Alumni Day and The Mud Run

Wednesday, TODAY, is Alumni Day.  All Somers Track and XC Alumni are invited to practice today at 2:45.  I'll even announce you and make you feel like you were a super star.

Friday at noon with be the 10th Annual "MUD RUN", also known as the "Say Goodbye to XC Run".  Everyone is invited - bring a friend and wear a costume.  The group with the best costume wins the Tim Fulton Gnome Trophy.

CHECK OUT LAST YEAR'S RACE HERE

8 Tuskers earn All-County, 10 to be honored

At the All County coaches meeting on Monday night, 8 Somers Tuskers earned All-County honors.

Justin Zorn and Charles Conway were voted onto the first time while Ryan Matsumoto, David Sammel, and Isaac Shelby all received 3rd team recognition.

For the girls, Maggie Hashmall was selected to the 2nd team while Sarah Corning and Crosby Tillman were selected to the 3rd team.

Only 27 boys and 36 girls were selected to the teams from the 45 schools in Westchester County.

In addition Scott Friedman and Kai Crannel will be honored at The All County Dinner for being members of the overall team champions.

The All County Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, December 8th at 7pm at The Colonial Terrace in Peekskill.  Athletes can attend at no charge but all parents and additional guests must pay $30 each.

Athletes must make reservations on their own.  DINNER INFO POSTED HERE.  

RESERVATIONS ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 30TH - MAKE THEM NOW!

ATHLETES ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRESSED NICELY - BOYS SHIRT AND TIE!

XC Team Dinner tonight, Winter Track starts today

Winter Track starts today at Primrose at 2:45pm - TURN IN YOUR FORMS.

The XC Team dinner is tonight at 6:30pm in the cafeteria.  Please be on time.  If you haven't turned in your money you can pay at the door.

GOOD LUCK AT STATES!

Sarah Corning (left) and Maggie Hashmall became the 14th an 15th Somers girls to qualify for the NY State Championships.  They are also the 9th and 10th different girls to compete at states for Somers since 2000, my first year at Somers.  Congrats girls and good luck!  - coach Tim

Hashmall, Corning qualify for states, lead girls to 2nd place at Sectionals

 

Senior Maggie Hashmall and sophomore Sarah Corning both qualified for the NY State Championships by placing 7th and 8th in the Section 1 Class A Championships in Pawling, NY.  Hashmall ran 20:48 and Corning 20:49, both PR's.

The girls team placed 2nd for the 2nd year in a row and for the 7th time since 2000, the year coach Fulton started.  The team looked very different from last year's varsity team.  They were missing #1 girl Eve Marenghi because of injury and Claire Roediger, a varsity team member, missed the whole season with a hamstring injury.  Out of the top 9 girls on last years team, only Hashmall, Corning, and Tillman raced this year at Sectionals.

Hashmall, a senior captain running in her 2nd XC season, finally had the race she was training for all summer.  She went out hard with the pack, stormed the hill, and tried to hang on teammate Sarah Corning before out kicking her down the stretch.  Corning looked poised to move up even more in the middle but faded a little near the finish as the Harrison girls was charging.  

It is the first time since 2005 that Somers is sending 2 runners of the same gender to the state meet.  It also extends the Tuskers streak to 13 straight years of sending at least one runner to states.

Senior Crosby Tillman finisher up her career with a lifetime best time of 21:19.  Tilllman was finally healthy for the whole year and proved what she can do when she feels good.  She went out hard and tried to qualify for states and hung on for 15th place.

Freshman Bene Abbate placed 21st in 21:50.  A late addition to the roster, Abbate proved to be vital to the teams success, running in the top 4 at every meet she competed in.  With summer miles under her belt next year she promised to be fighting for the #1 spot on the team next year.

Perhaps the biggest improvement of the year came from sophomore Jackie Kruger.  Kruger placed 22nd in 21:50, running 1:20 faster than she did just 2 weeks ago to step up as the teams 5th girls after Marenghi went down.  Kruger, who has good track speed, looks to be a big part of the teams future.

Rounding out the squad was a pare of rookies: Sophomore Kelli Licursi and freshman Christine Nolan.  Nolan placed 51st in 24:04 while Licursi was 59th in 24:27.  Licursi was on the varsity team the entire season as a rookie and looks to step it up indoors as a top race walker.

Winter Track and Field Practice starts Monday, November 15

Winter Track and Field practice starts on Monday, November 15. This is the start date for all winter sports this year. Practice will begin at 2:45 PM at the Primrose School Gym. Come dressed to practice. Permission forms must be turned in to the athletic office by then. Physicals must also be completed by then, if you do not have a current physical on file.

Those who want to start early can come to Primrose Gym this week at 2:45 PM, to get in some pre-season running, weight lifting, or some throwing.