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Kaylyn Hill 84Kg Power Clean Fall 2015
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Showing posts with label track. Show all posts
Showing posts with label track. Show all posts
Monday, September 14, 2015
Strength and Beauty
This is my daughter Kaylyn. She is all the way to the right in the picture in my header. She is a Junior and GVSU this year and is on the track throws team. I can't even believe she is able to lift all of this weight.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Oh Happy Day!
Last week Saturday I got to celebrate with my son a reward for all his hard work... he earned his letter jacket from MSU!
It was so fun to share that honor with him. They recognized all of the athletes that earned a letter jacket during the 2010-2011 academic year by calling them out on the field during halftime at the football game.
As big as he is you would think I could find him but in the sea of green I was having a hard time so I was glad when he looked back at me for a moment.
Here he is coming back off the field. His coach shared with me that Zack has the largest varsity jacket they have made and that is including football players. Zack had to point out that his jacket is one size bigger than his father's is also. Boys! Everything is a competition.
The weather was gorgeous for an afternoon football game and we had front row seats which made the day even more exciting.
This was before the game started. You can see how close we were and how beautiful of a day it was.
Here is Zack and his teammate Derrick. They are the only 2 guys on the track team that earned a jacket last season. Zack is on the throws team and Derrick is a pole vaulter. Way to go guys!
It was so fun to share that honor with him. They recognized all of the athletes that earned a letter jacket during the 2010-2011 academic year by calling them out on the field during halftime at the football game.
As big as he is you would think I could find him but in the sea of green I was having a hard time so I was glad when he looked back at me for a moment.
Here he is coming back off the field. His coach shared with me that Zack has the largest varsity jacket they have made and that is including football players. Zack had to point out that his jacket is one size bigger than his father's is also. Boys! Everything is a competition.
The weather was gorgeous for an afternoon football game and we had front row seats which made the day even more exciting.
This was before the game started. You can see how close we were and how beautiful of a day it was.
Here is Zack and his teammate Derrick. They are the only 2 guys on the track team that earned a jacket last season. Zack is on the throws team and Derrick is a pole vaulter. Way to go guys!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wordless Wednesday - Another thrower in the house.
Kaylyn was a freshman this year and qualified to go the state track meet for discus. She set a new personal record at the meet breaking her old one by 4'. She had a great day. We were so happy to see her excitement.
See other Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Subway endorsement?
Zack was presented his award last night for being named Mr. Track and Field of Michigan.
Zack's Head track coach was also selected as Coach of the Year for the 2nd year in a row.
Zack's Head track coach was also selected as Coach of the Year for the 2nd year in a row.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - Throwing in Green!
Zack's first MSU track meet. He took first place! Way to go Zack!!!
See other Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 Minutes for Mom.
See other Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Quite an honor.
So back to catching up.
On June 16 we found out that Zachary was selected as Mr. Track and Field 2009. This is quite an honor. Out of all of the male track athletes in Michigan only one athlete gets this title every year. I don't know who was more excited Zack or me. I found out through an e-mail and went running through the house to find Zachary. He quickly called his throws coach. I told him to hurry because I wanted to call Mark. Then the little stinker started dialing his girlfriend's number BEFORE calling his father! "Oh no little man! Daddy first."
Here is a link to the list of athletes that made it on the Dream Team.
On June 16 we found out that Zachary was selected as Mr. Track and Field 2009. This is quite an honor. Out of all of the male track athletes in Michigan only one athlete gets this title every year. I don't know who was more excited Zack or me. I found out through an e-mail and went running through the house to find Zachary. He quickly called his throws coach. I told him to hurry because I wanted to call Mark. Then the little stinker started dialing his girlfriend's number BEFORE calling his father! "Oh no little man! Daddy first."
Here is a link to the list of athletes that made it on the Dream Team.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Wow has it really been that long?
