BETHLEHEM RUNS!
BC Cross Country / Track and Field Booster Club

WHAT’S NEW
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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• 5/26/09 - Summer Running Program
  What: Summer Running Program.... 'Eagle Base Camp'
  When: Every Monday and Wednesday evening at 6:30 beginning Monday, June 29th running through Wednesday, August 17th.
  Where: Elm Avenue Park, Bethlehem. Large Pavilion.
  Who: Anyone interested in running to get in shape for their Fall or Winter Sport!
  Cost: $20 which will cover membership in ' USA TRACK & FIELD ASSOCIATION'.
  
  'Eagle Base Camp' is a low-key, fun, program designed to bring athletes together and help build endurance. Key components:
  * Flexibility training
  * Group runs based on age, experience, time, and distance
  * Guest speakers
  * Post-run picnic at least once a week!
  For additional information Contact:
  Bill McCartan 439-4341 bmccarta@nycap.rr.com
  
  
  
• 5/19/09 - The Outdoor Track & Field Season-End Family BBQ is Monday, June 8th, 5-8 pm at Elm Ave. Park large pavilion. My Place & Co. will be serving burgers/hot dogs, macaroni salad, cole slaw, chips, drinks and desserts between 5:30 and 6. Please register by Monday, June 1st by sending $10 per person to: Gine Luke, 23 Dowers Way, Delmar, NY 12054. Make checks out to: BC XC Track and Field Booster Club.
  
  
• 4/16/09 - PARENT REMINDER: This Saturday, April 18th, is the annual Lady Eagles Invitational. The Lady Eagles Invitational has become one of the premier meets in the region devoted exclusively to highlighting the track and field talents of young women. Head Girls coach Tom Howley has been working hard for months to make this years Lady Eagles Invitational the best yet. This in addition to working with our daughters at practice and meets since the end of November. Now it's time for parents to step-up and help Tom and his staff! We need your help on Saturday. Please report to the finish line by 9:45 am for a volunteer assignment. Thanks in advance for your consideration. Feel free to call with questions. Bill McCartan 435-5220
  
  
• 4/7/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Boys outdoor schedule "with Invys" has been posted here.
  
  
• 3/24/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Sign-up continues for 4th Annual Fleet Feet Sports Lady Eagles Invitational, presented by CDPHP to be held at Bethlehem High School on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 10 am!!! Download info packet here.
  
  
• 3/24/09 - OUTDOOR Road Races: 21st Delmar Dash for Kids (5-mi, 1-mi, 1/2-mi, 1/4-mi) to be held at Bethlehem Central Middle School (Kenwood Ave.) on Sunday April 5, 2009 from 9-11 am!!! Download info packet here.
  
  
• 3/22/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Volunteers needed for home meets -- We need lots of volunteer help for boys and girls home meets! There are numerous jobs that include set-up & take-down, snack bar, timers, course marshalls, and result recording. Many hands make for light work, so please help out! Girls home meets are: Wednesday, April 1 4pm; Saturday, April 18 10am; Monday, April 27 4pm. Boys home meets are: Tuesday, April 7 4pm; Tuesday, May 12 4pm. Please e-mail Bill McCartan if you can help.
  
  
• 3/22/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Boys outdoor schedule has been posted here.
  
  
• 3/15/09 - ITF: Results of 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals @ Reggie Lewis Sports and Athletic Center, Boston, MA, 3/13-15/2009 are posted here. Luke Carpinello finished 8th overall in Boys 1 Mile Run Freshman with a time of 4:37.77. Luke was just 5 seconds off the winning time of 4:32.61. Besides NY, the field included runners from PA/NH/VA/MA/CT/CA/NC/MD/FL. Jake Platel cleared 14' 8.25" for 11th place overall in Boys Poll Vault! Besides NY, the field included pole vaulters from CO/OR/AR/TX/AZ/FL/VA/MA/CT/NJ/MI/NC/WY/MD.
  
  
• 3/15/09 - ITF: THANK YOU!!! to over 100 students, coaches, family, and Booster Club Members that made the Indoor Track and Field Awards Brunch at Normanside Country Club, Sunday, March 15, 2009, 12 - 3 p.m. a huge success.
  
