERS

Join us for Chick-fil-A Night on Wednesday, March 27th from 5-8 pm. Mention HRHS and a portion of the proceeds will come to our team. Mobile order? Use code HRTF32724

We are looking for food items for our next team dinner on March 29th. Please help us continue this tradition for our athletes. You can also sign up for future team dinners here:

Team Dinner #3: April 26, 2024
Team Dinner #4: May 3, 2024

Questions? Contact Kristy Hart

Booster Meeting and Happy Hour: We are hosting a Booster meeting and happy hour on Monday, April 1st from 5:30-6:30 pm. You got an email with the details if you indicated interest in helping with Boosters. If you did not get an email but want to join us, please contact Kristy.

March 16 Varsity Meet Canceled

Because of the snow accumulation, the Varsity meet scheduled for 3/16 has been canceled.

Reminder that we will have practice daily during Spring Break from 10am-noon, meeting in the Dance Room.

Weather and Schedule Changes + More: March 11-16

Photo by Adam Cermak HRHS Track

Incoming Weather + Schedule Changes

• This week's JV meet has already been moved to Wednesday 3/13. 

• We will have practice regardless of weather unless school or after school activities are canceled.

• Saturday's Varsity meet at Echo Park Stadium is still on as of now. Watch TeamSnap for updates, entries, meet schedule, etc.

• We will communicate any additional schedule changes via TeamSnap. Please email Coach Kane if you do not yet have TeamSnap.

Congratulations to all our athletes who competed in our first JV and Varsity meets last week. 

• If you took photos at last week's meets, please share them here.
• Click here for complete results of the Continental League Relays
• Congratulations to our varsity placewinners:
• 3rd: Addie McLeod - long jump
• 4th: Boys 4x800
• 5th: Briget Carbone - triple jump; Girls 4x800
• 7th: Girls 4x100; Boys DMR
• 8th: Celie Page - shot put; Girls 4x200; Boys 4x200; Boys 4x400; Boys 4x1600

Spring Break practices will be M-F 10am - noon. Reminder that we have varsity meets the weekend before and the weekend after Spring Break.

UPCOMING MEETS:

• Wednesday 3/13 @ 3:30 -- JV @ Mountain Vista
• Saturday 3/16 -- Varsity @ TRidge Invite (Echo Park) -- watch TeamSnap for meet schedule
• Saturday 3/23 -- Varsity @ Broomfield

FROM THE BOOSTERS

Thank you to the Pasley and Hart families for hosting our first Team Dinner last week and to all the families who helped provide food, drinks, and other assistance. 

Please sign up now to help with our next Team Dinner on March 29th. We need a host home and help with providing food and drinks.

Questions about hosting or anything else? Contact Kristy Hart

Boosters are planning a meeting soon. Please complete this form to let the Boosters know how we can help you with carpooling, customized backpacks, or any questions about the season AND to let us know how you might want to get involved with things like social media, photos at meets, helping with Team Dinners, the end of season banquet, etc. 

Mark your calendar for a Chick-fil-a Spirit Night on Wednesday, March 27th from 5-8pm. This will be the night of a JV meet so it's a great opportunity to pick up dinner after the meet and support our team.

Parent Meeting Info and Next Steps

 Thank you to all the parents who attended our parent meeting last night. You are our athletes' greatest fans and supporters, and we appreciate you! Here's a short list of what's coming up and a longer message from your boosters.

Next Steps:

• Download the TeamSnap app. If you have not received an invite, contact Coach Alex Kane. We use Team Snap to communicate entries for meets each week as well as real time schedule changes, cancellations, etc. This is also a great way to coordinate rides and other activities with other team parents. You and your athlete need to be on TeamSnap!

• Review our Team Handbook with your student athlete

• Review our team calendar

• Order your athlete's required team hoodie and any other fan gear you want (the fleece blankets are a long-time favorite)

• Complete this parent form for our boosters to coordinate carpools for meets, order optional customized backpacks, and see how you can help our team this season

• Sign up to help host or provide food for our first Team Dinner on March 8th

Coming Next Week:

• March 6 @ 5pm - Spike Night at Runners Roost (discounted prices and free professional fittings on training flats, spikes and other running gear -- Plus PIZZA!) 
• March 7 @ 3:30pm - first JV meet at ThunderRidge
• March 8 @ 5:15pm - first Team Dinner @ HRHS Commons -- sign up to help host or provide food/drinks
• March 9 - First Varsity Meet at Echo Park Stadium  -- (schedule) -- $5 for spectators

_________________________________________

FROM THE BOOSTERS

Booster Contact Information
We are happy to connect with you for any questions you have or if you need support. You can also connect with us through direct messaging in Team Snap

Kristy Hart: EMAIL 

Angie Austell: EMAIL 


Team Dinners
Team Dinners are a long-standing tradition of HRHS Track and help sustain our team's positive culture. They're also a great chance for parents to get to know the kids and each other better. Thanks for helping us keep this great tradition strong by signing up to host or donate items for the meal. All team dinners begin at 5:15 pm.

