Sectionals complete, on to Diocese
Thursday and Saturday were our sectional championships. Congratulations to everyone who competed, regardless of final placement. Results and ribbons should be coming soon. We'll surely have a backlog of them to hand out at the picnic, too.
The top three finishers in the Sectional events should advance to the finals, with fourth place as an alternate. The usual disclaimer about alternates applies: they aren't guaranteed to compete, but it's a good idea to show up. They are placed according to a random rotation among the three sections on meet day.
The only exception that I'm aware of is the 4x400m relays. The top three fastest boys and girls teams overall from Saturday will progress, independent of grade. Citing tradition, the diocese only runs two heats of this event.
The Sprint Medley is run by grade, as usual.
Final practices Tuesday & Thursday
Our last two! Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Middle, Thursday at College Park, 5:00-6:30pm. All athletes on the team are welcome to attend, not just finalists.
Friday: 800m and 1600m events
Friday, May 8 at Moreau High School, Hayward, 6:00pm start (first race 6:30pm)
Top finishers in the distance events get to travel to Moreau High on Friday evening. This is a different location than past seasons.
School site: Moreau Catholic High School
Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/nt73k
Athletes who ran in and placed in both the 800m and 1600m at Sectionals had to select one of these events to compete in this Friday. They were asked this question when they finished their 800m on Saturday. I'll send that around to coaches in case anyone needs a reminder.
There's no admission fee to Friday's races. Athletes should be in uniform and remember their names in lieu of wearing a sticker.
Saturday: parade and remaining events
Saturday, May 9 at Granada High School, Livermore, 8:30am start
Same song, second verse. Back to Livermore if your athlete qualified at Sectionals. There's an all-diocese "parade of champions" before the meet which our team leads, as we come earliest in the alphabet in the first section. All team athletes are welcome to march in the parade.
Here's most of the program, minus the diocese event records:
http://ctktrack.org/2015_diocese.pdf
I recommend you keep a copy close at hand. The officials at this meet are even bigger sticklers about missed calls than the league. I still get mixed up on the event order at this meet.
If an athlete is waiting with the clerks for a race, a coach or I should be able to check them in at a field event. Athletes still need to be prompt about reporting right after their race, though.
There's the same small admission fee to Saturday's event: $4 and $2. This is listed in the program. Arrive early and beat the lines. Look for the CTK group in the same place, by the away stands near the baseball field.
Athletes should be in uniform, and will not need stickers. Those are just done by our league to keep our results organized.
Volunteers
Did your athlete make it to diocese? Congratulations! Expect to be contacted about volunteer assignments for Saturday. This will go online via Signup Genius as soon as we know what positions our team needs to fill.
Picnic!
Have you RSVP'd yet? Please do:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49aeab2aa3f94-20151
The team provides cold drinks and hot charcoal grills: you bring something to grill for your family and something to share with the team. Salads, fruit -- picnic fare, nothing fancy.
Picnic is from around 11:30-3:00 on Sunday May 31 at Pleasant Hill Park. We should have the fires hot by noonish, and we'll start awards around 1:00pm. All team athletes welcome -- not just qualifiers.
Our site is the covered tables near the youth center, at Gregory and Cleaveland:
http://ctktrack.org/picnic_site.png
Look for the team banner, and the Lost & Found collection airing out on a tarp.
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