  
• 3/9/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Girls outdoor schedule has been posted here.
  
  
• 3/7/09 - ITF: Results from New York State Indoor Track Championships @ Barton Hall, Cornell University, 3/7/09 are posted here. Senior Jake Platel is the New York State Champion in Boys Pole Vault, he cleared 15' 0" to win it all!!! Jake was also the only boy from all of Section 2 to win a State Indoor Championship! Senior Sam Smith cleared 6-02, placing 7th overall in Boys High Jump. Junior Yousef Zaid placed 17th in Boys 1600M Run, in a time of 4:36.59.
  
  
• 3/1/09 - ITF: Results from NYS Section 2 State Qualifiers @ SUNY-Albany/Shenendehowa, 2/26/09 & 3/1/09 are posted here. Three Bethlehem indoor track & field athletes are advancing to States. Senior Jake Platel cleared 15' 4" to win Boys Pole Vault; next closest finisher at 13' 6"! Senior Sam Smith cleared 6-02, placing 1st in Boys High Jump. Junior Yousef Zaid takes 4th in Boys 1600M Run, in a time of 4:31.6.
  
  
• 2/24/09 - ITF: Results of 72nd Eastern States HS Championships on 2/24/09 at The Armory, NYC, are posted here. A great day for two Bethlehem seniors. Sam Smith cleared 6' 6" (2nd highest height) in Boys High Jump, placing 4th overall! Jake Platel cleared 15' 0" placing 2nd place overall in Boys Poll Vault!
  
  
• 2/14/09 - ITF: Results of NYS Section 2 (Division I) Indoor Track Championships on 2/13-14/09 at SUNY-Albany are posted here. Sam Smith wins high jump; Jake Platel wins pole vault! Complete results below. Pictures are posted here.
  
  Girls results: Team Bethlehem finished 5th, ahead of Guilderland, Albany, and Schenectady. Laura Hannigan (Jr) and Kelsey McNary (Sr) advanced to semis & finals in Girls 55M Dash placing 5th and 6th overall (7.5 secs)! In Girls 300M Dash, Cassie Smith (Fr, 46.7), Nicolette Lukacs (Fr, 47.4), and Arianna Sokaris (Jr) ran -- Sokaris placed 3rd overall covering the 300M in 44.4 secs! Junior Nicole Dootz ran the Girls 600M Run in 1:59. Mariel Doyle (So) and Kate Thomas (Jr) ran the Girls 1000M Run in 3:18 and 3:36, respectively. In the Girls 1500M Run, Christina MacFarlane (Fr, 5:18), Emily Macfarlane (So, 5:25), and Rebecca Liebschultz (So, 5:45) competed for Bethlehem. Finishing the Girls 3000M Run for Bethelehem were Elana Rooney (Sr, 12:27) and Amy Luke (So, 11:41). In the Girls 55M Hurdles, advancing through prelims, semis, to finals were Lisa Kubotera (Sr, 9.3) and Alyssa Marion (Jr, 9.4), and prelims to semis Connie Mistler-Ferguson (So, 9.6)! Bethlehem 'A' finished 3rd overall (1:55) in Girls 4x200M Relay, ahead of Shenendehowa 'A' and Saratoga Springs 'A'! In both the Girls 4x400M and 4x800M Relay, Bethelehem 'A' finished 5th (4:25, 10:27)! In Girls High Jump, Alyssa Marion (Jr) and Maddie Magin (Sr) reached 4-06 and 4-04, respectively. Girls Pole Vaulters Margi VanHeusen (Sr) and Cyndi Harder (So) finished in a tie for 3rd at 7-00! In the Girls Long Jump were Maddie Magin (Sr, 14-6.5), Lisa Kubotera (Sr, 13-1.5), and Alyssa Marion (Jr, 10-8) and in Girls Triple Jump, Lisa Kubotera (Sr) jumped 27-6.75. Mary Dugan (Sr) and Tricia Cremo (So) threw the Girls Shot Put 24-3.75 and 18-11, respectively.
  