• Team Dinner #1: March 8, 2024 @HRHS Parents are invited to attend the first Team Dinner. If you are interested in getting to know other parents, especially if you are new to HRHS Track, we'd love to have you. Please indicate you are coming by RSVPing under "attending" in the Sign-Up Genius.
• Team Dinner #2: March 29, 2024
• Team Dinner #3: April 26, 2024
• Team Dinner #4: May 3, 2024

Parent Form
We are asking all parents to complete THIS parent form so we can gather contact information for you and gauge your interest in supporting the various needs of our team. We sincerely appreciate any help you can provide and cannot do this without your help! Thanks, in advance, for helping make HRHS Track and Field a great experience for our athletes.

Swag and Bags

• Team Store: Check out our Team Store where you will find the link to order the required hoodie for athletes, as well as other HRHS track swag. The team does not make a profit on these orders so we can keep the prices as low as possible for parents.

• Embroidered Bags: We are offering an OPTIONAL bag this year. You will need to purchase your own backpack (black or dark gray) and we will have it embroidered with the HRHS Track Logo for an additional $15. HERE is the sample we shared at the parent meeting but you are welcome to find a backpack that works for your athlete. Please be sure the bag you order is a backpack with a face that will accommodate the logo (5in diameter) and that the logo spot is accessible (on a front pocket or where the machine can easily access it). If you are interested in having a bag embroidered, it is required that you complete the parent form and indicate that you want this option. We will contact you directly with the details (due date for bags, where we will be collecting them, payment for the embroidery, delivery of completed bags, etc.). If you have any questions, please contact Angie Austell.

Track Parent Meeting and More

The 2024 track season is officially underway, and we're happy to have you as part of our team! We hit the ground running in track and field with our first team dinner and first JV and Varsity meets starting next week! 

Whether you're new or returning to our team, our mailing list is now up to date for registered athletes as of 2/27. If you know someone who is planning to join the team this season but has not yet registered, please forward the info below and ask them to register here and subscribe to our emails.

Parents, please plan to attend our Parent Meeting on Thursday 2/29 at 6pm in the HRHS Library. (Athletes do not need to attend.) At the meeting we will introduce coaches and discuss:

• what to expect from the season (including Spring Break)
• scheduling for practices and meets (including transportation)
• team traditions
• apparel and shoes
• team communication
• how you can get involved in supporting your athlete this season
• answers to any other questions you have

Important Upcoming Dates 

• February 29 @ 6pm - Parent Meeting in the HRHS Library
• March 6 - Spike Night at Runners Roost (discounted prices and free professional fittings)
• March 7 - first JV meet at ThunderRidge
• March 8 - first Team Dinner  
• March 9 - First Varsity Meet at Echo Park Stadium

Click here for our full calendar including all JV and Varsity meets.

Track Parent Meeting February 29 @ 6pm

The 2024 Track season has officially started. It's not too late to register. Athletes must be registered, paid, and have a current physical on file in order to participate. Please check physical dates to be sure your physical will not expire during the season.

Click Here to Register

Parents, please come to our Parent Meeting on Thursday 2/29 at 6pm in the HRHS Library. At the meeting we will discuss what to expect from the season, scheduling, team traditions, apparel and shoes, team communication, and how you can get involved in supporting your athlete this season. Our first team dinner and first JV and Varsity meets start next week!

Important Upcoming Dates 

• February 29 @ 6pm - Parent Meeting in the HRHS Library
• March 6 - Spike Night at Runners Roost (discounted prices and free professional fittings)
• March 7 - first JV meet at ThunderRidge
• March 8 - first Team Dinner  
• March 9 - First Varsity Meet at Echo Park Stadium

Click here for our full calendar including all JV and Varsity meets.

Spring Break 

We have meets on the Saturday before (March 16th) and the Saturday after (March 23rd) Spring Break. Practices will be held daily Monday - Friday 10am - noon during Spring Break.

**We will be using the email list from last season until we have a final 2024 roster. Please unsubscribe if you do not want to receive emails. Thank you!

Register Now for 2024 Track

The 2024 season starts on Monday, February 26th. Athletes must be registered, paid, and have a current physical on file in order to participate. Please check physical dates to be sure your physical will not expire during the season.

Click Here to Register

Athletes who are not participating in winter sports should join us NOW for pre-season practices. We meet Monday-Thursday at 3:10 p.m. in the Lobby near the student doors.

Important Upcoming Dates 

• February 26 - First official day of practice. Registration and physical deadline
• February 29 @ 6pm - Parent Meeting in the HRHS Library
• March 6 - Spike Night at Runners Roost (discounted prices and free professional fittings)
• March 7 - first JV meet at ThunderRidge
• March 8 - first Team Dinner  
• March 9 - First Varsity Meet at Echo Park Stadium

These are just the events happening in our first few weeks of the season. Click here for our full calendar including all JV and Varsity meets.

Spring Break 

We have meets on the Saturday before (March 16th) and the Saturday after (March 23rd) Spring Break. Practices will be held daily Monday - Friday 10am - noon during Spring Break.

**We will be using the email list from last season until we have a final 2024 roster. Please unsubscribe if you do not want to receive emails. Thank you!