2023 Track & Field

The 2023 Track & Field season is just around the corner.  You will find all the pertinent information in the links above.  If you are interested in participating in any capacity, Indoor or Outdoor, please complete the sign up checklist.  Most of our day to day communication will be through GroupMe so it is critical that you get yourself added to that thread.

Indoor conditioning will begin January 4th with meets starting January 20th.  The tentative meet schedule is included on the Team Calendar as well as the 2023 Meets page.  I'm still working on fees and an athlete packet that will be offered around the 1st of the year.  Fees will cover our meet entries and the packet will include a required singlet as well as two other optional team items designed by the Cross Country team.

The culmination of the indoor season will be the Simplot Games in Pocatello Idaho February 16-18th.  Costs would be the responsibility of each athlete interested, but I'd really like to take as many team members as possible.  Keep that on your radar and I'll be putting together some rough numbers for travel and accomodations.

Outdoor season officially starts February 27th.  There will be additional information to come as we get closer to that date.

5/22 update (not 5/15 like the email says... oops)

Redhawks,

That is a wrap on the Outdoor 2022 season, and it has been one that I have really enjoyed. I want to thank all of you for making it a memorable and fun season.

Team Party

We will have a team party tomorrow, Monday at 3 PM at West Bountiful City Park - that is the park off of pages lane, near the the freeway. There will be ice creak sundaes, we'll have awards, honor the seniors and say our farewells, play sand volleyball or other park games, and generally hang out. If you have any lawn-games like spikeball or anything else, please bring them. Even if you kind of fizzled out at the end of the year, you are still invited to the end of year party.

I have created a form for some voting, please go vote here on a few awards.

Uniforms

PLEASE BRING ME YOUR UNIFORM TOMORROW AT SCHOOL. I have the secretaries place fines on the accounts of those who have not returned the uniforms to me, and it needs to be placed tomorrow before noon. So bring it to me before then or you will have a fine and will be unable to pick up your yearbook. Don't bring it to the party, the fines already need to be entered by then. Also, if you are doing xc with Bountiful next year (this excludes seniors OBVIOUSLY), you can hold on to yours for now. Just tell me if that is your plan. (This just kicks the can down the road, you'll still need to return it next year.)

Wrap

I don't have adjectives to properly describe how great the experience has been to be the coach at Bountiful High, and I will miss each of you. The friendships built here are ones that I will always treasure, and while I'll be coaching at another school, I will always consider myself your coach, and I hope you feel the same way. 

Results

State results 

JV Region Results

Cross Country Season

If you are interested in participating in cross country please see https://redhawksxc.blogspot.com/ - more information will be posted there shortly.

See you tomorrow.

Coach Jacobson

5/15 update

 Redhawks,

Well done to everyone at Region, and now we are on to State. You can find the entries for state here. Look them over and let me know if anything is incorrect. Look over the relay teams as well. Alternates, we need you at the meet, planning as if you are going to run, so that if anything happens we can sub you in.

State Meet Schedule

There won't be a bus to state, so please make arrangements to arrive with plenty of time to be ready for your event. I suggest 2 hours early (so you can make it through traffic, have time to get into the facility, which requires a bit of a walk, have time to find the team, warm up, and check in - which is more cumbersome at BYU than a typical meet), with the exception only being the first event of the day. 

Those who aren't competing at state are still encouraged to attend and support. Everyone who comes down to the meet will be excused from school for the day (Thursday). ALL WHO ARE GOING TO STATE NEED TO SPEAK WITH THEIR A-DAY TEACHERS ASAP TO LET THEM KNOW YOU WON'T BE THERE ON THURSDAY, AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE UP ANYTHING YOU WILL MISS.

JV Region on Tuesday, 5/17

Everyone NOT competing at state is eligible to compete at JV region. However, in many instances, if you were a borderline state runner/thrower/jumper, it is probably not appropriate for you to be competing at JV region. Speak with me if that applies to you and you are interested in competing.

