2016 Coaching Staff

CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL Track & Field

2016 Coaching Staff: Nate Foss (Boys Head Coach / Throws) Kyle Zygarlicke (Girls Head Coach / Distance) Chris Gamble (Sprints / High Jump / Jumps) Austin Keith (Short Sprints) Greg Bagley (Sprints) Cheri Lerdon (Throws) Kyle Svoboda (Long Sprints / Hurdles / Strength Coordinator) Lauren Svoboda (Pole Vault)

2016 CHASKA TRACK & FIELD ELIGIBILITY Online registration must be completed by FRIDAY MARCH 11th . www.chaskahawksregistration.com Questions can be answered in the Activities Office. Fees ($235.00, checks payable to: Chaska High School) Fee is refundable through the second (2nd) week of practice. After that no refunds will be issued Clearance Cards – Must be turned in to coaches on or before March 14 th . No one will be allowed to practice without a card.

Middle School athletes who are interested in participating in Chaska Track and Field are allowed to do so, but only after consulting with and gaining prior approval from either the Girls Head Coach (Kyle Zygarlicke) or the Boys Head Coach (Nate Foss). It is important to realize that this is a High School Level Program and as such middle school student athletes will be held to the same standards and expectations as their high school counterparts. If a parent is unsure if the high school program is the correct fit for their son or daughter, they are encouraged to contact Paul Pearson (Youth Programs Specialist, Community Education for Eastern Carver County Schools) at 952-556-7244 or via email: [email protected] to enroll their child in the middle school Track & Field program.

SCHEDULE Practice – begins at 3:30 with a team meeting. Be ready to participate! Meets – schedules will be posted with bus / excused times.

FOOTWEAR Good Training Shoes!! These are a must. Competition Shoes (spikes, throwing, jumping); we would like to have all runners in spikes. The best store for shoes and clothing: TC Running Co. (6405 City West Parkway, Eden Prairie) (Hwy. 62 and Shady Oak Rd.) *Discounts for mentioning you are a member of Chaska High School Track and Field!!

CLOTHING Be prepared for both indoor and outdoor activities every day beginning March 14th. Outdoor: Hats, gloves, long pants, sweatshirts, jackets etc. Indoor: Shorts/pants, t-shirt, shoes, etc. We also encourage ALL athletes to bring a watch everyday for practice and meets.

ATHLETE EXPECTATIONS (ATTITUDE) *Be respectful of team members, coaches, parents, and opposing team members. *Communicate with coaches regarding absences, injuries, conflicts, etc. *Follow the MSHSL and School Rules on Chemical use. Zero Tolerance! *Be at all practices. Complete all workouts as assigned. Give 100% effort. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift.” ~ Steve Prefontaine *ALWAYS thank the host school coaches and officials after a competition. Many officials volunteer their time for the love of track and field.

ATTENDANCE Practice is the key to improvement, so attendance is mandatory. Any absence for which the coach is not notified in advance is considered an unexcused absence. - Do not send a message through a friend. Boys: [email protected] Girls: [email protected] On the first unexcused absence, the coach will give the athlete a verbal warning. On the second unexcused absence, the athlete will miss the next meet. In the event of a third unexcused absence, additional consequences will occur.

Absence the day before a meet (without talking with a coach first) means NO competition; however, you must attend the meet and help in any way possible.

Please respect that Track & Field is in season and all other sports are technically out of season. - Therefore, inform your out of season coach of your commitment to Chaska Track & Field.

BUS TIMES / EARLY RELEASE Bus times will be posted no later than the day before a competition and the bus wheels will make their first revolution at the posted time. If an early release is necessary, that time will be posted the day before a competition and coaches will email the excused list to all teachers. An early release will be no more than ten to fifteen minutes before bus time and it is the student athlete’s responsibility to have their equipment ready at the time the bus leaves.

