Coaching his way to acclaim!

Two months from today, the Track and Field season will begin at Neuqua Valley!

New Throws Coach
We are pleased to have Coach Gary Raike join our staff as our new throws coach. Coach Raike brings a great amount of knowledge of the throws, strength, and conditioning to our program. We want to wish Coach Lee Russell the best of luck in his new position with the Secret Service and we thank him for all of the great things that he did for our team.

Dave Pasquini Award
Congratulations to Coach Jaime Janota on receiving the Dave Pasquini Award for Achievement as an Assistant Track and Field and Cross-Country Coach! Coach Janota will receive this much deserved award at the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Clinic on January 10th.

Physicals
Athletes planning to participate in Track and Field will need a current physical that runs the entire course of the season. (January 19th – May 30th) Physicals are only good for one year. I have attached a list of local places where a sports physical may be obtained as well as the physical form from the IHSA. Appointments fill up quickly during winter break, so please make an appointment now if you need to do so.

Download the IHSA Physical Paperwork
Download a list of offices offering sports physicals this season

Registration
Track and Field registration will take place on the following dates in the main building commons.

Tuesday, January 6th (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
Wednesday, January 7th (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)

Well, it’s 10:36 on a Thursday night. I should probably be grading papers, watching The Office, or taking Sawyer (my dog) for a walk in the below-zero temperatures. Instead, I’m wide eyed and working on updating our team’s site. The inspiration for this entry comes not as a mark of good faith that I’ll be contributing regular updates, but, more importantly, from the rich history of our team.

While you’re taking some time to register and explore the new site, click over to our team’s records or, more impressively, our history of appearances at the IHSA state meet. Please let me know of any suggestions or things you’d like to see on the site.

I’ll have more updates soon – keep checking back!