Montgomery Viking Track

February 17, 2025

Important Dates:

February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
February 18 - Dine & Donate - Los Tres Chiles
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational
March 8 - Gaucho Relays

Parent/Guardian Meeting:

Our Parent/Guardian Meeting is Tuesday, February 18th at 6:30pm. As of right now the plan is to meet in front of the gym and then navigate to where the meeting will be. Our original location was already booked so we will just be flexible and pick a spot on the fly. We will send out an email/text update if we can determine the location ahead of time and we will post someone at the gym to help direct folks to the meeting.

Dine & Donate:

Tuesday, February 18th is a busy day! We have our normal practice for the athletes and our parent/guardian meeting. So let's make dinner a little easier... we will be having a Dine & Donate at Los Tres Chiles on the 18th with 20% of your purchase donated to Montgomery Track & Field.

Please help spread the word and let's pack Los Tres Chiles!

Goal Sheets:

Athletes, get those goal sheets turned in! We will start discussing your goals this week. The goal sheet is available to download if you need to print another copy.

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February 9, 2025

Important Dates:

February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Practices:

The first day of practice is here! We practice 5 days a week, Mon-Fri, rain or shine. Arrive by 3:45 and ready to run at 3:50.

If an athlete is unable to make a practice they need to notify Coach Kevin and their event coach using the “Planned Absence” functionality in XCStats.

Dine & Donate:

Please help spread the word and let's pack Los Tres Chiles!

Goals:

Setting and striving towards goals is an important piece of athletics. This first week of practice we will be working with the athletes to create short and long term goals. These goals will help us have tangible things to work towards.

“A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream – it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting.”

Jon Acuff

February 2, 2025

Important Dates:

February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Practices:

We practice 5 days a week, Mon-Fri, rain or shine. Arrive by 3:45 and ready to run 3:50. First practice will be on February 10th.

If an athlete is unable to make a practice they need to notify Coach Kevin and their event coach using the “Planned Absence” functionality in XCStats.

XCStats:

Have your athlete sign up for XCStats before the start of the season. Please have your athlete create an account and make sure they put parent/guardian contact in as well. To create an account they will need to register at https://xcstats.com/registration.php?school_id=975 using the code Vikings!24

Online Athletic Clearance:

If you haven't gotten the athletic clearance completed, please do so right away. Go to the Viking Athletics page for more information.

Conflicts with Outside Commitments:

If you have another commitment (i.e. club sport, band, drama), our coaching staff will work with you to help balance your busy schedule. Just reach out to Coach Kevin to start the conversation.

January 26, 2025

Important Dates:

February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Online Athletic Clearance:

If you haven't gotten the athletic clearance completed, please do so right away. Go to the Viking Athletics page for more information.

Conflicts with Outside Commitments:

If you have another commitment (i.e. club sport, band, drama), our coaching staff will work with you to help balance your busy schedule. Just reach out to Coach Kevin right away so we can start the conversation.

Concussion Testing (Pole Vaulters & High Jumpers):

Monday, January 27th is the first opportunity to get the concussion testing done for our Pole Vaulters and High Jumpers. Testing takes 45 - 60 minutes to complete and will be at 3:35pm in Room 80, please bring your own Chromebook to test on. Additional dates are Feb 3rd and Feb 5th.

January 19, 2025

Important Dates:

February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Online Athletic Clearance:

Make sure your student athlete is fully cleared through SportsNet. If Track and Field is your first sport of the 2024-2025 school year you will need a sports physical for your clearance. Clearance through SportsNet must be done prior to participation in practices.

Go to the Viking Athletics page for more information.

XCStats:

XCStats is required for all athletes. Please make sure your athlete creates an account and adds parent/guardian contact information as well. To create an account they will need to register at https://xcstats.com/registration.php?school_id=975 using the code Vikings!24

Note: Their school email address will most likely not work, so they will need to use another email address.

Pole Vaulters & High Jumpers

Anyone participating in Pole Vault or High Jump must have up to date concussion testing. You only need to attend one of the following testing dates. Testing takes 45 - 60 minutes to complete and please bring your own Chromebook to test on. If you tested in the Fall or Winter, you do not need to test again.
- Monday, January 27 at 3:35pm in Room 80
- Monday, February 3 at 3:35pm in Room 80
- Wednesday, February 5 at 3:15pm in Room 80
Pole Vaulters
- If your athlete wants to Pole Vault this year please email Coach Kevin with their name and weight. This will allow us to make sure we have the proper size pole for them at the start of the season.

Tentative Schedule

Our schedule is now up on our site. We are still working on some finalization but this should be pretty close to our final schedule.

We recommend that you subscribe to the schedule so your calendar always remains current. Go to the Schedule page for details.

January 12, 2025

Important Dates:

February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Online Athletic Clearance:

Go to the Viking Athletics page for more information.

Concussion Testing (Pole Vaulters & High Jumpers):

Anyone participating in Pole Vault or High Jump must have up to date concussion testing.

You only need to attend one of the following testing dates. Testing takes 45 - 60 minutes to complete and please bring your own Chromebook to test on. If you tested in the Fall or Winter, you do not need to test again.

Monday, January 27 at 3:35pm in Room 80
Monday, February 3 at 3:35pm in Room 80
Wednesday, February 5 at 3:15pm in Room 80

XCStats:

Note: Their school email address will most likely not work, so they will need to use another email address.

Montgomery Track & Field - 2025 Interest Form

Thank you for the huge turnout to last week's athlete interest meeting! At the meeting we had a link to an interest form. If you haven't filled out the form yet please go to the Montgomery Track & Field - 2025 Interest Form and do so right away. This really helps us make sure you are ready to start the season strong.

January 5, 2025

The 2025 track season is just around the corner here at Montgomery High School. Each week we will be sending and posting a newsletter highlighting upcoming events, important announcements, and more.

Important Dates:

January 8 - Athlete Interest Meeting
February 10 - First Day of Practice
February 18 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
March 1 - Big Cat Invitational

Athlete Interest Meeting:

Athletes, this Wednesday (1/8) at lunch come to Mr. LaFrance's Classroom (Room 33) to get information about this upcoming season. All are welcome so bring your friends.

Online Athletic Clearance:

Make sure your student athlete is fully cleared through SportsNet. SportsNet Inc. provides secure online registration services for school athletic programs and your athlete must be cleared on SportsNet before participating in Montgomery Track & Field.

If Track and Field is your first sport of the 2024-2025 school year you will need a sports physical for your clearance. Clearance through SportsNet must be done prior to participation in practices.

Go to the Viking Athletics page for more information.

XCStats:

We will be using XCStats for communicating to athletes and parents/guardians. Athletes are required to have a profile on XCStats. Please have your athlete create an account and make sure they put parent/guardian contact in as well. To create an account they will need to register at https://xcstats.com/registration.php?school_id=975 using the code Vikings!24

Note: Their school email address will most likely not work, so they will need to use another email address.

XCStats allows us to send emails and text messages to the entire team or a specific sub-group.

In addition, XCStats will be used for results, tracking trends, and keeping track of attendance.

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