Track Info for Parents

Lakeshore Middle School Girls Track 2025

•  Coaches

Scott Przystas         przystass@ghaps.org - direct concerns

Shannon Mitchell   mitchells@ghaps.org - all affirmations, basic questions

Margaret Kirkland kirklandm@ghaps.org - a role model

  Website - www.ghmsxc.com. Calendar can be found here. www.ghmsxc.com/calandar

• Join Remind 101

  •  The Remind number is 81010. For example, if you wanted to join a class with the class code @lsxc, you would text @lsxc to 81010

• JOIN US ON OUR FACEBOOK GROUP FOR UPDATES/PHOTOS:

“Lakeshore Middle School Track” 

• Pre Season Logistics

  1. Final Forms for parents and athletes, Insurance Fee, and Facility Fee – turn into main office

  2. These forms need to be turned in before the first practice, fee paid before 1st meet

• First Meet– Wednesday April 16th At Muskegon. Location address can be found on the calendar

  1. First event is at 4:00 pm, last event by 6:30PM (timer dependent)

  2. Athletes are to stay for the whole meet-COMMUNICATE!

• Meet Basics

1. In a standard meet, individual events are scored 5-3-1

2. Relays are scored 5-0

3. Each athlete may participate in 3 events total at each meet

• Daily Practice

  1. Schedule is online-3:00-4:15/4:45

  2. Dress for all types of weather – you can always shed layers!

  3. Practice is mandatory. If an athlete is unable to attend please send a note prior to the practice or fill out absent form (google classroom) (email on meet days). Consequence-less/no events for next meet

• Transportation

  1. For away meets athletes will be dropped off at Lakeshore MS and need to be picked up at Lakeshore MS. We will send a REMIND on the way home. Sign out student athletes at meet on clipboard-must communicate ahead of time. All athletes not riding the bus

  2. If you are not riding the bus home you need to communicate with Stephanie Egerer and the coaches 24 hrs prior to the meet. So please get out your calendar, look at it, then communicate with all of us. egerers@ghaps.org 

• Shoes

  1. All athletes should have a quality pair of running shoes. This is a shoe they will wear for most training. Gazelle Discount for GH Athletes

  2. Spikes are optional-check with event coach before purchasing 

  3. Website about spikes. Everything you need to know about….

• Uniform

We will provide shorts and a jersey. Want to make our lives easier? Buy compression shorts or running shorts. They should be similar in color to what is in the apparel sale. I believe it is Navy Blue. May want an undershirt. Navy or White

Philosophy:

Provide an environment where student athletes can compete against themselves and others to be the best version of themselves