If you do not intend to compete at the meet on Tuesday, LET ME KNOW ASAP, so that I don't enter you. The last thing we want to do is enter a million people who aren't even going to show up, and then the meet takes way longer with multiple heats only half full. That being said, if I don't see you at practices over the next few days, I'm probably not going to enter you, just assuming you have quit.

The bus for JV region leaves at 1:30, so you will be excused at 1:15 on Tuesday. Those in the class do not need to come until boarding the bus.

Those going to state are strongly encouraged to come to Bonneville to do your workout before the meet, and then support your teammates. The meet will probably be a bit longer than most... Maybe we'll go get dinner as a team after returning to Bountiful?? (Bring some money just in case)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Coach Jacobson

5/8 update

Redhawks,

Thank you for all of your help at the meet on Thursday. We got through it very efficiently and had some very good performances. You can find the results on Runnercard.

We also had a host of PRs down at BYU over the weekend. Friday was a hot one and Maeli and Jaelyn were there for like 8 hours, and both managed to PR in both the 100 and 200. Mia and Evi sat in the sun for literally 6.5 hours to try to get through the High Jump, so props to them simply for surviving (there were about 160 girls in the high jump, so it took FOREVER to move through the event - I've honestly never seen anything like it and hopefully never will again). Lesileli came down both days to throw and hit a PR with 90 feet in the discus, and narrowly missed the 30 foot mark in the shot, after waiting hours for her flight to finally go as well. Our milers and 800 runners also had a great day overall, with some really big PRs. We learned some valuable lessons and will be better prepared for region as a result.

This week we have the Region Championships on Wednesday and Thursday at Woods Cross. For all lane events, the trials are on Wednesday, with the finals being on Thursday. Only the top 8 runners of the trials will advance to finals.

This is the meet where you can officially qualify for state by place. Previously, at any of the invites, everyone who hit a legal, state qualifying time qualified for state. At region, the top 4 finishers in each event will advance to state. In lane events, that means qualifying for finals on Thursday and then finishing in the top four. All relays, field, and distance events will advance the top 4 finishers to state. 

We are only allowed a certain number of entries, so not everyone will be able to compete, although it is expected that everyone be at the meet to support. All of our distance runners who don't run in any other events at the meet will be entered into the "unseeded mile" on Thursday, which is a JV mile, and is an event that I'm really looking forward to.

Entries will be finalized tomorrow night. In many cases, decisions will need to be made about which events to participate in, balancing individuals going to state and team relays making it as well. I will need to speak with anyone who has been on a relay at an invitational tomorrow at practice as we weigh decisions going into the meet.

There will not be a bus to the meet. Everyone on the team will be excused at 2:10 to go to the meet (those of you in the track class on Wednesday... check canvas for class start time, which will likely be later, and potentially at Woods Cross).

You can find the order of events below.

Region Schedule

Wednesday, May 11th

3:30 Field Events:

Girls Shot Put

Boys Discus

Girls Javelin

Boys High Jump

Girls Long Jump

3:30 Track Events

Girls 100 Hurdles

Boys 110 Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

1600 Meter Run

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

200 Meter Dash

4 x 800 Meter Relay

4 x 200 Meter Relay

Thursday, May 12th

3:30 Field Events:

Boys Shot Put

Girls Discus

Boys Javelin

Girls High Jump

Boys Long Jump

3:30 Track Events

3200 Meter Run

Girls 100 Hurdles

Boys 110 Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

Unseeded Boys 1600

4 x 100 Meter Relay

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

800 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

Unseeded Girls 1600

4 x 400 Meter Relay

5/1 update

Redhawks,

You can find the schedule for region below.

You can find the results from the meets this week at the following links: (Edit, runnercard is currently down, so I'll update these links later)

Woods Cross

Box Elder

Davis

This week we have two different meets. The first is on Thursday at home, and all will be required to help and manage the meet - those in the class will receive a portion of their grade based on being there the entire time, until you are dismissed as a group after everything is completed. Assignments will be sent out later in the week.

Those who are unable to attend, or qualify for, the BYU meet will be racing at our meet on Thursday. Those who want to race at BYU need to have hit the qualifying marks at a State Qualifying meet, which means an invitational such as District, The Relay meet, Woods Cross Invite, the St. George Races, or the Davis invitational. You can view the standards and schedule here.

