Emily Pritt 11/23/19 Emily Pritt 11/23/19

2019 JO Regional Results and Important Nationals Information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW! PLEASE READ ALL!

Practice this week
We will have practice as usual on Tuesday but there will be no practice on Thursday during the Thanksgiving holiday. We will send out a suggested workout or Turkey Trot at a later date.

Nationals Declaration

Great job to all who competed today! We had a ton of personal bests and saw some really great individual and team races happen. We are really proud of the way all of our athletes raced together as a team, winning four of the eight team regional championship races, and are excited to be sending eight teams to Nationals. Everyone has a lot to be proud of.

In preparing for sending our team to Nationals, we need everyone that ran this weekend to declare if they plan to attend Nationals or not. For the declaration process, please follow the steps below even if you don't plan to run Nationals. This is very important and needs to be taken care of ASAP.

Full Regional Meet Results - CLICK HERE

Nationals Qualifiers

Overview of qualifiers by age group:
8&U Girls - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
8&U Boys - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
9-10 Girls - 1 Teams Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
9-10 Boys - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
11-12 Girls - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
11-12 Boys - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
13-14 Girls - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
13-14 Boys - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)

The spots to fill nationals teams will be offered in descending order based on regionals finish. If anyone who has qualified as part of a team for nationals turns down their spot, the spot will be offered to the next person on our list. To declare yourself for nationals please follow the steps below.

Nationals Declarations

NOTE ABOUT QUALIFICATION:

Note, only those who ran the state meet this weekend are eligible to run at Nationals. In order to qualify for Nationals you need to be in the top 30 individually or one of the top 5 teams. Each team that we qualified can have up to 8 people on it. I does not matter which BTC team you were registered under for the regional meet. If we qualified a team and you were in the top 8 BTC finishers, you have first rights to the team spot.

Step 1: Check Qualifiers List - BOYS LIST / GIRLS LIST

On the Qualifiers List, all names highlighted in GREEN are currently qualified for Nationals as part of a team. All names not highlighted are not currently qualified, but will be offered a spot on the team in the order they appear if anyone qualified declines their spot at nationals. Names listed with NO under Declaration are either ineligible or have turned down their spot.

STEP 2: Declare Yes or No for Nationals - CLICK HERE

Enter your name and yes or no declaring your plans to attend Nationals. As everyone declares, we will update the qualifiers list (may have a couple hours delay in updating once you declare). If you are someone on the waitlist, you can get an idea of your chances of getting bumped up as people in front of you declare. If you have multiple children, fill out the declaration for each of them.

STEP 3: Nationals Payment-

Entry for Nationals is $21. Payment for Nationals will be sent out after initial declarations.

USATF National Meet (Saturday, December 14th)

Where: Yahara Hills Golf Course

Schedule: Races every 30 minutes starting with Girls 8&U @ 9:00 AM

Travel: Each family is in charge of their own travel to and from Nationals. Most of the coaches and team will travel down on Thursday and return Sunday, but feel free to make alternative plans as long as you will be there for the race on Saturday!

Flights: Flights to Madison are fairly expensive (550+ roundtrip). Flights to Milwaukee are significantly cheaper ($300-350) and is about an hour and 20 minutes outside of Madison. That is the most recommend method of travel.Nationals travel can be a good opportunity to use airline companion tickets if you have any of those as well.

**Flight Discounts** - Once you have a USATF number, you can get 10% off Delta and United flights. Discount Page

If costs are an issue, please email youth@bowermantc.com to inquire about Youth Nationals Scholarships. We do not want cost to be an issue for an athlete wanting to attend Nationals.

Nationals Hotel Block

TEAM HOTEL DETAILS

Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West
483 Commerce Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53719

Cost: $99 + tax per night

2019 BTC Year End Banquet

Our annual BTC banquet is scheduled for Friday, December 20th @ 6:30 pm. The banquet will be held in the Tiger Woods Building on the Nike Campus. Dinner and drinks will be provided and there will be a cash bar. All our youth athletes and families are welcome to attend. We will recognize the 2019 highlights of the youth program as well as the other parts of our club, including the Masters, Elites and Pros.

