2024 Summer Track Program Information
2024 Summer Track Program
BTC Parents-
We’re less than one month away from the start of practice. A reminder that you can sign up here.
Practice Information
Practices will be held every Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:15pm-6:15pm at the Michael Johnson Track at Nike WHQ Campus starting on Monday May 20th and concluding during the last week of July where athletes will either be competing at USATF Junior Olympic Championships in College Station, Texas or racing the Bowerman 5k on July 28th.
Please try to arrive at 5:00pm on the first day of practice so we can answer questions and get organized quickly. A few coaches will plan to be around before and after practice to answer questions.
Practice Requirements
Every athlete should show up to practice with running shoes and water bottle (with your full name on it!). We expect athletes to be respectful to all other athletes and coaches and be responsive to coaches instructions. We also ask that you are respectful of the time commitment and arrive at the start of practice and pick up on time. Arriving late to drop off or pick up creates much difficulty on our staff within a limited practice time.
Uniforms
We have new uniforms! This batch of uniforms will be used from 2024-2028…so everyone needs to get a new uniform. We will try to handle this the first few weeks at the track competitions so we don’t slow down practice times. For the first few races, please try to show up even earlier to make sure you get a new uniform.
USATF Membership & Age Verification
To compete at the USATF meets, you must be a USATF member and have age verification. To get a membership please click the link here. To see the date of birth verification information, please click the link here. You must upload these documents through USATF Connect.
The deadline to complete this process is June 10th! The youth membership is good for a calendar year and should run your athlete through the 2024 cross country season as well. Please get on top of this process asap if you are even considering competing.
2023 Track Meet Schedule & Information
5/20- Youth Track Practices Begin (Mon/Wed)
5/23- MS Meet of Champions (Corvallis HS, Corvallis, OR) INVITE ONLY
5/24-5/25- Prefontaine Classic (Eugene, OR) LIMITED ENTRIES
6/01-6/02 PTF Youth Meet (Liberty High School, Portland, OR)
6/8- Albina Roadracers Invitational (Union High School, Camas, WA)
6/12-6/15- Nike Outdoor Nationals (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR) INVITE ONLY
6/15- Rose City Mile (Portland, OR) LIMITED ENTRIES
6/22-6/23 USATF Association State Championship (Mt Hood Community College, Portland, OR)
7/05-7/08 USATF JO Regional Championship (Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR)
7/20- Stumptown Track “TBA” (Portland, OR)
07/22-7/28 USATF JO National Championships (Texas A&M, College Station, TX)
7/24- Last Day of Practice
7/28- Bowerman 5k
Some of these races will be by qualification or invitation only (MS Meet of Champions, Nike Outdoor, USATF Regional & National Championships).
BTC will cover race entry for races between 400m-3000m, 4x400m or 4x800m for the following:
-PDX Track Fest/Youth Meet (entry includes up to 3 events 8u,9-10 & 11-12 or 4 events 13-14)
-Albina Invitational (up to 1 individual and 1 relay entry)
-Rose City Mile
-USATF State Championship (up to 2 events)
If qualified and interested in competing at MS Meet of Champions, Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF Regional & National Championships, we will ask for additional payment to cover the race entry fees.
Prefontaine Classic Youth Competitions
There are two opportunities to race at Pre this year. Sign up is due on Friday, May 17th at 5:00pm which is before our practices start. Please click the link below for more information and to indicate interest in your athlete racing at this competition.