4.1 No Foolin, Tigers Earn 40 PRs @ MBA

Lindsey Bachman
​On Wednesday, our Tigers traveled down the road to compete in their first away meet of the season at MBA. Facing off against some powerhouse teams in our conference (MBA, CPA, ENS, and HH) and some familiar opponents from last week (MJCA and SCA) our Tigers did an excellent job applying lessons and experience gained from our first meet to put forth strong performances across the board. Due to meet entry limitations, the larger programs of MBA, CPA, ENS, and HH for the most part did not have their 6th graders competing in the meet. With nearly half of our team being made up of 6th graders, I am extra proud of the effort and tenacity our 6th graders showed against such a competitive field. While the meet was not scored, and no comprehensive results were provided, our amazing coaches worked hard to capture all of our own team's times and marks in the field events. Those results can be found here under the tab "MBA Meet Results," but please read on below to celebrate all the amazing highlights from the day:
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Across all events, our athletes earned a whopping 40 personal best marks, a clear indication that training is progressing effectively and competitive experience is paying off. It's rewarding and inspiring to see how much improvement and growth occurred in just one week from our 1st to 2nd meet.
GIRLS
  • Ava Warren - 3'8 HJ (also first ever clearance in a meet!), 22.62 HH
  • Emily Nicholson - 3-10 HJ (first time jumping in a meet!!), 1:20 400m split in 4x4
  • Julia Dryden - 12-7 LJ, 1:16 400m split in 4x4
  • Phoebe Schneider - 21-2.5 Shot Put
  • Reya Roy - 25.91 HH, 38.66 200m
  • Lauren Koethe - 13.28 100m, 28.33 200m
  • Lucy Wilson - 15.95 100m, 32.84 200m
  • Tinkerbell Tashian - 16.86 100m
  • Katie Jane Bruehl - 1:25 400m
  • Margaux Soslow - 6:04 1600m (nearly sub 6 club!), 2:53 800m
  • Charlotte Shinohara - 6:54 1600m (sub 7 club!!)
  • Lucy Garrison - 6:59 1600m (sub 7 club!), 3:17 800m split in 4x8
  • Elaina Yu - 3:29 800m
BOYS
  • Nick Keagan - 13-8 LJ, 29.53 200m
  • Mark Braun - 12-5 LJ, 14.6 100m
  • Connor Mulron - 12-4 LJ, 14.7 100m, 30.90 200m
  • Ellias Freifeld - 2:35 800m split in 4x8, 5:33 1600m
  • Elliott Karpinos - 2:34 800m split in 4x8, 5:33 1600m
  • James Keiper - 2:42 800m split in 4x8
  • Brody Terker - 2:44 800m split in 4x8, 5:27 1600m
  • Tyson Mathews - 13.50 100m, 28.52 200m
  • Booker Ammons - 6:06 1600m
  • Lucas Roschke - 1:08.76 400m
  • Asher Armstrong - 1:10.03 400m
TOP PERFORMANCE
Mahalia Moore secured our only 1st place finish of the day with her impressive jump of 16-0.25 in the girls long jump. While this was not her personal best (16-7.5), it was still more than 12 inches farther than any of her fellow competitors' marks. It is not an easy feat to win a field event, let alone in such a commanding fashion amidst steep competition. Huge shout out to Mahalia!
 