Emily Pritt 11/18/19 Emily Pritt 11/18/19

2019 Junior Olympic Regional Meet Sign-Up

BTC Youth Parents,

The 2019 USATF Junior Olympic Regional Meet is this Saturday, Nov. 23rd.

Please remember that all athletes are welcome to come to practices all the way until the final practice on Tuesday, Dec. 10th. You do not need to qualify for Regionals or Nationals to come to practice.

For those racing Regionals, please see the information regarding sign-up and payment below.

USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC REGIONAL MEET REGISTRATION

Paying for your athlete(s) entry fee will replace our typical registration form. Within the payment checkout you will fill out a form indicating the information we usually ask for in registration. You must pay the entry fee before your athlete is registered. There is an $16 entry fee for the Regional meet.

A reminder that chip timing will be used at the Regional meet. All athletes need to return their chip to the Bowerman Track Club Tent and a BTC Coach prior to leaving. All chips not returned are subject to paying the $10 penalty.

Regional Registration Here

USATF Junior Olympic Regional Meet Schedule (Saturday, Nov. 23rd)

Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
When:
2,000m 8&U Girls- 9:00am
2,000m 8&U Boys- 9:30am
3,000m 9-10 Girls- 10:00am
3,000m 9-10 Boys- 10:30am
3,000m 11-12 Girls- 11:00am
3,000m 11-12 Boys- 11:30am
4,000m 13-14 Girls- 12:00pm
4,000m 13-14 Boys- 12:30pm

NOTE ABOUT QUALIFICATION:

Note, only those who ran the state meet this weekend are eligible to run at regionals. In order to qualify for regionals you need to be in the top 35 individually or one of the top 5 teams. Each team that we qualified can have up to 8 people on it. In some age groups we qualified 1-3 teams which means our top 8, 16 or 24 BTC finishers are qualified as part of those teams. I does not matter which BTC team you were registered under for the state meet. If we qualified a team and you were in the top 8 BTC finishers, you have first rights to the team spot.

Step 1: Check Qualifiers List - BOYS LIST / GIRLS LIST

On the Qualifiers List, all names highlighted in GREEN are currently qualified for regionals individually or part of a team. All names not highlighted are not currently qualified, but will be offered a spot on the team in the order they appear if anyone qualified declines their spot at regionals.

STEP 2: Declare Yes or No for Regionals - CLICK HERE

Enter your name and yes or no declaring your plans to attend regionals. As everyone declares, we will update the qualifiers list (may have a couple hours delay in updating once you declare). If you are someone on the waitlist, you can get an idea of your chances of getting bumped up as people in front of you declare. If you have multiple children, fill out the declaration for each of them.

STEP 3: Regional Registration Payment (above)

Nationals Hotel Block

For nationals we have reserved a block of 30 rooms so we can have most everyone in the same spot. The hotel is the Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West. A note that there isn’t a deposit due when booking and you can cancel anytime up to 2 days before arrival without any penalty. Our block of rooms is reserved for Thursday (12/12), Friday (12/13) and Saturday (12/14).

If you are interested in the hotel block, please call the hotel directly to make reservations at 608-271-0200 and mention the Bowerman Track Club Block. If you have any difficulties booking rooms, please let us know.

Its possible that we may be able to accommodate extended family in our block of rooms, but for now, please just reserve 2 rooms maximum to cover parents and athletes. If we have extra rooms available for grandparents and friends coming to spectate, we will let you know after regionals.

TEAM HOTEL DETAILS

Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West
483 Commerce Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53719

Cost: $99 + tax per night

Please book here.

If you experience technical issues, please call the hotel directly to make reservations at 608-271-0200 and mention the Bowerman Track Club.