  Boys results: Team Bethlehem finished 5th, ahead of Guilderland, Albany, LaSalle, Schenectady, and CBA. Gene O'Hanlon (Jr) and David Gallagher (Jr) ran the Boys 55M Dash with times of 6.7 and 6.4 seconds, respectively. Ari Rodriguez (Sr, 39.1), John Bossung (Sr, 39.6), and Pat Johnson (Jr, 41.8) ran the Boys 300M Dash. Junior John Kenny ran the Boys 600M Run in 1:35. In the Boys 1600M Run, Yousef Zaid (Jr, 4:31) placed 5th overall, and Chris Collier (So, 4:53) competed for Bethlehem! In the Boys 55M Hurdles, advancing through prelims, semis, to finals -- Sam Smith (Sr, 7.9) placed 3rd overall! Bethlehem 'A' finished 5th overall (1:41) in Boys 4x200M Relay, ahead of LaSalle, Schenectady, and Albany. In the Boys 4x400M Relay, Bethelehem 'A' finished in 7th (3:45), ahead of CBA. In Boys High Jump, Sam Smith (Sr) was 1st overall with a jump of 6-02, and Jake Platel (Sr) and Paul Buelher (Jr) both reached 5-06! Boys Pole Vaulter Jake Platel (Sr) was 1st overall at 14-00! In the Boys Long Jump were Paul Buelher (Jr, 20-00.75) and Jake Platel (Sr, 19-07.25). Sasha Kassoff (Sr) and Brenden Behan (Fr) threw the Boys Shot Put 37-07.25 and 34-07.50, respectively.
  
  
• 2/10/09 - OUTDOOR T&F: Announcing the Fleet Feet Sports Lady Eagles Invitational Outdoor Track & Field Meet on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 10 am!!! Download info packet here.
  
  
• 1/31/09 - ITF: Results of Great Dane Classic on 1/31/09 & 2/8/09 at SUNY-Albany are posted here.
  
  
• 1/31/09 - ITF: Results of Suburban Council Championships on 1/31/09 at SUNY-Albany are posted here.
  
  
• 1/24/09 - ITF: Results of Frosh Suburban Council Championships on 1/24/09 at HVCC are posted here.
  
  
• 1/03/09 - ITF: Results of League Meet #4C on 1/3/09 at RPI are posted here. BC Girls (165 pts) take first place over Guilderland (118); BC Boys (87.5 pts) finish second to Shaker (189), Guilderland in 4th (41).
  
  
• 12/30/08 - ITF: Results of West Point Invitational on 12/30/08 at West Pt., N.Y., are posted here. Jake Platel wins pole vault! Sam Smith finishes 3rd in high jump.
  
  
• 12/27/08 - ITF: Results of League Meet #3D on 12/27/08 at Union College are posted here. BC Girls and Boys teams win the meet! Girls with 191.50 pts, and the Boys with 181.00 pts.
  
  
• 12/06/08 - ITF: Results of League Meet #1B on 12/6/08 at Union College are posted here. BC Girls take first place (109.5 pts) over Burnt Hills (79) & Guilderland (79); BC Boys take second with 94 pts to Ichabod Crane (97), Burnt Hills (83), Guilderland (69).
  
  

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THE KIDS NEED YOU!

There are various ways parents can help, and we invite you to get involved:

1. Join the Booster Club. The Bethlehem Central Cross Country and Track and Field Booster Club brings parents together to help with meets and to raise money for items not included in the normal school athletics budget. Support raised by the club has helped purchase a race clock, race timers, meet scoring software, team tents, and covered other expenses such as entry fees and bus transportation for meets, awards, and hosting fees for this web site. To learn more about what we do, e-mail Bill McCartan. Thank you and see you at the meets!

Booster Club dues are currently $25 per family per year. Members receive a discount on the cost of end-of-season family dinners. To join, please mail-in the Booster Club Membership Form (a PDF file, in Adobe Acrobat format).

2. Parents can get involved! Send in the volunteer information sheet or contact Bill McCartan.