2009 Photos

I am just about done adding the 2009 Photos to the BHS Track Website.  It has been an extensive process.  There are over 1100 photos from the 2009 season that I received from parents and athletes.  There are some great shots of our athletes in action.  Thanks to everyone who contributed photos to the site.  You can get there from the menu on the www.BridgeportTrack.com website or go directly there at www.BridgeportTrack.com/photo.htm

Coaching Staff Changes

As many of you already know.  The girls team has lost two members of their coaching staff.  Both Coach Dawson and Coach King have resigned.  Coach Dawson has accepted an assistant track position with South Harrison HS and Coach King will be home caring for her little one.  We wish them both the best. 

As for the girls team we are hoping to have the staff in place very soon.  Depending on how those jobs are filled, we are hoping to combine the boys and girls teams into one family.  We believe this will benefit both teams by allowing us to use our coaches strengths to benefit all of our athletes.  Currently we have six coaches committed to working with the two teams.  Two are still awaiting completion of the WVSSAC Coaching class before we can have them approved officially.  The other 4 are familiar faces to the Bridgeport Track community.  Jon Griffith, Ryan Nicewarner, Jeff Weimer, and Steve Hastings all of whom were on staff last year. 

Once the two girls positions are filled as well as any resulting positions made available as a result, we will be working to align the coaches and their coaching responsibilities based on their individual strengths.  With the 6 coaches committed, it looks like we will be able to cover all the various areas fairly well.  We are still looking for a couple of additional qualified coaches to add to the program.

Indoor Meets

The first indoor meet at WVU will be this Friday at 6:00pm.  The dates for the three remaining meets at WVU are as follow:

Friday Jan. 8th  6:00pm

Friday Jan. 22nd  6:00pm

Saturday, Feb. 13th  10:30am

You can get a registration form from me or go online to the WV Flyers website at  www.wvflyers.org

The WV Flyers will also begin having their team practice on Sunday Dec. 6th at the Shell Building.  Details can be found on their site or by seeing me.

Pre-Season Conditioning

We will begin Pre-season Conditioning Tuesday Jan. 6th.  Athletes are to
meet in the cafeteria after school ready to workout.  We will meet every
Tuesday and Thursday until the beginning of Track season on March 2nd.  If
school is cancelled there will be no workout at the school.  Athletes
should continue to workout on their own, just as they should be doing on
M-W-F-S.  Track season is coming up quickly.  Let’s make sure we are
ready.

Winter Conditioning

Anyone interested in off season running and conditioning over the winter with Matt Mason, Seth Edgell, Enze Bond and Todd Edgell meet at the city park pavilion after school beginning today.

WV Flyers & Indoor T&F

Flyers will start Sunday, Nov. 30th at 6:30pm.

Practice Days will be:

Saturday, 10am – noon

Sunday 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Tuesday 6:30 – 8:00pm

Cost is $115 for all three days.

**2008-09 WV Flyers Meet Dates**

WInter Series #1  December 5, 2008

Winter Series #2  January 9, 2009

Winter Series #3  January 23, 2009

Winter Series #4  February 14, 2009

Event List for ALL Flyers meets:  60m, 200m, 400m, 1600m, 800m, 3000m,, 2009 60H, 4×400m, LJ, HJ, PV, SP

If you have any questions please email icipolat@mix.wvu.edu or call (304) 293-2300 x9877

1st CC Meet

Today was the first CC meet for the 2008 season.  The team did very well.  The girls did not field a complete team, but will next week.  Erika Voreh placed 9th in a time of 24:14.   The boys finished in 4th place well up from last years 12th place finish.  Matt Mason placed 4th with a time of 19:39.  Seth Edgell came in 10th place at 19:53. 

Complete results can be seen by clicking here.

