NATA's possible elimination of two-a-day's

The National Athletic Trainer's Association released a statement today concerning the future of two-a-day's in the month of August. According to the National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research since 1995 at least 39 football players across all levels have died from heat-related causes and most of those happened in August. The NATA's recommendations would include longer breaks between practices and more time for players to ease into contact drills, and said these recommendations mirror policies already in place at the Division I collegiate level. They also pointed to the death of a 15-year-old Kentucky boy last August after he collapsed on the first day of practice.

"Things aren't going very well at the high school level. We've had a couple of very bad years," said Douglas Casa, director of athletic training education at the University of Connecticut and co-author of the report for the Dallas-based association. "This wasn't done for the convenience of coaches."

Many of the proposals are stricter versions of rules already in place. In Florida, contact drills are prohibited during the first three days of practice. Under the recommendations by the athletic trainers association, teams shouldn't begin full contact until the sixth day of practice.

In Texas, schools must take a minimum one-hour break between practices during two-a-day's. The report released this afternoon would call for a minimum three-hour rest, and would limit the second practice of the day, during the first week to only a light walk-through without helmets or pads.

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Also, Hothead Technologies in Georgia unveiled a tiny sensor that can be placed inside the players helmets to monitor the players body temperature. However, at a cost of nearly $99 per helmet many school will likely not implement this technology.

Bandy to lead the Whirlwinds in 2009

Todd Bandy formerly of Whitewright Texas, was officially hired as the new Athletic Director for Floydada this past Friday. Bandy is no stranger to West Texas, growing up in Friona. "I know that's a district game that we have, and it's going to be fun being back here in West Texas and playing all of the West Texas towns." Said Bandy.

Bandy has had previous stops in Muleshoe, Brady, and Whitewright. While in Brady he led the Bulldogs past the Bi-district round in 2004, for the first time in 43 years. "Football in State of Texas is Football, that's the way I see it. The kids play hard and if you care about them enough, they're gonna turn it on for you and play."

With the exit of previous Athletic Director Rusty Purser, Coach Todd Bandy will have some vacancies to fill before beginning the 2009 season. "The first thing I've got to do is get some coaches hired. That's on my agenda right now. Second thing I've got to do is meet the kids and we've got to get our summer conditioning program started." Most two-a-day programs will begin on August 3rd.

Flores leaves Floydada a six time UIL Medalist

Aarrhon Flores began his day Friday probably just as he has every other day since he began High School. But, as the sun set over the west side stands at Mike Myers Stadium in Austin, Flores would end his day with two more U.I.L. State Track medals.

This year's first place finish in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.81 would be good enough to make the WTAMU signee, a gold medalist in three separate events in the past two years. After a false start from Timodeus Roquemore from Queen City in lane 3, Flores would have to regain himself and concentrate on not leaning too much himself. "I was ready, my adrenaline was going and when that happened I had to shut it down a little bit, but God helped me, I brought it back together and pulled out a win." said Flores.

After a 5th place finish in the long jump early Friday morning, the competition in the running events would prove equally tough. "This year was pretty tough, we came in with the fastest time in the state in the 200 and that was the race I was looking forward to, I came up a little short, but I was happy, It was a good year."

Track Coach Desmond Ayala also said "It's been a joy to coach someone that does what you ask them to and put in a little more, It has made me a better coach!"

Flores will continue his education at West Texas A & M University in Canyon as a multi-sport athlete competing in both football and track.

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Flores fifth place finish long jump 21'9"

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Region 1 2-A Regional Track and Field Final Results

GIRLS-Only the top two finishers in each event advance

Team Scores

1. Crane, 75; 2. Bangs, 74; 3. Merkel, 57; 4. Abernathy, 36; 5. Eastland, 34; 6. Clyde, 33; 7. Childress, 28; 8. Wall, 26; t 9. Idalou, 20; and Cisco, 20; t 11. Wichita Falls City View, 19; and Amarillo Highland Park, 19; 13. Spearman, 18; 14. Denver City, 16; 15. Grape Creek, 14; 16. San Saba, 12; 17. Ballinger, 11; t 18. Comanche, 10; and Shallowater, 10; and Reagan County, 10; and Sanford-Fritch, 10; and Sonora, 10; t 23. Littlefield, 8; and Tuscola Jim Ned, 8; and Post, 8; 26. Olney, 7; 27. Bowie, 6; t 28. Alpine, 4; and Slaton 4; t 30. Amarillo River Road, 2; and Muleshoe, 2; and Bushland, 2; and Ozona, 2; and Kermit, 2; t 35. Hawley, 1; and Nocona, 1; and Early, 1.

