North Central: Deven runs sub-62

5/11 Naperville IL. Deven was 25th  in 400H (61.16). Maia took 3rd in JT with a PR 129-3. Rachel was 15th in JT (91-9). Weather was in 50s with showers around and some wind.

Week 28: 5/9

5/9 Wauwatosa. MU was locked so Deven trained at Hart Park. Rain showers around, but we got the workout done before getting drenched. Warm up was followed by 1-step and 2-step drilling, 3x up/back progression. 200 (no hurdles) 60 sec rest, 200 (with hurdle 5-6-7-8). Targeted 28-31 and ran 28-28 -- great! Ran to car. Got wet.

2018 Performance List

55H/60H (55H converted to 60H)

Jessica Bilskie 9.49 (=#3 all time)
Holly Denfeld 9.97 (#4 all time)
Des Echevarria 10.47
Lea Buchholz 11.28 (#13 all time)
Maia Heineck 11.39 (#14 all time)

100H
Jessica Bilskie 15.17 (#1 all time)
Holly Denfeld 16.55
Des Echevarria 16.94
Maia Heineck 18.78
Rachel Ruona 19.14 (#14 all time)
Lea Buchholz 19.80 (#16 all time)
Bianca Trombley 19.86 (#17 all time)
Sam Brooker 20.25 (#18 all time)

400H
Deven Jakubowski 59.77 (#8 all time)
Jessica Bilskie 65.65 (#1 all time)
Des Echevarria 72.07
Holly Denfeld 75.84

HJ

Alex Moran 6-0.75 (=#8 all time)
Keaton Harrison 5-7 (=#17 all time)
Lea Buchholz 4-11.5 (=#4 all time)
Sam Ajayi 4-11 

Rachel Lynde 4-9.75 

Michaela Baraglia 4-9 (=#10 all time)
Katie Haim 4-9 (=#10 all time)
Maia Heineck 4-8.25 (=#12 all time)
Rachel Ruona 4-8.25 (=#12 all time)

Bianca Trombley 4-7
Sam Brooker 4-4.75 (#21 all time)

NACC performance list 

High jump / hurdle scoring

Jess Bilskie 102
Alex Moran 36.5

Lea Buchholz 35
Rachel Lynde 32
Keaton Harrison 32
Maia Heineck 19.2
Des Echevarria 19
Rachel Ruona 14.3
Deven Jakubowski 13
Michaela Baraglia 11.5
Holly Denfeld 11
Bianca Trombley 10.6
Katie Haim 8.5

Sam Ajayi 6.5

NACC: Brilliant, record-breaking weekend

5/5 Lisle IL. Day two weather was even better. Lighter breezes and temps in the 80s. Rachel and Maia began the day in 3rd and 5th, respectively, in multi. Strong performances in LJ and JR moved them up to 2nd and 3rd, which they maintained in the 800. Rachel had PRs in 5 of the 7 events.

WHJ began in the morning, and Lea, RachelR, Michaela, Bianca and RachelL all were in contention to score. RachelR was moving back and forth between hep JT and open HJ, and tied with Binaca for 12th at 4-5.5. RachelL made the next height on her final attempt and had a couple good attempts at 4-9.5, but had to settle for 11th at 4-7.5 because of the two misses. Lea jumped the same height but had one fewer miss and took 9th. Michaela also jumped 4-7.5 but got it on her first attempt, which got her a tie for 7th.

 4x1 was next. Just our third race of the year and with our third different lineup, Jess, Des, Lea and Jerica combined for a surprising 2nd place finish and school record. 100H finals were about an hour later. Jess ran her best race ever, running 15.17, breaking the school record by .01 and finishing 2nd. Holly had a strong race, finishing 8th in 16.55.

In HJ, Keaton bounced back well after a sub-par day at Beloit, jumping 5-5.75 for 8th and having some good jumps at PR height. Alex entered at 5-9.5, cleared that and made 5-11.5 on his second attempt, which was good enough for 5th. He had some great jumps at 6-1.5, a height that would have put him 3rd.

