1 - Conference - Congratulations to Sophia Gary (100 meter high hurdles) and Bowen Shuttleworth (800 meter run) for finishing first in the Liberty Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Also advancing to regions with all-conference performances or regional qualifying marks are Clayton Chadwick (discus), Daphne de Oliveira (shot put), Sophia Gary (discus), Madilyn Henshaw (400 meter dash), Leah Kappel (3200 meter run), Jacob Knight (110 meter high hurdles, 300 meter intermediate hurdles and discus), Porter Landefeld (200 meter dash), Melody Linville, (400 meter dash), Gavin Middleton (1600 meter run), Katarina Olsen (100 meter high hurdles), Sophia Park (discus), Ta'Juan Perry-Elem (100 meter dash), John Vartanian (shot put) and the 1600 meter relay of Madilyn Henshaw, Sydney Knott, Savannah Landefeld and Melody Linville. Good luck at regions on Wednesday and Thursday at Robinson High School.

2 - The 6A Occoquan Region C and 6A North Region D combined meets will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 5/23-24/18 at Robinson High School.  The tentative time schedule and Yorktown lineup may be found on "team files".

3 - UNIFORMS! Anyone not competing in the region championships is asked to return their uniform ASAP to Mr. Stripe in the library. This applies to cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track.  If you are an 8th grader from cross-country or a student from the HB Woodlawn program or Arlington Community High School, you may send your uniform to Mr. Stripe at YHS in a bag (please remember to include your name). Names of those not having returned uniforms by Wednesday, 6/6 will be sent to the Finance Office.

Due to the possibility of inclement weather, changes may be made in the meet schedule for day one. Field events will start at 4:30 p.m. as scheduled, but the running events may start earlier than expected depending on the weather.  It is advised that all competing in running events on Tuesday be on the bus leaving at 3:20 p.m. from the cafeteria exit.  Information in regard to Wednesday will be posted here on "team news" if there are changes. 

The Liberty District Outdoor Track & Field Championship will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, 5/15-16 at South Lakes High School.  The Yorktown lineup and meet schedules have been posted on "team files".  Bus time is 3:20 p.m. leaving from the cafeteria exit.  Please dress appropriately for the weather as rain and storms are predicted. 

Just returned from Hayfield High School and the Freshmen Finale. Many of our 9th grade student-athletes had personal bests this evening and were very competitive. Check out the results on milestat.com Congratulations!

Information about the TC Williams Invitational had previously been posted on "team files".  All information is now complete with the seeding of the 1600 sections.  Stephen McCartney will run in the morning session and Gavin Middleton, Bowen Shuttleworth and Catherine Whitehouse will run the in afternoon session. Good luck to all Patriots tomorrow!

With the exception of the 1600 meter run, the tentative lineup for the TC Williams Invitational has been posted to "team files".  Sections for the 1600 meter run (morning or afternoon session) have not been posted.  Once we learn in which sections our student-athletes will compete, we will send out an e-mail and place on "team news". Sections for the 1600 meter "may" also be posted on milestat.com

Congratulations to all on a successful regular season and especially on performances last evening at the Liberty District Jamboree. 

Corrections to previously posted April-May meet & practice schedule.  There will not be a meet on Wednesday, 5/9. Remaining meets are the Freshmen Finale at Hayfield tomorrow, Friday, 5/4; the TC Williams Invitational on Saturday, 5/5 and the Liberty District Meet on Tuesday & Wednesday, 5/15-16 at South Lakes. Individuals and relay teams may advance from the district meet to the regional and state meets.

1 - Freshmen Finale at Hayfield, Friday 5/5 - Bus time 3:40 p.m. Field events begin at 5:00 p.m. and running events begin at 6:00 p.m. following a rolling schedule.  Same order of events as found on "team files".

2 - TC Williams Invitational - meet will be Saturday, 5/6 at TC Williams High School in Alexandria.  Information will be posted on "team files" by noon on Friday, 5/5

3 - Liberty District Outdoor Track & Field Championship will be held Tuesday & Wednesday, 5/15-16 at South Lakes High School. Those qualifying will be notified by their event coach and will practice each day during the week of 5/7-11/18 and more information will follow on "team files".

As Outdoor Track is starting today, I thought it would be appropriate to send out a brief message about my future with the Yorktown running (Track and Cross Country) teams.  Beginning with this outdoor season I have decided to step down from coaching in order to, among other things, spend more time with my own kids (including coaching their youth athletic teams).  This is not a rash decision, but one that I have been considering for some time now.

Over the past 19 years I have had the great privilege of being a part of the coaching staff of the Yorktown Track and Cross Country teams.  Most of these years I was an assistant, and this year I took over as head Cross Country Coach.  I have coached some talented athletes over the years, but more importantly I have gotten to work with so many amazing people.  I have also gotten to coach with several people, who are not only my colleagues, but also I consider my friends.

I want to thank all the parents and student-athletes who have made my coaching experience so great.  I will always love Track/Cross Country, and I will miss being around the sport every day.  But it is working/interacting with the athletes that I will truly miss the most.  I also want to thank Coach Stripe for giving a former Wakefield Warrior the opportunity to coach at Yorktown over the last 19 years.  I would also like to thank Mike Krulfeld for giving me the chance to lead the Cross Country program this past Fall.

I am not done with Track and Field.  I fully intend to get back into coaching at some point down the road.  Afterall, I have about 50 more years of coaching to equal the years Coach Stripe has been coaching.

                                                                                                    Andrew Prantner

A final reminder that team pictures will be taken outside Door # 1 at 3:35 p.m on Monday, 3/19. In the case of inclement weather, the pictures will be taken in the cafeteria.  Team members are asked to wear blue.  Information for ordering pictures may be found on the main page of yorktownsports.org under "announcements".

Uniforms will be handed out after practice from Tuesday, 3/20 to Friday, 3/23 in Room 138.