If you have qualified for an event at BYU and would like to go, or not go, please let me know so I can make correct entries and plan my life (do I need to get a sub? Do I need to go down at 6 AM on Friday and Saturday, or just one day?) Your prompt feedback is appreciated, and we can discuss it further at practice tomorrow if you are uncertain. For some of you who are hoping to qualify for state at region (by finishing top 4 at that meet) you might consider limiting your events at BYU (unless your events aren't particularly taxing). For those who have reached the BYU standard but aren't particularly close to being in a top 4 position at region, I recommend going to race at BYU, it's an awesome venue and a lot of fun. For those who might be close to qualifying by time, BYU might give you a great chance of hitting that mark, as it is one of the fastest places to race, with great crowds and competition. Anyway, those are some things to consider.

The 3200 and relays are determined based on the fastest times submitted. I think our boys 4x1 would make it, and both 4x800s, with the possibility of the 4x2s and girls 4x1. That is all tbd, however.

This week is BYU, next week is region, the following week is state, the week after that is the last week of school. I don't usually feel this way, but I'm kind of sad that this season/year is ending. I've had a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to the last few weeks.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

Region Schedule

Wednesday, May 11th

 

3:30 Field Events:

Girls Shot Put

Boys Discus

Girls Javelin

Boys High Jump

Girls Long Jump

 

3:30 Track Events

Girls 100 Hurdles

Boys 110 Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

1600 Meter Run

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

200 Meter Dash

4 x 800 Meter Relay

4 x 200 Meter Relay

 

Thursday, May 12th

 

3:30 Field Events:

Boys Shot Put

Girls Discus

Boys Javelin

Girls High Jump

Boys Long Jump

 

3:30 Track Events

3200 Meter Run

Girls 100 Hurdles

Boys 110 Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

Unseeded Boys 1600

4 x 100 Meter Relay

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

800 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

Unseeded Girls 1600

4 x 400 Meter Relay

4/24 update

Redhawks,

Thank you for all of your help on Wednesday hosting the junior high meet. It was a ton of work, but went extremely smoothly because we had so much help. Thank you to those who carried heavy loads to make sure the meet went well.

Results for the meet this past Thursday are finally posted here. 

The Woods Cross invitational will be at 3:00 PM. Those competing who aren't in the class will be excused at 2:10. Entries for the meet can be found here. There have been a few adjustments.

On Thursday we will be going up to Box Elder for a JV meet. Anyone not entered into the Davis Invitational will be eligible to compete there. The bus will leave at 1:30 PM, and you will be excused at 1:15 PM.

The Davis invitational will be on Saturday at Davis High School. The information for the meet can be found here.

It is a somewhat complicated meet. Basically they allow a certain number of people for each event. Basically everyone is entered, and then they make the cut off for each event after they reach their maximum number, so the more fast times that are entered, the harder it is to be accepted. They send out who makes it on Wednesday or Thursday. I will have an idea of who will and won't make it, but I can't be for sure.

Furthermore, this is managed like 2 different meets. In the afternoon, they have a "invite" section for the fastest runners of each event. During the morning hours, everyone else gets to run in the "open" section. It is possible that you get accepted into both sections, for different events. 

I know it is a bit complicated, so please let me know if you have any questions.

Coach Jacobson

4/17 update

Redhawks,

We have a very eventful week ahead of us so please read carefully. 

On Monday we have early out/aspire testing (so many of you won't even be at school), so we will be practicing at 12:30 PM at the track. 

Tuesday will be a normal A-day.

Wednesday we will be hosting a Junior High Meet. Everyone is expected to help - those of you in the class will have most of your grade determined on you being at the meet the entire time, until you are excused by me (Coach Jacobson, not another coach, as I am the teacher of the class). You will all have an assignment at the meet, and the details will be explained to you prior. You are expected to stay at your assigned area, and not be wandering off. With all of your help we will host an efficient and fun meet, and be out of there at a reasonable hour.

