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Boys Records

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2012 Team Schedule

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Girls Records

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Boys XC

2012 Complete WCAL Schedule

Girls XC

Boys Official Track Site

 

Girls Official Track Site

 

  2012 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational
Saturday, March 17, 2012

 

Last Update: 01/26/2012

 

Picture of the Week

 

Form!  Form!  Form!

Well, not really a picture from this week (try 1967).  To the left are Jim Ryun and Marty Liquori - both broke 4 minutes in the mile in high school.  This is a great picture of why these two were so good at running: shoulders lowered and square, controlled arm movement, high knees, good push-off on trailing leg.  Visualize yourself in this picture as you work in the weight room and run your interval drills.

 

Quote(s) of the Week

 

"Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive.  Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve.  It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be moving."
– Roger Bannister, The First Person to run under 4:00 in the mile

 

News

10/26/12

WCAL Looses 1 Boys Automatic Berth to CCS!

Each league is provided some number of automatic slots into the CCS Trials (whether the athlete makes the qualifying mark or not).  It is based upon their finish in the league finals.  According to the CCS, “Changes in enrollments for 2011-12 have provided an additional entry for the SCVAL boys / loss of 1 entry for the WCAL boys.”  This means that for 2012, the WCAL will have 2 Boys and 2 Girls slots to the Trials.  Athletes may also qualify for CCS by meeting At-Large Qualifying Marks.  Click here for a list of all leagues slots, and here for the At-Large Marks.

Also, CCS has proposed some changes to the Schedule.  The new DRAFT schedule is available here.  There is an accompanying article on Lynbrooks site explaining the proposed changes.  Not clear if these will go into effect in 2012 or wait for 2013.

There are also some interesting National Federation of State High

School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field rule changes highlighted below.  Take a peek.

01/26/12

Saint Francis to Host WCAL Championships

This year Saint Francis will again be hosting the WCAL Track and Field Championships Trials and Finals.  We will be using the 2010 schedule again this year.  The Boys Trials will be Tuesday, May 8 at 4:00pm.  The Girls Trials will be Wednesday, May 9 at 4:00pm.  The Boys and Girls Finals will be Friday, May 10 at 5:00pm.  The complete WCAL Trials and Finals schedule is available here.

12/14/11

Saint Francis Launches New Athletic Websites…

The Saint Francis Athletic Department recently launched their new athletic-only website.  In addition to general information about all athletics at Saint Francis, each team has their own, new, shiny website.  The Track site is currently separated by gender, with Boys and Girls each having their own site.  Stay tuned…information on this site might be moving.

12/08/11

Saint Pat is Back…

This year for the 2012 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational we are bringing back our most popular tee-shirt – the Saint Patrick’s Day Winged Shamrock.  The tee-shirt first debuted in 2007 (show to the left).  We sold out all 150 of them by 9:30 in the morning (in 1.5 hours)!  Later that year we saw several of them worn by athletes at the State Meet in Cerritos.

12/01/11

As You Plan Your Next Run…

Here is a really cool web-based FREE tool that tells you how far your route is.  It is called GMap Pedometer.  Give it a try.

11/21/11

 

Schedule Changes for 2012

The new (preliminary) schedule for the 2012 Track and Field season is now available (see above).  Changes from last year include:

  • No CCS F/S Top 8 Meet this year (cancelled)
  • CCS Top 8 moved to SJCC (may include F/S races)
  • Stanford and Arcadia same weekend (coaches choice)
  • SFHS Invitational moved to March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)
  • WCAL Trial and Finals at Saint Francis.  Combined Finals.  Night Meet.

The schedule will be finalized sometime in January.

11/16/11

Looking for Some Inspiration?

Here is a great book on distance running.  Check it out.  If you have other titles or books on other aspects of Track and Field, email them to me with a description and I’ll start a separate page.  This book completely and accurately captures serious running in 1972.  A miler running 134 miles in 1 week?

Once a RunnerInspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile who gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and everything else to begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history.

11/11/11

Track Is Just 12 Weeks Away!!!

Ok, except for you Cross Country folks, do you know where your running shoes are?  Hopefully on your feet as you prepare for the upcoming Track season.  The official start dates are:

    Varsity Boys and Girls      Monday, January 30

    F/S Boys and Gris           Monday, February 6

If you do not have a valid Physical Form on file (freshmen use their one required for entry to the school), download it and get it done.  You are not allowed to practice with the team if it is not done.  You must also have an Emergency and Travel Permission form on file by the first day of practice.  All three forms are available here.  Get in shape!  Stay in shape!  Be ready!  The first meet in 2012 is March 1 against California High School at saint Francis.

11/11/11

2011 CCS At-Large Marks are now available.

The Central Coast Section Track and field Championships At-large marks (the marks you can set at the WCAL Championship meet in order to qualify for the CCS meet even if you do not finish in the top 2 at the meet) are now available 2012 CCS At-Large.

11/11/11

2011 CIF At-Large Marks are now available.

The California State Track and Field Championships At-large marks (the marks you can set at the CCS Championship meet in order to qualify for the State meet even if you do not finish in the top 2 at CCS ) are now available 2012 State At-Large.

11/11/10

Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational Moved!

The date of the 2012 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational has been moved from April 2 to March 17 (Saint Patrick’s Day) this year.   Get this on your parent’s calendar.  You will either be competing in, or helping run this meet.  The past several years we have had over 1,100 atheletes competing, so this is a huge event for Saint Francis and CCS.