I knew it had been a while since I posted but I didn't realize it had been that long. We have had a busy start to the summer. I was going to do one post and catch up on everything but when I went to pull pictures I realized that would be very overwhelming, so I will try to do a couple post in the next couple weeks to catch up on everything that has been happening.
Up first, Midwest Meet of Champions. (Saturday June 13)
This is a meet that is by invite only and you have to be a senior. It is a meet between Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. It is quite an honor to be asked to represent your state at this meet. Zachary was selected to compete in both shot put and discus for team Michigan. It took place in Jackson, MI this year which was a real bonus to us to have it a couple hours away versus in a different state.
I drove Zachary to Jackson on Friday and dropped him off. He stayed at a local community college in dorms with the rest of his Michigan team mates. They were given team uniforms and a nice backpack that was all theirs to keep. The meet is put on by the coaches association and there is no cost to the kids, their food and lodging is all taken care of for them.
It was a bit weird dropping him off at a college (tug on heartstrings). He even mentioned that this was a little peek into what is going to happen later this summer when we drop him off at MSU. (insert mixed emotions for mom here)
On Saturday Mark, myself and Zachary's HS throws coach all drove back to Jackson to watch the meet. The weather was supposed to be rain and yuck so we left the girls home. It ended up being a perfect day for a track meet. Slightly overcast and we never had rain.
The meet was the best ran HS meet we have ever been at. They had more than enough volunteers and things ran very smoothly.
The Michigan boys team picked Zachary as the team captain so he is carrying the flag during the opening parade.
Here is Zachary showing his determination to take a first place for team Michigan in shot put.
He succeeded! 1st place in shot put and he broke the record at this stadium for the furthest throw here.
Why can't the boys smile? LOL!
He took 2nd place in discus with his team mate taking 1st. He is happy with his performance even though you can't tell it from the picture.
Then he got a nice surprise. They pick one boy and one girl from the 3 states as the field athlete of the meet and he was selected this year.
I need to ask him what the young lady said to him because I love the way he is smiling in this picture. Wink!
Then the cherry on the top... Michigan boys took 1st place! What a great day.
Up first, Midwest Meet of Champions. (Saturday June 13)
This is a meet that is by invite only and you have to be a senior. It is a meet between Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. It is quite an honor to be asked to represent your state at this meet. Zachary was selected to compete in both shot put and discus for team Michigan. It took place in Jackson, MI this year which was a real bonus to us to have it a couple hours away versus in a different state.
I drove Zachary to Jackson on Friday and dropped him off. He stayed at a local community college in dorms with the rest of his Michigan team mates. They were given team uniforms and a nice backpack that was all theirs to keep. The meet is put on by the coaches association and there is no cost to the kids, their food and lodging is all taken care of for them.
It was a bit weird dropping him off at a college (tug on heartstrings). He even mentioned that this was a little peek into what is going to happen later this summer when we drop him off at MSU. (insert mixed emotions for mom here)
On Saturday Mark, myself and Zachary's HS throws coach all drove back to Jackson to watch the meet. The weather was supposed to be rain and yuck so we left the girls home. It ended up being a perfect day for a track meet. Slightly overcast and we never had rain.
The meet was the best ran HS meet we have ever been at. They had more than enough volunteers and things ran very smoothly.
The Michigan boys team picked Zachary as the team captain so he is carrying the flag during the opening parade.
Here is Zachary showing his determination to take a first place for team Michigan in shot put.
He succeeded! 1st place in shot put and he broke the record at this stadium for the furthest throw here.Why can't the boys smile? LOL!
He took 2nd place in discus with his team mate taking 1st. He is happy with his performance even though you can't tell it from the picture.
Then he got a nice surprise. They pick one boy and one girl from the 3 states as the field athlete of the meet and he was selected this year.I need to ask him what the young lady said to him because I love the way he is smiling in this picture. Wink!
Then the cherry on the top... Michigan boys took 1st place! What a great day.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Life is busy
I have so much to blog about and so little time to do it.
