THE HEART OF A CHAMPION!!!

What began on November 14th has culminated in the greatest finish of any female athlete in Track and Field in the history of North Salem. Noemie Bechu placed 3rd in the State Championships as a sophomore. Her unwavering dedication and unrelenting work ethic is what enabled her to go further than any female athlete has before. Noemie had her mind set on the goal of being the best she could possibly be and she did that. Noemie was fortunate to have an entire team behind her (special thanks to those who showed up the last week of the season in 100 degree weather to work out with Noemie--Allison,Shawn, Sean, and Cullin).

A special thanks goes to the Bechu family who supported her throughout the entire season. A special thanks goes to Mr. Bechu who made the 12 hour journey in one day to see Noemie run.

Noemie is a young lady who is an even greater person than she is an athlete. Noemie fulfills all the requirements of the track and field priority list:
1. human being
2. student
3. athlete

Noemie is a pioneer and has laid the groundwork for many successful years to come. Although she was lonely at times during the state meet she knows that she will have some boys and girls from North Salem joining her next year.

Personal Stats from the year:
Records held:
300 - 43.1
400 - 57.34
4 x 200 - 1:52
4 x 400 - 4:09
SMR - 4:28
League Champion -400-4 x 100 - 4 x 400
Section Champion - 4 x 400
State Qualifier Champion - 400
All State - 400
All-County honorable mention - 400
All-Section honorable mention - 400

CONGRATULATIONS NOEMIE!!!!

TO THE ENTIRE TEAM: THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING...OUR ROAD TO EXCELLENCE HAS JUST BEGUN...

Bechu is going to STATES...the whole team PRs!!!

What a difference a year makes!!! Last year at the state qualifier the team did well. We didn't have any athletes qualify or come close to states. This year we have an athlete that will be running for a state championship next week. We also have a girls relay and a senior captain who missed going to the state championship by 3 seconds.

RESPECT DEDICATION HARDWORK....that is what we do...that is who we are...

The success that the team has experienced this year is a direct result from all of the hard work and dedication they have put forth over the past year. Coach Davis and Coach Holst could not be more proud of what the team has accomplished this year!

Meet Highlights
NOEMIE BECHU is ranked #1 in New York State in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.34 and made the US Second Team Elite. Noemie will be competing for a State Championship in Friday at Mumford High School in Caledonia New York.

Personal Records
Boys
100 - Jordan Pensabene (11.98)
200 - Jordan Pensabene (24.47)
400 - Shawn Miles (51.93)
400 - Sean Devey (56.44)
800 - Shawn Miles (2:02.68)
1600 - Cullin Burdett (4:37.66)
3200 - Cullin Burdett (10:02.16)
4 x 400 - Cotter, Burdett, Devey, Miles (3:40.86)
Girls
200 - Alexa Putillo - (28.23)
400 - Emma Allen - (62.1)
400 - Maggie McCormack - (65.17)
800 - Emma Allen - (2:30.57)
1500 - Allison Schumann - (5:03.37)
4 x 400 - Allen, McCormack, Schumann, Bechu (4:09.15)

Congratulations to all of the athletes who competed in the State Qualifier. You have exceeded all of the expectations the Coach and I have set for you this season. When you look back on this season hold your head high and be proud of all that you have accomplished.

Section 1 Seed Times Here

http://www.just-in-time-racing.com/

http://www.section1trackxc.com/

Class C Championship!!!

In the last meet for many of the athletes, the North Salem Track team performed well at the Class C Championships. Both the boys and the girls team scored triple the amount of points they scored at last year's class C meet. The girls finished 5th overall in class C with a total of 57 points.

Meet Highlights include:
Girls
SECTION CHAMPIONS
4 x 400 meter relay -Section Champions - Set school record (4:11.5)
Emma Allen
Allison Schumann
Brenna Brown
Noemie Bechu

110 hurdles - Section Champion - Brenna Brown
Long Jump - Section Champion - Brenna Brown

ALL SECTION - honorable mention
400 - Noemie Bechu (2nd)
400 - Emma Allen (5th)
3000 - Allison Schumann (3rd)
100 - Alexa Putillo (4th)
Long Jump - Chelsea Kay (5th)
High Jump Brenna Brown (2nd)

Boys
ALL SECTION - honorable mention
4 x 400 - 4:41 (personal Best)
Taylor Cotter
Cullin Burdett
Sean Devey
Shawn Miles

400 - Shawn Miles (4th)
3200 - Cullin Burdett (5th)

PR of the MEET - KEVIN SHEEHY ran 6:25 mile. His previous best was 7:07
Congratulations Kevin!!!

