I wanted to create a 1-page (front & back) document where my sprinters could go for information. This is what I came up with. Did I leave anything out?
@pntrack
Front ⬇️ Back ⬇️
One of the best things about being a PE teacher, besides from wearing shorts year-round, is finding hidden talent in my PE classes. Here’s junior,
@Anderson04829349
, popping a 35.3 in class today and he currently does not participate on any sports team.
Congratulations to Coach Dustin Hausherr, the newly appointed co-head coach with Coach Lou Gunderman of the Hazleton Area Boys Track & Field Team! Let's get to work!!!
✅ 2023 WVC Div. 1 CHAMPIONS
✅ 2023 WVC League Meet CHAMPIONS
WVC League Meet results:
On to the District 2 AAA meet this Monday (5/15) & Tuesday (5/16).
LET'S GO COUGARS!!!
The Hazleton Area Boys Track & Field program would like to thank Coach Gunderman (43 yrs) & Coach Smolinsky (27 yrs) for all their dedication and wish the both of them the best in their future endeavors with their families & friends! Once a Cougar... Always a Cougar! THANK YOU!
🚨PIAA STATE QUALIFIER🚨
Congratulations to
@mattg1o
for qualifying for the PIAA State Championship in the Triple Jump (46-11.25) and the High Jump (6-3).
A multi- sport athlete at today’s practice:
“It’s so nice coming to practice and not being constantly yelled at.”
I really try my best to always teach our athletes and let them know that their failures are part of the learning process. I love hearing things like this!!!
🚨STATE CHAMPION🚨
Congratulations to SAMUELL GUZMAN (SR/Throws) on his 2024 PIAA AAA STATE CHAMPION in the JAVELIN!!!
*Samuell is the second STATE CHAMPION in Boys Track & Field program history!
"Speed is like a tree... plant early!"
@pntrack
These 7TH GRADERS can straight up move! ⚡️
JJ Lantigua: 18.826 mph 😮
Xavier Heck: 17.456 mph
Iversson Cruz Luna: 17.6 mph
Jose Lopez: 17.782
*10m Flys in sneakers in a hallway
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!!! GO COUGARS!!!
I want to congratulate our captains for the 2023 track season!!! I have no doubt these tremendous student- athletes will do an incredible job leading this team to new heights this season! LET'S GO COUGARS!!!
To all my IL track coaches that know me personally (Coach Hausherr). I'm in need of a HUGE FAVOR! I applied for the Head Boys Track coaching position and need you to email the school board regarding my qualifications before next Wednesday's meeting. Please CC the AD and myself.
Congratulations to our 2022 state qualifiers!
@mattg1o
(Jr/Jumps) and Samuell Guzman (So/Throws)
Cusatis: Seeded 1st (47-11.5) in the TJ and tied for 5th in the HJ (6-3)
Guzman: Seeded 15th in Javelin (172-10)
Link to the State Meet performance list:
One of the best in program history!
MS Records: 100m (11.30) / TJ (40-10)
Var. Records: 100m (10.90) / TJ (47-11.5)
Dist. 2 TJ Record (47-11.5)
2X 🥈PIAA TJ State
2X PIAA All-State
3X PIAA State Qualifier
5X 🥇PIAA Dist. 2
Standard Speaker Athlete of the Year
Scotty Roman Award
After reading Peak Performance by
@stevemagness
, I created my purpose statement for this track season:
I want to help my athletes reach their max potential by building relationships through an enjoyable and educational track experience as they strive toward mastering their craft
This is how we roll! LET'S GO COUGARS!!! 🐾
A HUGE thank you to
@m_walsh30
for creating this amazing video!
I think videos like this might attract a few cats!
@pntrack
I ♥️ it when athletes tell me how they use what they learned in TF in their other sports.
Was talking with a 🏈 player and he told me how he used diaphragm breathing in-between plays & during timeouts. He said he could definitely feel the difference, especially in the 4th qrt.
One of the best things about coaching TF in PA is finding cats at early as 7th grade! Stopped by a MS basketball practice at Heights Terrace, and found these 7th GRADERS
Jose Lopez (29.2) 😮
JJ Lantigua (28.9) ⚡️
I think these 2 are going to do big things this track season!
🚨2024 WVC MEET CHAMPIONS🚨
BACK-TO-BACK WVC CHAMPS!!!
EVENT WINNERS
Joey Mazaika: 100 HH & 300 IH
Samuell Guzman: Javelin
Franklin Ritz: 1600M
Darren Seiwell: Pole Vault
LINK TO RESULTS:
First time using the Tendo Sprint system (beam-to-beam) today for our 20m Flys.
23mph: 0
22 mph: 0
21 mph: 0
20 mph: 2
It's a start and we have a lot of work to do! Can't wait to see all the improvement over the next 12 weeks!
@TendoSport
@HFJumps
I would take my digital jump pad into the cafeteria during the lunch periods and offer a free t-shirt for the highest VJ. The data collected allowed me to focus my search for potential talent. I definitely found a few gems over the years!
🚨2024 SEASON STARTS TODAY🚨
3:30 to 5:30 starting in the Career Center cafeteria.
All athletes need to complete...
1. Complete registration at
2. Scan and email an up-to-date PIAA physical to halyel
@hasdk12
.org.
I'm extremely proud of
@shamany_7
for a the hard work he's put in the last 2 weeks! You tell me if it's paying off...
Week 1 20m fly average: 19.458 mph
Week 2 20m fly average: 20.545 mph
Welcome to the 20mph club!