Thursday our JV team will be competing at Viewmont (this means everyone not competing at WX on Friday in the Invitational). There won't be a bus to the meet. You will be excused a few minutes early so you can get out of the parking lot. I will sign people up for this meet online, so please let me know ASAP if you cannot attend.

On Friday the varsity team will be competing at Woods Cross. There won't be a bus to this meet. You will be excused a few minutes early so you can get out of the parking lot. You will be excused a few minutes early so you can get out of the parking lot. I will sign people up for this meet online, so please let me know ASAP if you cannot attend.

If you have any questions about what is ahead, please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

4/10 update

Redhawks,

I hope you all had an excellent spring break. Now is when the season really ramps up and truly gets fun. I hope you're ready to work.

This Thursday we will be racing at WX in a "relay meet". Essentially we will compete in a bunch of relays with the goal of hitting the state qualifying times so we don't have to attempt to qualify them at the region championship in May, and we can focus on winning/qualifying individuals. So, we really need everyone there. Some of you will be entered in some of the "odd" relays (the ones not in bold aren't competed at region or state, and are more just for the competition/experience), for the experience, and some of you will be in the few individual events which are listed below.

Practices will be as usual this week, rain or shine, so be prepared with the proper gear depending on weather. 

Now is the time that we really start ramping up, and it is also the time that a number of kids start to lose motivation, and even consider quitting. If you are in that category, come talk to me, and we can see what we can do to help you. Obviously we want all of you to stick with it, and most times we can work through some of the conflicts. If we are going to win a region championship in May, it will be all hand on deck.

You can find the order of events for Thursday below.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach

2022 Region 5 Relays

Meet Schedule – Number of entries allowed per gender in parentheses.

Track Events – State Qualifying Potential in Bold.

3:30 Girls 100 Hurdles (4)

3:40 Boys 110 Hurdles (4)

3:50 100 Meter Dash (4)

4:00 4 x 800 Meter Relay (1)

4:30 Sprint Medley. 100-100-200-400 (1)

4:40 4 x 100 Meter Relay (1)

4:50 Medley Relay. 200-200-400-800 (1)

5:05 1600 Meter Run (4)

5:35 4 x 200 Meter Relay (2)

5:55 Distance Medley Relay. 1200-400-800-1600 (1)

6:25 4 x 400 Meter Relay (2)

Field Events

3:15/4:45

Girls Shot Put/Boys Shot Put

Boys Discus/Girls Discus

Girls Javelin/Boys Javelin

Boys Long Jump/Girls Long Jump

Girls High Jump/Boys High Jump

4/3 update - Spring break

Redhawks,

I hope you all enjoy a very well deserved break from the regular grind of school. Below are a few workout suggestions for you during the break. If you're out of town, bring a parent with you to run - running in new places is a great way to feel refreshed and tour new areas (this is assuming you are in a safe place, of course). Otherwise, if you're in a hotel or something, go hit the treadmill in the gym. 

We will have a practice for those who are in town on Friday at 10 AM at the track, otherwise, you are on your own. Get your running in, it'd be a shame to take a step back after a solid month of practicing.

Distance

Monday - distance run with more hills than normal, a fartlek, or hill repeats.

Tuesday - 40 minutes easy (only 30 for some of our newer runners)

Wednesday - 20 minute tempo with 10 minute warm up and cool down

Thursday - 30-40 minutes easy (20-30 for new runners)

Friday - Fast 400, Fast 400 (that includes about 1-2 minutes recovery between the 400s, and then full recovery between sets). 3-6 sets depending on feel and fitness. Second 400 should be at 800 or faster pace.

Saturday - Cross train or easy run

Sprints

These are just some ideas: 110 breakdown, stadiums, 8x50m sprints, 100m hill repeats, short rest 200s.

Throws

plyos, weights, short sprints, etc.

3/26 update

Redhawks,

You can find the meet results from this week at http://results.runnercard.com/Results/results.jsp?meetid=1003934

Thank you to all of you who came to support your teammates, especially if you were not competing. Well done to those who competed, we had tons of personal bests, all-time marks, and a new school record in the girls 4x200m relay!