11/11/10

How to Run a Perfect 800

The 1972 Olympics will always be remembered for terrorists killing several athletes from Israel, Frank Shorter winning the marathon “behind” an imposter, Steve Prefontaine running a 3:57 last mile to take 4th in the 5,000 meters, and Dave Wottle winning the Gold medal in the 800 meters by “coming from behind with a tremendous kick.”  Actually, his splits were nearly identical for all 4 of his 200 segments (26.x seconds each) of the race.  At the first 200 meter mark most athletes would have given up being so far behind.  Take a look here at an extraordinary race.   Thanks to Hank Lawson for reminding me of this. 

 

2012 Results

 

Date

Opponent

Boys

Girls

Pictures

03/01

California High School (Practice)

 

 

 

03/03

Mt. Pleasant Relays

 

 

 

03/10

K-Bell Track Classic

 

 

 

03/14

WCAL: Archbishop Mitty

 

 

 

03/17

Saint Francis Invitational

 

 

 

03/21

WCAL: Archbishop Riordan

 

 

 

03/28

WCAL :Serra / Notre Dame

 

 

 

03/31

West Coast Relays

 

 

 

04/04

WCAL :Sacred Heart Cathedral

 

 

 

04/06

Stanford Invitational

 

 

 

04/06

Arcadia Invitational

 

 

 

04/14

Serra Top 7 (Boys only)

 

 

 

04/18

WCAL :Saint Ignatius

 

 

 

04/20

Mt. Sac Relays

 

 

 

04/20

CCS Top 8 (Selective)

 

 

 

04/25

WCAL :Valley Christian

 

 

 

05/02

WCAL: Bellarmine / Presentation

 

 

 

05/ 08

WCAL Trials – Boys

 

 

 

05/09

WCAL Trials – Girls

 

 

 

05/ 11

WCAL Finals – Field
WCAL Finals – Track

 

 

 

05/ 19

CCS Semi-Finals – Field
CCS Semi-Finals – Track

 

 

 

05/ 25

CCS Finals – Field
CCS Finals – Track

 

 

 

06/01

CIF State Meet Trials

 

 

 

06/02

CIF State Meet Finals

 

 

 

 

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Related Saint Francis Links

Dual Meet Event Order

The WCAL Meet Order

2012 SFHS Athletic Forms / Resources

All your SFHS Forms

2012 Track Forms

Track-specific Forms

 

Interesting Links

 

2012 CCS Meet At-Large Marks

At-Large marks to qualify to the 2012 CCS Semi-Finals

2012 State Meet At-Large Marks

At-Large marks to qualify to 2012 State Meet Trials

Lynbrook High School

CCS schedule, results, news and links to everything else

Cross Country Express

Northern California results, etc.

DyeStatCal

State-wide schedules results, news, etc.

West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL)

League Information including complete league schedule

Central Coast Section (CCS)

Section Information including CCS meet handbook

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)

State Information including State meet handbook

National Federation of State HS Assns (NFHS)

National Governing Body Information

2012 NFHS Track/Field Rule Changes 

A summary of the 212 rule changes

2012 NFHS Jewelry Rule Change 

A decision of the Jewelry rule: Warning and Team

California Track and Running News

Magazine that covers track and field and XC

Purchase Track and Field Gear

Local Track and Field shoe stores

Quotable Running Quotes 

Some inspired thoughts on running

 

Articles and Other Interesting Stuff

 

The Baylor Method of 400m Training

Article on coaching the 400 using ”The Baylor Method”

Developing HS 800 and 1600 Runners

Article on developing HS 800 and 1600 runners

Coaching the 800 / 1500

Article on coaching the 800 and 1500/1600m

The Total Distance Runner

Article on distance training

Transition from XC to Track

Article on transitioning from XC to Track seasons

Winter Distance Training

Views on off-season training from XC to Track

Sub-4:00 High School Milers

Interview with all 4 sub-4:00 milers

Track Time Conversions

Convert between different Track distance times

Metric-to-English Distance Conversion 1, 2

Tools to convert Meters to Yards, etc.

Metric-to-English Weight Conversion

Tool to convert Kilograms to Pounds, etc.

What Makes Us Human?  Running…

Mercury News Article on Evolution and Running

Jim Ryun’s American HS Record Run – 1964

B/W movie of his 3:59.1 HS record (9.5MB file)

Jim Ryun’s World record 3:51.1 Mile – 1965

B/W movie of his 3:51.1 WR (6.2MB file)

 

History and Statistics

 

2011 Season

2011 SFHS Track and Field web page

2010 season

2010 SFHS Track and Field web page

2009 Season

2009 SFHS Track and Field web page

2008 Season

2008 SFHS Track and Field web page

2007 Season

2007 SFHS Track and Field web page

2006 Season

2006 SFHS Track and Field web page

2005 Season

2005 SFHS Track and Field web page

2004 Season

2004 SFHS Track and Field web page

CCS Track and Field Records

Best marks in CCS history

CCS Track & Field Championships – Boys / Girls

CCS winners    Boys: ‘66 – ’05; Girls: ’74 – ’05

SFHS Girls Team CCS Meet History

SFHS Girls Team Finishes at the CCS Meet: ‘78 – ‘06

CIF Track & Field Best Marks

Best marks in California history

 

Contact Information

 

 

Coaches

 

 

 

Mike Pilawski

Athletic Director

 

School
Fax

(650) 968-1213 x410
(650) 968-0856

Jennifer Teijeiro

Athletic Dept. Admin Assist.

 

School

(650) 968-1213 x254

Patricia Tennant

Principal

 

School
Fax

(650) 968-1213 x216
(650) 968-1706

 

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