Sunday, February 3, 2019

Last Chance Meet

Great job to all those who competed at Weber State this weekend. We had some great times and we are getting closer to outdoor. The results to the Weber meet can be find on the schedule/results page or they can be found here. We have another meet this Friday February 8th at the Olympic Oval in Kearns. There are limited events. Information on the meet will be posted below.

Please get on Register My Athlete and fill out the information for Track and Field. Also please pay your $50 for indoor if you haven't already. We will be doing a track info meeting next week on Wednesday the 13th @ 6 PM to get things ready for outdoor track (parents are welcome). Tell your friends who are thinking about joining track to come out and do track with us. We are just a few weeks away from outdoor track starting up.

Here is the schedule for this week:

Monday February 4th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight room

Tuesday February 5th - 1:10 PM (8th period) practice @ HS Weight Room

Wednesday February 6th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight room

Thursday February 7th - 1:10 PM (8th period) practice @ HS Weight Room

Friday February 8th - Utah Last Chance Meet @ Olympic Oval (Kearns)
This meet you will sign up yourself the day of the meet. No need to pre-register.

Schedule

3:30pm - Track Open for Warm up
4:30pm - Girls 1600m
5:30pm - Boys 1600m
6:45pm - Girls 60m Hurdles
7:00pm - Boys 60m Hurdles
7:20pm - Girls 60m Dash
7:45pm - Boys 60m Dash
8:10pm - Girls 800m
8:30pm - Boys 800m
8:50pm - Girls Elite 400m (Sub 63)
9:00pm - Boys Elite 400m (Sub 53)

Cost:
$5 per athlete—covers all events (CASH OR CHECK ONLY)Registration and seeding will take place at the Oval on the day of the meet. No pre-registration is required. Athletes who have paid will receive a wristband. You must have a wristband in order to race.

Spectators (age 15 and older) will be charged $2. There will be no charge for coaches. Checks should be made out to ‘Utah Distance Challenge’.

Information:
1. We will run the fast heat first in each event. Races will not begin before the scheduled time, but may start late based on the number of participants.
2. 3/16 inch pyramid spikes. The same size required two weeks earlier at the UHSTCA Meet. Spikes may only be worn on the track surface. Remove your spikes when leaving the track.
3. Athletes need to be at the starting line for check-in 15 minutes prior to their event. We will seed the events at the starting line.
4. Spectators are not allowed to bring in outside food and drink.
5. Runners from states other than Utah and 8th Graders are invited to participate.
6. We will run an "Elite" 400m at the end of the meet - Girls need to have run sub 63 seconds and boys need to have run sub 53 seconds in order to participate.