You can find the team performance lists at the links above, called 2022 performance lists, and you can see the best marks all-time at BHS above on the all-time lists.

Practices this week

Monday is an "early out" day again, so we will begin practice, for everyone, at 12:30 PM.

Meet on Wednesday

We will be hosting a JV meet on Wednesday at 3 PM with Woods Cross. The order of events can be found here.

Basically anyone who competed in multiple events this past week probably won't be competing this week, but there will be some exceptions to that, particularly in the field events. Talk to your coaches to see if you will be competing or not. Everyone who didn't compete this week should definitely compete on Wednesday. We won't have a meet open to everyone again until APRIL 21, which is a long time from now.

All of you who are in the class will be required to be at the meet the entire time, and roll will be taken at the end. Everyone will be expected to help in some capacity.

We will be taking a team yearbook photo on Wednesday at 2:40 behind the fieldhouse in the amphitheater. Please do not be late, this needs to go quickly so the meet can start on time. Wear your uniform. If you do not bring your uniform you won’t be in the photo. Don’t just wear a red shirt, bring your uniform. You need it for the meet tomorrow anyway, so I believe in you.

Registering for events on Wednesday will be done in person at the starting line. Coaches Laura and Lake will be splitting that duty, so look for them.

We need all of your help managing the meet . I am currently home with flu-like symptoms and it is likely that I will not be there, which means we need your help all the more – listen to your coaches and do what they ask.

Thanks for all your hard work, looking forward to a great week.

Coach Jacobson

3/20 Update

Rehawks,

Results from last week: http://results.runnercard.com/Results/results.jsp?meetid=1004055 On the left side you can select the different events to see your mark.

Well done to those who came and were able to compete at the meet, it was a lot of fun having such a big group determined to work hard. We had a solid week, but we need to be better if we are going to have a shot at winning a region title in May. We must be more consistent in our training - missing practices needs to become a very rare exception rather than a common occurrence (those of you who have spoken with me about your schedule with other sports/commitments, this doesn't apply to you). For the most part, most aren't missing practices, but it still needs to become even more rare.

Practices this week

Monday is an "early out" day, so we will begin practice, for everyone, at 12:30 PM.

Tuesday will be a normal B day, so we will start promptly at 2:40.

Meet at Syracuse Wednesday/Thursday

Wednesday and Thursday we will be having a two-day meet at Syracuse. This meet only allows us a certain number of entries, so we won't be able to enter everyone into this meet. However, we would still like everyone to come and support, and I am going to try to order two busses so we have plenty of space for everyone to come. Entries for the meet will be finalized after practice tomorrow, so make sure you are there. The schedule for the meet can be found below. Bus departure and school excuse time is TBD.

3/13 update

Redhawks,

Our first meet is upon us, and I'm looking forward to seeing you compete. I've really enjoyed these first two weeks, more than usual, because of the caliber of kids coming out and because of the coaches we are working with - they, and you, have all made my job easier and more enjoyable.  I've also been very pleased with the turnout. We had more people at Thursday's and Friday's practices than any previously, which is a good thing for the team, as long as we can make that continue.

Practice Information

Practices this week should all be outside on the track. On A days, those not in the class, should come up as quickly as possible to get warmed up and join the workout. On B days we will begin at 2:40. With no school on Friday, we may hold an unofficial practice in the afternoon, but that is tbd.

Meet Information

Our first meet is on Wednesday at Bonneville High School. The meet will begin at 3:30 PM. It generally lasts a couple of hours. The bus will leave at 1:30 PM - so you will be excused at 1:15 to get on the bus. If the bus time changes I will send an email out, and hopefully have it announced. It sometimes gets changed. You must ride the bus to the meet, and you can only ride home with a parent/guardian - not your friend's parent/guardian, only yours.

In order to get on the bus you must have COMPLETED registration on register my athlete. If it is not complete, you cannot go. It tells you on there if any parts are still incomplete, so double check it today.

