I am pleased to announce that with the help of Coach Tom we will again be having a March Madness Bracket Challenge. This bracket is for bragging right and there is no money involved. If you have any sprinter friends that are sports fans they are more than welcome to sign up along with cross country and track alumni. It should be a good time. The brackets will be announced Sunday night and the first games will likely be on Thursday and Friday so make sure you have your brackets filled out by then because they will close when the first game starts. I will enjoy the competition as I try to defend my title from last year. The password is running and the group ID#er is 21828 to keep out riff-raff. Finally if you'd like you can make a funny bracket like Nick Martini did last year....With that said here is the link. Enjoy and may the best man win!
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Lovin' The Loops
This week kicked off the first week of track practice. We started the week in the cafeteria with a goals meeting that included repeating this year at Conference, repeating the All Catholic meet, and trophy-ing for the first time ever at State. Coach Williams and Russo talked about how awesome are team could be this year if we compete and work hard. Hopefully all of our hard work will makes these goals a reality.
On Thursday the long distance guys competed in the first mile time trial of the year. Austin set the tone early by running a 4:42 mile and proving that all of his hard work during the winter was working. Team Junior turned out not to be deficient after all while posting some big PR's across the board. Breaking 5:00 in the mile for the first time ever were Sullivan, Glenn, MC, and Plassmeyer. Good work boys! Afterwards we took a walk around the school and then came back to run three miles at tempo pace. Yes, I'm still sore if you were wondering.
Today was our first long run of the year and we decided to run seven loops at Malcolm Terrace Park. Terrace is one of our favorite places to run and I have a lot of fond memories playing tag and other shenanigans at that park. Anyway, Matt showed up to practice sick today and by the end of practice today his face was looking paler than usual, which is quite pale. Poor Matt.
Other important stuff:
1). Tom will be creating an NCAA tournament game open to all De Smet runners and De Smet alumni. I will post a link to the game on the blog when he makes it. This will be the third year of the tournament with past winners Andrew O'Connor (2010) and myself (2011).
2.) After practice on Thursday Matt and I helped Nick set up his classroom for the El Camino retreat in Coach Russo's room. We built a pretty awesome tent...just thought you should know.
On Thursday the long distance guys competed in the first mile time trial of the year. Austin set the tone early by running a 4:42 mile and proving that all of his hard work during the winter was working. Team Junior turned out not to be deficient after all while posting some big PR's across the board. Breaking 5:00 in the mile for the first time ever were Sullivan, Glenn, MC, and Plassmeyer. Good work boys! Afterwards we took a walk around the school and then came back to run three miles at tempo pace. Yes, I'm still sore if you were wondering.
Today was our first long run of the year and we decided to run seven loops at Malcolm Terrace Park. Terrace is one of our favorite places to run and I have a lot of fond memories playing tag and other shenanigans at that park. Anyway, Matt showed up to practice sick today and by the end of practice today his face was looking paler than usual, which is quite pale. Poor Matt.
Other important stuff:
1). Tom will be creating an NCAA tournament game open to all De Smet runners and De Smet alumni. I will post a link to the game on the blog when he makes it. This will be the third year of the tournament with past winners Andrew O'Connor (2010) and myself (2011).
2.) After practice on Thursday Matt and I helped Nick set up his classroom for the El Camino retreat in Coach Russo's room. We built a pretty awesome tent...just thought you should know.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
And So It Begins
Hello, and welcome back one again all you Milk Table afficionados. Hopefully all of you are enjoying your winter. As February begins to wind down, track season begins to creep slowly closer with first day of practice only two weeks away. With winter training coming to a close I wanted to give our readers and update on our offseason training and look ahead to what you can expect from the 2012 De Smet Track and Field Spartans.
Team junior has put together a big offseason as they look to come into the track season in great shape. Leading the charge will be Michael Callahan, Glenn McGann, Collin Sullivan, Justin Potter, and Matt Beers. The juniors are out to prove that they can succeed through hard work and dedication. All of these guys will be competing for the four varsity spots in the mile and two mile with Potter hopefully being able to also help out with the 800. In fantasy track news Michael Callahan's arm was broken while he was playing recreational basketball, and he has been listed as probable for first meet of the season.
On the sophomore level Double duty Del Roso has put together a huge offseason this winter. With his focus only on running this spring look for Austin to do some serous damage in the mile. I'm not sure he is ready to break Kevin's record yet but he's going to be pretty dang good if he can stay healthy. Also, Steven Plassmeyer has been running a lot and should compete with the juniors for a varsity spot.
On the senior level Nick, Matt, and I will be back as senior captains taking over where we left off in the fall. Matt's offseason running has been a mystery but he will contribute in the 400 and 800. Nick has been training with the juniors and hopes to compete in the two mile this year, which I believe he will. As for myself I've been battling tendinitis in my foot the last month which has slowed my training but I am back to almost 100%. Ive spent a lot of time in weight room while recovering and I hope to compete in the 800 this year.
