2018 Northgate Broncos Track & Field Defending DAL - Valley Team Champions Julia advanced to the NCS-MOC meet in the 400. Amy is ranked in the top 10 of NCS in hurdles and vault. Peter jumps at the state meet.

Introduction Coaches: Team Moms: Sue Antolin – Finances, Boosters’ Rep Peter Brewer - - Boys’ Head Coach; sprints and jumps Sue Antolin – Finances, Boosters’ Rep Kristin Kupsh - -Communications Ruth Seabrook – Girls’ Head Coach: distance Malena Castro - - Awards Night Still need: Snack tables & snack bar; photography; home meet volunteers; senior recognition; Bronco Invitational (4/5) volunteers. Assistant Coaches: Mike Cuglietta - - hurdles Dan Steben - - pole vault Alan Micheils - - high jump John Chappell - - throws And more ! Jacob Rounds - - throws Matt Campbell- - sprints & Jumps Joe Griffin - - hurdles Michelle Sharpes - - distance Factoid: The Broncos now compete in the Valley Division of the newly-formulated Diablo Athletic League.

Schedule Overview Schedule: Head Girls’ Coach Ruth Seabrook An accomplished marathoner herself, Ruth oversees the distance squad. Schedule Overview Schedule: Workouts - - Daily 3:30 – 5:00 pm Wednesdays 2:30 – 4:30 pm Saturdays (when no meet) 9:00 am DVAL Meets – away early release 1:30 home early release 2:10 3:30 – 6:30 ish - - depending on meet management efficiency Saturday Meets – 8:00 am until done – normally 5:00 pm or so Travel meets – to be announced

HANDBOOK REVIEW Attendance: • all workouts and all assigned competitions • Agreement Form – before any workouts Effort: • Expectations are high • Every day is an opportunity for excellence • Personal Improvement • Team aims: League placing Invitational presence NCS qualifiers State Meet Behavior: • Intensity, but under control • Always a work in progress

TRACK BUDGET 2018 Anticipated Costs: Anticipated Income: Invitational Entries = $2,500 Busses 5 @ $400 = $2,000 Awards, team shirts = $5,000 Coaching Stipends 7 @ $1700 = $11,900 Electronic Timing 3 @ $500 = $1,500 Equipment & Supplies = $10,000 Future Equipment Fund = $2,500 ======= $35,400 Anticipated Income: Team donations 125 @ $300 = $37,500 Variables: Costs Unanticipated equipment cost -- breakage & loss Scholarship needs Equipment Fund – setting aside for future large costs Variables: Income Boosters contribution Fundraisers TRACK BUDGET 2018

COMMUNICATIONS Coach to team and families • E-mail list – The Bronco Blurb • Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/groupsnorthgatecrosscountrytrackandfield/ • Northgate athletic website, track & field page – http://www.northgatebroncos.org/page/show/355405-track-and-field • Instagram: northgatexc • Handouts • Content notice of upcoming meets race and event assignments schedules, maps & directions, exhortations results and analysis Athlete and family to coaches: • Facebook page • e-mail • phone Team Moms to team and families: e-mail & phone Head Boys’ Coach Peter Brewer Coach Brewer has been directing the overall track program for 8 years. This year he is coaching the sprint and jumps events as well as covering the administrative duties.

Forms and Requirements and Necessary Paperwork and all of that . . . On-line registration – northgatebroncos.org Agreement Form – Checklist – National Champion! Coach Dan Steben is a 3 Time All-American and NCAA Division II national champion in the pole vault in 1971 for Occidental College.

the core of our team success VOLUNTEERING – the core of our team success VOLUNTEERS – Single events Home League Meets Away League Meets Invitationals Our Invitational League Championships - - all schools chip in Travel Meets - - Homegrown Boy: Coach Mike Cuglietta is on the 700 Club banner in the gym for earning seven varsity letters in two sports over his Northgate athletic career. He represented the Broncos at the state meet in 1993 in the 300 hurdles.

VOLUNTEERING Season-long Photography Snack bar/snack table home meets And the rest of our coaching staff: Alan Michiels – Alan has volunteered the last three years and once again joins the staff with the jumps. John Chappell – John is a retired Fire Captain in Hayward and will be coaching the throws. Jacob Rounds – Jacob is our other part-time throws coach who we borrow from Berean Christian HS. Joe Griffiin - - Joe joins us as a hurdle coach and is a Bronco trackster from the ‘70’s. Michelle Sharpes - - Michelle joined us for cross country and will be helping with distance. Matt Campbell – Matt slides over from football to help out with sprints and jumps. VOLUNTEERING – Special Events Awards Banquet Travel Meets Senior Recognition Day

Track Broncos Competing In College ! Nick Makrakis – Jr. Western Washington State Track Vjollca Rexhepi -- Sr. Sacramento State crew Laurence Seabrook – So. Lewis & Clark College (Oregon) cross country, track Ian Morford – So. Pacific University (Oregon) wrestling Nick Makrakis Ian Morford Vjollca Rexhepi Laurence Seabrook

Q & A: What’s On Your Mind? Any questions ? What else do you want to know? Did we miss anything ? Comments? Quick Quiz: In which events did we set school records last year? Girls’ Pole Vault Boys’ Decathlon Girls’ 10K Answer: all of them