Westchester County Championships

The Westchester County Champions were contested on a day with cloudy skies along with intermittent rain. The North Salem track team brightened the day by lighting up the meet with their performances. Meet highlights are below:

Featured in the picture from left to right:
County Champion - Brenna Brown - Pentathlon
3rd in Country - Noemie Bechu - 400 meters (School record holder)
2nd in County - Allison Schumann - 3000 (set the school record at this meet)

Class C
3rd in class - Shawn Miles - 400 meters
3rd in class - Taylor Cottter - 800 meters
2nd in class - Cullin Burdett - 1600 meters
3rd in class - Emma Allen - 800 meters

Section 1 Potential Qualifiers

The following athletes could qualify for Sectionals and will have practice today from 2:30 to 4:00:

Girls
Emma Allen
Noemie Bechu
Brenna Brown
Maggie McCormack
Casey Mullaney
Alexa Putillo
Allison Schumann
Emma Waldron

Boys
Cullin Burdett
Taylor Cotter
Sean Devey
Micky Jacobsen
Shawn Miles
Jordan Pensabene

Results from the Class C Sectional meet coming soon...

JV County Meet

Medals winners
Emma Waldron - High Jump

Boys SMR
A team
Devey
Sosa
Duffy
Stefankowski

B team
Christie
Quinn
Saxena
Jacobsen

Personal Records
Boys Mile
Santos - 6:50
Selzer - 5:39
Curran - 6:04
Schaub - 6:59
Lidsky - 6:24
Tessler - 6:14

LEAGUE MEET TODAY!!!

The Bus for the League Championships will leave at 2:30 p.m.

Talent + Hard work = Broken Records

When the meet started on Friday the North Salem Track team had no idea what they would be in for. Everyone on the team was excited. No one on the team thought that by the end of Saturday we would break 4 more school records and crush previous set personal bests. One thing that we now know about the North Salem Track team is this...THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!!!

School Records Broken:
4 x 200 - Alexa Putillo, Emma Waldron, Maggie McCormack Noemie Bechu (1:52.3)
1500m - Allison Schumann (5:06.7)
SMR - Emma Allen, Alexa Putillo, Noemie Bechu, Allison Schumann (4:28)
400 - Noemie Bechu (58.5)

Personal Bests:
Sean Devey - 400 (56.8)
Shawn Miles - 400 (53.2)
Noemie Bechu - 400 (58.5)
Maggie McCormack 400 (66.1)
Taylor Cotter - 800 (2:08.1)
Jake Acito - 1600 (5:01)
Allison Schumann 1500 (5:06.7)
Alexa Putillo - 100 (13.8)
Brenna Brown - Brenna competed in the Pentathlon for the first time in her career. Brenna Competed in Five events a scored a total of 2,741 points. She set a PR in four out of 5 events
Long Jump (16'7) PR
Shot put (19'7) PR
High Jump (5'.25) PR
800 (2:35) PR

Congratulations to the entire team on a job well done!!!

Somers

FRIDAY
4 x mile
Cotter
Jacobsen
Miles
Burdett

Frosh/Soph SMR
Allen
Putillo
Bechu
Schumann

Pentathalon (Hurdles, Long Jump, Shot Put)
Brenna Brown

SATURDAY
Acito
Allen
Bechu
Brown
Burdett
Cotter
Devey
Jacobsen
Lowrie
McCormack
Miles
Mullaney
Pensabene
Putillo
Schumann
Waldron

The meet is CANCELLED!!! NO PRACTICE

Be ready to run hard at practice on Thursday.

We will post the list of people who are going to Somers on Friday and Saturday tonight.

Get some rest, be ready to run tomorrow.

Medals, Ribbons and a School Record

The Croton Harmon Girls Relays was an event made for North Salem. From the moment the girls walked through the gate they were ready to dominate. The girls won a total of 16 medals and 14 ribbons on Saturday. The girls let their talent show as they capped off the meet by breaking a 26 year old school record in the 4 x 400.

Meet Highlights:
Girls 4 x 400 meter team breaks 26 year old school record!!! (4:17.7)
1 - Emma Allen (freshman)
2- Allison Schumann (Sophomore)
3- Brenna Brown (sophomore)
4- Noemie Bechu (sophomore)

Practice Today 5/2/11

Please meet on the Field Hockey Field at 2:30 p.m.

Practice is cancelled for today. 4/28/11

The team did such a wonderful job at the meet yesterday. We will talk about the meet on Friday.