UNIFORMS Each athlete will be issued a uniform consisting of racing shorts and singlet top. It is your responsibility to care for these items for the season and turn them in at the conclusion of YOUR season. A fine of $75 will be assessed for uniforms not returned by June 2nd*. *State participants turn in uniforms/warm up jacket after the State Meet.

You have the option to purchase a warm-up consisting of a black pant and a black and white jacket. They may be purchased through Capture Athletics and they would include your initials/name for identification. If you should not want to buy a warm up, we can issue you a team jacket during uniform check-out.

COMPETITIONS To have a successful competition day you must: *have your uniform, warm up clothes (BLACK pants & Chaska Warm up Jacket - regardless of temperature) *Training shoes and Competition shoes *bring plain water (no pop) *help carry supplies to and from the bus (captains / coaches will assign jobs) *warm up properly before each event to enhance performance & prevent injury *cool down after your competition *encourage teammates in all of their events (avoid sitting around the camp for long periods of time; get out and cheer) *stay for the entire competition

Other things to note for Meet Days: *There is no more jewelry rule! However, if an official or a coach thinks your jewelry could cause harm to you, an opponent, or damage equipment you will be asked to remove it. Refusal to remove it will result in disqualification. Watches are okay so long as they are not GPS. *No electronics (phones or iPods) inside the track fence or competition area. *All undergarments are SOLID BLACK. Boys – No boxer shorts. *Spikes must be ¼” pyramids. *Spike kit, med kit, and baton bag stay at the team camp area. *Leadoff runners in relays are responsible for getting the baton before racing and anchor runners must return the baton to the bag. Never leave it on the ground. *Please stay for the entire competition. If you must leave, it has to be with YOUR parent(s) only. Please have a parent/guardian talk to a coach to notify them you are leaving. *Pay close attention to announcements and report to your event on time. *Thank meet workers for the jobs they did and thank the coach of the host school for allowing us to be a part of their meet.

SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @ChaskaTrack, @CoachFoss, @ChaskaPoleVault

* Treat every conversation/post you have on TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM or ANY SOCIAL MEDIA as if it were a NATIONALLY TELEVISED PRESS CONFERENCE.

CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL 2016 TRACK & FIELD DATE COMPETITION SITE TIME BUS EXCUSED 3/26 Gopher Classic (Semi-Limited) U of M 10:00 9:00 -- 4/5 Chaska Triangular (Open) Chaska 3:30 N/A --

4/9 Mankato Showcase (Limited Entry) Mankato State 11:00 8:15 --

4/12 Chanhassen Triangular (Open) Chanhassen 3:30 2:45 2:30

4/15 Lake Relays (Limited Entry) Concordia Univ. 1pm Field 11:30 11:15

3pm Track 1:30 1:15

4/20 Chaska Dual (Open) Chaska 4:00 N/A --

4/26 Metro West Relays(Limited Entry) Chaska 3:30 N/A TBD

4/29 Hamline Elite Meet (Invite Only) Hamline U. TBD TBD TBD

5/3 Richfield Triangular (Open) Richfield HS 4:00 2:15 2:00

5/6 Wayzata Relays (Limited Entry) Wayzata HS 3:30 1:50 1:35

5/10 True Team Section 3AAA (Limited Entry) Apple Valley HS 3:30 12:30 12:15

5/13 St. Louis Park Dual (Open) St. Louis Park 4:00 2:15 2:00

5/17 Metro West Conference (Prelims / Limited) Richfield HS 3:00 1:30 1:15

5/18 Metro West Conference (Finals / Limited) Richfield HS 3:00 1:30 1:15

5/20 Themed Practice / Celebration Chaska 3:30 -- --

5/24 JV Metro West Conference (Open) Cooper HS 4:00 2:15 2:00

5/26 UNIFORM TURN IN DAY -- 3:30 -- --

6/1 Section 2AA Prelims (Limited Entry) Gustavus 3:00 12:30 12:15

6/3 Section 2AA Finals (Limited Entry) Gustavus 10:00 7:00 --

6/10 State Meet (by Qualification Only) Hamline U. TBA TBA --

6/11 State Meet (by Qualification Only) Hamline U. TBA TBA --

*Note that bus/release times may change throughout the season. Make sure you are at practice the day before the meet to get the most up to date information.

