HI All!

Due to the poor weather forecast for tomorrow, we have decided to postpone the fundraising carwash to Saturday May 18^th.   It will take place from 8am to 4pm at Primrose School. 

The coaches have already informed the kids.  If your child has not already signed up with their coach to volunteer, kindly encourage them to do so.  Parent volunteers are also needed and welcome!

Let’s hope for better weather next weekend and hope to see you then

Hi All, 

The Somers Fest roster is attached.  Changes will be made to the roster.

THE ENTIRE TEAM - WHETHER YOU ARE RUNNING OR NOT ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEET AND TO HELP WITH HURDLES, FIELD EVENTS, ETC. PLEASE ARRIVE AT 8:00 AM
This is our first ever Somers Fest meet. There will be other events happening also.  WE WILL HAVE THE MEET RAIN OR SHINE.

THE CAR WASH MAY BE POSTPONED DUE TO EXPECTED RAIN.  INFORMATION TBA

              SOMERS BOYS SPRING TRACK AND FIELD                

             SOMERS FEST TRACK AND FIELD  

                              INVITATIONAL

                      AT SOMERS HIGH SCHOOL

                       SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013

                                         9:00 AM

     ENTIRE TEAM WILL MEET ON THE TRACK AT 8:00 AM 

SIX TEAMS COMPETING:   SOMERS, BLIND BROOK - girls only, JFK, HARRISON, LAKELAND-PANAS, MAHOPAC, STEPINAC - boys only

1 ATHLETE/RELAY PER SCHOOL PER EVENT (EXCEPT WHERE NOTED)

3 EVENTS PER ATHLETE -  1 Track Event / 1 Field Event / 1 Relay

SCORING:   10-8-6-4-2-1 Points     /      (   ) = tentatively scheduled or is an alternate

AWARDS:    Medals to the top 3 places in each event

BOYS, THEN GIRLS ORDER OF EVENTS /  CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO ROSTER

1.Girls 1500 Meter Racewalk:

2.   4 x 100 Meter Relay:   

MARCUS GRIFFITH__________________ SPENCER DAVIS____________________

LEE GRIECO________________________  MATT MICHAUD___________________

(JAMES MARINIER)___________________ (MIKE MARTELLO)________________

(CASEY LUX)________________________

Team Time and Place______________________________________________________

3.   3200/3000 Meter Run:     2 may compete, but only 1 athlete scores per school

MATT MALINIAK_______________________________________________________

TOM WRAY____________________________________________________________

4.   110/100 Meter Hurdles:    MATT MICHAUD______________________________

(ALEX MATTOS)________________________________________________________

5.   100 Meter Dash:    MARCUS GRIFFITH__________________________________

(LEE GRIECO)_________________________

6.   800 Meter Run:        2 may compete, but only 1 athlete scores per school

JOE LAROCCA__________________________________________________________

DAN CARLETON/LIAM HEINE____________________________________________

(ALEX COURT)__________________________________________________________

7.   400  Meter Dash:      ALEX GRAAP______________________________________

8.   1600/1500 Meter Run:     2 may compete, but only 1 athlete scores per school

MIKE POLVERE________________________________________________________

JACK FOZARD__________________________________________________________

9.   400 Meter Hurdles:    SPENCER DAVIS__________________________________

10.   200 Meter Dash:        RUDY LEPE______________________________________

11.  4 x 800 Meter Relay:

STEPHEN HERBERT__________________ JESSE RINALDI____________________

LIAM HEINE________________________ MIKE MALONEY____________________

DAN CARLETON

Team Time and Place______________________________________________________

12.  4 x 400 Meter Relay:  

MIKE POLVERE_____________________ STEPHEN GRAAP___________________

JOE LAROCCA______________________  RUDY LEPE________________________

DAN HARWOOD_______________________  (AELX MATTOS)_________________

Team Time and Place______________________________________________________

FIELD EVENTS -   GIRLS, FOLLOWED BY BOYS

1 ATHLETE PER EVENT

Long Jump:      9AM  -  4 ATTEMPTS  - 1 hour open pit for boys and girls   

MATT MICHAUD________________________________________________________

(CASEY LUX)___________________________________________________________

 

              

Triple Jump:     4 ATTEMPTS – AFTER LJ – 1 hour open pit for boys and girls

JAMES MARINIER/MATT MICHAUD______________________________________

(ALEX MATTOS)________________________________________________________

High Jump:     AFTER GIRLS

RYAN KORN____________________________________________________________

Pole Vault:      9AM

JAMES MARINIER / MIKE MARTELLO_____________________________________

Shot Put:        9AM   -  4 ATTEMPTS

MIKE MARRA___________________________________________________________

Discus:           4 ATTEMPTS - AFTER GIRLS  

NOAH BRENNER________________________________________________________

(BRENDAN O’DONOGHUE)_______________________________________________

Hammer:      4 ATTEMPTS  - AFTER SHOT PUT AND DISCUS

BRETT ROZELL_________________________________________________________

Javelin:         4 ATTEMPTS -  AFTER GIRLS

JOSH PRYWES__________________________________________________________

WEEKLY WORKOUT SCHEDULE:

We will be meeting at the track at 2:45 PM.  In case of rain, we will meet at

Primrose School Gym.

