Portland Track Youth Meet Sign Up
Parents,
PTF Youth Meet is coming up quickly after the start of the season. There is an early deadline entry on May 20th. Please try to complete the sign up by May 20th. Please follow the link below to indicate interest in your athlete racing at this competition. BTC will cover race entry for races between 400m-3000m, 4x400m or 4x800m for up to 3 events 8u,9-10 & 11-12 or 4 events 13-14. Please indicate your athlete’s interest in the sign-up. Requested events (especially relays) are subject to coaches discretion and availability.
If you have yet to sign up for the season, you can do that 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 Wednesday May 31st and concluding during the last week of July where USATF Junior Olympic Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
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
If you’ve received a uniform in the mail and the sizing isn’t quite right, we will do size exchanges the first few practices. Please try to handle this issue the first practice.
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 2023 cross country season as well. Please get on top of this process asap if you are even considering competing.
2023 Track Meet Schedule & Information
6/03-6/04 PDX Track Festival Middle School Boys Mile/Girls 1500m (Portland, OR)
6/03-6/04 PTF Youth Meet (Liberty High School, Portland, OR)
6/10- Albina Roadracers Invitational (Union High School, Camas, WA)
6/15-6/17- Nike Outdoor Nationals (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
6/24-6/25 USATF Association State Championship (Springfield High School, Springfield, OR)
7/06-7/09 USATF JO Regional Championship (Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR)
07/24-7/30 USATF JO National Championships (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
Some of these races will be by qualification or invitation only (PDX Track Fest MS Mile, 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)
-USATF State Championship (up to 2 events)
If qualified and interested in competing at Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF Regional & National Championships, we will ask for additional payment to cover the race entry fees.
2023 Summer Track Program Information
2023 Summer Track Program
BTC Parents-
We’re less than one month away from the start of practice. Last 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 Wednesday May 31st and concluding during the last week of July where USATF Junior Olympic Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
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
If you’ve received a uniform in the mail and the sizing isn’t quite right, we will do size exchanges the first few practices. Please try to handle this issue the first practice.
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 2023 cross country season as well. Please get on top of this process asap if you are even considering competing.
2023 Track Meet Schedule & Information
6/03-6/04 PDX Track Festival Middle School Boys Mile/Girls 1500m (Portland, OR)
6/03-6/04 PTF Youth Meet (Liberty High School, Portland, OR)
6/10- Albina Roadracers Invitational (Union High School, Camas, WA)
6/15-6/17- Nike Outdoor Nationals (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
6/24-6/25 USATF Association State Championship (Springfield High School, Springfield, OR)
7/06-7/09 USATF JO Regional Championship (Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR)
07/24-7/30 USATF JO National Championships (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
Some of these races will be by qualification or invitation only (PDX Track Fest MS Mile, 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)
-USATF State Championship (up to 2 events)
If qualified and interested in competing at Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF Regional & National Championships, we will ask for additional payment to cover the race entry fees.
PTF Youth Meet
Sign up is due on Sunday, May 28th at 12:00pm which is before our practices start. Please follow the link below to indicate interest in your athlete racing at this competition.
2023 Summer Track Program Sign-Up Reminder!
2023 Summer Track Program
BTC Parents-
A quick reminder that our first day of our 2023 Summer Track Program will start in a little over six weeks! Make sure to sign your athletes up in the next few weeks so our coaching staff can be best prepared.
Practices will be held every Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:15pm-6:15pm at Nike WHQ Campus starting on Wednesday May 31st. Practices conclude during the last week of July where USATF Junior Olympic Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Please visit the website here to sign up and receive more information. Make sure you are signed up for youth announcements to receive the most up to date information on 2023 summer track program!
2023 Track Meet Schedule (TBD)
6/10 (TBD)- Albina Roadracers Invitational
6/03-6/04 PDX Track Festival Middle School Mile (Portland, OR)
6/24-6/25 USATF Association State Championship (Springfield, OR)
7/06-7/09 USATF JO Regional Championship (TBD)
07/24-7/30 USATF JO National Championships (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
2023 High School Running Camp
For those eighth graders that will be freshman in high school during the fall of 2023, we recommend looking into joining us this summer in Bend for our High School Running Camp.
More information on camp can be found here.
2023 Summer Track Program Sign-Up + HS Running Camp
2023 Summer Track Program
BTC Parents-
We are very excited to announce that we are officially launching a summer track program for the Bowerman Track Club Youth!