We also need to register each individual online for the meet, which can be rather cumbersome at this stage of the season due to uncertainty of events. Here's what I need from you: if you cannot go to the meet, and you already know that, please reply to this email saying you can't go, so I don't register you.

Sprinters should plan on running the 100m, 200m (if not doing the open 400m) and the 400m - we need to learn where each of your fitness level is for that event. However, most of you will not be the open 400m. Some of you will want to run the open 400, so we'll put you in it, and some of you may prefer just do the 100m and 200m, which is fine this time, because we are going to enter everyone into a 4x400m relay at the end of the meet (exception: throwers). The 4x400m relay is the final event of the day, and we are going to have about 15 teams (give or take a few) and all runners will be placed on a team and the coaches will do our best to time each of you in your leg of the relay.

Distance runners should plan on the mile, 800, and 4x400 at the end, although we'll have to talk about that tomorrow at practice.

Throwers will be entered into the throws that they've practiced. Jumpers, if we are able to practice the jumps on Monday and Tuesday, will be permitted to jump - we may have to hold off on high jump at the moment though; that is tbd.

Uniforms

Finally, we will be distributing uniforms on Monday, so make sure you are at practice. Those of you who did XC, and were on the JV xc team, please bring your uniforms, to turn them in, and I'll issue you a different one. We have two types of uniforms, and anyone who is potentially going to be running in a relay at the larger meets must have the same uniform, so I need to make sure I have a few of those stashed away to give to those kids who end up on a relay team. That could be you, but due to the uncertainty I need to make sure I have enough for future meets. 

Interesting Information

If you, like me, know people who constantly tell you that your knees will go bad from running, you can use this article to share some knowledge. Fun fact: the average American's knees fail more often than those who run. https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/runners-knee-cartilage-study-2020/

For those who were wondering about static stretching and how it affects performance before competition, and how static flexibility affects performance: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/case-against-stretching-flexibility-research/

Here is some information that our trainer presented to us on preventing and healing shin-splints.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

3/9, Wednesday practice

We will meet in the fieldhouse for practice today.

3/6 update

Redhawks,

We had a solid first week of the season, and we are excited about who we have out for the team. I am happy about all the new faces - if you have not done track with us before here at Bountiful, I'm glad you are here now and I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Our focus will always be on making daily improvements. We have 5 days of practices ahead of us this week, let's use them wisely. The expectation is that you come to practice everyday, with exceptions being communicated with your coach prior.

To no one's surprise, the weather this weeks doesn't look like it will be as clear as it was this past week. We will be getting creative with how and where we work out this week, so come to practice each day prepared to practice both inside and outside. Bring warm/waterproof clothes just in case. The location of practice will default to outside, but will move to the fieldhouse balconies if the track is unfit for foot traffic. I will also post here if we are going to move inside rather than be outside. The good thing about less than ideal weather is that it forces us to become more mentally tough.

Reminder, you must finish registration on regsitermyathlete.com before you can compete, and you won't be able to practice if it is not complete by 3/15.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

Outdoor Track and Field Meeting

Necessary Links:

Signup Form - required to be on the team

Registration (Register my athlete) - required to be able to practice/compete. Must be done by March 9th. Start it TODAY

Outdoor Meet Schedule

Outdoor Track Information:

Coaches:

• Coach Jacobson
• Coach Munk - Jumps/Throws
• Coach Lake - Sprints
• Coach Laura - Distance
• Coach Allred - Throws
• Coach Bridger - Sprints/Hurdles
• Coach Dalton - Distance

Practice Schedule:

B-Days - 

• 2:40 at the track

A-Days (track class days) - 

• Class begins at 1:10 at the track. 
• For those not in the class come up ASAP after school concludes so you can get going into the workout.
• You do not have to be in the class, but it allows you to miss less class time and finish up with your workout earlier.

Expectations:

• Be a great teammate
• Work hard
• Show up
• Missing practices or leaving practices early without prior arrangements with your coach means you will not be participating in the meets.

Multi-Sport Athletes

If you participate in multiple sports and have organized team activities in those sports, come talk to me ASAP and we will see how we can work with your schedule so you can participate in both.

