South Newton Athletic Performance

25/06/2025

📣 Fall Athletes – Schedule Your Physical ASAP!

If you’re planning to participate in a fall sport, make sure you get your physical scheduled and completed as soon as possible.

🛑 No physical = No practice

The IHSAA requires a minimum number of practices before you’re eligible to compete in games, matches, or meets. Don’t let paperwork keep you off the field or court!

Let’s be ready to go on Day 1!

**REMINDER**

24/06/2025

📣 Miss Piggy’s Signup – July 9th! 🐷

Here is the current signup sheet for Miss Piggy’s on Tuesday, July 9th — one of our athletic department fundraisers!

We’d love to see athletes and coaches from all sports programs come out and represent South Newton, including:

🏀 Boys Basketball
🏀 Girls Basketball
⚾ Baseball
📣 Cheer
🏃‍♀️🏃 Cross Country
🏈 Football
🏌️‍♂️ Boys Golf
🏌️‍♀️ Girls Golf
🥎 Softball
🏊 Swim
👟 Track & Field
🏐 Volleyball
🤼 Boys Wrestling
🤼‍♀️ Girls Wrestling

This event is always a great opportunity for our athletes to connect with the community, show support, and have some fun while doing it.

✅ How to Sign Up:
• In the weight room
• Or by contacting any coach

Let’s make this another memorable day for SN Athletics and continue building the strong, supportive culture we’re known for! 💪🔴⚪

23/06/2025

🔥 Summer 2025 Max Week 🔥
📅 June 23 – June 26

It’s time to show the results of all the hard work, early mornings, and extra reps. Max Week is here. This is where effort meets outcome. Let’s compete with ourselves, encourage each other, and raise the standard.

Monday:
🏋️ Vertical Jump
⏱️ 1-Minute Sit-Ups
💪 Bench Press

Tuesday:
⚡ 5-10-5 Shuttle
⏱️ 1-Minute Pull-Ups
🏋️‍♂️ Deadlift

Wednesday:
💥 Standing Broad Jump
⏱️ 1-Minute Push-Ups
🔥 Power Clean

Thursday:
🏃 20m Dash
🤸 Sit & Reach Test
🦵 Parallel Squat

Next week is IHSAA Moratorium Week — no workouts, no practices — just well-earned rest. Recovery is part of the process. For those who’ve been showing up and putting in the work, this break is your reward. Rest with purpose, because we build back stronger.

Let’s finish the first half of summer with energy, effort, and pride.

19/06/2025

💥 Summer Strength, Speed & Explosion Training Update 💥

We just wrapped up Week 3 of summer training, and we’re seeing some serious progress from our athletes who continue to show up and put in the work. Strength, speed, and confidence are building💪🔥

This summer has been one of the best in terms of athlete representation across multiple sports programs at South Newton — and we’ve even had several coaches in the weight room working alongside and supporting our athletes. That kind of camaraderie and commitment builds the athletic culture we want here — where athletes and coaches push, encourage, and show up for each other.

👏 Shoutout to a few student-athletes going above and beyond:

🏅 Perfect Attendance All Summer (3 Weeks Straight):

Isaiah H.

Kassidy S.

Lyle H.

✅ This Week’s Perfect Attendance:

Liv K.

Claire C.

Shelby S.

📈 Averaging 3+ Workouts Per Week (Weeks 1–3):

Brynn I.

Gaveena H.

Perla S.

Jaydyn S.

⚡ Hit 3 Workouts This Week (Not Yet Averaging 3/Week):

Cody A.

Briley I.

Allison W.

Clint C.

Briar D.

Addyson F.

We’re proud of those showing up consistently and improving week to week. Your hard work is building a strong foundation that will carry over into the season and beyond.

That said — we still have MANY student-athletes who haven’t made it to a single workout this summer. Let’s change that. We have one of the best weight rooms for a school our size, and it’s here for YOU.

🏋️‍♀️ If you’re in the building for open gym, stay after and get a lift in.
🏈 If you’re here for OTA, stay after and get a lift in.
🏃‍♀️🏊 If you’re on campus for open swim or open run, stay after and get a lift in.

Lifting weights is one of the most beneficial things you can do to improve athletic performance — no matter your sport. It boosts strength, power, speed, confidence, and helps prevent injuries.

There’s still time to make this summer count — but you have to make the choice to show up. Champions aren’t born — they’re built in the weight room.

17/06/2025

Choose Your Hard 💪

Showing up for workouts all summer isn’t easy. The lifts are tough. The reps are heavy. The early mornings test your mindset.

But here’s the truth: you get to choose your hard.

Skipping workouts? That’s hard too — when the season comes and you’re not ready.
Falling behind your competition? That’s hard.
Watching someone else take your spot? That’s hard.

So choose the hard that makes you better.
Choose the hard that builds strength, confidence, and resilience.
Choose the hard that your future self will thank you for.

We’re proud of those putting in the work this summer — it’s not supposed to be easy. Growth never is.

06/06/2025

🔥 Week 1 of Summer Workouts is in the Books! 🔥

We kicked off the summer strong with 48 athletes showing up, working hard, and setting the tone for what's possible. At South Newton, we believe that showing up consistently doesn’t just build better athletes—it builds a stronger school and community.