TRACK & FIELD LETTERING CRITERIA

The five lettering criteria can be met by any athlete given (1) they meet the 95th percentile in attendance and (2) uphold the nine core values of the track and field program.

1. A member of the Metro West Conference Championship Meet team. 2. A member of the Section 2AA Championship Meet team. 3. JV Metro West Conference Meet Champion (1st place Individual or Relay) 4. Seniors with 2 or more years of participation. 5. Meet or exceed the event standard any time throughout the season:

EVENT BOYS GIRLS 100 meter dash 11.80 13.50 200 meter dash 23.90 27.50 400 meter dash 53.10 63.90 800 meter run 2:05.0 2:32.0 1600 meter run 4:43.0 5:49.9 3200 meter run 10:30.0 12:29.9 110 meter HH (boys) 17.20 -- 100 meter HH (girls) -- 17.00 300 meter IH (boys) 44.80 -- 300 meter LH (girls) -- 50.90 4x100 meter relay 45.20 52.50 4x200 meter relay 1:34.0 1:51.0 4x400 meter relay 3:34.0 4:15.0 4x800 meter relay 8:31.0 10:10.0 Shot Put 45’ 32’ Discus 125’ 100’ Long Jump 19’ 15’ 4” Triple Jump 36’ 31’ 6” High Jump 5’9” 4’ 10” Pole Vault 11’ 8’ 6”

*Times must be achieved with fully automated timing or adjusted with .24 for hand held times.

CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK & FIELD RECORDS

EVENT RECORD HOLDER RECORD YEAR 100m Dash Nick Klehr 10.91 1985 200m Dash DJ Weil 22.21 2009 400m Dash Nick Ebert 48.02 2013 800m Run Edward Van Pelt 1:57.02 2009 1600m Run Joey Duerr 4:12.05 2013 3200m Run Joey Duerr 8:59.03 2013 110m HH Bret Reinertson 14.45 1991 300m IH Bret Reinertson 39.09 1991 2000m Steeple Patrick Lowder 6:32.97 2006

4x100m Relay Eric Wenz, Nik Ihlang, 43.39 2009 DJ Weil, David Phetnongphay

4x200m Relay Bobby Downs, Derrick Engel 1:30.83 2007 Matt Higgins, Paul Yerhot

4x400m Relay Ben Garcia, Nick Ebert 3:21.23 2013 Calvin Buesgens, Nolan Buesgens

4x800m Relay Nick Ebert, Spencer Urick, 8:00.74 2012 Joey Duerr, Jake Connealy

Sp. Med. Relay Calvin Buesgens, Ben Garcia 3:34.28 2013 Nick Ebert, Joey Duerr

Dis. Med. Relay Charlie Keller, Sean Van Pelt 10:56.69 2005 Nick Gagnon, Obsa Taddese

Shot Put Trent Hedtke 54’ 10” 1988 Discus Jeff McCullough 163’ 5” 1990 Long Jump Robbie Wilson 22’ 2” 2007 High Jump John Markuson 7’ 1” 1993 Pole Vault Bobby Downs 14’ 3” 2007 Triple Jump Robbie Wilson 46’ 2” 2007

CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK & FIELD RECORDS

EVENT RECORD HOLDER RECORD YEAR 100m Dash Karen Ryan 12.32 1985 200m Dash Adele Ek 25.0* 1982 400m Dash Karen Ryan 57.13 1986 800m Run Catherine Winter 2:17.7* 1986 1600m Run Stephanie Herbst 4:59.7* 1983 3200m Run Kaila Urick 10:49.61 2010 100m HH Natalie Frier 15.03 2014 300m LH Ashley Williams 44.66 2001 2000m Steeple Emily Nuss 7:57.24 2005