Zack's track is keeping us busy you can also keep up to date with that at his blog Zack's Journey.
Anna had an excellent soccer game last night and scored 3 goals which she tells me is called a "hat trick". We weren't able to be at her game because we were at an awards dinner at school for her and Zack were she got an award for being a scholar athlete. She also got pulled up to varsity for a game on Monday night. She has been a very busy girl also.
Kaylyn will have her last track meet tonight if the weather allows. She is throwing 29' 9" and pole vaulting 5'9". Her goal for the year is 30' and 6' so hopefully tonight won't be canceled and she will have a great night.
Libby has not had hives since Saturday so we are hopeful that we have seen the last of them for this bout of them. Once she has been hive free for 2 weeks we will start weening her off her medicine again. Hopefully we can get her off them for a month and tested before another episode of hives. Maybe I should enforce a rule of no eating new food for awhile. Not a bad thought...
I got a new camera out of necessity for a Mother's Day/Birthday/Anniversary gift. Mine died right after Zack's regional meet. It was already having some issues so it was only a matter of time before we would have to replace it but with Prom and State track meets coming up there was no waiting.
So here are some random pictures from me playing with my new toy and then I had to include one Prom picture. When exactly did he grow up?
Zack and Tricia
Zack
Anna
Kaylyn
Libby
(Little explanation... my new camera has a feature that it can detect when someone smiles and then snaps the picture on it's own so I told Libby to smile and I guess she thought it had to be a really exaggerated smile. LOL!)
Last but not least here is a picture that is getting a lot of feedback of Zack and his friend Stephen taken before Prom. They are in track and choir together. Funny picture! Mark took it with his camera. Thank goodness because I missed it wile trying to figure out the new camera. There is a bit of a learning curve with it. Wink!
Zack's track is keeping us busy you can also keep up to date with that at his blog Zack's Journey.
Anna had an excellent soccer game last night and scored 3 goals which she tells me is called a "hat trick". We weren't able to be at her game because we were at an awards dinner at school for her and Zack were she got an award for being a scholar athlete. She also got pulled up to varsity for a game on Monday night. She has been a very busy girl also.
Kaylyn will have her last track meet tonight if the weather allows. She is throwing 29' 9" and pole vaulting 5'9". Her goal for the year is 30' and 6' so hopefully tonight won't be canceled and she will have a great night.
Libby has not had hives since Saturday so we are hopeful that we have seen the last of them for this bout of them. Once she has been hive free for 2 weeks we will start weening her off her medicine again. Hopefully we can get her off them for a month and tested before another episode of hives. Maybe I should enforce a rule of no eating new food for awhile. Not a bad thought...
I got a new camera out of necessity for a Mother's Day/Birthday/Anniversary gift. Mine died right after Zack's regional meet. It was already having some issues so it was only a matter of time before we would have to replace it but with Prom and State track meets coming up there was no waiting.
So here are some random pictures from me playing with my new toy and then I had to include one Prom picture. When exactly did he grow up?
Zack and Tricia
Zack
Anna
Kaylyn
Libby(Little explanation... my new camera has a feature that it can detect when someone smiles and then snaps the picture on it's own so I told Libby to smile and I guess she thought it had to be a really exaggerated smile. LOL!)
Last but not least here is a picture that is getting a lot of feedback of Zack and his friend Stephen taken before Prom. They are in track and choir together. Funny picture! Mark took it with his camera. Thank goodness because I missed it wile trying to figure out the new camera. There is a bit of a learning curve with it. Wink!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday Sports Recap
Since my life revolves around sports right now I figured I might as well save all the sports related posts for one day of the week and I pick Monday. So here is some of what happened since last week Monday.