MONDAY,  5/6:           Regular 2:45 PM practice

Meet at the track at 2:45 PM.  The entire team will jog 1 mile together

Stretch, Myrtle

TEAM MEETING FOR LIONS MEET AWARDS

Easy recovery day.  Distance runs, strides, and weight room for all groups.

Some individuals and groups will ride exercise bikes for recovery.

Vaulters will do drills with Coach Delfs.

Some triple jump work.

Throwers – sprints, medicine balls, dry drills – glide, spins, WEIGHT ROOM

TUESDAY, 5/7:       Regular 2:45 PM practice

Meet at the track at 2:45 PM.  The entire team will jog 1 mile together

Stretch, Back, Planks, Leg Swings

REPEATS FOR SPRINTERS AND DISTANCE RUNNERS

Distance:         Warmup 10-20 minutes,

4-6 sets of 600/200

Warmdown 1 mile

Sprinters:  Long:  quick/short  4 sets of 200/150/100 quick

Short:  3 x 200, 3 x 150, 3 x 100, 3 x 55

(some groups with injuries – will do easy, stride, threshold 300’s)

Warmdown 1 mile

400 hurdlers:    2 x 400’s with the last last 200 over hurdles

(will do shorter sprint/distance workout to do these)

110 hurdlers:  2 x 55 over 2’ green hurdles, 3 starts over 1 hurdle,

2 x 2 hurdles, 2 x 5 hurdles, 1 x 8 hurdles

SOME GROUPS MAY DO LONG JUMPS OR HIGH JUMPS FORM PLYO BOX

Throwers:  6 x hills, Plyos:  4 x 30 meters each

backward sprints, 1 leg hops, kereoke, high knees,

Agility:  10 x wall pushoffs, 2 x 10 heel snaps, 10 x line drills

Dry glides/spins – MAY STAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

Discus:  5 x powers, 5 x spins or south Africans

Hammer:   3 x releases, 5-10 x spins, practice spins without hammer

(use stick for spins)

Javelin:   3 arc drills, 3 target throws into hill

2 x 1 steps, 3-5 x full approach

WEDNESDAY,  5/8:    Regular 2:45 PM practice

Meet at the track at 2:45 PM.  The entire team will jog 1 mile together

Stretch, Back, Planks, Big 8

Distance runs, strides/formwork, FIELD EVENTS, Starts and handoffs

WEIGHT ROOM FOR ALL GROUPS

THURSDAY,  5/9:    2:45 PM at the High School Track

Jog  mile, Stretch,  Big 8, Planks, Leg Swings

REPEATS FOR ALL GROUPS – will be lighter

Distance runners – 400’s and 200’s

Sprinters – 200’s , Some groups may also do a few 400’s

Hurdle repeats

Some field events – high jump and long jumps from plyo box

Throwers – sprints, hills, hammer and javelin

FRIDAY,  5/10:       Regular 2:45 PM practice

Meet at the track at 2:45 PM.  The entire team will jog 1 mile together

Stretch, Back, Planks, Leg Swings

Distance runs, strides, starts and handoffs, light field events and approach work – mostly day before the meet routine.

REPEATS – for some groups (for those who are not competing tomorrow)

SATURDAY, 5/11:    SOMERS FEST TRACK AND FIELD INVIT.

9:00 AM START

Entire team will meet on the track at 8:00 AM to help set up and warmup.  ROSTER BY WEDNESDAY

6 teams (including Somers) will compete in the meet. The meet will start at 9AM and will end by 12 Noon. This is the first ever Somers Fest Track and Field Invitational and is held in conjunction with the Somers High Somers Fest, which features a weekend in which all Somers spring season teams will compete on Friday or Saturday at home. The event is sponsored by the Somers Booster Club. There will be limited entries for competition, but all team members will be at the meet to support the Somers Fest event. There will also be other events at the High School that our team members can participate in.

SUNDAY,  5/12:     On your own: 30-60 minutes easy run

Throwers, stretch, core,

dry drills

SOMERS BOYS AND GIRLS WIN CLASS B TITLES AT JOE WYNNE SOMERS LIONS CLUB INVITATIONAL

The weather was perfect for the 37th annual Joe Wynne Somers Lions Club Invitational Track and Field Meet at Somers High School this past Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th. 46 teams competed with the New Rochelle girls winning the overall team title with 143.5 points over Kellenberg who posted 88.5 points. The Somers girls placed fifth overall with 50 points. Arlington narrowly won the boys overall team title over Lakeland/Panas with a score of 89.5 to 86 points. The Somers boys placed 9th overall with 26 points. The competition was excellent with most of the top schools in the County and Section in attendance, as well as some from around the State.


The Somers Lions Club which helped start the meet with Coach Chuck Gilberti 37 years is instrumental in running the meet with over 50 volunteers helping over the two days.