The event list for Saturday's Girls Relay will be handed out at practice on Friday.

There will be a modified meet on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30. Please help out if you can and receive community service credit.

Standards 2011

Click the link to the left to see what meets you qualify for. Use these times to set goals for yourself throughout the rest of of the season...

Practice is CANCELED for Wednesday (4/20)

Distance run 60 minutes on your own.

Sprint run 25-30 minutes on your own.

Thursday's practice will be from 8am to 10am with an optional session after 10 am.

Hard Work and Talent...on display at Red Raiders...

There is only one secret to success. This secret is talked about by many but put into action by few. The North Salem Track team has been utilizing this secret since the beginning of the spring track season. HARD WORK is the key to success. The North Salem Track team has been working extremely hard in practice and this dedication and commitment was fully realized at the Red Raider Invitational this past weekend.

Girls 4 x 400 (Maggie, Allison, Emma, Alexa) 6th place (4:37) 8 seconds off the school record!!!
Meet Highlights:
Everyone who attended the meet on Friday experienced a personal best. They were able to break a previous standard and move towards their season goals. The girls 4 x 400 meter relay made a spectacular run placing 1st in their heat amongst tough competition. Coach Davis and I are proud of all of the hard work that the team has been putting forth throughout the entire season. If we can continue to work hard, we will undoubtedly be met with unparalleled success.

Personal Records:
1600
Cullin Burdett (4:43)
Taylor Cotter (4:49)
Micky Jacobsen (5:00)
Jake Acito (5:04)
Billy Messemer (5:12)
Tomasz Stefankowski (5:20)

400
Sean Devey (58.9)

3200
Allison Schumann (11:46)
Cullin Burdett (10:07)

Today's meet has been postponed...

Please meet in front of the auditorium at 3:05 p.m.

Duel Meet times are up!!!

Click on the link to view all time records to see if your times have improved.

Tigers Open their season by breaking a school record!!!

Getting 47 high school students to be on time for a bus that leaves at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning is an accomplishment in and of itself. The season opened for the North Salem Track Team at Pearl River High School this weekend and many of the Athletes looked as though they were in mid-season form. Meet highlights are below:

NEW SCHOOL RECORD!!!
The sprint medley team (listed below) broke the school record in the SMR by 5 seconds.
1. Maggie McCormack (First race as a Varsity Athlete)
2. Brenna Brown
3. Noemie Bechu
4. Allison Schumann

Medal Winners Included:
High Jump (3rd place)
Brenna Brown
Emma Waldron

Long Jump (1st place)
Brenna Brown
Noemie Bechu

SMR (4th place)
Maggie McCormack
Brenna Brown
Noemie Bechu
Allison Schumann

Personal Records
800
Taylor Cotter - 2:09

400
Shawn Miles - 54.7
Sean Devey - 59.6
Cullin Burdett - 59.2
Noemie Bechu - 60.2
David Christie - 64

Mile
Jake Acito - 5:19
Billy Messemer - 5:29

EVENT LIST FOR SATURDAY!!!

PIRATE RELAYS Event List

Please e-mail Coach Holst or Coach Davis with any questions or concerns.

The Pirate Relay Information Packet will be given out at practice tomorrow.

P.S. If you did not receive a uniform please come see Coach Holst during the day.

Bus Leaves PQ at 6:30 a.m.

Directions to the school (Click Here)

No Practice (3/23)

No Practice due to early dismissal.

Please do some Core
Planks
Side Planks
Crunches
Leg Lifts
V-Ups
Bicycles
6 inches
Side-ups

If you have a treadmil at home please run for 45 minutes (distance), 25 minutes (sprint).

What Events Will YOU do???

Click the Link below to take a look at the event
100 hurdles women
110 Hurdles men
100 meter dash
200 meter dash
400 meter dash
400 hurdles
800 meter run
1500/1600
3200

Relay
4 x 100
4 x 400
4 x 800

Field
Shot put
Discus
Triple Jump
Long Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
Javelin

Spring Track is Back!!!

The team's first practice got off to a great start. With over 60 kids signed up to run spring track the program has come such a long way in only two years. Coach Davis and Coach Holst are looking forward to building upon the success that was achieved last season. We have such a tremendous group of talent this year. The sky is truly the limit!!!

Track Events

Do Not Worry about posting your events just yet. Coach Davis and I are still in the process of working on the post. We will talk more about it at practice today.

Coach Holst/Davis

SPRING TRACK IS HERE!!!

3/3/11
3:00 p.m.
MS CAFE

Do you have what it takes to be a part of the program?

Come and find out...