Emily Pritt 6/19/23 Emily Pritt 6/19/23

USATF JO State Meet Entry Confirmation + Info

Parents,

Entries for the USATF JO State Meet can be found here. If you see any discrepancies or issues, please email youth@bowermantc.com to see what we can do.

The USATF Junior Olympic State Association meet is held over two days on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at Springfield High School. A reminder that if you signed up your athlete for an event that is not the 400, 800, 1500, 3000, 4x800 or 4x400 it is your responsibility to get your athlete checked in and at their event on time. The full schedule of the meet can be found attached below.

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.

We will have a BTC Tent for athletes and our coaches will make sure to get their athletes checked in and through their warm ups. We expect all athletes to show up with plenty of time to rest and warm up ahead of their events.

Advancement procedures to Regionals + Nationals

A reminder that 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.

Expenses for non-distance events at JO State Meet

A reminder that we will only cover the costs of races 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. We will inform you if you fall under this category and set up a payment online or you can bring a check/cash to practice on Wednesday. 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.

Emily Pritt 6/18/23 Emily Pritt 6/18/23

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.

USATF State Sign Up

Emily Pritt 6/11/23 Emily Pritt 6/11/23

Albina Recap + USATF State Meet Sign Up

Parents,

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed this weekend at the Albina Invitational! It was a long day out there but the energy was high all the way through the end. Results can be found here.

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. We’re opening up registration now to make sure we’re all on top of registration. Registration deadline is next Sunday, June 18th.

Advancement procedures to Regionals + Nationals

PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR USATF MEMBERSHIP AND AGE VERIFICATION NEEDS FOR STATE.

USATF Membership & Age Verification

To compete at the USATF meets (State, Regional, National), 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 THIS TUESDAY June 13th!

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.

USATF State Sign Up

Emily Pritt 6/4/23 Emily Pritt 6/4/23

PTF Youth Recap + Albina Invitational Meet Sign Up

Parents,

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed this weekend at the PTF Youth Meet! Results can be found here. There were many PRs and incredible moments of team camaraderie and great sportsmanship seen out there today. Let’s keep it going this season!

Our next race sign-up is here. Please see below the sign-up for the Albina Invitational held on this upcoming Saturday, June 10th, at Union High School in Camas, WA. 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 for up to 3 events 8u,9-10 & 11-12 or 4 events 13-14. You can also request one non-distance event for your athlete to try but a reminder that we will not be able to provide coaching and you will need to get your athlete to the start of their event! Please indicate your athlete’s interest in the sign-up. Requested events (especially relays) are subject to coaches discretion and availability.

Albina Invitational Sign Up

Nike Outdoor Nationals Middle School Races

The Nike Outdoor Nationals meet is being held from June 15th-18th with Middle School races being held on Thursday, June 15th and Friday, June 16th. These races are by invitation only and require an entry standard. The potential races and entry standards for our athletes are:

Boys 400m: 58.04
Girls 400m: 1:05
Boys 800m: 2:16
Girls 800m: 2:40
Boys 1 Mile/1500: 5:10/4:50
Girls 1 Mile/1500: 5:40/5:20

Athletes must be 6th-8th grade with a Sept 1, 2003 birthdate deadline. The cost of this event is $55 and must be covered by parents. If your athlete has hit one of these standards and wants to compete, please indicate so in the Albina Invitational Sign-Up. The entry deadline closes at 12:00pm on Sunday, June 11th so athletes will have one more chance at the Albina Invitational to qualify. However, many events may close due to field size limitations. I’m speaking with the event organizers about this tomorrow but if your athlete has hit this time, please submit it sooner rather than later.

Practice This Week

We will have practice tomorrow! Please make sure to arrive early if you have questions. We will have spikes and singlets again for purchase for those interested.

Emily Pritt 6/2/23 Emily Pritt 6/2/23

PTF Youth Meet Schedule

Parents,

PTF Youth Meet Update

Please see the approximate schedule for this weekend here. A note that the schedule will go girls then boys by age group. A reminder that you can find all additional information at PTF Youth Meet (Liberty High School, Portland, OR) and see the heat sheets below.

BTC Tent @ PTF Youth Meet

We will have two large red BTC tents at the meet in one of the warm up areas. We will target the warm up area by the large parking lot. This is where your athletes should come to meet the coaches and prepare for their races. We will make sure the athletes warm up, do their drills and get to the check in on time. It is very important that you arrive with plenty of time.

ATHLETE CHECK - IN

A BTC Coach will walk athletes over in their running event groups to check in! However, please see the information below on which coaches will warm up the group:

Saturday:
Boys 3000m: Emily Pritt & Troy Bash
Girls 3000m: Combined warm up with Boys 3000m
Boys 800m: Cole Hoff & Pete Brefczynski
Girls 800m: Tim Jantos, Jeanne Jantos, Dom Arce & Elliott Heath

Sunday:
Boys 1500m: Emily Pritt & Pete Brefczynski
Girls 1500m: Cole Hoff & Elliott Heath
Boys 400m: Tim Jantos, Jeanne Jantos & Dom Arce
Girls 400m: Emily Pritt & Pete Brefczynski
Boys 4x400m: Cole Hoff & Elliott Heath
Girls 4x400m: Tim Jantos, Jeanne Jantos & Emily Pritt

RUNNING EVENTS-Running event athletes must check in at the Clerk Circle at first call ......tent located on the west end of the infield.

FIELD EVENT-Field event athletes report directly to the event to check in.