Emily Pritt 11/17/19 Emily Pritt 11/17/19

Fixed Links for IMPORTANT Regionals Information

Regionals Declaration

Parents,

I apologize as two of the links were not sending you to the right place. They have been fixed. Please see below for Regionals qualification.

In preparing for sending our teams to regionals, we need everyone that ran this weekend to declare if they plan to attend regionals or not. For the declaration process, please follow the steps below even if you don't plan to run regionals. Regionals is only a week away and we need to have our entries finalized by Wednesday morning, so please declare ASAP!

NOTE ABOUT QUALIFICATION:

Step 1: Check Qualifiers List - BOYS LIST / GIRLS LIST

STEP 2: Declare Yes or No for Regionals - CLICK HERE

STEP 3: Payment for Regionals -

Payment for Regionals will be set up tomorrow for those planning to race. Regionals payment will be the same as the State meet. You must pay the entry fee before your athlete is registered. There is an $16 entry fee for the Regional meet.

Full State Meet Results - CLICK HERE

Regionals Info - Official Website

The regional meet will be held in Eugene, Oregon at Lane Community College. Drive time is about 2 hours from Portland depending on the part of the city you live in. Travel to the meet is up to each family individually. Race times will be exactly the same as the state meet, so whatever time you raced this weekend will be you race time next weekend. Keep this in mind when deciding on travel plans - if you are interested in driving up the day of the race, it it more feasible to do so for some of the older kids that race later in the day. Some people inquired about carpooling or sharing rides to the meet. Parents, please talk amongst each other to coordinate.

Nationals Hotel Block

For nationals we have reserved a block of 30 rooms so we can have most everyone in the same spot. The hotel is the Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West. The hotel is holding the block for us to book but we must book by Monday, November 18th. A note that there isn’t a deposit due when booking and you can cancel anytime up to 2 days before arrival without any penalty. Our block of rooms is reserved for Thursday (12/12), Friday (12/13) and Saturday (12/14).

If you find that the block is full on the link below, please call and inquire to a room within the “Bowerman Track Club Block”. If they say they are full, ask to be placed on the “Bowerman Track Club Wait List”.

Its possible that we may be able to accommodate extended family in our block of rooms, but for now, please just reserve 2 rooms maximum to cover parents and athletes. If we have extra rooms available for grandparents and friends coming to spectate, we will let you know after regionals.

TEAM HOTEL DETAILS

Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West
483 Commerce Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53719

Cost: $99 + tax per night

Please book here.

If you experience technical issues, please call the hotel directly to make reservations at 608-271-0200 and mention the Bowerman Track Club.

Emily Pritt 11/16/19 Emily Pritt 11/16/19

2019 Junior Olympic State Results and IMPORTANT Regionals Information

Regionals Declaration

Great job to all who competed today! We had a really great day as a club and everyone has a lot to be proud of. We’ll be sending 14 teams to Regionals as well as a few individuals! Congratulations to everyone who competed.

NOTE ABOUT QUALIFICATION:

Step 1: Check Qualifiers List - BOYS LIST / GIRLS LIST

STEP 2: Declare Yes or No for Regionals - CLICK HERE

Full State Meet Results - CLICK HERE

Regionals Info - Official Website

Nationals Hotel Block

TEAM HOTEL DETAILS

Hampton Inn & Suites Madison West
483 Commerce Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53719

Cost: $99 + tax per night

Please book here.

Emily Pritt 11/13/19 Emily Pritt 11/13/19

Final BTC Athlete Entries- USATF Junior Olympic State Meet

BTC Youth Parents,

You will find the final list of registered athletes here for the State Meet. The 2019 USATF Junior Olympic State Meet is this Saturday, Nov. 16th.

If you do not see your athlete’s name on the list, please email us immediately. The absolute latest deadline for sign-up is tomorrow at 8:00am. Any athletes attempting to register following that deadline will be subject to approval from the USATF Association running the race.

USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC STATE MEET REGISTRATION

Paying for your athlete(s) entry fee will replace our typical registration form. Within the payment checkout you will fill out a form indicating the information we usually ask for in registration. You must pay the entry fee before your athlete is registered. There is an $11 entry fee for the State meet.

A reminder that chip timing will be used at the State meet. All athletes need to return their chip to the Bowerman Track Club Tent and a BTC Coach prior to leaving. All chips not returned are subject to paying the $10 penalty.

State Registration Here

USATF Junior Olympic State Meet Schedule (Saturday, Nov. 16th)

Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, Monmouth, OR
When:
2,000m 8&U Girls- 9:00am
2,000m 8&U Boys- 9:30am
3,000m 9-10 Girls- 10:00am
3,000m 9-10 Boys- 10:30am
3,000m 11-12 Girls- 11:00am
3,000m 11-12 Boys- 11:30am
4,000m 13-14 Girls- 12:00pm
4,000m 13-14 Boys- 12:30pm

Uniforms

All youth athletes will be required to race in the Bowerman Track Club jersey so, if you do not have a jersey, please email youth@bowermantc.com.

Full USATF Season Details

For information/details about USATF State, Regionals and Nationals, see our PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Emily Pritt 11/10/19 Emily Pritt 11/10/19

REMINDER USATF Junior Olympic State Meet Sign-Up

BTC Youth Parents,

This is a reminder to sign-up for the State Meet. The 2019 USATF Junior Olympic State Meet is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 16th.

The current list of registered athletes can be found here ( view all pages). Entry is due by Wednesday, November 13th at 9:00pm.

Please read the entire message below for information on signing-up your athlete(s) for the race!

USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC STATE MEET REGISTRATION

Paying for your athlete(s) entry fee will replace our typical registration form. Within the payment checkout you will fill out a form indicating the information we usually ask for in registration. You must pay the entry fee before your athlete is registered. There is an $11 entry fee for the State meet.

A reminder that chip timing will be used at the State meet. All athletes need to return their chip to the Bowerman Track Club Tent and a BTC Coach prior to leaving. All chips not returned are subject to paying the $10 penalty.

State Registration Here

USATF Junior Olympic State Meet Schedule (Saturday, Nov. 16th)

Uniforms

All youth athletes will be required to race in the Bowerman Track Club jersey so, if you do not have a jersey, please email youth@bowermantc.com.

Full USATF Season Details

For information/details about USATF State, Regionals and Nationals, see our PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Emily Pritt 11/7/19 Emily Pritt 11/7/19

USATF Junior Olympic State Meet Sign-Up

BTC Youth Parents,

The 2019 USATF Junior Olympic State Meet is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 16th. We cannot wait to watch all the athletes compete with their teammates and show off all the hard work they’ve been putting in this season. Please read the entire message below for information on signing-up your athlete(s) for the race!

USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC STATE MEET REGISTRATION

Paying for your athlete(s) entry fee will replace our typical registration form. Within the payment checkout you will fill out a form indicating the information we usually ask for in registration. You must pay the entry fee before your athlete is registered. There is an $11 entry fee for the State meet.

A reminder that chip timing will be used at the State meet. All athletes need to return their chip to the Bowerman Track Club Tent and a BTC Coach prior to leaving. All chips not returned are subject to paying the $10 penalty.

State Registration Here

USATF MEMBERSHIP REMINDER

**For the USATF season we CANNOT enter any child that has not already joined USATF AND provided proof of age.**

Parents, you are responsible to get your child registered with USATF and assigned to the Bowerman Track Club. Don’t wait too long to do this! (Steps below)

We are aware you can get the next two years of memberships for the price of one at this point in the season. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE The age verification takes a day or two so it will be a quick turn-around to get everything taken care of in time. If you aren’t sure if you have a current USATF membership use this link to check https://www.usatf.org/membership/help/number.asp .

