Track & Field

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  1. Registration 

Participants should be pre-registered and on their school/parish roster. There will be NO race day registrations. ALL participants must be registered with a school/parish.

  

  1. Participants can only register for either 2 running events and 1 field event OR 2 field events and 1 running event.  

  1. The relay will not count towards a participant's running event. 

 

  

 

 

  1. Competitive Meets

  2.  Participants must compete in the Preliminaries in order to be eligible to compete in the Championship Meet. NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024: 3rd - 5th Grade Preliminaries Meet

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024: 6th - 8th Grade Preliminaries Meet  

  

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024: Championship Meet  

 

 

  1. Events by Grade Level

 

Important Information   

      • Overall supervision of participants shall be the responsibility of CYO Staff.
      •  Parents MUST remain in the stadium bleachers to avoid disqualification of participants.
      •  ONLY CREDENTIALED/AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL will be allowed on the field. Unauthorized persons can cause the immediate disqualification of related participants. 

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      • This is an ALL DAY EVENT. Each participant must report when an individual event is called. CYO will NOT hold the race/place for late or missing participants. 

    • Entrants shall report to the CYO staff person organizing their race.

    •  When told by the CYO staff person, entrants shall go to the starting location where they shall receive instructions from the starter.

    • At the finish line, entrants shall receive their place from the Finish Judge(s). 

    • Attire 

      • Each participant will be issued a race (bib) number at check in. They will be identified by this number at all events.  
      • Athletes are encouraged to wear a jersey, t-shirt, or other apparel from their CYO program.  
      • Basketball, soccer, track, or volleyball uniforms are recommended.   
      • Participants are NOT allowed to wear any jewelry

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    • Footwear 

      • Athletic shoes are recommended. Any type of tennis shoe, canvas shoe or street shoe will be legal, as long as shoes have NO SPIKES OR CLEATS.
      •  Girls and boys MAY NOT compete in bare or stocking feet.
      • Girls’ softball/Boys’ baseball safety shoe with molded rubber cleats are NOT ALLOWED.
      •  Girls’/Boys’ soccer safety shoe with removable cleats are NOT ALLOWED.

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    Timing and Distance Recording

     Track Events: Fastest times in the Preliminaries will determine placement in Championship Meet.

     

     Field Events: Each participant will have Three (3) attempts. The best recorded attempt (jump/throw) will be used to determine placement in the Championship Meet.

     

    Awards 

      • The Top 5 Boy and Top 5 Girl finishers in each grade division will receive awards.
      •  Running event finishers will be based on recorded finish-time, and Field Event finishers will be based on recorded distance after three attempts.
      •  All results will be posted on the CYO website within two weeks after the event.
      •  Based on the overall enrollments and participation, awards may be presented in-person at the Championship Meet or mailed to finishers the following week.

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    • If awards are presented at the Championship Meet: 

    • It will be upon the conclusion of each final event, and after the recorded times/distances have been submitted and reviewed by CYO personnel.   

      All athletes will receive their awards by reporting to the designated awards table following the completion of individual event(s).