Monday, January 31, 2022

Parents Meeting

 AFHS Track and Field will hold their annual parents meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, February 1st at 6:00 PM in the AFHS cafeteria. 

Sunday, January 30, 2022

BYU Invite Results

 BYU Invite results from Jan. 21-22.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Utah Distance Challenge

 The Weber State Meet for this weekend has been cancelled because of CoVid-19. 

Next week, on Friday, February 4th at will be the Utah Distance Challenge at the Kearns Olympic Ice Oval. Coach Mostert needs to get registration done this Friday.

Instructions:
AFHS Instructions: Bring an envelope printed with your name, event, seed time,  and $8 cash or check (made to Caveman Track Club) to Coach Mostert  (girls to Coach Dunkley) by Friday, Jan. 28th. 

Athletes will need to coordinate their own rides to the meet (carpooling preferred)

Friday February 4, 2022 at the Olympic Oval (5662 Cougar Lane, Kearns)
Schedule:
3:30 pm Track open for warm-up
4:30 pm Girls 1600m
5:45 pm Boys 1600m
7:00 pmGirls 400m
7:30 pmBoys 400m
8:00 pmGirls 800m
8:20 pmBoys 800m
8:40 pmGirls 3200m
9:00 pmBoys 3200m
Cost:
$8 per athlete covers all events registration and seeding will take place prior on ut.milesplit.com. All registration done the day will be placed in the final heat. Spectators (age 12 and older) will be charged $3. There will be no charge for coaches.

T-Shirts will be available for $15.
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 spikes 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. Heat sheets will be available before the meet.
4. Runners from states other than Utah and 8th Graders are invited to participate.
5. The top 6-8 heats of the 400m Dash will be run in lanes with 4 runners per heat. The remaining heats will be waterfall starts with 6-8 runners per heat.
6. No outside food is allowed


Friday, January 7, 2022

Indoor Track Club Schedule

 American Fork XC Club has begun Indoor Track this week meeting Monday through Saturday at AFHS.

Schedule:

Practices  - Monday through Saturday Jan, 3rd through Feb.19th.

Competitions: 

Fri.-Sat. Jan. 21-22– BYU Indoor

Fri.-Sat. Jan. 28-29 – Weber State Indoor, WSU

Sat. , Feb. 4h  – Utah Distance Challenge, Kearns Ice Oval

Fri.-Sat. Feb. 11-12 –UHSTCA Indoor, Kearns Ice Oval

Thu. –Sat. Feb. 17th - 19th – Simplot Games, Idaho State Univ. (for qualifiers)


Fees:

Athletes must pay their own entry fees (usually $4-$20 per event) at the races.

All athletes must purchase a 2022 USATF membership card to participate with the club. https://www.usatf.org/membership/application Register with the Utah Association (34). American Fork XC Club number is 0123. 

Meet Qualifying: 

All athletes can participate in all meets except Simplot. For the Simplot meet, athletes must attend all practices and meet a qualifying mark by Fri. Feb 7th to be eligible to go.  Athletes are responsible for their own transportation to and from meets. Carpooling is encouraged.


Thursday, January 6, 2022

NFHS Raise Your Score

 From the National Federation of High Schools:

Dear Parents,

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Feel free to share this discount with friends and family: app.powerprep10.eknowledge.com/affiliate/uhsaa

Thanks so much!