Zach Miller - WHAT A RUN!

The more I read the articles, the better Zach's race gets!!

Even though the time, 5:38:53 is the third best time ever(WHICH IS AMAZING!), the course director thinks it is the BEST ever because of the conditions!

And, Zach NEVER ran 50 miles before Saturday!!!!

Zach works on a cruise ship!  Cannot run many miles on a cruise ship! (Only treadmill work!)

Zach barely qualified, from a 50K race(31 miles!)

Read the entire article - 

Miller's JFK 50 Mile victory is one of legendary proportions

GREAT JOB ZACH MILLER!!!

Hempfield Track & Field Blog Begins Again With News About 2007 Hempfield Grad Zach Miller!

This is exciting!  The first blog post has some awesome news!!!

2007 Hempfield Grad, Zach Miller, wins the 2013 JFK 50 Mile Run!

This is 50 miles!  WOW!

The men's race capsule:

On the other hand, the front of the men’s race was topsy turvy throughout. Josh Arthur and Iain Ridgway left the Appalachian Trail for the tow path before the rest of the field, but Zach Miller (not the one some ultra aficionados are thinking of), Matt Flaherty, and Rob Krar were all within a minute or so of the lead. Once on the pancake-flat tow path, Krar, Miller, and Arthur took off with the last quickly falling off the pace around mid-race. Krar and Miller continued to battle with each opening small gaps on the other. It appears that Krar made a move after mile 30, opening up a 45 second lead on Miller by mile 34, but less than 5 miles later, it was Miller pulling Krar along. And then Krar dropped out leaving Miller all alone out in front. Still, Flaherty had relentlessly stayed 3-4 minutes behind the leaders since mid-race and he continued to pursue Miller with Mike Wardian making  an even stronger late charge. Neither would catch the previously unknown 25 year-old Miller, who had no marathons and two 50ks to his resume before winning JFK in the third fastest time ever – 5:38:53. Zach ran for Division III RIT where he set PRs of 31:23 in the 10,000m and 15:32 for 5k.

This is very impressive!  First, running 50 miles!  Second, beating some great competition!

Kelley Donovan Elected Captain for Delaware Women Track & Field!

It looks like another tradition is continuing for Hempfield Ladies Track & Field!  LEADERSHIP!

Kelley Donovan was elected to be a Captain for next years track & field team!  And while she was at Hempfield, Kelley was also a Captain!  We are very proud at Hempfield of all the accomplishments that Kelley has at Hempfield and Delaware!

At Hempfield, not only was Kelley a great leader, but one of our top sprinters!  Kelley is ranked 7th in the 200 meters in a time of 25.86 and 3rd in the 400 meters in 57.91!  And Kelley was on the school record 4 x 400 relay team in 2011, with a time of 3:58.01!  One of our top sprinters all time!!

Congrats Kelley!  We are VERY proud of you!  We are sure you will be a great LEADER for next years team at Delaware!!

Track Stories & Where Are They Now!

Over 30 years of coaching have allowed me to accumulate many stories.  The stories all have one thing in common, young women & men!  Young men & women, all trying to do the same thing, become the best track & field athlete possible!!  Along the way, they have ti deal with being a teenager!!!  Yes, a teenager in a world that never seems to be ready for teenagers!

To be a successful high school coach one must take these young & talented men & women to a new level - the level of a champion!!!

First, there are different levels of champions!  The most obvious is the state champion!  This champion is rare, and coaching this athlete is also challenging!  At Hempfield, we have had several state champions!

Boys
Kyle Long - 2012 - Discus
Kyle Long - 2011 - Discus
Kyle Long - 2011 - Shot
David Patzer - 2009 - Pole Vault
Leroy McQueen - 1999 - Long Jump
Kevin Schadt - 1991 - 1600 meters
Bob Rivard - 1965 - Javelin

Girls
Marilyn Senz - 1980 - Javelin
Marilyn Senz - 1978 - Javelin
Carol Miller - 1976 - Javelin
Sue Strait, Joanne Harriger, Patty Wickenheiser, & Mrilyn Opp - 1974 - 880 Yard Relay

That is 11 PIAA State Champions!  Notice 3 by Kyle Long & 2 by Marilyn Senz!

On the next blog entry I will tackle the one state champion I personally coached!

What Is Next On the Hempfield Track Blog!

OK.  Track season is over for the high school team & 2013 was another memorable year!!  What will this blog do this summer?  MORE TRACK & FIELD!!!

Here is a list of topics for the summer:

1 - Hempfield Hall of Fame
I will discuss current Hempfield Hall of Fame members that participated in track & field!  Here is the list of athletes that are in the Hall of Fame that participated in track & field!

Year Inducted - Name
2005 - Adam Burket
2005 - Tom Herr
2005 - Robert Rivard
2005 - Kevin Schadt
2005 - Marilyn Senz
2006 - Traci Shaub (Fisher)
2006 - Richard Horst
2006 - Carol Miller
2006 - Pam Neiss (Stuper)
2007 - Meryl Schmidt (Shoemaker)
2008 - Kirk Liddel
2008 - Doug Nauman
2009 - Troy Milhouse
2010 - Amy Stairs (Grube)
2010 - Jodi Heistand (Habecker)
2011 - Jeff Bradley
2011 - Jeff Fritz
2012 - Warren Taylor
2013 - Jerry Frey

2 - Current High School & College Athletes
What are they doing this summer?  What are their college plans?  And summer meets?

3 - Track & Field News
What is happening in the world of Track & Field?  Summer Events?

4 - Miscellaneous!
Anything Track & Field!!!

New Girls Track Brochure

The girls track & field team did not let the boys have all the fun!  ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!!

The girls success in the Lancaster-Lebanon League has been amazing!  This season was not different!  The only down side was losing Sarah Helgeson right before the league meet!

Here are some of the highlights:

Undefeated in Duel Meets - 6-0
Section 1 Champions
Black Knight Invitational - 2nd
Shippensburg Invitational - 3rd
Lancaster-Lebanon League Meet - 2nd (WITHOUT HELGESON!)

Individuals
Lancaster-Lebanon Champs
Dani Bland - 100 meters - 12.49
Dani Poletti - Pole Vault - 11'6" (2nd year in a row!)
4 x 800 Relay - 9:44.64 (Kelsey Nolan, Maris Kurcina, Bri Thomas, & Maria Yoder)

District Medals

4th - Dani Bland - 100 meters - 12.84
5th - Claire Davis - Triple Jump - 35'-9.75"
5th - Dani Poletti - Pole Vault - 11'0"
5th - 4 x 100 Relay - 49.57 (Abbet Friedman, Claire Davis, Sarak Klag, & Dani Bland)
6th - 4 x 800 Relay - 9:30.98 (Kelsey Nolan, Maris Kurcina, Bri Thomas, & Maria Yoder)

PIAA State Medal
7th - Dani Poletti - Pole Vault - 11'6"


Here are more details from the Track Brochure:

Great Season Ladies

"Tradition Doesn't Graduate!"

New Boys Track Brochure

Checkout the latest 2013 Track Brochure!!!

This was another great season!!