Track & Field
Middle School Team
Track and Field Update (Week of May 5, 2008)
Parents/ Students,
Our AIS Track & Field season has now come to an end and, what a successful season it has been!
Both Teams were involved in the Region 5 Championship over the weekend past, held at Whitefield Academy and our Girls team finished 3rd and the Boys Team finished 4th.Many of the kids had personal best performances to finish the season. The kids walked away with a staggering 27 medals and a wonderful trophy for the Girls Team.
There was a presentation of the Conference Championship (Boys 1st and Girls 2nd) and of the Region 5 Championship on Monday (this week) at the morning conference. Highlighted at the morning conference were the Grade 8 participants, sort of a 'senior night' (as done in the upper school) recognition to these students moving on to Upper School for next year.
Coach Peter McKenney
US Track and Field Schedule:
Coaches
Head Coach John McCusker brings over 30 years running experience to the AIS Track and Field, and Cross Country Teams. John was a four time member of Cola Cola’s Corporate US National Team, and competed at the ‘Elite’ level at Drake, Penn, Mobil, Stanford, and MIT games. John also appeared in Runner’s World magazine; Bob Newhart’s TV Movie Marathon; met, ran, and trained with countless running stars; and presided over various running clubs and boards for 25 years. John is an American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) certified running coach, and CEO of the Foothills Running Club.
Alfred Marano began coaching cross-country at AIS two years ago when the team won the state championship. He volunteered as an assistant track and field coach under Hal Fairbanks, and this year he is looking forward to managing an experienced team of coaches specializing in individual track and field events. He has run for 40 years and bikes about 5,000 miles per year. He enjoys running with the students during practices.
Peter McKenney is looking forward to coaching Middle School track and field this year. During college, he competed at the national level in cross-country and track and field for the University of Western Ontario. Since that time, he has been involved in many sports, including coaching cross-country and track and field. Coach McKenney has also earned coaching certificates in specific field events.
