Practices will be held Tuesday & Thurs from 5:15-6:45pm at the Orefield Middle School (OMS) Track on 309 (Friday's are a make-up day for weather cancellations on Tuesday or Thursday). There will be NO Thursday practice or weekend meet held during Holy Week.
Meets begin at 11:00am on Sundays in April & May (locations/ specific dates TBD)
**The Diocesan Championships is for 6-8th graders is typically Mid-May and held at Notre Dame High School
PLEASE NOTE - in an effort to promote team continuity and track event planning, we ask that parents only register their children for Track & Field if they intend to participate in the weekend meets. The T&F practices should not be solely utilized as supplemental conditioning for other sports.
All team members will have a team T-shirt to wear for meets.
Grades 3-4 may participate in up to 3 events per meet
Grades 5-8 may participate in up to 4 events per meet
These events can be different each week. Kids are encouraged to try new things.
EVENTS for Grades 3-4
100 meter
400 meters (1 lap around track)
4x100 meter relay
Long Jump
Mini Javelin
Shot Put
EVENTS for Grades 5-8
100 meter
1600 meter
4x100 relay
400 meters
800 meters
4x200 relay
Long Jump **Starts after K-4 meet is finished
Javelin
Shot Put
Discus
High Jump **Grades 6-8 only Starts at 11:00