By the Numbers:
👟 37 Female Athletes | 11 Male Athletes
✅ 12 Seniors
✅ 11 Juniors
✅ 8 Sophomores
✅ 13 Freshmen
✅ 4 Middle School/Elementary Athletes

We currently have 131+ returning athletes from last year’s rosters. That means we’re seeing about 37% participation so far.

“When success is the priority, the time to train is never hard to find.”

💯 Perfect Attendance:
Isaiah Hawkins, Gaveena Hernandez, Kassidy Szkopiec, Lyle Harrington, Jaydyn Snodgrass, & Shelby Szkopiec

🙌 Three-Day Club:
Avalin Bohlinger, Livia Kollman, Briley Iseminger, Perla Sanchez, Liam Kollman, Kimber Cruz, Tinley Hoaks, Lexy Howell, Harper Napier, Laura Snodgrass, & Brynn Iseminger

"Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally—it comes from what you do consistently."

We get it—summer is busy. But we also know the difference these workouts can make.

🏋️‍♀️ For beginners: This is where strength, confidence, and athletic ability start to grow.
💪 For experienced athletes: This is where you get stronger and grow as a leader by setting the example.

It doesn’t matter where you’re starting from.
Just show up. Put in the work. Be consistent.

Let’s keep growing—stronger athletes, stronger teams, and a stronger South Newton. 💥
Week 2, let’s go!

04/06/2025

Repped this 💎 in the weight room today 💪🏻Sam’s dedication to off season training is what gave her the push & mental toughness to play D1 Volleyball…and she’s still shining at Valpo💫

Incredibly proud of the off season training from our athletes this first week! Our female athletes have been dominating in the weight room…and it’s so very awesome! Tomorrow is our last day of weights & it’s Total Team Thursday which I’m uber excited about 🤩🤟🏼‼️

See YOU there 🫵🏻 ✌🏼

02/06/2025

Summer Workouts Start TODAY.
This is more than just lifting weights, running sprints, or stretching muscles.

This is about building a culture—
A culture of accountability, toughness, and growth.
As athletes. As a team. As an athletic department.

Over the next two months, we’ve got 24 scheduled workout days—some with multiple opportunities to get better. Every one of them is a chance to invest in yourself, your teammates, and the future of our program.

These sessions aren’t labeled “mandatory.”
But they reveal who’s committed.
They show who’s willing to lead, to grind, and to grow when no one’s watching.

This is where we lay the foundation for everything we want to become—
As individuals, as individual programs, and as SOUTH NEWTON!

Let’s build it right.
Let’s build it together.
Let’s get to work.

📍 Enter through Door #19 for all sessions.
🚪 If Door #19 is locked, knock on the weight room door and someone will let you in.

30/05/2025

Summer Workouts Begin Monday, June 2nd

Coaches from multiple programs have collaborated to create a structured and balanced summer schedule for our student-athletes. This schedule is designed to help athletes develop not only sport-specific skills, but also improve overall strength, speed, agility, and athleticism.

Below is the combined calendar with all workout sessions (we believe everything is included!).

29/05/2025

💪 Max Out Week Highlights! 💪

Our Elective PE and Freshmen students just wrapped up strength testing in Power Clean, Bench Press, Parallel Squat, and Deadlift—and the results speak for themselves!

We tracked each student’s Strength Index (total weight lifted ÷ bodyweight) and how many Personal Records (PRs) they hit. At South Newton, our strength standards are:

➡️ 6.0x Bodyweight for Boys
➡️ 4.1x Bodyweight for Girls

Every student is chasing those marks—and several are already there or closing in fast.

🏋️‍♂️ Elective PE Boys
Gage Wirtz – SI: 7.49 ✅ | PRs: 2

Isaiah Hawkins – SI: 6.73 ✅ | PRs: 2

Dominic Scott – SI: 5.50 | PRs: 4

David Whiting – SI: 5.22 | PRs: 4

Noah Peterson – SI: 4.55 | PRs: 4

🏋️‍♀️ Elective PE Girls
Kassidy Szkopiec – SI: 3.94 | PRs: 1

Amelia Elson – SI: 3.79 | PRs: 2

Alvianna Barricks – SI: 2.41 | PRs: 1

🔥 Freshmen Boys
Ilvis Vasquez Ramos – SI: 4.95 | PRs: 3

Cole Bearden – SI: 4.20 | PRs: 2

Koleton Frederick – SI: 3.49 | PRs: 3

David Selvage – SI: 3.37 | PRs: 1

Tyler Drey – SI: 3.16 | PRs: 3

🔥 Freshmen Girls
Kimber Cruz – SI: 5.00 ✅ | PRs: 4

Hannah Schoenbeck – SI: 3.36 | PRs: 3

Elizabeth Tebo – SI: 2.95 | PRs: 4

The time and effort these students are putting in is paying off, and this is just the beginning.

Summer Weights starts Monday 💥
Whether your goal is classroom achievement, athletic performance, or personal growth, there’s a price to pay for success—and the weight room is where you make the down payment.