3 STEP SIGN-UP PROCESS

STEP 1. Purchase a current USATF membership

Here is the link for the sign up:
http://www.usatf.org/Products---Services/Individual-Memberships.aspx

Our Club Number is 0820

(If you aren’t sure if you have a current USATF membership use this link to check https://www.usatf.org/membership/help/number.asp )

STEP 2. Proof of Date of Birth (birth certificate, passport)

Send a copy of birth certificate or passport to usatfmembershiporegon@gmail.com

(you only need to do this if you haven’t done so in a prior year)

USATF Junior Olympic State Meet Schedule (Saturday, Nov. 16th)

Uniforms

All youth athletes will be required to race in the Bowerman Track Club jersey so, if you do not have a jersey, please email youth@bowermantc.com.

Full USATF Season Details

For information/details about USATF State, Regionals and Nationals, see our PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Emily Pritt 11/5/19 Emily Pritt 11/5/19

IMPORTANT Practice Time Change Reminder

BTC. Parents,

Quick reminder that practice times have changed with Daylight Savings starting today.

Our practice times at all locations will be moving ahead by 30 minutes starting TODAY, Tuesday, November 5th.

Nike, Lake Oswego and NE Portland will practice 5:00 - 6:15 pm and Sherwood will practice 5:15 - 6:30.

Emily Pritt 11/5/19 Emily Pritt 11/5/19

2019 USATF Championship Season Information

PDXC Results
We had a great showing this weekend at the PDXC Middle School Championships! We were very excited to see everyone out and competing, getting a taste of what Championship style racing will look like as we head in to our JO season. Results can be viewed here.

USATF Championship Season

PLEASE READ FULL MESSAGE

We now begin the USATF Junior Olympic part of our season. In contrast to our meets so far this season where all ages raced together, the USATF races are separated by age and gender. See below of all USATF details.

USATF Age Groups

Boys 8 and under (2011 or later birth year)
Girls 8 and under (2011 or later birth year)
Boys 9-10 (2009, 2010 birth year)
Girls 9-10 (2009, 2010 birth year)
Boys 11-12 (2007, 2008 birth year)
Girls 11-12 (2007, 2008 birth year)
Boys 13-14 (2005, 2006 birth year)
Girls 13-14 (2005, 2006 birth year)

USATF Season Details

State - Western Oregon University, Monmouth OR on Saturday, November 16th

This is the same location as the PDXC race this past weekend!

All BTC Athletes are eligible to compete at the state meet. Cost is $11 per athlete to enter and will be collected with sign-up.

Regionals – Lane Community College, Eugene OR on Saturday, November 23rd

Running at regionals requires competing and qualifying at the State Meet on Saturday November 16th. Most BTC runners will qualify for regionals individually or as a part of the team (see qualification criteria below). Cost is $15 per athlete to enter and will be collected with sign-up.

We will send out a link for entries to Regionals after the State meet.

Nationals - Madison, WI on Saturday, December 14th

Running at Nationals requires competing and qualifying at the Regional Meet on Saturday, November 23rd (see qualification criteria below). Please note we will likely qualify one team of 8 runners in ALL age groups. Last year, we had 63 kids qualify and run at Nationals in Reno, Nevada We will send out flight and hotel information for Nationals soon. If you are even thinking about the possibility of going to Nationals we strongly recommend that you look into a hotel room in the next week or two before they all fill up.

Signing Up for USATF State Meet (Saturday, November 16th)

Just as we have done all season, we will send out an internal sign-up and enter kids in the meets, BUT for the USATF season we CANNOT enter any child that has not already joined USATF AND provided proof of age.

Parents, you are responsible to get your child registered with USATF and assigned to the Bowerman Track Club. Don’t wait too long to do this! (Steps below)

3 STEP SIGN-UP PROCESS

STEP 1. Purchase a current USATF membership

Here is the link for the sign up:
http://www.usatf.org/Products---Services/Individual-Memberships.aspx

Our Club Number is 0820

(If you aren’t sure if you have a current USATF membership use this link to check https://www.usatf.org/membership/help/number.asp )

STEP 2. Proof of Date of Birth (birth certificate, passport)

Send a copy of birth certificate or passport to usatfmembershiporegon@gmail.com

(you only need to do this if you haven’t done so in a prior year)

STEP 3.

