Track & Field and Cross-Country Bulletin for Sep 15, 2012
Upcoming Events
Great American Cross Country Festival
American Independent High School Challenge
Robert Shumake HIstorically Black College & University Challenge
All coming up on the September 28-29 weekend in Cary, North Carolina at the Wake-Med Soccer Park.
Entry Deadline is rapdily approaching. Get your entries in by September 19th to avoid late fees and come out and enjoy our unique and exciting cross-country event and festival. As one of the season's earliest premier cross-country events, the GACC and AISXCC are excellent testing grounds for runners at both the collegiate and high school levels.
And new this year, races for Small Colleges on Friday afternoon! These races are for Division II, III and Junior Colleges only.
Don't forget to join us for a pre-race Pasta Dinner on Friday, September 28th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Herbert Young Community Center. Tickets may be purchased online as part of meet registration.
Who Are We? An often asked question generally self-directed. However, in this instance Who Are We refers to our recent change of name. If you haven't visited our web site recently pay us a visit and learn the reasons for the switch. Our name isn't the only thing that's changed... we're working harder to stay on top of the track scene with fresh, new articles every week and more information on issues that are important to you. Let yourself be heard by voicing your opinions on our Forums. And, catch up on our recent articles and updates:
How to Get Recruited Webinar at GACC presented by NCSA
Lucas Verzicas On the Road to Recovery following a devastating bike accident
New NCAA Academic Rules which may affect you! ( a must read!)
Project Kultan Keihaus - Filling an Obvious Need written by NSAF correspondent, Elliott Denman
Where are They Now? This month we profile Francena McCorory- A Chronicle of Graceful Excellence.
Fall Clinics- Our very successful Performance Clinics are back with two javelin Kultan Keihaus clinics in October and December and our Project Triple Jump Clinic over the Thanksgiving weekend in the Bahamas.
The first of the two Project Kultan Keihas (Javelin Gold) javelin training clinics for 2012 will be held October 11-14, 2012 in Chapel Hill, NC. Athletes (high school only), coaches, parents and and anyone interested in the event may register. Finnish National coach, Kari Ihalainen will be returning as our keynote presenter and coach. He will be joined by 1972 Olympic medalist Bill Schmidt and our resident javelin guru, Jeff Gorski. Get all the details about this first camp and the second camp planned for December register.
The Performance Triple Jump Clinic will be held November 21-25, 2012 in Nassau, The Bahamas. It will be led by IAAF Level V Diploma Elite Coach for Horizontal Jumps, Peter Pratt who has developed countless champion triple jumpers over the past two decades. As with the Javelin clinic, this experience is available to any athlete (high school only), parent or coach. Visit Project Triple Jump for registration, hotel and schedule information, and a full bio on Peter Pratt.