Fees:

The school fees are $90 to be paid in the office for track - these are district mandated fees.

Questions?

bjacobson@dsdmail.net

The Fastest Redhawk and Alumni Meet information

"The Fastest Redhawk" and "The Strongest Redhawk competitions will be held on Thursday, March 3rd at 2:45 PM, and will run concurrently with our "Alumni Meet".

If you are interested in participating, please register for the competitions here. This is to know how many heats will be required, and how much pizza to get.

"The Fastest Redhawk" will be a 100m race to determine who is the fastest boy and girl in our school. Heats will be created to determine who are the finalists. The fastest runners will advance out of the heats and into the final rounds. Here is an example of how that might work:

The most likely scenario is that there will be a first round, and a final race. If we have 36 participants, there will be 6 heats of 6 people  (our track only has 6 lanes). The winner of each heat will advance to the final.

If we have greater than 36 participants, say 45 boys and 45 girls sign up, we will make 8 heats of 5-6 people. The winner of each heat will advance to the semi-final, and then the next four fastest times who didn't win their heats will occupy the last 4 spots of the 12 person, 2 heat semi-final.

In this scenario, the top 3 from each semi-final would advance to the 6 person final. In the event we have more than 45 people sign up, there would be more semi-final heats, meaning more people could advance to the semi-final, but fewer people from each semi-final heat would advance to the final. If we have fewer than 36 entries, and therefore 6 or fewer heats, we would do the one round followed by a final, with the winner of each opening heat advancing to the final.

We will do our best to spread runners around to try to ensure that the fastest 6 people make it to the final.

In order to ensure adequate recovery between each race, we will stagger the races so they aren't one after another. 

"The Strongest Redhawk" competition will be a Shot Put competition. 

Each person will get 3 official throws (after a warm-up period), which will be measured. The farthest throw will be the one used to determine your placement. The top 3 throwers will be the winners.

Awards

The top 3 finishers of each gender in both the 100m and Shot Put will receive Amazon Gift cards, $20, $15, $10. Every person who participates will be entered into a raffle to win 4 $20 gift cards, so even if you don't finish in the top-3, you will have a chance to win. 

Pizza will also be provided for all who participate. 

Alumni Mile

All BHS alumni are welcome and encouraged to come to the meet to catch up with friends, coaches, and run the 1600m with the athletes of today. You are not required to be faster than the youth, of course. You can race hard or take it easy. 

Order of events:

2:45 PM Start time - The shot put and first running event will begin at this time, the remaining events will begin when the one prior concludes. All events will be girls first, boys second.

100m Dash, First Round

Girls, including alumni, 1600m Run

100m Dash Semi-Final (if needed), or Final

Boys, including alumni, 1600m Run

100m Dash Final (if there is a Semi-Final)

2/13 update

Redhawks,

Our competition season for indoor has officially concluded. Outdoor will begin on Monday 2/28 after school. More info to come.

In the meantime, we will continue with the same practice schedule that we have had, namely, practices during class and after school on B-Days. This week we will practice on Tuesday/Thursday after school. If you know anyone who is interested in doing Outdoor Track who would like to get a jump on conditioning, encourage them to come out.

Maybe we should do an end of indoor track season party? Pickleball tournament????

Coach Jacobson

2/6 update

Redhawks,

We had a very strong performance at the Oval on Friday night, with multiple PRs or SBs. Lydia and Liliana both closed their final laps as their fastest to run very impressive marks, and Liliana repeated her strong finish in the 3200. Eden went sub 6 in the mile after missing months with injury and followed it up with a strong 800m. We had several guys go sub 5 in the mile, including Trevor, Simon, Bennett, and Andrew - who now has the 2nd fastest mile time ever run indoors at Bountiful High. 

Well done to our multiple event runners, Lily, Elijah, Tobin, Eden, Bennett, Elle, and Hayden (if I missed any, I'm sorry). Doing multiple events is an important step on the path to improvement, and something we will need to get used to. Thanks to all of you who were able to come and compete and support. We had a lot of fun hanging out and watching you race. (RIP the ball).