RELAYS
A big focus for us this meet was relays as it was the first time this season we were able to field girls and boys teams for every relay event. 
4x800
  • GIRLS - Warren, Yu, Garrison, Shinohara - while not a season best for the team, it clearly served as an effective warm up, as all 4 girls went on to set PRs in their later events.
  • BOYS - Freifeld, Karpinos, Keiper, Terker - battled it out in a highly competetive field to finish with a terrific debut time of 10:35! 
4x200
  • GIRLS A - Dryden, Cora Mashburn, Wilson, and Zoe Tanquilut - a season best of 2:09 for our returning 4x2 team!
  • GIRLS B - Sadie Magner, T. Tashian, Bruehl, and Roy) - our newcomer team had smooth handoffs and finished in 2:35!
  • BOYS - Mathews, Keagan, Roschke, and Armstrong - a terrific debut made up of strong individual legs for a sub 2min time of 1:58.1!
4x100
  • GIRLS A - Koethe, Tanquilut, Schneider, Moore - ran down nearly all the competition in an exciting final stretch to place second overall!
  • GIRLS B - Nicholson, Magner, T. Tashian, Matilda Tashian - our small but mighty all 6th grade team had excellent exchanges and individual legs! 
  • BOYS - Mathews, Keagan, Braun Connor - another first timer team that showed impressively smooth handoffs and composure in the face of fierce competition!
4x400
  • GIRLS A - Soslow, Mashburn, Dryden, Tanquilut - dropped 8 seconds to set our girls team season best of 5:12!
  • GIRLS B - Nicholson, M. Tashian, Warren, Yu - fought hard and ran great splits following full line ups from the day!
  • BOYS -  Freifeld, Karpinos, Keiper, Terker - This Fearsome four reunited to close out the meet with a season best of 4:53 in the 4x4! 
POINTS OF PRIDE
  • Positive Paparazzi - Evie Frahm for rallying after being sick to be an amazing team supporter and photographer, and still competing in discus!
  • High Hopes - Lucas for being a tremendously good sport about the opening height of boys HJ being wildly higher than anything he has attempted before
  • Raising the Bar - Sadie, Ava, and Emily for being so supportive and excited for each other whenever one would clear a bar in high jump!
  • Pit Crew - Nick, Mark, and Connor for all setting big PRs in long jump!
  • One Lap Wonder - Katie Jane for courageously racing her first 400m in one of the fastest middle school heats of the spring!
  • Max Meter Queens - Lucy G. and Charlotte for each racing a total of 3200m (4x800, 1600, 800) in some toasty conditions and PRing no less! 
  • Smooth Operators - all of our relay teams for great handoffs and not dropping the baton!
REFLECTION
As you reflect on this last meet experience and look to set your goals for our remaining two regular season meets, consider these questions:
  • How did you feel about your total event load? 
  • Where do you feel you are able to contribute most to the team?
  • What skills do you feel you need more specific practice with before the next meet?
  • What habit(s) can you commit to over these next two weeks to help you work toward your goals?
UP NEXT
This was our 2nd of 4 regular season HVAC meets prior to our Championship meet week April 20-24th.​ Our Tigers are back at home on Wednesday, April 8th where we will host BA, CPA, DCA, MJCA, PP, SCA at the River Campus. 
 
GRATITUDE
A BIG THANK YOU to all our fans who came out to cheer on at the meet and to everyone that has already signed up to help at our upcoming home meets! And a massive shout out to our DYNAMITE coaches Terker, Hill, Denielle, and Josh for their boundless energy, enthusiasm, guidance, and support of our athletes!
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​On Wednesday, our Tigers traveled down the road to compete in their first away meet of the season at MBA. Facing off against some powerhouse teams in our conference (MBA, CPA, ENS, and HH) and some familiar opponents from last week (MJCA and SCA) our Tigers did an excellent job applying lessons and experience gained from our first meet to put forth strong performances across the board. Due to meet entry limitations, the larger programs of MBA, CPA, ENS, and HH for the most part did not have their 6th graders competing in the meet. With nearly half of our team being made up of 6th graders, I am extra proud of the effort and tenacity our 6th graders showed against such a competitive field. While the meet was not scored, and no comprehensive results were provided, our amazing coaches worked hard to capture all of our own team's times and marks in the field events. Those results can be found here under the tab "MBA Meet Results," but please read on below to celebrate all the amazing highlights from the day:
 
PERSONAL BESTS
Across all events, our athletes earned a whopping 40 personal best marks, a clear indication that training is progressing effectively and competitive experience is paying off. It's rewarding and inspiring to see how much improvement and growth occurred in just one week from our 1st to 2nd meet.
GIRLS
  • Ava Warren - 3'8 HJ (also first ever clearance in a meet!), 22.62 HH
  • Emily Nicholson - 3-10 HJ (first time jumping in a meet!!), 1:20 400m split in 4x4
  • Julia Dryden - 12-7 LJ, 1:16 400m split in 4x4
  • Phoebe Schneider - 21-2.5 Shot Put
  • Reya Roy - 25.91 HH, 38.66 200m
  • Lauren Koethe - 13.28 100m, 28.33 200m
  • Lucy Wilson - 15.95 100m, 32.84 200m
  • Tinkerbell Tashian - 16.86 100m
  • Katie Jane Bruehl - 1:25 400m
  • Margaux Soslow - 6:04 1600m (nearly sub 6 club!), 2:53 800m
  • Charlotte Shinohara - 6:54 1600m (sub 7 club!!)
  • Lucy Garrison - 6:59 1600m (sub 7 club!), 3:17 800m split in 4x8
  • Elaina Yu - 3:29 800m
BOYS
  • Nick Keagan - 13-8 LJ, 29.53 200m
  • Mark Braun - 12-5 LJ, 14.6 100m
  • Connor Mulron - 12-4 LJ, 14.7 100m, 30.90 200m
  • Ellias Freifeld - 2:35 800m split in 4x8, 5:33 1600m
  • Elliott Karpinos - 2:34 800m split in 4x8, 5:33 1600m
  • James Keiper - 2:42 800m split in 4x8
  • Brody Terker - 2:44 800m split in 4x8, 5:27 1600m
  • Tyson Mathews - 13.50 100m, 28.52 200m
  • Booker Ammons - 6:06 1600m
  • Lucas Roschke - 1:08.76 400m
  • Asher Armstrong - 1:10.03 400m
TOP PERFORMANCE
Mahalia Moore secured our only 1st place finish of the day with her impressive jump of 16-0.25 in the girls long jump. While this was not her personal best (16-7.5), it was still more than 12 inches farther than any of her fellow competitors' marks. It is not an easy feat to win a field event, let alone in such a commanding fashion amidst steep competition. Huge shout out to Mahalia!
 