Practices will be held every Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:15pm-6:15pm at Nike WHQ Campus starting on Wednesday May 31st. Practices conclude during the last week of July where USATF Junior Olympic Championships will be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Please visit the website here to sign up and receive more information. Make sure you are signed up for youth announcements to receive the most up to date information on 2023 summer track program!
2023 Track Meet Schedule (TBD)
6/10 (TBD)- Albina Roadracers Invitational
6/03-6/04 PDX Track Festival Middle School Mile (Portland, OR)
6/24-6/25 USATF Association State Championship (Springfield, OR)
7/06-7/09 USATF JO Regional Championship (TBD)
07/24-7/30 USATF JO National Championships (Hayward Field, Eugene, OR)
2023 High School Running Camp
For those eighth graders that will be freshman in high school during the fall of 2023, we recommend looking into joining us this summer in Bend for our High School Running Camp.
More information on camp can be found here.
2023 Pre-Track Sign-Up + Information
Pre-Track Sign-Up & Update
A few notes on pre-track…we will actually be offering Pre-Track at two locations! One being Nike WHQ and the second being a NE/NoPo combination at Grant High School. There is no cost for pre-track! To get an idea of attendance numbers, please sign-up here. If you are receiving an error message after submitting your form, we are still receiving the sign-ups! Please only fill the form out once. For more details see below…
Practices run every Tuesday/Thursday starting Tuesday, February 14th and concluding on Thursday, March 9th.
Eastside Pre-Track practice will be from 5:30-6:30pm at Grant Park (NE 33rd & Thompson).
Nike WHQ practice will be from 5:15pm-6:15pm at the Michael Johnson Track on Nike WHQ.
2022 Youth XC Season Survey
Quick reminder to please take a moment to fill out the survey regarding your experience with the 2022 BTC Youth XC Season. This can help us improve upon our efforts for 2023 and highlight great work done by our staff. That survey can be found here.
Nike Footwear Kids Testing
Nike Kids Footwear Product Testing is looking for your kid’s fast feet to test out running to all day play shoes! Kids must be 0-12 years old to participate and we commonly test in shoe sizes 4C-5C, 8C, 12C, 1Y, 3.5Y, 5Y and 6Y. If you’re interested in having your child participate, we’d love to get you signed up. There is no pressure or requirement to participate. Once you register, depending on if the shoe sizes align for a test, your family will be invited to participate in local shoe tests in the Portland area and at-home shoe tests (2-6 week in duration).
If you are interested, please complete the registration process below.
How to Apply:
Register: https://Voiceoftheathlete.nike.com (Select Parent: Apply for child)
Recruitment Code: BTCYOUTH
If you run into any issues with registration or have any questions or concerns, please reach out to YA.testing@nike.com or fionna.fallon@nike.com.
We can’t wait to hear your voice and see how you help influence the future of Nike Kids Footwear!
2023 Pre-Track Sign-Up + 2022 BTC Youth Wrap Up
National Photos
Photos from Nationals can be found here. Complete National results can be found here.
2022 Youth XC Season Survey
Please take a moment to fill out the survey regarding your experience with the 2022 BTC Youth XC Season. This can help us improve upon our efforts for 2023 and highlight great work done by our staff. That survey can be found here.
Pre-Track Sign-Up
A follow up reminder that Pre-Track practices will be held at Nike WHQ ONLY starting Tuesday, February 14th and run every Tuesday/Thursday through Thursday, March 9th. All location athletes are welcome. There is no cost for pre-track! To get an idea of attendance numbers, please sign-up here.
Nike Footwear Kids Testing
Nike Kids Footwear Product Testing is looking for your kid’s fast feet to test out running to all day play shoes! Kids must be 0-12 years old to participate and we commonly test in shoe sizes 4C-5C, 8C, 12C, 1Y, 3.5Y, 5Y and 6Y. If you’re interested in having your child participate, we’d love to get you signed up. There is no pressure or requirement to participate. Once you register, depending on if the shoe sizes align for a test, your family will be invited to participate in local shoe tests in the Portland area and at-home shoe tests (2-6 week in duration).
If you are interested, please complete the registration process below.
How to Apply:
Register: https://Voiceoftheathlete.nike.com (Select Parent: Apply for child)
Recruitment Code: BTCYOUTH
If you run into any issues with registration or have any questions or concerns, please reach out to YA.testing@nike.com or fionna.fallon@nike.com.