Practices after school this week will be on Monday/Wednesday.

We have one indoor meet remaining, once again at the Olympic Oval. You can find the schedule, registration, and the waiver that needs to be singed here. Registration online will close on WEDNESDAY. However, there is in person registration, but the cost is much higher and won't get you into a heat of like-timed runners. 

In an ideal situation, for our distance runners, I recommend coming on Friday and running the mile and 4x800 (which I will need to register and pay for, so I'll need to know soon who would like to race it. Please reply if you'd like to run in a 4x800). Then, if possible, going again on Saturday for the 3200m or the 800m. It would leave you with a full weekend, but one that would get you ready for the final stretch of the year. 

On Friday the meet will begin at 4PM and go until it's over, which will be similar to this weeks time, but quite possibly a bit earlier. On Friday, the 800 would probably be in the late morning, and the 3200 will most likely be contested in the early/mid afternoon. There will be 1,000,052 (slight exaggeration) heats of the 200m, so it takes a while. Once all the registrations are complete on Thursday morning I can try to estimate start times a little better.

If you have any questions please let me know. Looking forward to another great week.

1/30 update

Redhawks,

We had a solid day at WX for our time trial, with some seasonal bests (SB) and some PRs to boot. Consider that race a step in your fitness rather than a fitness test. This Friday we have an opportunity for to take another step at the Olympic Oval at the distance challenge.

If you'd like to compete at that event, you can register at milesplit Utah. You will need to create a free account, which took me all of 30 seconds, so I believe in you. You can see the time/event schedule, costs, etc. at the link above.

This week we will be practicing after school on Tuesday and Thursday, and during class on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Those who show me they have signed up to race on Friday won't be working out, but you'll need to come to class for the whole time, unless a parent checks you out of school so you can get yourself together before the races (hint, hint).

Looking forward to another great week. See you Monday!

Coach Jacobson

1/23 update

Redhawks,

Our season is off to a good start, with several of our athletes racing on Friday and getting in some good racing experience. We know what where we need to go, and we know how to get there. The first priority is being consistent. We need to be working hard/properly every day. Consistency is going to be the key. If we do that, then by the end of the season (May) we will be in prime position to reach our goals.

This week, the meet at Weber State has been cancelled. The fate of the remaining two meets is still tbd, but for now they are on.

However, instead of Weber State we will be holding a time trial at Woods Cross with their team and some from Viewmont. This will take place Friday at 3:30 PM at the Woods Cross Track. The events will be as follows: 1600, 400, 800, 200, 4x400

EVERYONE will be expected to race a 4x400, and the other events will be up to you in consultation with the coaches.

This week we will be practicing after school on Monday/Wednesday, and during class on Tuesday/Thursday. We will meet OUTSIDE for practices this week due to the warmer temperatures.

Looking forward to a great week.

Coach Jacobson

1/16 update

Redhawks,

We have a short week ahead of us, and the schedule might get tinkered with a bit more, but here is what I know for now.

I recommend getting a workout in tomorrow. I advise what I call "cut down 200s". You'll run 600m sets, getting faster with each 200. The first 200 is around 3200-5k pace, then get 3-5 seconds faster each successive 200. Then jog 400m-600m recovery (very slow, so 3-5 minutes recovery) and go again. We'll do 3 sets and of it's too easy do 1-2 more.

A few things to know. First, the Simplot Games which were scheduled in Mid February have been cancelled. I know this is a disappointment to many of you, and for me too, but we'll just have to take our disappointments out on the track through workouts and races.

If you are interested in racing at BYU this weekend, here is the link which will give you all the info. There is a lot of info on there, so please read it carefully. Notice the registration instructions as well as the COVID protocol, including proof of vaccination or negative test. 

If you do sign up, please email me which events so I can attempt to be there. For now I'm planning on going to see the mile on Saturday morning. Also, ENTER A TIME when you register, otherwise you will be placed in a heat of rookies. Enter your PR time or something close to it.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Coach Jacobson