We will send out a State meet sign up as we’ve done all year. We will enter the athlete in the race.

There is a $11 per registration fee to be paid when signing up for the race. Please complete steps 1&2 before step 3.

Location: Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, Monmouth, OR

The deadline to complete STEP ONE and TWO is End of day Nov 8th.

State, Regionals, Nationals Qualification Process

State meet is November 16th in Monmouth, OR – this is the qualifier for regionals – The kids will run separate races in two year age groups (shown above). Most of our kids will qualify (top 35 individuals and top 5 teams in each age group)

At the state meet we will spread the best kids between 2 or 3 teams to maximize the number of teams we qualify for regionals.

The regional meet is November 23rd in Eugene, OR – this is the qualifier for the Nationals meet on Dec 14th in Madison, WI. Probably about 50% of our kids will qualify from regionals to nationals. The top 30 individuals and top 5 teams advance in each age group. We will likely qualify a team in every age group.

At the regional meet we will field our strongest teams with selection based on finish position at the state meet.

At the national meet we will field our strongest teams with selection based on finish position at the regional meet.

More information will follow in the coming weeks but this is an informative document to look over the next few weeks.

National Hotel Block:

JO National Championships are on December 14th in Madison, WI. We have reserved a hotel block in the area and will have more details coming soon. You are welcome to book your own accommodations if you please. It is not a requirement to book travel with the team. However, we find it great for the team to all be located in the same spot. Again, expect an announcement soon.

Emily Pritt 11/2/19 Emily Pritt 11/2/19

FINAL PDXC Championship BTC Athlete Entries and Club Updates

BTC Parents,

Please check that you have registered your athlete on our list here. If you do not see their name, please let me know immediately. If you missed the race deadline and you do not see your athlete’s name, please let me know.

Additionally, all athletes must have the waiver here filled out by race day. You can check to see if a waiver has been accepted for your athlete at the meet website here on the left hand toolbar.

**VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW**
Due to the large participation size of PDXC the race organizers have added an additional boys and girls “little champs” race. The races have largely been separated based off age. If you do not agree with or cannot make the race your athlete is in, please speak with me tomorrow at the race and we can make changes.

Ideally the breakdown for the three divisions would be as follows:
Superchamps: Boys (sub 12:30), Girls (sub 13:30)
Champs: Boys (12:30-15:00), Girls (13:30-16:00)
Little Champs: Boys (15:00+), Girls (16:00+)

We want to make sure everyone has a good racing experience so please try to understand and follow the above goal times run when it comes to seeding in each race. If your athlete has a time that does not fit with the division they are in, again, speak with me tomorrow at the tent and we will get it sorted there.

Top 50 Superchamps, 25 Champs and 25 Little Champs all get medals.

Logistics:
Where: Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, Monmouth, Oregon
When:
1:00pm GIRLS SUPERCHAMPS
1:25pm BOYS SUPERCHAMPS
1:50pm GIRLS CHAMPS
2:20pm BOYS CHAMPS
2:50pm GIRLS LITTLE CHAMPS
3:20pm BOYS LITTE CHAMPS

Daylight Savings Time:

Daylight Savings is tomorrow, Sunday, November 3rd, which means that our practice times at all locations will be moving ahead by 30 minutes starting on Tuesday, November 5th. After that, Nike, Lake Oswego and NE Portland will practice 5:00 - 6:15 pm and Sherwood will practice 5:15 - 6:30.

Club Jacket:

As most of you know, 2019 Club Jackets are for sale and can be picked up at practice. In addition, you can purchase jackets from last year online as well as uniforms if you haven’t already ordered one for the upcoming JO season. All youth items for purchase can be found here.