The Running Titans

`COLLINS HIGH - Track & Field and Cross Country

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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 T & F Remind Application. Text the message: @mlchstf to the number: 81010
The Bullskin Athletic Complex is O P E N from 0800 hrs. until 1730 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 (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. There is water on site. The portable restroom has been removed until July.
Where to meet for track practice: If it is below 40 degrees and / or raining or snowing at 3:30 PM we will meet in the back hall across from the staircases. If it is not, then we will meet in the normal spot outside - on the east side of the concession stand. It will be posted on the Remind app if we are meeting inside. Please dress appropriately, since we may start inside and then go outside.
May 12-16	3:45 PM	"CRUNCH WEEK"	All athletes must attend all practices during Crunch Week - no excuses and no exceptions (other than illness or academic).
May 19	N/A	No Practice	Rest or workout on your own.
May 20	5:30 PM	3A Region 4 Meet	Region meet at Ballard HS in Louisville.
May 21	N/A	No Practice	Rest.
May 22	3:45 PM	Team Meeting	We will have a short (15 min.) team meeting to return uniforms (if you are not going on to State) and review the season. Bring your washed uniform in a CLEAR plastic bag WITH YOUR NAME WRITTEN ON IT.
June 4-7 (note: sholarship applications / essays are due 5/25	N/A	Maximum Velocity T & F Academy Camp	MVTFA Camp at Centre College. Go to track camp with the Olympians! Click here for brochure. If you are interested in a scholarship for a discounted camp fee: write a short essay (word or google docs only please) stating why you want to attend the camp and why you should get one of the scholarships. The bios of the clinicians and instructions for registration are in the brochure (above). The deadline for the scholarship essay is May 25th and the essays need to be sent to Linda Sarrett sarrettL@gmail.com .

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) - XC	PRINT OUT, COMPLETE AND TURN IN TO COACH SANDERLIN ASAP (on or before 12/11/24) 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 - T & F	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	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 - T & F	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 T & F Note: look at the bottom and make sure that you have the latest version.	Print out and put in your Running Titan folder.
	Varsity T & F 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. Green form is for pickup after a meet. (vs. riding the bus) There is an option for pickup after any meet (this is the most common and comprehensive form to use). Check and complete the last block (section). Please sign it in front of a coach so you don't have to get it notarized. Yellow form is when you provide for transportation and SCPS does not (seldomly used). Pink form is when you provide for transportation to and from any meet(s) during the entire season. We use this for the *indoor season.*

News

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Pictures - Meet Pictures

Eastern Relays (4-18 & 19-25)
Heart of the Bluegrass (4-12-25)
Shelby Co. Pre-Break Inv. (3-27-25)
Shelbyville Hexagonal (3-22-25)
Nike Indoor Nats (NIN) G 4 X 4 SR video (3-16-25)
Presidents' Day Weekend Inv. (2-15-25)
Eastern Indoor (2-8-25)
Louisville Indoor Games (1-25-25)
6-Way Border Battle at Centre (1-18-25)
State 3A XC (11-2-24)
Region XC (10-26-24)
Haunted Woods (10-12-24)
Louisville Cross Country Classic (10-5-24)
Trinity / Valkyrie (9-21-24)
Border Battle (9-13-24)
Rumble (9-7-24)
Shelby Co. Inv. (8-31-24)
BBTM Time Trial (8/9/24) by R. Delaney
Adidas Nationals (6-13/15-24)
3A State Meet (6-1-24)
3A Region 4 (5-20-24)
Bojangles Bullskin Relays 5-11-24
Sundown 5-2-24
Brother Borgia / Coach Cooper Inv. 4-27-24
Eastern Relays 4-19 & 20-24
Johnny Conn Inv. 4-13-24
Steepleville 4-10-24
Oldhan Co. Kickoff 3-23-24
Shelby Co. AC # 1 3-19-24
Harry Greschel Inv. 3-16-24
State Indoor 3-2-24
Presidents' Day Wknd. Inv. 2-18-24
Eastern Indoor 2-10-24
Centre All-Age # 2 2-4-24
Louisville Indoor Games 2-3-24
5-Way Indoor Border Battle 1-27-24
State 3A XC 10-28-23
3A Region 4 10-21-23
Haunted Woods 10-7-23
Nike XC Town Twilight 9-30-23
Border Battle 9-22-23
Rumble Through the Jungle 9-9-23
Shelby Co. Inv. 9-2-23
Bourbon Co. Colonel Charge 8-26-23
Bring Back the Mile 8-11-23 BBTM by the Sentinel News
Adidas Outdoor Nats 6/23 - 6/25/23
3A State Meet 6-3-23
3A Region 4 Meet 5-22-23
Trimble Co. AC 5-13-23
Kentucky Dream Mile (5-5-23 at St. X) Girls Race
Sundown Inv. 5-4-23
Brother Borgia (4-28 & 29-23)
Eastern Relays (4-22-23) plua a video of the exciting finish of girls 800 and interview with top two finishers O'Shea & Kendall
Johnny Conn Inv. 4-15-23
Steepleville 4-12-23 - Girls Section 1
Oldham Co. Kickoff Classic 3-25-23
Shelby Co. AC 3-21-23
State AAA Indoor 3-4-23
Eastern Indoor 2-10 & 11-23
Louisville Indoor Games 2-4-23
State Meet 10-29-22
Region Meet 10-22-22
XC Fun video 11-18-22
Haunted Woods 10-8-22
Nike XC Town Twilight Meet 10-1-22
Border Battle 9-23-22
Trinity Valkyrie 9-17-22
Rumble 9-10-22-
Shelby Co. Inv. 9-3-22
BBTM Time Trial 8-8-22
"Odds & Ends" - 2022 T & F
AAA State T & F Meet 6-4-22
Watch Emma Kendall's historic run as she wins State and ties Gabby Karas' strong 800m school mark of 2:14.66!
3A Region 4 Meet 5-24-22
Trimble Co. All-Comers 5-14-22
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
Brother Borgia / Coach Cooper Inv. 4-24-21
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.
Middle School State Indoor Track and Field Meet 3-13-21
3A State Indoor Track and Field Meet 3-6-21
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
Vault in the Ville videos: Male vaulter & Female vaulter
2017 Class AA State Cross Country Meet photos by Audrey Petty: Boys & Girls
AA Region 3 Cross Country Meet by Audrey Petty: Boys & Girls
Greater Louisville XC Classic 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