4x100m Relay Adele Ek, Monica Schneider 50.03 1980 Kathy Dickinson, Heidi Theisfeld

4x200m Relay Kristina Muesing, Anna Smith 1:44.76 2013 Natalie Frier, Claire Pouliot

4x400m Relay Dawn Moeller, Stacy Ashworth 3:59.68 1986 Catherine Winter, Karen Ryan

4x800m Relay Casey Miler, Anna Perrill, 9:35.99 2014 Ellie Snuggerud, Claire Athmann

Sprint Medley Monica Schneider, Adele Ek 1:54.1* 1980 Heidi Theisfeld, Kelly McCaw

Distance Med. Lauren Johnson, Claire Pouliot 12:42.14 2010 Kaila Urick, Katie Lowrey

Shot Put Jody Hagins 47’ 4.25” 1978 Discus Jody Hagins 146’ 8” 1978 Long Jump Lauren Rothschiller 17’ 4.75” 2009 High Jump Stacy Carskaden 5’ 5” 1975 Triple Jump Lindsay Rothschiller 37’ 2.75” 2011 Pole Vault Lauren Stelten 12’ 3” 2007 * Hand Held Time

CHASKA Track & Field NINE CORE VALUES

The following are the established nine core values that represent some of the many inherently positive values connected with Track & Field and daily life. Let’s all try to adhere to these values in our quest for excellence.

1. Honesty – The quality or state of being truthful; not deceptive.

2. Integrity – Strict adherence to a standard of moral value or conduct. – Personal honesty and independence. 3. Sportsmanship – Observing the rules of play and winning or losing with grace.

4. Respect – To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem.

5. Confidence – Reliance or trust. A feeling of self-assurance.

6. Responsibility – Accounting for one’s actions; dependable.

7. Perseverance – To persist in an idea, purpose or task despite obstacles.

8. Courtesy – Considerate behavior toward others. A polite remark or gesture.

9. Judgment – The ability to make a decision or form an opinion. - A decision reached after consideration.

CHASKA TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL The following athletes have qualified for State Meet competition YEAR NAME EVENT STATE PLACE YEAR NAME EVENT STATE PLACE 1973 Lisa Beckstrom Softball Throw 1984 Jeff Tikala High Jump State Champion Stacy Carskaden Softball Throw Dan Denardo 1600 Meter Run 10th Place Stephanie Herbst 1600 Meter Run State Champion 1975 Stacy Carskaden High Jump State Champion 3200 Meter Run State Champion Julie Marso 100 Meter Dash 10th Place Karen Ryan 100 Meter Dash 9th Place 1976 Stacy Carskaden High Jump 200 Meter Dash 3rd Place Stacy Carskaden Long Jump 400 Meter Dash 9th Place Jody Hagins Discus 5th Place Jody Hagins Shot Put 6th Place 1985 Julie Marso 100 Meter Dash 400 Meter Dash 1977 Jody Hagins Discus State Runner Up Nick Klehr 100 Meter Dash rd Jody Hagins Shot Put 3 Place DJ Miller 800 Meter Run th Cherry Lenzen Discus 6 Place Karen Ryan 200 Meter Dash State Champion Monica Schneider 220 Yd. Dash 100 Meter Dash 5th Place 880 Yd. Relay Mile Relay th Jane Wartman 880 Yd. Relay 1986 Karen Ryan 200 Meter Dash 4 Place rd Mile Relay 400 Meter Dash 3 Place rd Cindy Dickenson 880 Yd. Relay 1600 Meter Relay 3 Place rd Mile Relay Dawn Moeller 1600 Meter Relay 3 Place rd Mary McGough 880 Yd. Relay Catherine Winter 800 Meter Run 3 Place th Nancy Olson 880 Yd. Relay 1600 Meter Run 5 Place rd Mile Relay 1600 Meter Relay 3 Place rd Linda Bahr Mile Relay Stacy Ashworth 1600 Meter Relay 3 Place rd Tom Workman High Jump 6th Place Denise Dimler 1600 Meter Relay 3 Place Trent Hedtke Discus 8th Place

