The temperatures will be too extreme for distance running today, we will not have practice tonight (8/22/2023).  The plan will be to have practice on Thursday (8/24/2023) at 6:00pm.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION

Open to all incoming 3rd - 8th graders. If you have someone younger and they are really into running and you believe they are capable of finishing a 1 mile race then please contact Adam about adding them to the team.

Fee: $75 per child and $50 for each additional child within the same family. Checks payable to ‘Farmington Youth Track and Field’

Practices: Tuesday and Thursday 6pm-7pm, at Boeckman Middle School Track, meeting outside of the track gate. 

Meets.  All races are 1 mile in length and all grades will race together in one large race. Each meet handles awards differently with some handing out awards to the top 3 in each grade, others handing out awards to the top 20 finishers. They are fun and encouraging events. One awesome aspect of our meet schedule is our high school programs will be competing at the same time as a few of the youth meets.

Meet schedule most races are in the evening, typically Tuesday or Thursdays.  Season begins August 22nd and ends on September 28th at Dodge Middle School (One optional meet follows).

9/7 DCTC
9/14 Northview Elementary Eagan
9/21 Nicollet MS Burnsville
9/28 Dodge Middle School Farmington
10/5 (Optional) Neil Elementary Burnsville

Contacts

Adam Lippold – adam.lippold@yahoo.com 

Pictures are ready to be ordered, please see the pdf attached or follow these instructions:

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Locate your association:  Farmington Track - 04.22

And enter the password that was included in an email to you.

Eligibility:

Girls and Boys in Grades K-6 of the current year are eligible for in-house track.  The athletes compete against other athletes of the same gender and grade with the exception of relay events.  Relay events are divided by age groups and gender.  There are five track meets in which the athletes will participate in running events, relays and field events.

Fees:

The registration fee is $60/participant for grades K-3 and $80/participant for grades 4-6 until February 15th.  After that time late registration fees will be $65/participant for grades K-3 and $85/participant for grades 4-6 until March 1st.  Registrations after the February 15th deadline will be subject to team availability.  A $150/child (max. $300/family) volunteer deposit check is required.  Your volunteer check will be shredded if an adult member of your family (18+) meets the family volunteer requirements based on enrollment (3 times per child/5 times maximum per family).  Otherwise your volunteer check will be cashed.

Volunteer checks can be made out to FYTA and mailed to:

Refund Policy:

A $10 processing fee will be retained, in addition to any late fee paid, on any refunds prior to the 1st practice.  No refunds will be issued after the 1st practice.

Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or ACH Bank Account information available.

Coaches Clinic:   Monday, March 20th @ Farmington High School
Team Photos:        TBD
Practice Times:    1-2 times/week, starting the week of April 10th
                                       BMS track will be opened by FYTA Board  member M-TH 6:00-8:00
 

*All times are subject to change and make-up meets may be run on Saturday afternoons or Sundays

Registration: www.fytamn.org

Cancellations: www.fytamn.org and call/email director (fyta.director@gmail.com)

About:  Farmington Youth Track Association provides a schedule of 5 track meets in the spring.  Registration usually opens in January for the current year.  Practices and meets will be held from late March through early May.

Eligiblity: Young athletes currently in Kindergarten through 6th grade are eligible to participate.