CC Summer Practice – Phase 2

Starting Monday (June 30th) CC team members will be getting together informally at 10:00am each day M-F to run together for the rest of the summer until official practice starts on Aug. 4th.  They will meet in the City Park at the 1st Pavillion.  Seniors Matt Mason and Seth Edgell will be providing workouts for those in attendance.  If at all possible you should be there to run.  It is much easier to run with your team than to try and motivate yourself to run alone.  I will show Matt & Seth how to modify workouts for the younger or newer members of the team.  Remember we are trying to work our way up to 40 miles per week for everyone on the team by Aug. 4th.  Now is the time to start running, not once practice begins.

CC Summer Practice – Phase I

The CC team has been holding practices at 6:00pm M-F for the 3 week off season period.  We will practice today at 6:00pm as well at the City Park Pavillion.  On Friday (June 27th) we will be holding the last organized off-season practice starting at 10:30am in the Park at the Pavillion. 

In order to continue preparing for the upcoming CC season, it is very important that all of the athletes continue running.  We would like for you to work up to 40 miles per week minimum by August 4th ( the first day of Fall practice).  That is 8 miles a day if you run 5 days per week, just over 6 1/2 miles per day if you run 6 days a week, and 5 3/4 miles a day if you run 7 days per week.  That includes your warmup and cooldown distances.  In order to make it easier you can run twice a day to get the appropriate amount of mileage. 

Once the season starts, we will most likely break the team up into groups based on your conditioning level.  We may have two or three groups depending upon what you do the next 6 weeks.  If we want to become the dominant CC team in the area, we need to work to acheive it. 

It rests on your shoulders…GET OUT AND RUN!  

WV AAU/USATF Championships

The results of Bridgeport’s athletes at the WV AAU/USATF Championships are listed below.  For full results click here.  (Courtesy of www.TriStateRunnur.com)

Girls Shot Put Midget
  1 Bailey, Sarah             96 CCS                            20-09.00      6.32m

Girls Discus Throw Midget
  1 Bailey, Sarah             96 CCS                               59-02     18.03m

Girls Shot Put Intermediate
  3 Bailey, Katherine         93 CCS                            20-03.00      6.17m

Girls Discus Throw Intermediate
  4 Bailey, Katherine         93 CCS                               64-04     19.60m
 
Girls Javelin Throw Intermediate
  2 Bailey, Katherine         93 CCS                               23-07      7.18m

Girls Shot Put Youth
  2 Hastings, Elizabeth       94 Bridgeport, WV                 26-08.00      8.12m

Girls Discus Throw Youth
  2 Hastings, Elizabeth       94 Bridgeport, WV                    60-06     18.44m
 
Girls Javelin Throw Youth
  1 Hastings, Elizabeth       94 Bridgeport, WV                    31-00      9.44m
 
Women High Jump Young
  4 McCaugherty, Kendall      89 CCS                      4-06.00      1.37m

Boys 1500 Meter Run Intermediate
  1 Kirtner, Joseph           93 CCS                             4:53.90 
 
Boys 3000 Meter Run Intermediate
  1 Kirtner, Joseph           93 CCS                            10:12.50 

Men Shot Put Young
  2 Bailey, Justin            91 CCS                            35-03.00     10.74m

Men Discus Throw Young
  2 Bailey, Justin            91 CCS                              127-03     38.78m

Men Javelin Throw Young
  1 Bailey, Justin            91 CCS                              108-10     33.17m

Capital City Striders Invitational

Several Bridgeport T&F athletes competed at the annual Capital City Striders Invitational.  Below are the results of our athletes.   