1978 Florence Schmidt High Jump Jody Hagins Discus State Champion 1987 Karen Ryan 200 Meter Dash State Runner Up rd Jody Hagins Shot Put State Champion 400 Meter Dash 3 Place th Tom Workman High Jump 3rd Place 800 Meter Relay 5 Place Marilyn Ryan 200 Meter Dash 5th Place Dawn Moeller 800 Meter Relay 5th Place th 1979 Nancy Deis High Jump Stacy Ashworth 800 Meter Relay 5 Place th Monica Schneider Mile Relay Julie Hogan 800 Meter Relay 5 Place Carla Nelson Mile Relay Kristin Pelowski 300 Meter LH Carol Wartman Mile Relay Trent Hedtke Shot Put Linda Fritz Mile Relay 440 Yd. Dash 1988 Trent Hedtke Discus 8th Place Shot Put 1980 Monica Schneider 100 Meter Dash 4th Place 200 Meter Dash 6th Place 1989 Catherine Winter 400 Meter Dash 400 Meter Relay 4th Place th Adele Ek 400 Meter Relay 4 Place 1990 Jeff McCullough Discus 6th Place th Heidi Theisfeld 400 Meter Relay 4 Place Keith Donovan 1600 Meter Run 10th Place th Kathy Dickenson 400 Meter Relay 4 Place Bret Reinertson 110 Meter HH Lori Naglus Discus 300 Meter IH Roger Kraus 300m Int. Hurdles

1981 Stephanie Herbst 1600 Meter Run 5th Place 1991 Bret Reinertson 300 Meter IH State Runner Up rd Lori Naglus Discus 110 Meter HH 3 Place th Bob Jones Discus 200 Meter Dash 5 Place Ben Reinhardt 400 Meter Dash Jon Markuson High Jump 1982 Adele Ek 100 Meter Dash Sara Theis High Jump 200 Meter Dash 5th Place Stephanie Herbst 1600 Meter Run 5th Place 3200 Meter Run 1992 Jon Markuson High Jump Debbie Nelson 800 Meter Run 1993 Jon Markuson High Jump State Runner Up th 1983 Jeff Tikala High Jump 3rd Place Michelle Puppe 1600 Meter Relay 8 Place th Peter Schwartz 300 Meter IH Jill Stacken 1600 Meter Relay 8 Place th Stephanie Herbst 3200 Meter Run State Champion Joslyn Theis 1600 Meter Relay 8 Place th 1600 Meter Run State Runner Up Jill Coleman 1600 Meter Relay 8 Place

YEAR NAME EVENT STATE PLACE YEAR NAME EVENT STATE PLACE th 1994 Jon Markuson High Jump 6th Place 2010 Kaila Urick 1600 Meter Run 9 Place th Anthony Johnson Shot Put 6th Place 3200 Meter Run 4 Place th Discus Lindsay Rothschiller Triple Jump 6 Place Kyle Economy 3200 Meter Run

1995 Anthony Johnson Shot Put 3rd Place 2011 Lindsay Rothschiller Triple Jump 10th Place Long Jump 11th Place 1996 Aaron Johnson Shot Put 6th Place

2012 Joey Duerr 3200 Meter Run 5th Place th 1997 Nora Mirick High Jump 12 Place 4x800 Meter Relay 7th Place Nick Ebert 4x800 Meter Relay 7th Place 1999 Kelly Cullen 300 Meter LH 7th Place Jake Connealy 4x800 Meter Relay 7th Place Spencer Urick 4x800 Meter Relay 7th Place 2000 Heather Sparks Discus State Runner Up Aimee Junget 4x200 Meter Relay 4x400 Meter Relay Claire Pouliot 4x200 Meter Relay rd 2001 Ashley Williams 300 Meter LH 3 Place 4x400 Meter Relay Ellie Knowles 4x200 Meter Relay 2002 Bria Wetsch 3200 Meter Run 10th Place 4x400 Meter Relay Emily Yeager 4x400 Meter Relay Kristina Muesing 4x200 Meter Relay 2004 Eric Johnson Pole Vault 4th Place Reese Buesgens 200 Meter Dash 10th Place 2013 Joey Duerr 1600 Meter Run 4th Place 3200 Meter Run 3rd Place rd 2005 Logan Stroman 400 Meter Dash 3 Place Nick Ebert 400 Meter Dash 3rd Place High Jump 7th Place Tie / 8th Place 4x400m Relay 6th Place Calvin Buesgens 4x400m Relay 6th Place