Individual Results

Note: Top two in each event qualify for state meet June 5-6 in Austin.

Field Events

Triple jump: 1. Andrea Evers, Bangs, 36-6; 2. Kami Bellah, Merkel, 36-0.75; 3. Sandi Kinast, Abernathy, 35-4; 4. Branda Stevens, Post, 35-2.5; 5. Rausalyn Miller, Crane, 35-1; 6. Santanna Astleford, Clyde, 33-10.25.

Running Events

400 relay: 1. Childress (Katherine Loter, Savanna Keys, BreAnn Cano, Victoria Flemons), 50.07; 2. Bangs (Andrea Evers, Antionette Evers, Hillary Evans, Danielle Denbow), 50.19; 3. Merkel (Kami Bellah, Rhanda Lee, Aubrey Mendez, Carly Szabo), 50.52; 4. Idalou (Kelsey Richards, Andrea Fultz, Taylor Storm, Haley Fullingim), 50.76; 5. Abernathy (Sandi Kinast, Courtney Mann, Aubree Edison, Breanne Lance), 51.24; 6. Sonora (Stephani Morriss, Nova Lipham, Morgan Smith, Chelsey Lou Campbell), 51.95.

800: 1. Morgan Halfmann, Ballinger, 2:21.91; 2. Chelsy Lipsey, Bangs, 2:23.97; 3. Lauren Austin, Bowie, 2:25.75; 4. Tylo Farra, Spearman, 2:26.12; 5. Rebecca Ramos, Ozona, 2:27.41; 6. Leslie Villa, 2:30.05.

100 hurdles: 1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 14.43; 2. Summer Sutherland, Crane, 14.52; 3. Breann David, Denver Dcity, 14.86; 4. Leah David, Denver City, 15.63; 5. Karli Kellermeier, Wall, 15.64; 6. Jenna Duncan, Comanche, 15.72.

100: 1. Mariah Williams, Amarillo Highland Park, 12.50; 2. Courtney Mann, Abernathy, 12.64; 3. Danielle Finley, Bangs, 12.68; 4. Caby Gomez, Post, 12.76; 5. Kellie Gaone, Shallowater, 12.86; 6. Morgan Birrell, Early, 13.08.

800 relay: 1. Clyde (Emily Yates, Amy Withrow, Torie Lewis, Jennifer Portlock), 1:44.49; 2. Crane (Beatris Salcedo, Summer Sutherland, Hillary Evans, Andrea Evers), 1:45.35; 3. Bangs (Danielle Finley, Danielle Denbow, Hillary Evans, Andrea Evers), 1:45.35; 4. Eastland (Tessa Willamson, Korey Volpitta, Lindsey Snyder, Melanie Barrera), 1:46.38; 5. Abernathy (Breanne Lance, Haley Havens, Sandi Kinast, Courtney Mann), 1:46.98; 6. Idalou (Kelsey Richards, Andrea Fultz, Taylor Storm, Haley Fullingim), 1:47.70.

400: 1. Lee Eickman, Wichita Falls City View, 58.16; 2. Haley Burton, Shallowater, 59.04; 3. Morgan Lutrick, Abernathy, 59.82; 4. Amber Eaton, 1:00.85; 5. Sarah Snider, Spearman, 1:00.94; 6. Brooke Stewart, Comanche, 1:01.23.

300 hurdles: 1. Carly Szabo, Merkel, 45.39; 2. Jenna Duncan, Comanche, 45.71; 3. Brooke Witt, Cisco, 46.78; 4. Sarah Holik, Wall, 46.96; 5. Mary Ethridge, Kermit, 47.79; 6. Cali Booth, Merkel, 48.43.

