COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
RUNNING TITANS - Track & Field and Cross Country
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Congratulations to National & State 3A 800 Meter Champion - Emma Kendall!
To see Emma's 800 meter run in the State 3A Meet, click on her picture above. To see US MileSplit's interview of Emma after her historic run at Nats click on the picture above.
To view US MileSplit's preview of the adidas Outdoor Nationals Freshmen races click here.
CONTACT: Coach Sanderlin, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country for Collins HS: georgesand@aol.com
SCHEDULE: Key - Events / info in grey, competitions in pink, practice in green (non-mandatory) / (madatory), and meetings / activities in orange.
| Date | Time | What | Notes |
| Note: Please sign up for the MLCHS XC Remind Application. Text the message: @mlchsx to the number: 81010 | |||
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The Bullskin Athletic Complex is
O P E N
from 0800 hrs. until 2030 hrs. See below for a course map of the 400m Loop and layout of the entire course (eg. - hill section, 1K loop, parking, etc.). The Bullskin Course is located at approximately 99 Joyes Station Rd. in Shelbyville, 40065. It is on US 60, one mile west of Discovery Blvd. Go down Joyes Station Rd. from US 60 and take a right on the first farm road (black paved road with Blue Meadow Farms sign). Drive to the end of the farm road. You can park behind (south side) the silo and to the left (east) of the barn. If you are not familiar with the course, contact one of your teammates who runs cross country. Don't forget to practice physical (aka "social") distancing and to bring a water bottle. There is water on site. A portable restroom is on site. |
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| Aug 6 | 4:00 - 8:00 PM | Pizza Pool Party - Track & Field (Athletes Only) | Come by Coach Sandy's house to swim, have pizza, watch photos and videos of the season and finish distribution of awards and letters (athletes only). Bring a swim suit and towel. Details will follow. This will be the only time we will distribute awards to those who received them. So, if you want your award, you must be present. |
| Aug 8 - 9 | 8:15 - 10:00 AM | Official Cross Country Practice | Meet at the Bullskin Athletic Complex (see above for directions) at Blue Meadow Farms. Note: for drop off go to the right of the silo, turn behind the silo, drop, and continue to turn aroud the silo until you are going back out the farm road. If parking, take a left before the last silo and park in the parking lot. Make sure that you have all of your paperwork (all of the items highlighted in yellow below). Partial paperwork will not be accepted. |
| Aug 10 - on | 3:45 PM | XC Practice | Meet at the usual location (east side of the concession stand). If it is raining at 3:30 meet inside in the usual spot (hall behind the Media Center). Notification of change of venue will be done via the "Remind" application. |
| Aug 11 | TBA | Team Pictures | Details TBA. |
| Aug 12 | 8:15 PM | "Bring Back the Mile" Time Trial | One Mile Time Trial at halftime of the Collins pre-season football game. Athletes report behind the visitors bleachers at 7:15 PM. Don't forget to "spike up" (1/4" max.) - check and make sure you don't have 3/8" XC spikes in!!! |
| Aug 17-19 | 6:00 PM | Athletic Fee Due | The $100 Athletic Fee must be paid on one of these three days and must be received by 6:00 PM on Aug. 19th. Make checks payable to "MLCHS" and in the memo field write: "Athletic Fee - Athlete's Name." If you will have trouble paying the the Fee (we can work something out) or are on free or reduced lunch fair please contact Coach Sanderlin. |
Documents - You can not practice with the team until you have submitted all of the required docs that are highlighted below in Yellow . Partial paperwork will not be accepted.
| Item (Note: "Must have" (required) docs highlighted in yellow. ) The athlete is not eligible until we get all the paperwork in yellow (below). | Action | |
| 1 | Athlete Information Form (AIF) - Cross Country | PRINT OUT, COMPLETE AND TURN IN TO COACH SANDERLIN ASAP (on or before 7/25/22) NOTE: You are NOT on the roster until you complete this and turn it in. ALL AIFs go to Coach Sanderlin. |
| 2 | MLCHS Team Values - XC | Print, read and review. Both athletes (initial and sign) and parents must sign the last page and turn in on or before before you can attend practice. |
| 3 | Athletic Participation Form and Physical (good for one year) | MUST BE ON FILE WITH BEFORE YOU CAN ATTEND PRACTICE. If you have completed one from another sport, let that coach know to give you a copy to give to Coach Sanderlin. |
| 4 | 2022-23 Drug Testing Procedures & Consent - High School Only! (good for school year - all sports) | MUST BE ON FILE
BEFORE YOU CAN
ATTEND PRACTICE.
