Welcome!!!!

2015-16 Winter Track and Field

***YOU CANNOT ATTEND TRYOUTS UNLESS YOU
HAVE AN EMERGENCY CARE CARD, HAVE
COMPLETED ON-LINE CONCUSSION EDUCATION, &
YOUR VHSL PHYSICAL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE
ACTIVITIES OFFICE BY FRIDAY, 11/6/15. The WEBSITE
FOR THE FORMS IS: WWW.LANGLEYSPORTS.ORG
Coaching Staff
Andrew Diller Head Coach: Hurdles / Mid Distance / High Jump
Morgan Danner Pole Vault / Sprints / Horizontal Jumps
Heather Detwiler Distance

apdiller@fcps.edu
mbdanner9@gmail.com

hadetwiler@fcps.edu

Throws & Strength Coach- TBA

Commitment:
Being a member of this Track and Field family is a privilege and should be taken seriously. We
expect athletes to attend every practice, every meet, and give one hundred percent effort. We
will practice five days a week Monday thru Friday 3:40- 6:00. BE ON TIME! Meets will be on
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. This is an individual as well as a team sport and in order for
us to have success as a team everyone must be committed.
Behavior:
All of our athletes are expected to behave and follow all rules that are set before them. Respect
coaches, teammates, school policies, and most importantly themselves.
Team Roster
Coaches will have the team roster by Friday, November 13

YOU CANNOT ATTEND TRYOUTS UNLESS YOU HAVE

AN EMERGENCY CARE CARD, HAVE COMPLETED THE
ON-LINE CONCUSSION EDUCATION, & YOUR VHSL
PHYSICAL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE ACTIVITIES
OFFICE BY FRIDAY, 11/6/15. The WEBSITE FOR THE
FORMS IS WWW.LANGLEYSPORTS.ORG/
2015-16 Winter Track & Field Team Tryout Information

Tryout Information

All athletes must meet the tryout criteria from the Track and Field event groups (see
attached criteria).
The Coaching Staff will make the final determination about which group is the
appropriate fit for all athletes.
For your safety, all athletes who wish to tryout must wear proper running shoes during
tryouts. No basketball shoes, etc. Contact Coach Diller before 11/6 if you have
questions.
Please bring racing shoes spikes for tryouts if you own them.
If you need running shoes: Athletes should be fitted at a specialty running store such as
PR Running (Reston Town Center, Falls Church).

Tryout Schedule
Tryouts will be held from Monday, November 9- Friday, November 13 on the LHS Track from
3:40-6:00 pm. *The final day of tryouts will be Friday 11/13*. All athletes will have the
opportunity to tryout for each of the Track & Field event groups (Distance, Sprints, Pole
Vault/Jumps, and Throwing) based on the following schedule:
Mon. 11/9 (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m)
Tues. 11/10 (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m)
Wed. 11/11 (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m)
Thur. 11/12 (Mile, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m), Field Events Tryouts
Fri. 11/13 Field Event Tryouts. Also, last chance for those cut from other sports
MINIMUM STANDARDS Winter Track & Field 2015-16
*Each athlete must make two out of the five running requirements in order to make the
team. Athletes may continue to try to achieve times throughout the week. Athletes may
also qualify based on field event tryouts as determined by the coaches.
Running
Boys
100m 13 sec
200m 26 sec/ Freshman: 29 sec
400m 59 sec/ Freshman: 1:05
800m 2:30/ Freshman: 2:40
1600m 5:40/ Freshman: 5:50
Girls
100m 15 sec
200m 32 sec/ Freshman: 35sec
400m 1:15/ Freshman: 1:20
800m 3:10/ Freshman: 3:15
1600m 6:45/ Freshman: 7:00
Field Events: Coaches will test athletes in a variety of skills to determine potential.