We can’t wait to hear your voice and see how you help influence the future of Nike Kids Footwear!
TONIGHT BTC End of Year Banquet + Nationals Results
2022 BTC Year End Banquet
Our annual BTC banquet is tonight! Doors open at 6:00pm. Dinner will start being served at 6:20pm and the presentation begins at 6:45pm. We will attempt to keep it as short as possible and should conclude no later than 8:30pm.
The banquet will be held in the Tiger Woods Building on the Nike Campus (opposite the Nike Sport Center across from Ronaldo Field). Dinner and drinks will be provided and there will be a cash bar. Dress is casual. Rock your BTC gear if you have it! All our youth athletes and families are welcome to attend. We will recognize the 2022 highlights of the youth program as well as the other parts of our club, including the Pros, Elite and Masters.
A map of Nike WHQ can be found here. We recommend parking in the LA Garage, which you can arrive to off Murray road. From the LA Garage you can walk to the Tiger Woods Center. There will be directions inside the Tiger Woods Building to our room.
A final reminder that one of our youth athletes is collecting shoes for their school shoe drive! Any lightly worn or unworn shoes of any kind (do not have to be running shoes) can be brought to the banquet tonight for Jayse Brefcyznski.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and we hope to see you all there!
Nationals
National results can be found here. A more dedicated follow up will be sent out after the banquet.
2022 Nationals Schedule and Announcements
All info regarding JO Nationals in Tallahassee.
Thursday Optional Workout
Highly recommended for those racing Nationals but optional to everyone to really conclude the final workout of the 2022 BTC Youth XC Season!
13-14: 20min run,4x150m strides
11-12: 15min run,4x150m strides
9-10: 10min run, 4x100m strides
8+under: 5min run 4x100m strides
Nationals Schedule
Friday
8:00 - 10:00 AM - Breakfast @ Aloft College Station (BTC Hotel)
*Breakfast options will be fruit, bagels, oatmeal, peanut butter, etc.
10:30 AM - Depart Hotel for Course @ Dale Watts Course
11:00 AM-12:00PM - Course Preview Jog @ Dale Watts Course
12:30PM-1:30PM- Lunch on own or in groups
3:00PM-5:00PM- Optional Afternoon Activity
6:00 PM - Team Dinner @ Aloft College Station ($10 per person Cash or Check)
7:00PM-7:30PM- Team Meeting and Number + Shoe Chip Pick-up
Saturday
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast @ Aloft College Station (BTC Hotel)
MEET SCHEDULE @ Dale Watts Course
**Plan to Arrive 75 min before the start of your race
10:20 AM - Girls 9-10
11:40 AM - Girls 11-12
12:20 PM - Boys 11-12
1:00 PM - Girls 13-14
(Awards for each race are 30 min following each race pending protests)
6:00 PM - Team Dinner @ TBD
Parking for Friday and Saturday at the Course
For Friday course preview, everyone can park at the Hildebrand Equine Center (3240 F and B Rd, College Station, TX 77843). However, on Saturday everyone will need to park in the Fan Field (2935 Research Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845) as there will be no parking at the Cross Country Course. Buses will run continuously from the Fan Field to the Cross Country Course starting at 7am on Saturday. Give yourself enough time to park and catch the bus to the course on Saturday!!
Team Dinners
FRIDAY:
We have arranged dinner on Friday night for everyone that would like to attend. Friday dinner will be at 6:00 PM at the BTC Hotel Aloft College Station. The cost of this dinner will be $10 per person. We will pay for the dinner up front and then we ask that you pay us in cash or check. We hope to see everyone there.
MENU:
Standard Option Approx: Salad, Bread, Pasta with Marinara, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Chicken Parm
*Gluten Free and Vegetarian Options have been ordered.
SATURDAY:
For Saturday dinner, we are working on options that will accommodate our group, and will make an announcement when we have more details . We know there are some families leaving on Saturday afternoon that won't be able to join us for dinner, but if you are around until Sunday, please join us. If you plan to join for dinner on Saturday, please appropriate mark as such in the Friday dinner sign-up. There’s always the possibility we will order pizzas and hang out at the hotel if we can’t find a suitable option.
Athlete Number Pick-Up
Coaches will pick up our team packet and numbers on Thursday. We will plan to have a team meeting on Friday after dinner at 7:00 PM at the Aloft College Station (BTC Hotel) and will pass out race numbers and shoe chips then.