Anyway, the sprinting squad this year will be absolutely stacked and will hopefully help us to repeat as conference championships and compete for a state championships. I won't bore you with the details but they will be lead by Tim Pickel, Durron Neal, Kevonn Mabon, MVD, Chris Moore, Justin Genova, and many others. Tim placed 8th last year at state in the 400, Neal placed 8th in the 200, and Kevonn will be joining us after sitting out the last two years. Keep your eye on Kevonn as he could win state in the 200, 400, and maybe even the 800 if healthy and motivated. Like I said the sprinters are amazing this year and the jumpers and throwers will be solid as well. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for updates throughout the track season. Hopefully it will be a memorable one!
Team junior has put together a big offseason as they look to come into the track season in great shape. Leading the charge will be Michael Callahan, Glenn McGann, Collin Sullivan, Justin Potter, and Matt Beers. The juniors are out to prove that they can succeed through hard work and dedication. All of these guys will be competing for the four varsity spots in the mile and two mile with Potter hopefully being able to also help out with the 800. In fantasy track news Michael Callahan's arm was broken while he was playing recreational basketball, and he has been listed as probable for first meet of the season.
On the sophomore level Double duty Del Roso has put together a huge offseason this winter. With his focus only on running this spring look for Austin to do some serous damage in the mile. I'm not sure he is ready to break Kevin's record yet but he's going to be pretty dang good if he can stay healthy. Also, Steven Plassmeyer has been running a lot and should compete with the juniors for a varsity spot.
On the senior level Nick, Matt, and I will be back as senior captains taking over where we left off in the fall. Matt's offseason running has been a mystery but he will contribute in the 400 and 800. Nick has been training with the juniors and hopes to compete in the two mile this year, which I believe he will. As for myself I've been battling tendinitis in my foot the last month which has slowed my training but I am back to almost 100%. Ive spent a lot of time in weight room while recovering and I hope to compete in the 800 this year.
Anyway, the sprinting squad this year will be absolutely stacked and will hopefully help us to repeat as conference championships and compete for a state championships. I won't bore you with the details but they will be lead by Tim Pickel, Durron Neal, Kevonn Mabon, MVD, Chris Moore, Justin Genova, and many others. Tim placed 8th last year at state in the 400, Neal placed 8th in the 200, and Kevonn will be joining us after sitting out the last two years. Keep your eye on Kevonn as he could win state in the 200, 400, and maybe even the 800 if healthy and motivated. Like I said the sprinters are amazing this year and the jumpers and throwers will be solid as well. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for updates throughout the track season. Hopefully it will be a memorable one!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
STATEBOUND
In case you live under a rock and didn't hear the news...we made it to state for the 17th straight year. We finished fourth in our district beating Parkway Central at districts by 8 points. Our district then swept the sectional with us finishing fourth again last Saturday. Stellar performances all around. Our super soph Austin "Triple Duty" DelRoso...yes he has a girlfriend now, broke 17 for the first time. I'm so proud of him. After the race we stopped at LaGrand's in South City for some delicious sub sandwiches.
Anyway, the state race is this Saturday at our state capital, Jefferson City at the Oak Hills Golf Center. The boys race at 12:05 so if you have any interest in attending we would love to see you there. There will be a bus leaving from De Smet Saturday morning for all De Smet kids and other aficionados that want to attend. The girls race is at 1:05 and then the awards ceremony will be at 1:30. My friend Claire Minnick is looking to go all-state in the girls race after top 5 finishes at districts and sectionals. She's pretty legit.
Check the facebook page because there is a lot of updated picture albums from conference, districts, and sectionals. Also, expect some pictures in the near future of our shaved heads and I have one from halloween at the Lewis and Clark statue of us in our halloween costumes. Good stuff. We will be breaking in the white jerseys this saturday so that will also be very exciting. That's all for now thanks for reading and G-O-S-P-A-R-T-A-N-S. Gooo Spartans! (*Kevin Abernathy)
Anyway, the state race is this Saturday at our state capital, Jefferson City at the Oak Hills Golf Center. The boys race at 12:05 so if you have any interest in attending we would love to see you there. There will be a bus leaving from De Smet Saturday morning for all De Smet kids and other aficionados that want to attend. The girls race is at 1:05 and then the awards ceremony will be at 1:30. My friend Claire Minnick is looking to go all-state in the girls race after top 5 finishes at districts and sectionals. She's pretty legit.
Check the facebook page because there is a lot of updated picture albums from conference, districts, and sectionals. Also, expect some pictures in the near future of our shaved heads and I have one from halloween at the Lewis and Clark statue of us in our halloween costumes. Good stuff. We will be breaking in the white jerseys this saturday so that will also be very exciting. That's all for now thanks for reading and G-O-S-P-A-R-T-A-N-S. Gooo Spartans! (*Kevin Abernathy)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
FoPo a NoGo?
