DuPage Track Club

1.  How do I register for a particular meet?

Meet registration will be available to all athletes 1 week before the meet. You will be emailed the information necessary with plenty of time to register if you wish to compete at one or all of the meets.  We will collect all of the necessary paperwork and fees to register your athlete for you.  

2.  How does my athlete get to the meet?

Parents drive their own athletes to the meets.  If transportation is an issue we can arrange car pooling with other families and coaches.

3.  How much does it cost to compete in a meet?  

It depends on the meet but usually it costs anywhere from $5-$8 per event your athlete is registered to compete in.  

4.  What age group is my son/daughter in?  

The age groups are as follows:  6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18

Your athletes age group is not how old they are currently but how old they will turn during this calendar year.  So if you are 14 right now but will turn 15 this year before January 1 you will be in the 15-16 age division.    

(*Athletes who are still 18 on the final day of the National Meet are eligible to compete as a young woman/man*)

5.  What are the order of events at a track meet?

The following list is the typical order of track events at track meets.  The multi day events such as the state meet, regional meet and national meet will spread the following events over several days.  

    (1) 3000 meter run (11-18 age groups)

    (2) 80/100/110 meter hurdle trials (11-18 age groups)

    (3) 100 meter dash trials (All age groups)

    (4) 1500 meter race/ 3000 meter walk (9-18 age groups)

    (5) 80/100/110 meter hurdle finals (11-18)

    (6) 100 meter dash finals (all)

    (7) 800 meter run finals (all)

    (8) 4X100 meter relay (all)

    (9) 400 meter dash (all)

    (10) 200/400 meter hurdles (13-18 age groups)

    (11) 1500 meter run (9-18 age groups)

    (12) 200 meter dash (all)

    (13) 4X400 meter relay (9-18 age groups)

6.  What about the field events?

Well, they are taking place simultaneously with the track events (so your athlete may need to go from a field event to a race on the track--the coaches will tell them about how to do this). Here's the order for the field events, some of which run concurrent with one another:

    Long jump

    Triple jump (follows the long jump typically) (youth-young)

    High jump

    Shot put

    Discus throw (follows the shot put typically)

    Pole vault 

    Javelin and mini-javelin throw

    (Events typically proceed from youngest to oldest age groups.)

7.  Where can I get more information about the state, regional and national meets?  

You can get most information you need at www.usatfillinois.org

8.  How long do these meets last?

Typical meets start around 9am and last until 4pm.  If your athlete finishes their events before the end of the meet, you are more than welcome to leave early.  

 9.  Will a coach be at every meet?

        Yes, coaches will be present at every meet.  We only send two coaches to the national meet each  year because of the cost.  These two coaches will be at the meet but may not get to your athletes event because of the sheer number of events and the length of each day as these can be 12 hour days for the whole week.