400H finals were going about the same time. Jess had good distribution and a strong finish to reduce her previous best and school record a few tenths to 65.65, which got her into 2nd. Des ran another strong race, getting 8th in 72.13. In the men's race, Deven again broke the 60 mark and finished 6th, becoming the 8th fastest in MSOE history.

Jess, Des, RachelR and Holly somehow found the energy to run strong 4x4. No small feat. This was event 7 for Jess, event 6 for Des, 10 for Rachel and 5 for Holly. Splits: Jess 60.8, Des 64.8, Rachel 66.5, Holly 65.9.

5/4 Lisle IL. Great weather for day of NACC championships. Jess and Holly qualified for 100H finals, and Jess and Des qualified for 400H finals. Deven ran a PR, became the 9th MSOE hurdler to break the 60 mark and qualified for 400H finals. RachelR, Sam and Maia in first day of heptathlon had strong performances in hurdles and high jump. Rachel equaled her PR of 4-8.25.

Jess: 15.40/15.17 (2nd PR SR #1 all time) 66.58/65.65 (2nd PR SR #1 all time) 4x1 (2nd SR) 60.8r (2nd) 9-6.25 (6th) 
Alex: 5-11.5 (5th)
Deven: 59.77/59.97 (PR 6th #8 all time)
Michaela: 4-7.5 (T7th)
RachelR: 19.14 (PR #14 all time) 4-8.25 (PR =#12 all time) 31-1.75 (PR) 29.31 (PR)  14-8.75 98-3  2:33.30 (PR) 3502 (2nd PR) 66.5r 101-2 (7th) 4-5.5 (12th)
Maia: 18.78 4-7 24-11 29.09 (PR) 14-4.5 107-7 2:44.69 (PR) 3292 (3rd PR) 116-9 (2nd) 103-9 (10th)
Sam: 20.25 (PR #18 all time) 4-4.75 (PR #21 all time) 26-9.75 (PR) 30.25 13-1.25 91-7 2:42.58 2893 (7th PR) 98-0 (8th)
Des: 72.07/72.13 (8th) 16.94 (10th) 16-6.5 (5th) 4x1 (2nd) 64.8r (5th)
Keaton: 5-5.75 (8th)
Holly: 16.85/16.55 (8th) 33-8.75 (11th) 4x1 65.9r (5th)
RachelL: 4-7.5 (11th)
Bianca: 19.66 (16th) 4-5.5 (12th) 31-7.5 (15th)
Lea: 4-7.5 (9th) 104-2 (5th) 32-11 (13th) 4x1 (2nd)

Complete results

Week 27: 5/2, 5/1, 4/30

5/2 MU. Sam, RachelR, Bianca, Maia, Des and Jess were out for a high hurdle workout and Deven warmed up with the group before doing a 400H workout. After mobility and warmup, 4 reps over 5 hurdles with the first 3 at 1/2 space for 3s and then 2 that were on full space for 5s. Did an independent rep over H1, then in groups over H2, H3, H4 and H5. Close to race specs. Most at 30 but some 33s. Finished with a group 3-point start and sprint out to H6 (about 55m).

5/1 KC. Maia, Michaela, Sam, RachelR, RachelL, Alex and Keaton were in for a few tune up jumps. Independent warmup and then about 5 jumps, starting at opening and working up a height or two. Three cleared bars at 4-8 -- Maia, RachelL and RachelR. Everyone looked good, and we kept the volume low to be rested for Saturday.

4/30 MU. Warm day for 400H workout. Mobility, warm up, hurdle drills and 3-point starts over 1, 2, 3. Jess and Holly took another over 4 and Deven over 3. Des was sore and stayed back at KC for recovery workout. Michaela, Lea and Holly ran off for third leg on relay. Lea was first, then Michaela and Holly in the 120m standing start race. In hurdles, Jess was 17-stepping, Holly 18, Deven 16. All hit their target times or were a little under.