Hello all, Nick Martini here. Im sure my blogging skills won't compare to greats like Kevin, Potter, or Jacob, but i'm here so you'll just have to push through this subpar post. Yes, this is a very delayed blog post from myself, but I am finally blogging for my first time this season, and what better practice to blog about than our 40 minute adventure run through beautiful Forest Park?
During the school day, the weather outside was frightening; it almost seemed as if we wouldn't be able to participate in this now-traditional practice we have been waiting the whole season for. When T-Bone announced the possibility of the practice being cancelled during Dynasty Club moans and groan were heard from all ends of the school, quite possibily the first time in recorded history where we actually were sad of a practice cancellation. As the day went on, the weather started to clear up and we were ready to run the best practice ever.
Upon arriving, we met up with our coaches Tom and Mahood, whipped out our camera, and began the journey. For the runners who aren't familiar with this practice, we run for 40 minutes around Forest Park with a digital camera and find monuments and landmarks to pose next to; a great practice, indeed. We started with a few classics, namely the Jewel Box and the Zoo. We tried replicating the past year's picture poses (a la Muscle Man Matt), but also came up with new ones as well. Reluctantly, Mahood and Tom joined in on a few pictures as well which the experience that much more enjoyable. After a few memorable pictures on turtles, on an old jalopy, and through the infamous tunnel, we went to a new location: the boathouse. The initial idea was to get a picture of all of us on a few of the paddleboats, but Tom declinded with his most used word of the season: "Nope" Instead, we got a picture looking like hobos around a bonfire they had going. We decided to go on a new route to a previously unknown playground. On our way there Mike had a run-in with a squirrel, which is his nickname for the season for reasons I cannot even remember. The squirrel was surrounded by a few of our guys and started spinning in place, desperately looking for a way to escape certain death via trampling. Luckily Mike's bretheren handily escaped just as Mike was having a mini heart attack. After many strange looks, we headed back to the central fields after a disaoppointing discovery that we could not go onto the Muny's stage and seats When we arrived, the freshman were in the thick of their race. Coach Williams hasn't tweeted any official results, but Dolan had broken 19:00 and Jimmy Reed flew past the 18:00 barrier; nice work today boys.
Quote of the Day: "Nope"-Tom Albes
Darn near every time we suggested a picture idea, the famous words were spoken by our beloved Coach Tom. Although we were upset, we all knew deep down that he was just trying to be a good coach and not a buzzkill.
Joke of the Day: Sullivan's picture poses
If you look on The Milk Table's Facebook page, you may notice that Colin Sullivan's pose in almost every picture is the same: standing as straight and unemotional as humanly possible. I had no idea until the pictures were upload, and proceded to laugh heartily for seconds on end.
Well, that wraps up my first blog post. Any criticisms are greatly appreciated, especially ones from former bloggers.
-Nick Martini
Sunday, October 9, 2011
MCC
Hello again and welcome back. This week was the conference race so I will do my best to update you on pre and post race information. Friday night I had the varsity guys and the coaches over for a team dinner. It was a lot of fun as we competed in an epic washers tournament in my backyard before dinner while tossing around a football and a frisbee. Our neighbor's fence broke in two places when unnamed people tried to hurtle the fence to retrieve the ball. Luckily, I was able to partially fix it with a bottle of wood glue. Hopefully, they won't notice because they already don't like my family.
After dinner we went down to the basement to play Nintendo 64. We decided to play 2 vs. 2 team battles with cross country style scoring. I started out with Plass as my teammate, but I quickly switched to Glenn as my teammate because Plass wasn't too great at Mario Kart. Glenn and I easily knocked off Patrick and Pribe in the semifinals to move into the finals vs. Nick and Matt. Sully had to take over for Glenn when he left. The final race was Rainbow Road with Matt making a late move to beat me and take first place. Sully fell of the track somehow and finished fourth so Matt and Nick won the tournament.
The next morning the varsity team raced early at 9am. It was great weather and our team ran quite well with a lot of perfect races. Nick finished first team-all conference (6th overall) with an awesome time of 16:49. Sully (2nd team) and Matt (2nd team) finished 9th and 10th. I came in right behind them in 11th with a 17:14. Glenn, Plassmeyer, and Austin (2nd team) also ran quite well and everyone medaled (top 20 finish). We finished 2nd as always but it was nice to beat a couple of SLUH's runners. Alex Potter took pictures with the new team camera. The album along with the other are posted on The Milk Table Facebook page. The new camera is awesome! We have a week off from racing before our big District race two weeks from now at Parkway Central.
