The Inside Track
Sunday July 27, 2010

Sunday July 25, 2010: The official start of the cross country season is less than one month away!

Congratulations to all the Shaker athletes who competed at the Empire State Games representing the Adirondack Region in Buffalo this past week. Top finishers included Emily Vandenburgh (6th-4X400M Relay; 8th-100M; 7th-200M, 9th-Long Jump, 7th-Triple Jump), Kristi Hayes (6th-4X400M Relay; 4X100M Relay; 4th-400M), and Franklin Abban (4th-Triple Jump).

Many of the Shaker Cross Country runners will be headed to the Portsmouth/Newport Running Camp next week in Newport, Rhode Island. Athletes attending should be sure to bring all the necessary paperwork and forms. If you are attending, plan on having a great time while learning and preparing for the upcoming season!

Exciting new updates to the website will be taking place over the course of the next couple of weeks. Shakerrunning.com is getting ready to provide more coverage and information than ever before! Please be advised that some pages may be temporarily unavailable during this transition period. Thank you for understanding.

Tullyrunners.com has designated Shaker runners Mike Libruk, Casey Gilboy, Dave Marthy, Kyle Foster, and Jon Vallecorsa on their 2010 Cross Country Class AA Watch List. These returning five varsity runners will be joined by a strong core of athletes this season and are expected to compete competitively in the major meets this year.

After finishing last season ranked #5 in New York State in most polls, the Shaker Boys Cross Country team enters the 2010 season hoping to compete with the best teams in the state. Shaker returns five of their top seven from last year and is the only team of the top 7 finishers in the NXN NY Regional from 2009 to return their first four finishers....Stay Tuned for an Analysis of the Shaker Team in the next edition of the Inside Track

The 2010 Springstead Invitational information has been posted on the website. If you haven't already, be sure to check it out.

Cross Country mode has begun! Check out the 2010 Cross Country Season Page for preliminary schedules, announcements, and more. Save the Date: The first day of practice is scheduled for Monday, August 23rd.

Preliminary Boys Cross Country Schedule

Preliminary Girls Cross Country Schedule

HEALTH OFFICE APPROVAL: Physical Forms & Recheck Cards are due in the Health Office by July 30, 2010. Only the Health Office personnel may clear you to play. (Please update your annual inhaler, EpiPen, prescription, etc). Return these forms to the School Nurse’s Office – SHS Grades 9-12 and SJHS Grades 7-8). NOTICE: It is critical that you get Health Office approval well before practice begins.
GET YOUR FORMS IN BY JULY 30th! Recheck/parent permission cards cannot be accepted prior to July 16th. ALL ATHLETES MUST be cleared by August 20th in order to start practice on Monday, August 23rd. (If not cleared by August 20th, you will need to see the Nurse on August 24th at 8:00 A.M. in the Health Office).

SPORTS INFORMATION NIGHT - PARENT/GUARDIAN ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED!!!! (WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 – 7:00 P.M. AT SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL.

In keeping with past practices, the Inside Track will be published every 2 weeks during the summer. Upcoming publication date is 8/8.