Note: Middle school does not have to complete this form. |
| Equipment List and Training Objectives- XC | Print out, read, and put in your MLCHS Running Titan folder. Must bring water bottle, light / bright colored clothing (no dark pants and shirt), and running shoes to practice! Must be WORFY (White, Orange, Red, Flourescent, Yellow) compliant! | |
| Meet Schedule (XC) Note: look at the bottom and make sure that you have the latest version. | Print out and put in your Running Titan folder. | |
| Varsity XC Letter Criteria | Print out and put in your Running Titan folder. | |
| Training Log | Log your workouts (type), mileage, sleep, what you eat, how you feel, etc. You can not improve what you don't measure! | |
| Parent Volunteer Application | Parents must fill this out and submit it to the Powell Miller, Athletic Director or Leesa Stivers, Family Resources and Youth Services Coordinator, before they can volunteer for and event. It takes several weeks to process this, so don't delay. | |
| Transportation Waiver Forms |
Parents must complete these and return to a Coach. Note: they must be notarized.
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Border Battle (9-24-21) pre-meet press release.
Glimpse of the new Norton Sportsplex at the Univ. of Louisville's Lenny Lyles Inv. on 2-17-21. The Sportsplex will host the State Indoor 3A Meet on 3/6/21. It is modeled after Birmingham's Crossplex (sans 50m pool) and Virginia Beach's Sports Center (sans basketball and volleyball courts).
Running Titans Vidourek & Kendall Lead Titan Girls' Basketball - Sentinel News by Derek Brightwell 1-29-21
Kendall & Gaddis Close Out XC With JO Nationls - Sentinel News by Derek Brightwell 12-16-20
Kendall's Toughest Race Started Before the Season - Sentinel News by Derek Brightwell 12-9-20
Coach Sanderlin named 2014 Metro Atlanta H.S. T & F Coach of theYear by the Atlanta Track Club
In May of 1975 a trio of distance runners from Hammond, IN H.S. made endurance history. See the historic Sports Illustrated article from 6/16/75 (note: you need to skip to pages 60-63 of the issue to see the article).
Kentucky MileSplit's Border Battle Preview
Meet the new Collins Head Coach - Q & A with Coach Sanderlin
Pictures of the Annual Cross Country Pumpkin:
2020
2019
Pictures
Watch Emma Kendall's historic run as she wins State and ties Gabby Karas' strong 800m school mark of 2:14.66.
N. Oldham Inv. 5-10-22
Sundown Inv. at Oldham Co. 5-5-22
Brother Borgia / Coach Cooper Inv. at St. X 4-30-22
Johnny Conn Inv. at Male 4-16-22
Collins Triangular Meet at Collins on 4-1-22
Zaxby's Bullskin Relays at Collins on 3-19-22
300 Hurdles at Johnny Conn Inv. 4-16-22 Grace N, Nathan J, Cole M
State 3A Indoor T& F Meet at the SportsPlex 2-26-22
Cross Country Season Review Video 11-17-21
State AAA XC Meet 10-30-21
Region 4 AAA XC Meet 10-23-21
Haunted Woods XC Meet 10-9-21
Nike XC Town Twilight Meet 10-2-21
2019 Road Trip to Terre Haute, IN - Nike Valley Twilight Inv. 10-5-19
Border Battle 9-24-21
Border Battle Girls Finish for first and second place. See the exciting tight finish between freshmen Abigail Crask of South and Emma Kendall of Collins.