After dinner we went down to the basement to play Nintendo 64. We decided to play 2 vs. 2 team battles with cross country style scoring. I started out with Plass as my teammate, but I quickly switched to Glenn as my teammate because Plass wasn't too great at Mario Kart. Glenn and I easily knocked off Patrick and Pribe in the semifinals to move into the finals vs. Nick and Matt. Sully had to take over for Glenn when he left. The final race was Rainbow Road with Matt making a late move to beat me and take first place. Sully fell of the track somehow and finished fourth so Matt and Nick won the tournament.
The next morning the varsity team raced early at 9am. It was great weather and our team ran quite well with a lot of perfect races. Nick finished first team-all conference (6th overall) with an awesome time of 16:49. Sully (2nd team) and Matt (2nd team) finished 9th and 10th. I came in right behind them in 11th with a 17:14. Glenn, Plassmeyer, and Austin (2nd team) also ran quite well and everyone medaled (top 20 finish). We finished 2nd as always but it was nice to beat a couple of SLUH's runners. Alex Potter took pictures with the new team camera. The album along with the other are posted on The Milk Table Facebook page. The new camera is awesome! We have a week off from racing before our big District race two weeks from now at Parkway Central.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Rim Rockin
Hello again and welcome back. This weekend we traveled out to RimRock for the annual race in Lawrence, Kansas. It was a blast as usual and we raced well, while sticking to the usual traditions. We started out Friday morning with a jog before school because we left right after school so that we could arrive to the hotel before nighttime. During school the varsity team got introduced at the fall pep rally as the crowd gave an especially big cheer for our young one, Austin Del Roso.
After school we packed up our things and got on the bus for the long car ride to Kansas. Our bus driver was definitely the best driver of my three RimRock trips. We never got lost once and he was speedy and avoided traffic. While snacking on Matt's ginormous box of fruit snacks along with our own candy and snacks the team got involved in an intense card game of 31. Glenn and Austin managed to make it to the finals as I witnessed them cheat the entire time from the back seat as I battled my Calculus homework. I prevailed and so did the two cheaters as MC became angry when he finally realized what was going on.
At the hotel I roomed with Matt. Nick and Austin decided to come and chill in our room before bedtime for an hour as we frantically searched the channels for a Harry Potter movie (its a tradition). Unfortunately we didn't find one but we settled on The Roast of Charlie Sheen, which was quite hilarious.
In the morning both Matt and my alarms didn't go off for some reason so Coach T had to call us on the land line to wake us up. I left my pillow at the hotel by accident as I rushed to get ready. It was my favorite pillow and I miss it a lot. Anyway, we were met at the race by esteemed alumni Jacob, Alex, Drew, and Matt's older brother Andrew. It was great to see them again because we always enjoy the alumni. During the race Nick finished first with a big PR of 16:55 and I also PRed, finishing 2nd with a 17:10. Matt and Sully were right behind me at 17:15 and Austin came in around 17:23. Good work boys!
After the race we took our picture on the big dirt pile. Its another tradition. We decided to go shirtless and race shorts so that we could look the same. The JV gathered at the bottom of the mound as the alumni took the pictures with Dr. Callahan's camera. Hopefully I can get some of those pictures to show you soon.
Quote of the Day:
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After school we packed up our things and got on the bus for the long car ride to Kansas. Our bus driver was definitely the best driver of my three RimRock trips. We never got lost once and he was speedy and avoided traffic. While snacking on Matt's ginormous box of fruit snacks along with our own candy and snacks the team got involved in an intense card game of 31. Glenn and Austin managed to make it to the finals as I witnessed them cheat the entire time from the back seat as I battled my Calculus homework. I prevailed and so did the two cheaters as MC became angry when he finally realized what was going on.
At the hotel I roomed with Matt. Nick and Austin decided to come and chill in our room before bedtime for an hour as we frantically searched the channels for a Harry Potter movie (its a tradition). Unfortunately we didn't find one but we settled on The Roast of Charlie Sheen, which was quite hilarious.
In the morning both Matt and my alarms didn't go off for some reason so Coach T had to call us on the land line to wake us up. I left my pillow at the hotel by accident as I rushed to get ready. It was my favorite pillow and I miss it a lot. Anyway, we were met at the race by esteemed alumni Jacob, Alex, Drew, and Matt's older brother Andrew. It was great to see them again because we always enjoy the alumni. During the race Nick finished first with a big PR of 16:55 and I also PRed, finishing 2nd with a 17:10. Matt and Sully were right behind me at 17:15 and Austin came in around 17:23. Good work boys!
After the race we took our picture on the big dirt pile. Its another tradition. We decided to go shirtless and race shorts so that we could look the same. The JV gathered at the bottom of the mound as the alumni took the pictures with Dr. Callahan's camera. Hopefully I can get some of those pictures to show you soon.
Quote of the Day:
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