General Announcements - Monday 19 March 2012

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Indoor State Pictures added.  Click on the "Wildcats in Action" link located under "Meet Pictures" and select "Akron Indoor 2012".

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The following athletes qualified for the Indoor State Championship :

Young Men
Jack Kincade: 4x800, 400m
Ryan Caulley:  4x800, 3200m
Colin Burdette:  4x800, 1600m
Billy Carson:  4x800
Phillipie Motley:  60m, 200m
Garrett Knapik:  3200m
Chris Harris: long jump
Jordan Weatherby:  shot put
Damarcus Nelson:  triple jump

Young Women
Lauren Hoover:  1600m
Brianna Rambadt:  high jump
Caroline Hildebrand:  3200m


Click here for Full Results:  http://oh.milesplit.com/meets/105699/results/190164

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Click the following link for Wildcat Premier Info!:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

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Click the following link for the Young Women's Spring-Break Workout Schedule:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2009/03/girls-spring-break-workout-schedule.html

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Click the following link for Information Concerning the Hilliard Davidson Athletic Scholarship:  http://davidsonwildcats.hilliardschools.org/

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Monday, April 2nd - Both Young Men's and Young Women's Team Pictures.

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Click the following link for the Davidson Young Men's Team Rules and Procedures:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2012/01/track-team-rules-and-procedures.html 

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Young Men's 2011 Season Wrap-Up moved to under "2011" in index.  Click the following link:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-mens-season-wrap-up.html

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Required Forms link located on the right side of the site directly under the women's school records.  You may also click the following link:   http://davidsonwildcats.hilliardschools.org/forms

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This site is also the current source of information concerning the Scioto Track Club.  Club practice and meet information will be posted here as it becomes available.


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Click the following link for Scioto Track Club USATF Summer Schedule:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2012/01/scioto-track-club-2012-spring-summer.html

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Click the following link for the 2011 Weaver Middle School Track and Field information:  http://davidsontrack.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-outdoor-schedule-subject-to-change.html

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2012 Indoor Schedule

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Sat 14 Jan - Ohio Northern University
Sat 21 Jan - Ohio State #1
Sat 28 Jan - Bowling Green
Sat 4 Feb - Ohio State #2 or Cedarville
Sat 11 Feb - Ohio State #3 or Spire Open
Sat 18 Feb - Akron
Sun 19 Feb - Kenyon
Sat 3 Mar - Arnold (OSU) or Capital U.
Sat 10 Mar - Central District Indoor Championships - Otterbein U.
Sat 17 Mar - Indoor State Championships - U of Akron
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Indoor Season Notes

1)  Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OACCC) indoor season track and field is a recognized high-school sport in Hilliard, sanctioned by the school board.  As such Davidson athletes are eligible to compete in the OATCCC Indoor State Championship Meet if they qualify.  Indoor track is not a recognized sport by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).  However, meets are conducted within the rules of the OHSAA and the meets are officiated by OHSAA officials.

2)  Track shoes, commonly referred to as "spikes", are recommended for the sport of indoor track and field, but are not mandatory.  The length of the removable spike in the bottom of the shoe cannot exceed 1/4" and must be of the "pyramid" type (NO NEEDLE SPIKES!).  A good place to purchase spikes is the FrontRunner on Lane Ave.  The sales personnel are very knowledgeable and will take the time to properly fit an athlete and recommend the right type of spike for the different events.  There is also a high-school athlete discount.

3)  Transportation to and from indoor meets is usually provided by the coaches and volunteer parents.  It is not mandatory to use the provided transportation i.e. parents or athletes may transport themselves to the meets.  It is not mandatory to remain for the entire meet.  Once your events are complete you may leave, as long as the coaches know you're leaving.

4)  The events an athlete competes in at meets is determined by the coaches and the desires of the athlete.  There is a four-event limit per individual athlete, including relays.  Relays tend to take priority over individual events, but not always.

5)  Fees for indoor track vary from meet to meet, but there is almost always a fee.  Fees are the responsibility of the athlete, but the team does have an account to assist athletes who can't make their fees.  No athlete will be prevented from competing due to fees.  See the coaches for more details.  All inquiries are held in strict confidence.

6)  The coaches take care of meet registration and payment.  Athletes remit fees to the coaches.

2012 Outdoor Season (Tentative)

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Saturday 3/31 9:00AM vs. Wildcat Premier Event Info

Tuesday 4/3 5:00PM vs. Central Crossing/Westland Event Info


Friday 4/6 5:00PM @ PANTHER INVITATIONAL Event Info


Tuesday 4/10 5:00PM @ Worthington Kilbourne Event Info


Saturday 4/14 10:00AM @ Dublin Track Classic Event Info


Tuesday 4/17 5:00PM vs. Dublin Coffman High School Event Info


Friday 4/20 4:30PM @ FREEDOM RELAYS Event Info


Tuesday 4/24 5:00PM vs. Upper Arlington Event Info (Senior Night)


Thursday 4/26 5:00PM @ HUBER HEIGHTS WAYNE INVITATIONAL Event Info


Friday 4/27 5:00PM @ HUBER HEIGHTS WAYNE INVITATIONAL Event Info


Tuesday 5/1 5:00PM @ Hilliard Darby/Hilliard Bradley Event Info


Thursday and Saturday, May 10 and 12 - OCC @ Hilliard Davidson


Tuesday - Thursday and Saturday, May 15-17 and 19 - Districts @ TBD


Wednesday and Friday, May 23 and 25 - Regionals @ TBD


Friday - Saturday, June 1-2 - States @ The Ohio State University
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Hilliard Davidson "Coaches Corner"

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Jim A. Smith (pictured right above) - Men's Head Coach and Jumps - JimA_Smith@hboe.org
Coach Jim Smith is entering his 24th year as the boys’ head varsity track and field coach as well as pole vault, high jump and long jump coach. He has taught at Hilliard (now Davidson) since 1984, and in addition to his track coaching experience has also coached high school football (18 years), high school basketball (three years), and college track (two years.) He coached the first ever Ohio Division I female pole vault champion and state record holder, and his best team finish at the state meet is third.