#FeedTheCats
One of the best days of the year! It's gonna be a great day for a bunch of guys to punch their ticket to Shippensburg University!
#GoCougars
Link to heat sheets:
Another reason why I love coaching track and field is the progress you can see in the athletes throughout the season! This is Connor Kundrat (Jr/Sprints) from the first week of the season to yesterday. The angles have really improved over a few weeks of work.
I love the competition brewing between the veteran,
@mattg1o
, and the newcomer,
@AndersonReyesP_
in the vertical jump! I'm looking forward to seeing them push each other throughout the season!
After the first week in the books, here are our numbers!
2022 Varsity Athletes: 42
2022 Middle School Athletes: 66
2023 Varsity Athletes: 66
2023 Middle School Athletes: 108
I think we're heading in the right direction!!! LET'S GO COUGARS!!!
🚨NEW VARSITY JAVELIN RECORD🚨
Congratulations to Samuell Guzman (SR/Throws) for breaking his own Varsity Javelin Record with a throw of 201-2! 😮 Sam is currently sitting 3rd in PA in the Jav!
Congratulations to
@mattg1o
(Jr/Jumps) and Samuell Guzman (So/Throws) with their outstanding PIAA state performances!
Cusatis: 🥈 in TJ (147-10.25) and 14th in the HJ (6-0)
Guzman: 10th place in Javelin (169-5)
Great season, men! The future looks bright for the Cougars!
A text from a former track athlete that's playing 🏈 for a DIV II school...
I can name over 50 things we’ve worked on multiple times that we’ve been grinding here. From our warm-up work to conditioning to the stuff we did at apex. We do it all here. And it’s been going great.🤔
I have an amazing senior jumper, Matthew Cusatis (
@mattg1o
) that was the 2022 PIAA AAA State runner-up in the TRIPLE JUMP with a season PR of 47-11.5. He's still looking for place to jump next year at the next level. Please DM me if you or anyone you know might be interested.
Congratulations to
@staffinthrows
and Joey Mazaika for committing to
@buxctf
to continue your track careers. They are getting two incredibly dedicated young men that will give that program everything they have on and off the track! Best of luck men! GO COUGARS! 🐾
The 2022 Red Book is ready to go! This booklet is loaded with information to help assist our athletes with:
1. Goal setting
2. Nutrition
3. Rest/Recovery/Hydration
4. College or vocational
5. Team history & Program information
6. Recruiting
BIG meet today for sophomore,
@mattg1o
! He finished with a HUGE PR in the triple jump with a final mark of 43-1.75 and 1st place finish! 🥇 Matthew went on to take 1st place 🥇 again in the high jump (5-10) and a 2nd place 🥈 finish in the long jump (18-10.5)!!!
#GoCougars
Extremely excited to be presenting at the 2023
@ITCCCA
Clinic on January 7th! I'm looking forward to showing coaches how take the promotion of their programs to the next level with the use of Adobe Photoshop. Here are some examples I'll be covering...
Sophomore JJ Kelly left Shippensburg University with 3 gold medals & a team championship. Listen to his interview how Track and Field benefits his athletic career.
@jaitavius
🥇🥇🥇🏆
Follow
@PennTrackXC
🎓𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙊𝙍 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙏𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏🎓
Nick Klecki is a four-year member of the ISU track & field team, competing at 3 MVC Championships for the ‘Birds! A Mathematics major, Nick ranks No. 9 in the decathlon & No. 10 in the heptathlon in school history! Congrats & good luck, Nick!
🚨WELCOME OUR NEW COACHES,,,
Zack Capparell (HS) will be our new asst. middle school coach while Brian Sones (Freeland MS) will be our new varsity asst. coach. Both coaches bring a ton of energy and are ready to take the track program to the next level. LET'S GO COUGARS!!!
🚨COUNTDOWN TO 2024 SEASON🚨
FIRST PRACTICE IS MONDAY, MARCH 4
All athletes need to complete...
1. Complete registration at
2. Scan and email an up-to-date PIAA physical to halyel
@hasdk12
.org.
HATF Supporters,
We would really appreciate any support, and we'll do our absolute best to bring you all things Cougars Track & Field throughout the entire season!
Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
LET'S GO COUGARS!!!
@mattg1o
competed last night in the Golden Bear HS Invite at Kutztown University. This was his results...
LJ: 21-7🥇
HJ: 5-8 🥈
55m: 6.85 5th
If that was knocking the rust off... I can't wait to see how he performs this track season!
🚨NEW VARSITY 1600M RECORD🚨
Once again, congratulations to Franklin Ritz (JR/Distance) for breaking his own VARSITY 1600M RECORD with a time of 4:27.37 last night at the North Pocono Invitational.
Former HA track athlete and current
@DukeTFXC
senior javelin thrower, Scott Campbell, throwing rockets with a PR throw of 229-1 at the VertKlasse Meet (April 5-6. 2024)! 😮
On March 4th we had 1 athlete in the 20mph club. Here is the updated list after today's practice:
20mph Club
D. Brunette
R. Compres (new)
A. DeJesus (new)
J. Guerra (new)
C. Kundrat
C. Shamany
S. Silfa
D. Tran
21mph Club
L. Slusser (new)
22mph Club
M. Cusatis (new)
Recap
#NFLDraft
2023
Our takeaways:
NFL defenses continue to increase their acquisition of players with HS track and field backgrounds. 📈
QB position saw increase in track from prior years. Duggan, Bennett, Tune, DTR…multi-sport remained high too. Athleticism 📈