Both the boys and girls teams dominated the Class B scoring with both teams winning the Class B division trophies.  Both teams won by over 40 points in the Class B scoring.

Senior Josh Prywes had a very good day scoring in Class B in three throwing events. Prywes placed 5th overall and 2nd in Class B in the shot put. Prywes was sixth overall and 2nd in Class B in the discus with a toss of 110'6". Prywes finished his day with a fifth place finish in Class B in the javlein throw with a toss of 122' 1".
Brett Rozell placed fifth overall in the hammer throw and was the Class B champion with a heave of 109' 5".

Senior Mike Polvere placed fifth overall and was the Class B champion in the 3200 meter run with a personal best time of 10:15.6.  Senior Justin Zorn, running on a sore foot placed third in Class B in the mile run with a time of 4:52,2. Senior Joe Larocca placed second in Class B in the 800 meter run with a personal best time of 2:08.9. The distance runners also had a great meet in the relays.  The 4 x 1600 meter relay team of Matt Maliniak (4:50.3), Mike Maloney (4:52.3), Jesse Rinaldi (5:01.1) and Mike Polvere (4:46.2). were the Class B champions and placed seventh overall with a time of 19:30.0. The 4 x 800 meter relay team of Mike Maloney (2:14.6) , Stephen Herbert (2:13.9), Jack Fozard (2:17.8) , and Mike Polvere (2:08.8) placed third overall and won the Class B division with a time of 8:55.0. 

The Sprint relays also performed well for the Tuskers. The 4 x 200 meter relay team of Matt Michaud, Marcus Griffith, Alex Graap, and Spencer Davis won the Class B championship with a time of 1:46.3. The 4 x 400 meter relay team of Dan Harwood, Lee Grieco, Joe Larocca, and Rudy Lepe placed sixth overall and second place in Class B with a time of 3:56.9..

The jumps also had a good day for the Tuskers. Zach handszer placed seventh overall and 2nd in Class B with a leap of 38'6.75" in the triple jump. Alex Mattos placed second in Class B and 8th overall in the high jump with a clearance of 5'6". James Marinier placed fourth overall and was the Class B Champion in the pole vault with a height of 10' 0". Mike Martello placed 7th overall and was second in Class B with a height of 9'0" to give the team a 1-2 finish in the pole vault.

It was a great team performance and effort.  All aeras of the team performed well. This is the Team's 8th straight Class B Title at the Lions Meet.

Both Coach Arnesen and Coach Gallino were happy with their team's performance but were even more pleased that the meet which is a monumental effort went very well.

League Meet 2013 Boys 

 It was a great day for the boys and girls teams at the league IB Championship Meet which was held at Somers last Monday. Both teams won convincingly. Both teams have won 11 or more League Titles since 2000.   For the boys, Somers posted 161.5 points with North Salem second with 44.5 points. John Jay-CR placed third with 42 points and JFK Catholic scored 28 points in 4th place. 
  The Tuskers depth was solid with multiple scorers in many events using five place scoring. The top end scoring was also very good with Somers winning 12 of 18 events. Freshman Alex Worsley won the the 400 meter dash in a very good time 53.2 earning All League Honors with the win. He was a triple winner, as he anchored the winning 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relays also. On the 4 x 100 meter relay which won in a time of 47.4, Worsley teamed with Matt Michaud, Rudy Lepe and Spencer Davis. On the 4 x 400 meter relay which won with a time of 3:41.1 he clocked a time of 55.0 and teamed with Nick Schleissmann (55.1), Alex Graap (55.7), and Rudy Lepe (55.0). Rudy was a double winner in the relays and also placed 2nd in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.9.


Josh Prywes was also a triple winner taking  the shot put, discus and javelin throw. Prywes won the shot put with a heave of 39'6.5". He won the discus with a throw of 111'3 leading a 1-6 Somers sweep in that event. Prywes finished his trifecta with an effort of 124'11" in the javelin throw.
Justin Zorn won the 800 meter run, taking the lead and never relinquishing it in a time of 2:04.0. Mike Polvere won the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:49.2. Zorn and Polvere later teamed with Mike Maloney and Joe Larocca to also win the 4 x 800 meter relay in a time of 9:09.8.
Alex Mattos won the 110 meter hurdles in a time of 16.9. Mattos also placed second in the 400 meter hurdles in a very close race with a personal best time of 61.2. Mattos also placed third in the high jump with a leap of 5'6". Teammate Casey Lux placed second in the high jump with a personal best leap of 5'6". Mattos also placed second in the triple jump with a distanceof 39' 8". Teammate Zach Handszer who has been improving weekly, narrolwy won the triple jump with a leap of 39'8.75".

Hi ALL! 

    Here is an Alumni Update, Eve Marenghi ran the Nike Women's Half Marathon on April 28th 2013 and Finished 135 out of 15,000 women! and her time was 1:35! WOW! awesome job Eve! she also raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Eve graduated from Somers in 2011...