200: 1. Sydney Smith, Reagan County, 25.20; 2. Victoria Flemons, Childress, 25.37; 3. Rausalyn Miller, Crane, 25.40; 4. Melanie Barrera, Eastland, 26.05; 5. Breanne Lance, Abernathy, 26.11; 6. Mariah Williams, Amarillo Highland Park, 26.74.

1,600: 1. Colleen Adams, Wall, 5:35.26; 2. Kallie Humphrey, Sonora, 5:36.78; 3. Daness Vasquez, San Saba, 5:39.81; 4. Debi Wallis, Grape Creek, 5:42.23; 5. Sutten Garnett, Spearman, 5:43.08; 6. Katherine Esquivel, Ballinger, 5:47.14.

1,600 relay: 1. Eastland (Korey Volpitta, Tessa Willamson, Lindsey Snyder, Melanie Barrera), 4:01.77; 2. Crane (Amber Eaton, Jaci Corley, Beatris Salcedo, Summer Sutherland), 4:02.26; 3. Bangs (Keirstin Williams, Danielle Finley, Chelsy Lipsy, Hillary Evans), 4:03.12; 4. Wichita Falls City View (Alicia Beaty, Lexie Brown, Kaitlin Roberts, Lee Eickman), 4:08.36; 5. Clyde (Amy Withrow, Emily Yates, Rachel Hambrick, Jennifer Portlock), 4:09.73; 6. Wall (Sarah Holik, Courtney Hoelscher, Sally Higgins, Karli Kellermeier), 4:12.41.

BOYS-Only the top two finishers in each event advance

Team Scores

1. Lubbock Roosevelt, 56; 2. Cisco, 54; 3. Floydada, 38; 4. Crane, 33; 5. Idalou, 31; 6. Holliday, 30; 7. Merkel, 28; 8. Panhandle, 27; 9. Brady, 26; 10. Littlefield, 25; t 11. Bushland, 24; and Ballinger, 24; 13. Muleshoe, 20; t 14. Clyde, 18; and Denver City, 18; t 16. San Angelo Grape Creek, 16; and Bowie, 16; and Sonora, 16; t 19. Tulia, 14; and Kermit, 14; 21. Childress, 12; 22. Spearman, 10; t 23. Abernathy, 8; and Wall, 8; and Ozona, 8; and Amarillo Highland Park, 8; and Bangs, 8; t 28. Shallowater, 6; and Comanche, 6; and Alpine, 6; and Slaton, 6; t 32. Wichita Falls City View, 2; and Coahoma, 2; t 34. Coleman, 1; and Presidio, 1.

Individual Results

Field Events

Triple jump: 1. Dontae Flemons, Childress, 45-3; 2. Brandon Willman, Wall, 44-8; 3. Issac Brown, Bangs, 43-2.75; 4. Kegan Garnett, Spearman, 42-11; 5. Kolby Barnhill, Merkel, 42-9.25; 6. Jeromy Henderson, Panhandle, 42-2.5.

Pole vault: 1. Wes Wood, Muleshoe, 14-6; 2. Kris Strube, Ballinger, 14-6; 3. Nathan Castro, Brady, 14-0; 4. Jarret Lester, Abernathy, 14-0; 5. Bradley Toler, Cisco, 13-6; 6. Dakota Cator, Spearman, 13-0.

Running Events

400 relay: 1. Lubbock Roosevelt (Michael Williams, Michael Hightower, Ryan Davis, Kevin Fowler), 43.48; 2. Ballinger (Kris Strube, Taylor Hare, Matthew Rodriquez, Jaison Strambler), 43.61; 3. Brady (Mackenzie Hirt, Zechariah Conrad, Jose Ramirez, Prennis Williams), 43.61; 4. San Angelo Grape Creek (Timothy Holt, Jake Younts, Eli Untermeyer, Simon Henrickson), 43.78; 5. Sonora (Thomas Morriss, Jesus Guerrero, Ricardo Rodriguez, William Anderson), 43.86; 6. Bangs (Quenton Sprowls, Skyler Ogden, Devin Roland, James Churchill), 44.12.