Coach Smith is a 1984 graduate of Otterbein College, where he earned his teaching degree in Health Physical Education and General Science. While there he was an All-American track and field decathlete and four-year letter winner, a four-year football letter-winner, and the recipient of the Norris Elliot Award for Sports and Academics. He received his Master’s Degree in Sports Science from Ashland University.

Matt Beatty (pictured center above) - Women's Head Coach - Matt_Beatty@hboe.org
Coach Matt Beatty is entering his eighth year as girls’ head varsity track coach, after having served as an assistant coach in the program. In addition to his head coaching responsibilities he also works with the hurdlers and jumpers, and has coached the throws and sprinters in the past. He is also an assistant boys’ football coach.

Coach Beatty received his undergraduate degree in US History from The Ohio State University and his Teaching Certificate from Ohio Dominican University. While attending Ohio Dominican he was a Graduate Assistant for two years and an assistant coach of the men’s basketball program. He has taught Special Education at Pickerington Central High School and coached football, basketball and baseball at Pickerington North. 

Pat Schlecht (pictured above) - Distance Coach and Men's Head Cross Country Coach

Coach Pat Schlect is entering his 19th season as the Hilliard (now Davidson) track team distance coach and his 22nd total season of coaching track. He is also the head coach of the Hilliard Davidson boys cross country team, a position he has held for the past 14 seasons.

Coach Schlect's distance runners are consistently amongst the best in the state in both cross country and track. The Davidson cross country team has qualified for the State Championship Meet the past nine years in a row, which includes four top-four finishes, a State Championship in 2002, and a State Runner-Up in 2008. The Davidson track team 4 x 1600 meter relay team from 2003 holds the State Record.

Coach Schlect teaches World Studies and Early World History at Davidson. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned his teaching degree in Social Studies.


Todd Heinlen (pictured above, bio forthcoming) - Men's Sprints and Hurdles

Ryan Aleshire - (not pictured, bio forthcoming) - Men's Throws



Betty Cameron (not pictured) - Women's Assistant Throws Coach
Coach Betty Cameron is entering her fifth year as the Davidson girls’ throwing coach and her tenth year as the head Davidson girls’ volleyball coach. Before coming to Davidson she was the head volleyball coach at Watkins Memorial.

Coach Cameron earned her undergraduate degree in Health and Physical Education with a minor in Coaching from Capital University, and her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Dayton. While at Capital she played four years of volleyball and one year of basketball. She has been teaching at Davidson for 10 years, and has also taught in the Groveport Madison school district.


Emily Holliday (not pictured) - Women's Assistant Coach
Coach Emily Holliday is beginning her sixth season as the distance coach for the Davidson Women’s Track and Field Team. In addition to this responsibility she also serves as the head coach for the Davidson Women’s Cross Country program.

Coach Holliday is a 2007 graduate of Huntington University in Huntington, IN, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Mathematics Education. While at Huntington, she was a four-time varsity letter winner in both cross country and track and a two-time qualifier for the NAIA National Meet in the outdoor 3000 meter steeplechase. She holds the Huntington University outdoor 3000 meter steeplechase record.
Coach Holliday is completing her first full year as a mathematics teacher at Davidson.
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Team Philosophy:
The coaches of the Davidson track team are committed to instilling self discipline, reliability, sportsmanship, determination and a competitive spirit. We will do whatever we can to make you the best athlete you can be so our team is the best it can be. We will promote individual success, but never at the expense of the team; the team always comes first. With this in mind, your commitment to our program must equal our commitment to you and the team. During track season, our team always comes first.
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Dual Meet Order of Events and Notes

Order of events (girls followed by boys)
3200 (4 x 800) meter relay (girls and boys may run together)
100 meter (33") hurdles - girls
110 meter high (39") hurdles - boys
100 meter dash
800 (4 x 200) meter relay
1600 meter run
400 (4 x 100) meter relay
400 meter dash
300 meter low (30") hurdles - girls
300 intermediate (36") hurdles - boys
800 meter dash
200 meter dash
3200 meter run (girls and boys may run together)
1600 (4 x 400) meter relay
Notes
1. Meets usually begin between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM. You must ride the bus to and from each away meet unless prior arrangements are made with the coach.
2. Listen up for the first, second, and final call for each event, including field events! Show up at the event ready to compete (warmed up, personal needs taken care of, and field event marks down and / or warm-up throws in.)
3. Keep sweats on until ready to compete.
4. Warm up, stay warmed up, and warm up again after long periods of inactivity, especially when the weather is cool.
5. Support your teammates!
6. All school policies and procedures apply at away meets.

Meet Pictures

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Kenyon College High School Indoor Invitational 2012


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Click the following "Wildcats in Action" link for additional meet pictures!  (Thanks to Jack's grandfather for the photography and internet upload and Mr Caulley and Dede Saelens for additional pictures.)


Wildcats in Action!


Note that there are now several pages at the above link!  Make sure to check all of them.
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