NDCL Shines at Adidas Indoor Track NATIONALS

“I am just so totally grateful to my coach, to my school, and to our community who rallied behind us. I am humbled to have represented Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at Nationals!” -Brian Bates ‘23

“Once in a lifetime.” -Anthony Ciecierski ‘24

“It’s an experience I’ll never forget with some of my favorite people.” -Tim Herczog ‘22

“Nationals is an experience I will be able to tell my kids about.” -Javon King ‘23 NDCLSHINES

at Adidas Indoor Track Virginia Beach, VA

NATIONAL CHAMPS! 1600 Meter Sprint Medley

At the Adidas Indoor Track Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA on March 18-20, 2022, seven Lions qualified to participate. Members of our community rallied to pay for flights, hotels, meals, and expenses to empower the students to compete in the Boys’ 4x200m, 4x400m, 800m, 3200m, and the Girls’ Weight Throw. The 1600m sprint relay team of Tim Herczog ’22, Danny Yanick ’23, Javon King ’23, and Brian Bates ’23 won the first national title for NDCL with a winning time of 3:39.54. We are proud of you!

SHINES

at Adidas Indoor Track NATIONALS

“I am grateful to have this experience and to be able to share it with my teammates. I look forward to my future with the NDCL track and field team!” -Megan Palinski ‘24

March 18-20, 2022

NATIONAL CHAMPS! 1600 Meter Sprint Medley

In his first year of coaching cross country at NDCL in 2020-21, Coach Ralph White also started an Indoor Track Program with 30 athletes. In his second year, he grew the program to 45 students in Indoor Track with many of them frequently achieving Personal Records (PRs). When asked about what is important in coaching, Coach White emphasizes “It is all about the kids. If you want to coach for success, don’t focus on the event. Coach the kid because everyone is unique with different gifts.” Coach White has had a variety of very successful coaching positions, including Head Women’s Cross Country and Track Coach at Clemson University. While with the Tigers,

“The surge of generosity that allowed us to go to nationals shows that hard work and a strong community can take you far.”

-Andrew Ryan ‘22

“Going to nationals created life long memories that I will never forget.” - Danny Yanick ‘23

his entire cross country team was awarded Academic All-American status. His career started in 1977 at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD) where his teams won three state titles. He then moved on to George Mason University to start their program before going to Southern Methodist University. He also served stints at Allegheny College (1986-1996), Williams College (2000-2007), Indiana University Pennsylvania and Ursuline College. While at Williams, he earned National Coach of the Year honors in 2007. At every stop, he has proven his ability to build or cultivate programs to create established winners. He has coached 15 Olympians, over 350 All-Americans and 30-plus national champions as well as hundreds of conference champions and record-setting student-athletes. Asked about his work at NDCL, Coach White emphasizes “It’s a great job where I can build on what has been established and hopefully take it up another notch. The potential is unlimited.”