The 2013 Viking Track & Field Video

Watch the 2013 Track Video here.

Sectional Results

Congratulations to our track teams who performed exceptionally at the sectional meet on Saturday against 14 other schools. 

•The 7th Grade Girls team took 3rd place. 

•The 8th grade girls and 8th grade boys teams each took 2nd place.  

•The 7th grade boys team took 1st place. 

•This is the 2nd consecutive sectional championship for our 7th grade boys team. 

25 Viking athletes qualified for the State Track Finals next weekend, which is a new record for Viking. Visit the IESA website to see the State Qualifiers.

Click here for a guide to the State Meet.

Sectional Information

• There is no practice Friday, May 10th.

• The Sectional Meet will be held at Antioch Community High School on Saturday, May 11th.
• The bus will leave Viking at 7:45 AM. 
• Girls running events and boys field events will go first, starting at 9am, followed by boys running events and girls field events.
• Parents should park at the high school and not at the track.
• The meet is expected to end at about 5:00 and the bus should arrive back at Viking at about 5:30.
• The 1st and 2nd place finishers in each event will qualify for the Illinois State Track Finals in East Peoria next Friday and Saturday. You can also qualify by meeting the qualifying standards on the back of this sheet. If you qualify, don’t leave the meet without getting a State Track Finals packet from Mr. Elman or Mr. Piha.
• Sectional t-shirts will be sold at the meet for $17.
• Concessions will be available at the meet. If you eat there, be sure to leave enough time to digest before you run!
• If you do not qualify for the State meet, please return your uniform to your coach within the next week.

Please be aware of the following rules:

• No jewelry allowed, including bracelets and watches.
• For relay teams, if any number of runners wears anything under the uniform, the color must match. Three with and one without or two with and two without or one with and three without are all ok.  It is supposed to be a single solid color, but stripes are ok, even if they are different.
• The only spikes allowed are 1/4” pyramids.
• Runners should relax at the starting line until they hear “On your marks”. Then runners should step up to the line or in their blocks. At the command “Set” runners should move to their final starting position and HOLD STILL and MOTIONLESS.
• Runners should stay in their lane after making a relay exchange.
• For the 4x100 and 4x200, runners may use the acceleration zone before the triangle. For the 4x400, runners MAY NOT use the acceleration zone, and should line up ON OR IN FRONT OF THE TRIANGLE.
• During the 800 and 1600, runners will be lined up in alleys and not on the waterfall line. They must stay in their alley until they pass the cut-in line.
• After finishing a relay, HOLD YOUR BATON. Then hand it to an adult. DO NOT DROP IT EVEN AFTER YOUR RACE.
• Finals will be held for the long jump, discus, and shot put after the regular competition. The top 8 competitors will each get 2 additional attempts.
• Participants may not be coached by any adult inside the fenced track area.
• No electronic devices (cell phones, cameras, iPads, etc.) are allowed inside the fenced track area.

Conference Team Photos

ALL VIKING TEAMS WIN 1ST PLACE AT CONFERENCE!

All of the Viking teams were named Conference Champions at the Conference Meet on Saturday!

Practice Meet This Friday!

JUST ADDED! 

We will have a practice meet this Friday, 5/3 at Warren High School - Almond Campus vs. Woodland. We hope to start at 3:30 and it should be a short meet. Athletes going to Conference the next day will not be participating in all of their usual events.

Athletes can be picked up at Warren or back at Viking at about 5:30??

Reminder: all athletes are invited to Awards Night. It will be in the Viking Multipurpose Room on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30pm.

Practice Resumes Wednesday, April 24th.

Practices and meets will continue according to the following schedule:

New Meet Added

We will not have practice on Monday, April 22nd, as all after school activities have been cancelled. We are not sure yet about the remainder of the week. A message will be posted here as soon as we know.

We still have a meet this Friday, April 26th at Zion High School with Beach Park and Woodland.

We have added a NEW MEET next Monday, April 29th at Lakes High School with Palombi, Woodland, and Magee.

We will not be able to make up the meets that were cancelled last week.

4/19 Meet cancelled

Because Gurnee District 56 is closed on Friday, April 19th, the meet scheduled for that day is cancelled.

4/17 Meet Cancelled

The meet scheduled for 4/17/13 has been cancelled due to the weather. We will also NOT have practice today. Check back for information regarding practice tomorrow and the meet scheduled for Friday.

Boys Team Roster

Tryout Changes

DUE TO THE WEATHER, THE TRYOUT SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED!

The final team rosters will be posted at several locations in Viking and River Trail as well as the website listed at the top of this sheet as soon as possible after tryouts end. There are four teams in track: 8th grade boys, 8th grade girls, 7th grade boys, and 7th grade girls. The 6th and 7th grade are combined and run as one team at the 7th grade level. If you cannot attend one of the tryout days, please let your coach know ahead of time to insure that he can give you enough attention on the day(s) you are there. Please be picked up at the gym entrance at 4:00. There will be no phones available in the gym to call for a ride. A complete calendar will be given to athletes who make the team. 

This information was sent home with everyone who attended tryouts on Monday, 3/18.

2013 TRYOUTS!

Viking & River Trail Track & Field

 TRYOUTS BEGIN ON MONDAY, MARCH 18TH!

Track & Field is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls.

To register, click on one of these links: BOYS / GIRLS

Tryouts will take place at the Viking gym from 2:30 - 4:00 Monday - Thursday of that week. Arrive with comfortable clothes and shoes to run in. There is a good chance we will hold tryouts outside, so bring comfortable outerwear also!

Girls interested in trying high jump can stay until 4:30 on Tuesday.

Boys interested in trying high jump can stay until 4:30 on Wednesday.