th Nolan Buesgens 4x400m Relay 6th Place 2006 Logan Stroman 400 Meter Dash 4 Place Ben Garcia 4x400m Relay 6th Place th EJ Bushman High Jump 4 Place Anna Smith 400m Dash Bobby Downs Pole Vault 10th Place 4x200m Relay 8th Place Robbie Wilson Long Jump 8th Place 4x400m Relay 8th Place Triple Jump 8th Place Claire Pouliot 4x200m Relay 8th Place Lauren Rothschiller Triple Jump 9th Place 4x400m Relay 8th Place Natalie Frier 300m Hurdles Lauren Stelten Pole Vault State Runner Up 4x200m Relay 8th Place 4x400m Relay 8th Place 2007 Lauren Stelten Pole Vault State Champion Emily Yeager 4x400m Relay 8th Place Lauren Rothschiller Triple Jump 6th Place Kristina Muesing 4x200m Relay 8th Place Bobby Downs Pole Vault 8th Place th Robbie Wilson Triple Jump 4th Place 2014 Joey Duerr 1600m Run 7 Place th Long Jump 3200m Run 4 Place Calvin Buesgens 400m Run Derek Jerde High Jump State Champion Matt Torntore 4x400m Relay Nolan Buesgens 4x400m Relay 2008 Derek Jerde High Jump State Champion Tristan Loser 4x400m Relay Ben Sathre 3200 Meter Run 7th Place Andrew Leck 4x400m Relay Natalie Frier 100m Hurdles 1600 Meter Run 300m Hurdles Lauren Rothschiller Triple Jump 10th Place Long Jump 2015 Alec Anderson 1600m Run Paul Yerhot 100 Meter Dash Austin Aase High Jump 5th Place Josh Prater 4x200m Relay

th Long Jump 5th Place 2009 Lauren Rothschiller Long Jump 7 Place Tristan Loser 4x200m Relay th Triple Jump 9 Place Jermiah Ansera 4x200m Relay Lindsay Rothschiller Triple Jump Andrew Leck 4x200m Relay Jena Franz Pole Vault Anna Smith 400m Run Samantha Pagel Shot Put Ellie Miller High Jump Bethany Hine High Jump Derek Jerde High Jump State Champion 2016

DJ Weil 200 Meter Dash th 4x100 Meter Relay 7 Place *State Champions - 12 th 4x400 Meter Relay 6 Place *State Runner Ups - 7 Eric Wenz 4x100 Meter Relay 7th Place 4x400 Meter Relay 6th Place Julius Karp 4x400 Meter Relay 6th Place Brandon Seiffert 4x400 Meter Relay 6th Place Nik Ilang 4x100 Meter Relay 7th Place David Phetnongphay 4x100 Meter Relay 7th Place Eddie Van Pelt 4x400 Meter Relay 6th Place 800 Meter Run 6th Place Kyle Economy 3200 Meter Run

PARENT MEETING

Important Information Regarding Chaska Track & Field Tuesday, March 15TH 7:30 p.m. CHS Blue Forum

AGENDA Meet the Coaches Meet our Athletic Trainer - Nichole Anderson Review the Schedule Where to Buy Shoes Watches Check the Web Lettering Process How you can Volunteer Fundraising Post Season “Celebration” Question & Answer Session