No Practice Monday June 19th + USATF State Meet Sign Up Reminder
Parents,
Due to the National holiday and Nike campus closure, we will not have practice on Monday, June 19th. Please see the optional workout below. I encourage you and the family to do this workout with your athlete!
Red Group
5min warm-up
Drills and Strides
Fartlek Workout
6x(3:00 on, 1:30 easy)
5min cool down
Black Group
5min warm-up
Drills and Strides
Fartlek Workout
6x(2:30 on, 1:30 easy)
3min cool down
Grey Group
5min warm-up
Drills and Strides
Fartlek Workout
6x(1:30 on, 1:00 easy)
3min cool down
White Group
3min warm-up
Drills and Strides
Fartlek Workout
6x(1:00 on, 1:00 easy)
2min cool down
State Meet Sign-Up Reminder
Our next race sign-up is for the USATF Junior Olympic State Association meet held over two days on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at Springfield High School. Registration deadline is TODAY Sunday, June 18th.
Advancement procedures to Regionals + Nationals
Everyone is eligible to compete at the State meet as long as they follow the USATF membership & age verification rules below. The top 16 athletes per event qualify for Regionals which will be held July 7th-9th at Mt. Hood Community College in Portland, OR. At Regionals, the top 5 athletes per event qualify for Nationals which will be held July 24th-30th at Hayward Field in Eugene. I highly encourage you try to make these meets. With Nationals being in Oregon, we get more athlete qualification numbers. It is an incredible opportunity to try and qualify for a National meet without having to travel very far.
PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR USATF MEMBERSHIP AND AGE VERIFICATION NEEDS FOR STATE.
USATF State Meet Schedule
The schedule of events as pertains to our team is as follows:
Saturday:
9:00am 1500m (all age groups)
2:30pm 4x800m Relay (11-12 and up)
3:15pm 400m (all age groups)
Sunday
8:30am 3000m (11-12 and up)
1:15pm 800m (all age groups)
3:15pm 4x400m Relay (all age groups)
You can find the full schedule here. All additionally information for the meet can be found here.
For the USATF State meet, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 athletes can register for three events. 13-14 athletes can register for four events. This includes relays. We will only cover the costs of races 400m and up. Only one out of the three or four events can be an event that isn’t 400m and up. The cost for the event an athlete wishes to register in that is not 400m and up will be covered by the athlete. Each event is $8. Additionally, if you register for the competition and then do not show up (unless due to illness or injury), we will ask for you to cover the cost of the entry.
Please follow the link below to indicate interest in your athlete racing at this competition. Please indicate your athlete’s interest in the sign-up. Requested events (especially relays) are subject to coaches discretion and availability.