Monday-
Anna had a home soccer game. It was horrible weather. In fact every other school sport was cancelled due to the weather but not soccer. Libby and I watched the first half and then at half time I could tell Anna was freezing so I gave her my headband and gloves but that meant I had to watch the rest of the game from the parking lot. It wasn't a terrible view but it was hard to see who was who from that distance. They tied 1-1.
Wednesday-
Anna had a home soccer game and Kaylyn had an away track meet. Kaylyn's track meet was close to Mark's work so he went to watch her and Libby and I watched Anna's game. What a difference in weather from Monday! It felt wonderful to be outside Wednesday. Anna's team won their game and Anna made a goal. I got a picture of it too but it is kinda hard to tell what is going on in the picture.
Kaylyn placed first in pole vault at 5'0". She wasn't sure where she placed in shot put but had a toss of 27' (I think-since she doesn't want to do shot she isn't good about remembering her distance. Coach makes her do shot because she can usually take first in it.)
Thursday-
Zack had a home track meet. It was an amazing day for him! He broke our area record that had been set in 1968. Go here to read more about it. There is also a neat write up about it here.
That is one happy coach!
Anna had an away soccer game. The weather was GORGEOUS. The other team didn't have enough JV players to field a team so they had to forfiet (we get the win) but instead of going home without playing they put together a scrimmage using some of their varsity players. Anna scored 2 goals. They won 3-0.
Saturday-
Zack had an away track meet. Again he had an amazing day. It was a relay which means you combine the marks of 2 throwers and use that combined distance. Him and his teammate CJ broke 2 of the meet's records (one set in 1966) for both shot and discus. You can read about it here. There was a 30 minute lightening delay part way through the meet and then the entire meet ended early because of severe weather so not all of the races got to be completed. Bummer.
Here is Zack and CJ after breaking the shot put record. Along with their teammate Anna trying to get in on the picture. LOL!
Monday-
Anna had a home soccer game. It was horrible weather. In fact every other school sport was cancelled due to the weather but not soccer. Libby and I watched the first half and then at half time I could tell Anna was freezing so I gave her my headband and gloves but that meant I had to watch the rest of the game from the parking lot. It wasn't a terrible view but it was hard to see who was who from that distance. They tied 1-1.
Wednesday-
Anna had a home soccer game and Kaylyn had an away track meet. Kaylyn's track meet was close to Mark's work so he went to watch her and Libby and I watched Anna's game. What a difference in weather from Monday! It felt wonderful to be outside Wednesday. Anna's team won their game and Anna made a goal. I got a picture of it too but it is kinda hard to tell what is going on in the picture.
Kaylyn placed first in pole vault at 5'0". She wasn't sure where she placed in shot put but had a toss of 27' (I think-since she doesn't want to do shot she isn't good about remembering her distance. Coach makes her do shot because she can usually take first in it.)Thursday-
Zack had a home track meet. It was an amazing day for him! He broke our area record that had been set in 1968. Go here to read more about it. There is also a neat write up about it here.
That is one happy coach!
Friday-
Saturday-
Zack had an away track meet. Again he had an amazing day. It was a relay which means you combine the marks of 2 throwers and use that combined distance. Him and his teammate CJ broke 2 of the meet's records (one set in 1966) for both shot and discus. You can read about it here. There was a 30 minute lightening delay part way through the meet and then the entire meet ended early because of severe weather so not all of the races got to be completed. Bummer.
Here is Zack and CJ after breaking the shot put record. Along with their teammate Anna trying to get in on the picture. LOL!Now I have to go catch up on laundry. It seems to get put to the back burner around here when life gets busy. I here a lot of "Mom, did my uniform get washed?" and the reply is usually, "Yes dear, it is in one of the laundry baskets of unfolded clean clothes you will just have to look." But at least it is clean right?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - Boys to watch
Here is a link on an article that came out with this write up.See other Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Article of interest
Jane Bos of the Grand Rapids Press wrote a nice article on her blog about Zack.
Read it here.