800: 1. Colby Skidmore, Panhandle, 1:58.61; 2. Guillermo Villagomez, Lubbock Roosevelt, 2:00.58; 3. Felix Martinez, Comanche, 2:03.56; 4. Jesse Badillo, Ozona, 2:05.11; 5. Josh Phillips, Clyde, 2:07.92; 6. Cody Pena, Sonora, 2:08.16.

110 hurdles: 1. Kolby Barnhill, Merkel, 14.99; 2. Alberto Alarcon, Denver City, 15.08; 3. Darren McCaslin, Tulia, 15.33; 4. Cyler Matlock, Bowie, 15.46; 5. Ray Gutierrez, Coahoma, 15.51; 6. Kegan Garnett, Spearman, 15.72.

100: 1. Aarrhon Flores, Floydada, 10.65; 2. Simon Henrickson, San Angelo Grape Creek, 10.91; 3. Kalor Williams, Amarillo Highland Park, 11.13; 4. Joe Suarez, Floydada, 11.31; 5. JT Seymore, Holliday, 11.34; 6. Noe Anaya, Presidio, 11.35.

800 relay: 1. Crane (Jordan Mendoza, Justin Mendoza, Cody Black, Isidro Garcia), 1:28.72; 2. Clyde (Devon Boran, P.J. Martinez, Will Graham, Karrson Strohl), 1:29.89; 3. Lubbock Roosevelt (Jarrod Wamock, Kevin Fowler, Michael Hightower, Coby Torres), 1:30.34; 4. Cisco (Jesse Rodriguez, Stormy Smothers, George Galsadilas, Cory Pippen), 1:31.33; 5. Floydada (Joe Suarez, Damion Pleasant, Frederick Williams, Aarrhon Flores), 1:31.57; 6. Brady (Mackenzie Hirt, Zechariah Conrad, Lonnie Williams, Prennis Williams), 1:31.68.

400: 1. Fernando Barrio, Littlefield, 48.83; 2. Jesus Guerrero, Sonora, 49.89; 3. Stormy Smothers, Cisco, 50.0; 4. JT Seymore, Holliday, 50.21; 5. Joseph Williams, Amarillo Highland Park, 50.34; 6. Ryan Martinez, Idalou, 50.65.

300 hurdles: 1. Kolby Barnhill, Merkel, 38.67; 2. Jesse Rodriguez, Cisco, 39.56; 3. Alberto Alarcon, Denver City, 40.55; 4. Darren McCaslin, Tulia, 41.25; 5. Cyler Matlock, Bowie, 41.38; 6. Ricardo Rodriguez, Sonora, 41.53.

200: 1. Aarrhon Flores, Floydada, 21.32; 2. Isidro Garcia, Crane, 21.95; 3. Zechariah Conrad, Brady, 22.3; 4. JT Seymore, Holliday, 22.64; 5. Fernando Flores, Spearman, 22.93; 6. Michael Vaughn, Wichita Falls City View, 23.01.

1,600: 1. Hance Loyd, Holliday, 4:36.17; 2. Trey Bale, Kermit, 4:36.92; 3. Matthew Rodriguez, Slaton, 4:42.69; 4. Tony Morales, Alpine, 4:45.54; 5. Joseph Rivas, Littlefield, 4:46.95; 6. Joey Escalante, Crane, 4:51.02.

1,600 relay: 1. Cisco (Jesse Rodriguez, George Calsadilas, Cory Pippen, Stormy Smothers), 3:22.74; 2. Panhandle (Tyler Crump, Jonny Diaz, Michael Sternberg, Colby Skidmore), 3:23.29; 3. Littlefield (Blake Torres, Barrick Hodge, Tracy Huseman, Fernando Barrio), 3:25.03; 4. Lubbock Roosevelt (Caden Whitley, Michael Hightower, Jarrod Wamock, Coby Torres), 3:31.01; 5. Idalou (Garrett Thorton, Brent Turner, Jacob Johnson, Ryan Martinez), 3:32.12; 6. Sonora (William Dunn, Jesus Guerrero, Ricardo Rodriguez, Cody Pena), 3:32.63.