Trinity Valkyrie XC 9-18-21
Rumble Through the Jungle XC 9-11-21
Shelby Co. Inv. XC 9-4-21
Bring Back The Mile Time Trial at Collins 8-14-21
3A State T & F Meet at the Univ. of KY 6-12-21
Middle School State T & F Meet at Eastern HS 6-5-21
3A Region 4 T & F Meet at Eastern HS 6-4-21
Mustang Inv. T & F Meet at N. Oldham HS 5-20-21
MS Dream Mile at Assumption 5-14-21
Trimble Co. All-Comers T & F Meet at Trimble Co. HS 5-8-21
Sundown Inv. Pole Vault at N. Oldham H.S. 4-30-21
Sundown Inv. T & F Meet at Oldham Co. H.S. 4-29-21
Johnny Conn Inv. 4-10-21
Oldham Co. Kickoff Classic 3-27-21 by L. Riley & Coach Sandy
Emma Kendall's 400 School Record at the Oldham Co. Kickoff Classic 3-27-21
Shelby Co. 5-Way Meet 3-18-21 by Jennifer Schoenegge
Shelby Co. 5-Way Meet 3-18-21 by Lilly Vest
State MS Indoor Meet Video 3-13-21 - 1500 (Kendall & Gaddis) is at the 5 hr. 35 min. mark; 400 (Turpen) is at the 5:59 mark; and 800 (Kendall, Evans, & Nelson) is at the 6:10 mark.
Emma Kendall runs an outstanding one mile (1609m) at the Louisville Games on 2-27-21 at the Norton Sportsplex in Louisville.
State Cross Country Meet 10-31-20
Jacob Wilmoth competed in the MileSplit Virtual Classic getting huge PRs in both shot (37-0) and disc (109-0). See videos of his PRs: Shot & Discus
A video tribute from Collins Athletics to Dr. Neihoff
April's picture of the Month (POM) was a tie between Emma
Kendall running in her Nike t-shirt
and
Claire Turpin
walking
home from working out on a farm on Benson Pike with her dog.
Congratulations to their mothers Sandra and Louise, respectively, for
capturing these great moments in Running Titan history in April of 2020!
Click on each picture for a larger view.
Picture of the Week (POW) - 3-30-20 Featuring Allen Wilson putting the shot at the Johnny Conn Inv. at Male H.S. in April of 2019;
Emma Kendall's 8th Place XC State Podium Medal & All-State Ceremony
2A Region 3 XC - Girls' Finish
SMRC - Week 2 Composite Video
SWMS Derby Classic by Coach Sandy
Shelby Co. All-Comers # 1 by Coach Sandy
Harry Greschel Inv. by Rachel Young
Audrey Petty's Shutter Fly Site for MLCS / SWMS XC 2018. See pictures from all of the meets (HS & MS)!
Collins H.S. XC Shutterfly Account - Janell Early's pictures of Bring Back the Mile and team and senior photos
Shelby Co. All Comers T & F Meet # 1
2017 Class AA State Cross Country Meet photos by Audrey Petty: Boys & Girls
AA Region 3 Cross Country Meet by Audrey Petty: Boys & Girls
2017 Titan Classic videos by KYMile Split: Boys Varsity; Girls JV; T.C. - Sight & Sounds
2017 Titan Cross Country Classic by Audrey Petty: Varsity Boys & Girls; JV Girls & Boys; and Volunteers
Dynamics, Warm Up, Cool Down, and Strength Training Info
Strength Training - Track & Field and Cross Country - Lift to Failure
How to Use the Tiger Tail - turn sore muscles into happy muscles
How to Use the Pro Stretch - ward off shin splints and plantars fasciitis with this great calf and hamstring stretch
USATF Run, Jump, Throw Drills with Clayton Murphy
Front Side Sprint Mechanics Drills by Loren Seagrave
How to set up in the starting blocks from MileSplit
Overall Map of the Bullskin Course (4-13-20) - shows access, where to park, different loops, etc.
Running Titan Newsletter - For the best in Running, Jumping, Throwing & Walking
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