(There is a typo, however, Zack's dad's name is Mark not Mike and I already corrected her for spelling Zack's name wrong (which is now fixed) so I thought I shouldn't press my luck. LOL!)
On another note, Zack will be throwing at Cornerstone College again tonight. This is the college where he "hit the wall". I guess now his goal will have to be to hit the wall higher. -Smiles!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sports in review
Nothing to blog about so I will give an update on this week in sports so far....
Monday
Kaylyn
Shot Put 19'?" (she couldn't remember)
Pole Vault 5'6"
Tuesday
Anna
Soccer (Us) 3- (Them) 2
Anna scored 1 goal
Zack
Shot Put 61'8.75" (new record)
Discus 169'7" (new record)
Shot Put 19'?" (she couldn't remember)
Pole Vault 5'6"
Tuesday
Anna
Soccer (Us) 3- (Them) 2
Anna scored 1 goal
Zack
Shot Put 61'8.75" (new record)
Discus 169'7" (new record)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Track fun
Kaylyn has been really working hard at clearing the 5' mark in pole vault. Last night she finally cleared it for the first time at a meet and then she went on to clear 5' 6" and took 1st place at the Middle School track meet. We were all very excited for her. Here is a funny video of her clearing the 5' mark and getting really lucky with how the pole landed.
She also took 3rd place in shot put with a toss of 21' 3" (I think, I am going off memory and that isn't always so good for me) but that went so fast that I missed it while waiting for Libby to get off the bus. Bummer!
Then of course Zack had to get in on the attention and show us his wonderful abilities....
I think he better stick to throwing things and not trying to throw himself. His size puts him at a slight disadvantage for such stuff. LOL! For more chuckles check out this video.
Smiles!
She also took 3rd place in shot put with a toss of 21' 3" (I think, I am going off memory and that isn't always so good for me) but that went so fast that I missed it while waiting for Libby to get off the bus. Bummer!
Then of course Zack had to get in on the attention and show us his wonderful abilities....
I think he better stick to throwing things and not trying to throw himself. His size puts him at a slight disadvantage for such stuff. LOL! For more chuckles check out this video.
Smiles!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Gearing up for the Spring sport schedule.
Life is going to get crazy now..
Anna starts soccer practice today.
Poor Libby is going to get toted around a lot here in the next couple months. Hopefully she will be a good sport about it. She loves to be outside so as soon as it warms up a bit I am certain she won't mind.
I am concerned about how they are going to hold all these practices today WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND! My kids feet are going to freeze.
Zack's meet is indoors so at least he won't have to worry about being cold. Unfortunately though that means he will only get to throw the shot put today and not the discus. The discus can't be thrown inside most building because it goes to far, you need more room.
Here is a little bit of interesting sibling information for y'all. Zack and Kaylyn get at each other more than any of my kids. We can't even get through a dinner without one of them getting annoyed with the other. Yet Kaylyn wants to throw Shot Put and Discus and Zack has been encouraging her to do it. Isn't that great how God is working at giving them a common interest. I love that!
Smiles!
Anna starts soccer practice today.Kaylyn starts track practice today.
Zack has his first track meet at GVSU for HS today.Poor Libby is going to get toted around a lot here in the next couple months. Hopefully she will be a good sport about it. She loves to be outside so as soon as it warms up a bit I am certain she won't mind.
I am concerned about how they are going to hold all these practices today WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND! My kids feet are going to freeze.
Zack's meet is indoors so at least he won't have to worry about being cold. Unfortunately though that means he will only get to throw the shot put today and not the discus. The discus can't be thrown inside most building because it goes to far, you need more room.
Here is a little bit of interesting sibling information for y'all. Zack and Kaylyn get at each other more than any of my kids. We can't even get through a dinner without one of them getting annoyed with the other. Yet Kaylyn wants to throw Shot Put and Discus and Zack has been encouraging her to do it. Isn't that great how God is working at giving them a common interest. I love that!
Smiles!
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