RELAYS
A big focus for us this meet was relays as it was the first time this season we were able to field girls and boys teams for every relay event. 
4x800
  • GIRLS - Warren, Yu, Garrison, Shinohara - while not a season best for the team, it clearly served as an effective warm up, as all 4 girls went on to set PRs in their later events.
  • BOYS - Freifeld, Karpinos, Keiper, Terker - battled it out in a highly competetive field to finish with a terrific debut time of 10:35! 
4x200
  • GIRLS A - Dryden, Cora Mashburn, Wilson, and Zoe Tanquilut - a season best of 2:09 for our returning 4x2 team!
  • GIRLS B - Sadie Magner, T. Tashian, Bruehl, and Roy) - our newcomer team had smooth handoffs and finished in 2:35!
  • BOYS - Mathews, Keagan, Roschke, and Armstrong - a terrific debut made up of strong individual legs for a sub 2min time of 1:58.1!
4x100
  • GIRLS A - Koethe, Tanquilut, Schneider, Moore - ran down nearly all the competition in an exciting final stretch to place second overall!
  • GIRLS B - Nicholson, Magner, T. Tashian, Matilda Tashian - our small but mighty all 6th grade team had excellent exchanges and individual legs! 
  • BOYS - Mathews, Keagan, Braun Connor - another first timer team that showed impressively smooth handoffs and composure in the face of fierce competition!
4x400
  • GIRLS A - Soslow, Mashburn, Dryden, Tanquilut - dropped 8 seconds to set our girls team season best of 5:12!
  • GIRLS B - Nicholson, M. Tashian, Warren, Yu - fought hard and ran great splits following full line ups from the day!
  • BOYS -  Freifeld, Karpinos, Keiper, Terker - This Fearsome four reunited to close out the meet with a season best of 4:53 in the 4x4! 
POINTS OF PRIDE
  • Positive Paparazzi - Evie Frahm for rallying after being sick to be an amazing team supporter and photographer, and still competing in discus!
  • High Hopes - Lucas for being a tremendously good sport about the opening height of boys HJ being wildly higher than anything he has attempted before
  • Raising the Bar - Sadie, Ava, and Emily for being so supportive and excited for each other whenever one would clear a bar in high jump!
  • Pit Crew - Nick, Mark, and Connor for all setting big PRs in long jump!
  • One Lap Wonder - Katie Jane for courageously racing her first 400m in one of the fastest middle school heats of the spring!
  • Max Meter Queens - Lucy G. and Charlotte for each racing a total of 3200m (4x800, 1600, 800) in some toasty conditions and PRing no less! 
  • Smooth Operators - all of our relay teams for great handoffs and not dropping the baton!
REFLECTION
As you reflect on this last meet experience and look to set your goals for our remaining two regular season meets, consider these questions:
  • How did you feel about your total event load? 
  • Where do you feel you are able to contribute most to the team?
  • What skills do you feel you need more specific practice with before the next meet?
  • What habit(s) can you commit to over these next two weeks to help you work toward your goals?
UP NEXT
This was our 2nd of 4 regular season HVAC meets prior to our Championship meet week April 20-24th.​ Our Tigers are back at home on Wednesday, April 8th where we will host BA, CPA, DCA, MJCA, PP, SCA at the River Campus. 
 
GRATITUDE
A BIG THANK YOU to all our fans who came out to cheer on at the meet and to everyone that has already signed up to help at our upcoming home meets! And a massive shout out to our DYNAMITE coaches Terker, Hill, Denielle, and Josh for their boundless energy, enthusiasm, guidance, and support of our athletes!
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