Beloit: Rachel R takes HJ; Jess gets pair of seconds in hurdles

4/28 Beloit. Cool, breezy and sunny for this with highs in mid-50s. Rachel R had a busy day, doing 6 events, which included a win in HJ with a PR 4-7.5. Jess was second in both hurdle races, taking advantage of a good tailwind to run a season best in 100H. Deven continues his rapid progress in 400H, dropping under 61 and moving up to #12 on the all time list in just his third race.

RachelR: 4-7.5 (1st PR #14 all time) 2:37.77 (6th PR) 98-3 (8th) 20.01 (12th PR #17 all time) 14-0.5 (12th) 30-6.5 (17th PR)
Jess: 15.62 (2nd) 68.72 (2nd) 9-2.25 (5th) 4x1 (5th)
Alex: 6-0 (T3rd)
Deven: 60.67 (4th PR #12 all time)[6.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.9 6 6.1 6.5] 4x1 (8th)
Des: 17.02 (5th) 74.92 (6th) 15-0 (9th) 4x1 (5th)
RachelL: 4-7.5 (5th)
Michaela: 4-7.5 (6th)
Keaton: 5-2.75 (6th)
Holly: 17.09 (6th) 75.84 (8th) 32-1.5 (10th) 4x1 (5th)
Bianca: 19.34 (10th) 4-5.5 (T7th) 32-3.75 (9th)
Maia: 19.75 (11th) 25-0 (23rd) 80-6 (20th) 117-11 (2nd) 
Sam: 21.68 (13th PR #20 all time) 2:45.13 (9th) 4-3.5 (10th PR) 78-9 (15th) 12-8.5 (17th PR) 24-11.25 (24th)
Lea: 33-3.25 (7th) 101-4 (4th)

Complete results

Week 26: 4/26, 4/25, 4/24, 4/23

4/26 MU. Brian did a warm up, including up and backs. Did a segmented 400H -- 1-4, 30 sec, 5-7, 30 sec, 8-F. Tried to get out in 21-22, came through in 25 -- but he backed off on H1, disrupting flow and speed. Hurdles in turn were good -- low to mid 5s. Same for hurdles to finish. Went back to H1 for a few reps to work on pattern. Counted rights (12), and he cut more than .5 when getting a consistent rhythm. Jogged a lap and stretched.

4/25 MU. RachelR, Bianca, Maia, Des, Jess and Deven came out for a high hurdle workout on a typical spring day in Milwaukee -- 45 degrees. Jess led mobility, warm up and drills (1/2-space 3s or tight 2s) before 3-point starts out to 4-5-6-7. 30" in a foot but with a 5-step (37') after 4 to build speed into 5-6-7. 2x64m (H7) group start. Some did some spike vs trainer testing.

4/24 KC. Sam, RachelL, RachelR, Lexi, AlexJ, AlexM, Keaton, Michaela.  Michaela had shin pain and had limited participation. Independent warmup then worked on some drills for plant foot contacts -- walking, skipping and skipping for height. 5 short approach jumps, 5 RTs and 5 jumps, working up to higher bars. Push ups and squats for misses at opening height. Worked 4x1 exchanges with Coy, Eddie, Alex, Brian and Keaton. They learned quickly, and the 24-shoe spacing worked well.

4/23 MU. Jess, Des, Deven and Sam came out to MU on a nice 55-degree day for some hurdle training. Started with mobility, then some warm up drills. Sam did some high hurdle drills and then 4x speed reps over 4, 5, 6, 7, all 4-stepping, running splits in 1.5-1.7 range. Very good improvement in both speed, skill and consistency. Jess, Des and Deven did 400H workout, doing a segmented 400H (1-4, 30 sec, 5-7, 30 sec, 8-Finish) then 3x3 on turn with walk across recovery. Cool down.