Track & Field 2019 Season
April 15, 2019
Greetings!

It is hard to believe we are near the end of the season! Just one more regular meet and then we are at our Championship Meets. Please be sure to read carefully below about these meet. All athletes will only go to one of the first two meets. Sub Gremlins only go to the April 27th meet.

I would like thank our timing crew especially Tom O' Sullivan for timing all our meets including most of the high school meets for our valley. Tom and Alan are experts at what they do for our team and the VYC. We are looking for a few more people to train how to do the data input. Please let us know if you would like to learn how to do this for your volunteers hours!

I am sure you have all noticed that we have a lot of home meets! We try to keep it local so that we can time the meets. This does however mean that we have a lot of responsibility for the work. Every Friday we have to load the truck before the meet and at the end of each meet we have to reload and unload. Please try to stay after the meet and help with the loading of the truck, especially if your athlete will be doing the 200 meter as this is when we start to break down . This is the last meet that we have full responsibility to conduct so please sign up when the volunteer email comes out.

Please note the change to Thursday Practice. Due to Saugus Lacrosse games Sprints age group practice will start at 6:30! Distance will still start at 6:00 at Saugus High.

Scholastic forms or report cards are due today!

Ribbons are available on Wednesday and Thursday at Saugus High

LAP-A-THON FUNDS ARE DUE and can still be turned in at practice !!

Results can be found on our website under the "Results" tab on top of the web site. We also will be updating results during the meet to livetrackresults.com. Our meet schedule is also on this page. PLEASE REVIEW the results and report any discrepancies you may see. We have a a review period that we can make corrections if needed.

Please be sure to look at  the full newsletter each week.  

GO STORM!!!
This Week's Practice Schedule
Age Group / Sprints
Monday – Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm -
Tuesday – No Practice
Wednesday –   Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Thursday – Saugus High - 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Saturday – Canyon High – 8:00 am – Home track meet
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Distance Athletes
Monday – Saugus High – 6:00 – 7:45 pm-
Tuesday – Canyon High – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday – No Practice
Thursday – Saugus High – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Saturday – Canyon High – 8:00 am - home track Meet
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Parents please arrive 15 minutes early for pick up, in case practice ends early.
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Championship Meets
Open Final Meet (April 27th)   The open final meet is for all athletes who did not get a qualifying mark in any of the individual events, OR ranked top 8 in the Western league. It will be held on April 27th @ Valencia HS. This is the final meet of the season for those athletes. If an athlete has a qualifying mark in any event they may not attend this meet.  ALL SUB-GREMLINS ATTEND THIS MEET!!   This is their final competition of the year. there will be medals awarded for the top 6 places at the meets. and special ribbons for all others after the meet. If you child has a  Q   next to their name in any event they can not come to this meet for any event ! 

Western League Championship Meet (May 4th)  All qualified athletes and a select few athletes in the top 8 of the league will be invited to the Western League Championship meet to be held on May 4th @ Antelope Valley College . The coaches will attend a seeding meeting of the League to finalize the seeding of this championship meet. Non-qualified athletes will fill any open positions in any events by the top 20 list of the league. If you are interested in being advanced to this meet, please let your coach know.  Only the top 8 will be invited unless a qualifying mark is made .  Both Western and Eastern Leagues will compete at the same location this year but all awards and heats will be by league only.

Individual Event Championship Meet (I.E.C.) May 11th.  This is the final event of the year at the conference level. The top two (2) finishers in each event from both leagues (East & West) and the next fastest time/mark will be invited to compete in this Conference wide Championship meet to be held this year at Simi Valley High School on May 11. This is a 9 lane track, so in the sprint events we will advance up to 9 athletes. The distance events advance 12 athletes, and the field events 9. All advancements to this meet come from the meet on the 4th from the Western League meet. There are no pass-through athletes, you must attend the meet on May 4th. This is the best of the best Conference Championship meet. If you need more information please be sure to ask your coach.

Team Picnic & Awards - May 19th Will be at Newhall Park on Newhall Ave. We will give you more details about this in the next 2 newsletters.
Scholastic Awards Forms
In an effort to emphasize the importance of maintaining scholastic ability in conjunction with athletic ability, the Santa Clarita Track Club, Inc. in cooperation with local school districts, awards a Scholastic Achievement Medal to all active athletes that maintain a 'B+' (3.5) grade point average or better during the season. The medal is engraved with the student's name, year and symbol of the sport in which he/she is participating. A special President's Award Medal is presented to players that maintain straight A's. All forms must be signed or a school report card attached.
 
The Deadline for turning in the form is Today April 15, 2019    
  
Fundraising Opportunities
1. Twentyfive Score Card
The 25 Score Cards are now available on our Storm Store link and at practice for $20.00 each. They are a discount card to local businesses, See the Passport below or download the app below. Most Families can save up to $300.00 per year using the card at businesses.
Download the NEW mobile app
Pick Up the Passport to Saving
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Saugus XC Fundraiser
Saugus - XC Fundraiser
We are very thankful to be practicing at Saugus High. We would like to support fundraising for their team this year
Spring is the perfect time to go through your house and fill bags of stuff you no longer need or want.  Then drop all your bags off at the school parking lot on April 28 th .  That’s it!!!  EASY!!! EASY!!  And now your house is decluttered! Perfect!! And everyone is happy!!!
Goodwill gives them 50.00 per BIN. Their truck will hold 24 bins.  They will allow them to fill up to two trucks in 3 hours.  (more details later). Please do all you can to fill up to 5-10 bag donation.