Weather Forecast
The weather for Friday and Saturday look to be fairly warm with a little bit of wind and rain. The highs for both days are 75 and 74 degrees with the lows for both days being 63. Saturday there will be up to a 50% chance for rain so please pack a rain jacket! Just because temps will be warmer than in Portland, we still suggest packing layers so kids have options to train in. We suggest packing materials that you will not care if you lose them.
Live Race Results and USATF.TV Streaming
Live results will be available on the event webpage. Official results will be available at the course. A live stream will be broadcast at USATF.TV. If you have a USATF+ account, you can watch the broadcast here.
Course Maps and Starting Box
All course maps for 2k, 3k and 4k races and the table of the starting boxes can be found here.
Coaches will take care of getting the athletes to the right spot. The table is a little confusing. We are Region 13 so look for the "13" in the grid for each age group for our starting box.
Age Group Coaches
All BTC Coaches will be at the meet assisting with all age groups, but below are the specific coaches for each age group that will take care of course preview on Friday and warm-up Saturday.
10:20 AM - Girls 9-10 (Tim & Jeanne Jantos)
11:40 AM - Girls 11-12 (Emily Pritt)
12:20 PM - Boys 11-12 (Pete Brefcynski & Larry Merrifield)
1:00 PM - Girls 13-14 (Matt Reier & Emily Pritt)
Full Nationals Brochure
2022 USATF Nationals Finalized Entires + Final Practice Reminder
Nationals
Finalized entries for Nationals can be found here. Payment for Nationals can be found here. Friday pre-race dinner sign up can be found here.
Families are encouraged and welcome to join! The cost of Friday dinner will be a maximum of $10 per person. We will pay for the dinner up front and then we ask that families pay us afterwards. Each athlete’s dinner $ is included in the payment link above. We hope to see everyone there.
A schedule of the weekend including a course preview on Friday and other important information will be sent out later this week.
USATF National Meet (Saturday, December 10th)
Where: Dale Watts Course
Schedule: Races every 30 minutes. Our first team competing is the Girls 9-10 at 10:20am. Check in for each race is 40 minutes prior.
Full Meet Info: See here
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.
Final Practice Reminders
Beaverton, Sherwood, Lake Oswego: Tuesday, 12/06 at Nike Campus
NE/Eastside: Tuesday, 12/06
North Portland: Wednesday, 12/07
2022 USATF Nationals Entires Draft + Other Important Info
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW! PLEASE READ ALL!
Last Practices
Beaverton: Tuesday, 12/06.
North Portland: Wednesday, 12/07.
Sherwood: Tuesday, 12/06 at Nike!
NE/Eastside: Tuesday, 12/06.
Lake Oswego: Practices on Tuesday 11/29 and 12/06 will be at Nike! Last LO Practice is this Thursday, 12/01.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The deadline for Nationals is approaching (Dec 3rd, 12:00pm). We need everyone that ran regionals 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.
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)
11-12 Girls - 1 Team Qualified (Top 8 BTC Athletes)
11-12 Boys - 2 Team Qualified (Top 16 BTC Athletes)
13-14 Girls- 2 Individuals Qualified
13-14 Boys- 1 Individual Qualified
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 final declarations.
USATF National Meet (Saturday, December 10th)
Where: Dale Watts Course
Schedule: Races every 30 minutes starting with Girls 8&U @ 9:00 AM
Full Meet Info: See here
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 Austin are the best bet. Austin is 60 minutes outside of College Station. 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 flights and a few car rentals. 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 Dinners
We will be conducting a pre-race team dinner on Friday night. We will also likely try to gather for something simple like pizza on Saturday night. Families are encouraged and welcome to join! The cost of Friday dinner will be a maximum of $10 per person. We will pay for the dinner up front and then we ask that you pay us afterwards. We hope to see everyone there. Please fill out the dinner sign-up below ASAP!
You can sign up for either dinner here.
Shoe Drive
Please see attached a flyer for a shoe drive project from one of our athletes here. I’m sure everyone has an old pair of shoes they could donate during this giving season!
2022 BTC Year End Banquet
Our annual BTC banquet is scheduled for Monday, December 12th @ 6:00 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 2022 highlights of the youth program as well as the other parts of our club, including the Masters, Elites and Pros.