BTC Team Entries

HEAT SHEETS/LIVE RESULTS

PTF Youth Meet event wavier

Spikes/BTC Gear

We have an assortment of discount codes for your participation in the youth season:

2023 BTC Dragonfly spikes: discount code BTCYOUTHSPIKES which will take $50 off your spikes.
BTC Pegasus 39: discount code BTCYOUTHPEGS which will take $50 off your shoes.
All BTC Gear: discount code BTCYOUTH2023 for 20% off your purchase.

Please do not use this code on uniforms or any service. This is meant to help our members purchase discounted gear only.

If you’d like to order spikes to use this weekend, after you place your order please email BOTH accounts at product@bowermantc.com and youth@bowermantc.com to indicate. We can bring the spikes to the meet.

Emily Pritt 6/2/23 Emily Pritt 6/2/23

BTC Youth- Important Information

Parents,

PTF Youth Meet Update

This weekend is the PTF Youth Meet (Liberty High School, Portland, OR). For entries, please click below. If you are registered for an event and do not plan to complete, please message youth@bowermantc.com as soon as possible! There are a lot of athletes competing this weekend. Additionally, you are required to fill out the youth meet event waiver for each athlete. Your athlete will not be able to compete without filling out this waiver below. View this sheet to see if who has NOT filled out a waiver. Also, please see below for the Heat Sheets and the link to live results.

BTC Tent @ PTF Youth Meet

PTF Youth Meet Schedule (“ROLLING SCHEDULE”)

I am still waiting on a confirmed meet schedule. There will be a projected meet schedule that I will send out when received (which should be later today) but parents need to know the schedule is a “Rolling Schedule”. This means the times listed are approximate and athletes and coaches need to “be ready” and listen to the announcer. It is possible that race times may occur up to 60 min earlier than the listed or up to 30 min later than listed.

As of now, running events begin at 9:00am in the order of 3000m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m. As soon as I have a firm schedule, I will send it out.

ATHLETE CHECK - IN

A BTC Coach will walk athletes over in their running event groups to check in! However, please see the information below on which coaches will warm up the group:

Saturday:
Boys 3000m: Emily Pritt & Troy Bash
Girls 3000m: Combined warm up with Boys 3000m
Boys 800m: Cole Hoff & Pete Brefczynski
Girls 800m: Tim Jantos, Jeanne Jantos, Dom Arce & Elliott Heath

RUNNING EVENTS-Running event athletes must check in at the Clerk Circle at first call ......tent located on the west end of the infield.

FIELD EVENT-Field event athletes report directly to the event to check in.

BTC Team Entries

HEAT SHEETS/LIVE RESULTS

PTF Youth Meet event wavier

Spikes/BTC Gear

If you were interested in purchasing the 2023 BTC Dragonfly spikes, you can do so online with the discount code BTCYOUTHSPIKES which will take $50 off your purchase. Additionally, we have created a 20% off code for BTC gear under BTCYOUTH2023. Please do not use this code on uniforms or any service. This is meant to help our members purchase discounted gear only.

Albina Invitational Sign-Up

Sign up for next Saturday (6/10) Albina Invitational will go out on Sunday night after the PTF youth meet. Sign-up will close on noon Tuesday, June 6th. A reminder that we will send out an announcement with a form for you to fill out indicating which races you’d like your athlete to compete in. We will register your athlete for the races. For the Albina Invitational, you will be able to register for 3 Events for age group 8U 9-10 11-12 and 4 Events for age groups 13-14.

USATF Membership & Age Verification

A reminder, to compete at the USATF meets (State, Regional, National), 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 at USATF JO State, Regionals or Nationals.

Emily Pritt 5/31/23 Emily Pritt 5/31/23

First Practice Starts TODAY Wednesday 5/31

Parents,

TODAY (Wednesday May 31st) marks our first day of practice for the 2023 Youth Track Program. As a reminder, practice runs from 5:15pm-6:15pm at the Michael Johnson Track at Nike WHQ Campus. If you can, please try to arrive early and anticipate staying a few minutes after. It may take us slightly longer to get through the first practice.

The Director of the Youth Program, Emily Pritt, will address the athletes and parents before breaking the athletes up into groups based off age and ability for their practice. Before practice tomorrow please see our Youth Code of Conduct and Warm Up Drills which we will do every practice.

Uniform/Spike Night

At the end of the first day of practice, we will have uniforms and the new 2023 BTC Dragonfly available for try on and purchase in a range of youth sizes. If you’ve received a uniform in the mail and the sizing isn’t quite right, we will do size exchanges then.

PTF Youth Meet

BTC Team Entries

PTF Youth Meet event wavier

USATF Membership & Age Verification

A reminder, 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.

Emily Pritt 5/31/23 Emily Pritt 5/31/23

First Practice Starts TODAY 5/31

Parents,

Uniform/Spike Night

PTF Youth Meet

BTC Team Entries

PTF Youth Meet event wavier

USATF Membership & Age Verification

Emily Pritt 5/30/23 Emily Pritt 5/30/23

First Practice Starts Tomorrow!

Parents,

Tomorrow marks our first day of practice for the 2023 Youth Track Program. As a reminder, practice runs from 5:15pm-6:15pm at the Michael Johnson Track at Nike WHQ Campus. If you can, please try to arrive early and anticipate staying a few minutes after. It may take us slightly longer to get through the first practice.

Uniform/Spike Night

At the end of the first day of practice tomorrow, we will have uniforms and the new 2023 BTC Dragonfly available for try on and purchase in a range of youth sizes. If you’ve received a uniform in the mail and the sizing isn’t quite right, we will do size exchanges then.

PTF Youth Meet

BTC Team Entries

PTF Youth Meet event wavier

USATF Membership & Age Verification

Emily Pritt 5/21/23 Emily Pritt 5/21/23

Final Reminder 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 5:00pm today. 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.

PTF Youth Meet Sign Up

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.

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.