For full meet results click here.  (Courtesy of RunWV.com)
                                           
Shot Put 6lb Midget Girls
  1st  Bailey, Sarah             96 CCS                            20-04.00   

Discus Throw 1K Midget Girls
  1st  Bailey, Sarah             96 CCS                               61-01   

Shot Put 4Kg Intermediate Girls
  4th  Bailey, Katherine         93 CCS                            19-02.25      

Discus Throw 1K Intermediate Girls
  2th  Bailey, Katherine         93 CCS                               62-08      

Shot Put 16lb Young Men
  3rd  Bailey, Justin            91 CCS                            33-08.25    

Discus Throw 1.6K Young Men
  2nd  Bailey, Justin            91 CCS                              130-02   

Discus Throw 1.6K Master-Master Men
  2nd  Reed, Stephen             55 Unattached                        87-09    

800 Meter Run Intermediate Boys
  2nd  Kirtner, Joseph           93 CCS                             2:19.32      
 
1500 Meter Run Intermediate Boys
  2nd  Kirtner, Joseph           93 CCS                             4:49.34    

 3000 Meter Run Intermediate Boys
  1st  Kirtner, Joseph           93 CCS                            10:19.51   

Summer Distance and CC Workouts

I have put the optional summer distance and CC workout schedule on the site.  It is posted on this site under the ATHLETES tab above then click on WORKOUTS.  If you don’t have the password to get into the athletes section, let me know (email me) and I will get it to you.   Make sure you tell me who you are when you email me.

CC 3 Week Offseason Contact Period Workouts

We will start Cross Country 3 week Off season workouts on Tuesday June 10th at 6:00pm at the Bridgeport City Park.  These workouts are voluntary but can be very beneficial for athletes in getting ready for the upcoming CC season.

WV STATE MEET Comparison 2005-2008

I have updated my comparison of the different schools performance in the WV State Meet based on school size and points scored.   Bridgeport has performed very well for our size with the Boys Team finishing 2nd in points per student rating and the Girls Team finished 4th in points per student rating.  For the complete comparison go to click here:  WV State Meet Comparison 2005-2008.

 

Team Pictures BHS T&F 2008

The Team Pictures finally came in Monday (June 2).  Mrs. Rowe has them in her room.   Now the pictures are in Coach Griffith’s room ( 202 ).  If you purchased pictures stop by my classroom to pick them up.  Thanks to Mrs. Rowe for doing this each year and thanks to the athletes and parents for your patience in waiting for them. 

BHS T&F 2008 Photos

I have just posted the 2008 Web Album of photos I have so far.  Click below to see them.  If you have more photos to add send them to me at griff@bridgeporttrack.com or bring them on CD or Flash Drive to the school. 

2008 BHS T&F Web Album

2008 BIG 10 T&F All-Conference

The 2008 BIG 10 T&F All-Conference team has been released.  To see the list go to the following site:

2008 BIG 10 T&F All-Conference

To see other BIG 10 Track & Field info go to:

BIG 10 T&F

BHS Cross Country Sign-Ups

BHS Cross Country signups will begin today Thursday May 22.  See Coach Griffith in room 202 to get signed up for the 2008 Cross Country season.  This will be a great year for BHS in CC.  We should have one of our best years ever, maybe THE BEST EVER.  We need everyone to recruit as many good athletes as possible to help the team. 

I will be helping out with Cross Country this year as Coach Reed’s assistant coach. I have a suggested optional summer workout program for those that want to start running early in order to be ready when the season starts.  It is with your signup materials, and it is also posted on this site under the ATHLETES tab above then click on WORKOUTS.  If you don’t have the password to get into that section, let me know and I will get it to you. 

The 1st official day of practice will be Monday August 4th.

Cross Country Information

I have begun adding Cross Country Information to this site.  Keep checking back to see what has been added.  The first additions are the CC Historical Information and Athletes of the Year.  They are under the HISTORY section of the site, or you can click below to go directly.

Cross Country History                       CC Athlete of the Year         

News Articles                                      Regional Alignment

Schedule   

Year End T&F Statistics

Team Stats, Athlete of the Year, and Boys All-State for the season are now online.  Go to www.BridgeportTrack.com to find them or click History tab above or the links below to go directly to them.

2008 Team Stats         Girls Athlete of the Year

Boys All State              Boys Athlete of the Year