Track and Field season is upon us! We're having an interest meeting next Friday, January 23rd from 7:45am-8:45am with a short practice after the meeting. If your student has a permission slip on file for Cross-Country, they will not need another permission slip for Track. They will need a permission slip for the meets if they qualify to run. Those slips will go out closer to the meets. We'll participate in 2 meets at Pace High School this year. The first will be the Frank Lay Invitational on Friday, March 27th. The top 2 runners for each event will be able to participate. The 2nd meet will be the North End Invitational on Wednesday, April 1st. The top 4 runners for each event will be able to participate. We will have qualifying runs during practice to determine who the top 2-4 runners are. We will also need to take a couple of alternates.
The events are boys and girls divisions, not grade level, as follows:
4x800m relay (1 per gender)
100m
200m
400m
1600m
4x100m relay (1 per gender)
4x400m relay (1 per gender)
shot put
Discus
We may have a school-based track meet with other schools on the north end. We will keep you posted.
Order forms for jerseys will go home the first week of practice. They will be $20, payable by cash or check made out to Avalon Middle School. You're not required to purchase a jersey. We have jerseys that students may borrow. If they are not returned, you will be billed for the cost of the jersey.
We look forward to a great season!
Go Knights!
Coach Huntington
Coach Richardson