Competition

Competition

The Wolfpack competition team is for hardworking athletes who seek a more structured, focused, and competitive experience. Do your kids love track and field or trail running? Do they like to be in a competitive environment? Do they like to work hard and be rewarded for personal improvement? Do they understand the basics but want to learn even more? Do they want to be part of state and national teams?

If so, this is the Pack for them.

Our team focuses on racing strategies, mental strength development, and goal-setting within a fun environment. Each practice features core and agility work within a comprehensive training plan that enables athletes to peak at specific times throughout the season. This team is geared toward athletes who would like to compete at state, regional, and possibly national levels in track and field and/or cross country. Athletes should be able to comfortably run two miles without stopping to thrive in this program.

The competition team is USATF certified, and athletes on this team are required to have a USATF membership.

  • When: Track & Field: April–July | Cross Country: August-December
  • Ages: 8–14 (3rd–8th grade)
  • Events: Track & Field: Sprints, Hurdles, Distance Running, Throwing, and Jumping Events | Cross Country: Trail & grass running, distance varies on age division, 1-5 kilometers
  • Includes: 11-16 weeks of focused training with suggested workouts for off days + 3 structured practices per week + Racing singlet + Opportunity to earn a training tee based on effort during the season + Meet fees for the Wolfpack-hosted meet & Utah State Meet*
  • Price: $325 per season
  • Meets: Meet schedules are shared on Team Snap

 

Registration for 2024 track & field is CLOSED
The competition team is full.

 

If your athlete would like to register for our comp team, please click the image below to join the wait list.

 

All Comp Team athletes must have a USATF membership to be on the team!

 

What does that mean? Wolfpack is affiliated through USA Track & Field and we compete in USATF events, so it’s required that our athletes are USATF members. Part of this membership includes athlete age verification. This process can take a couple of days to complete, so it’s imperative that membership and age verification be completed BEFORE your athlete can compete in any meets; this includes track & field AND cross country. Memberships are good for 1 calendar year and expire on December 31st, so if you registered your athlete for 2023 track, they will be good for 2023 cross country. Get your athlete’s membership here!

 

TRACK & FIELD: Comp team track & field practices will begin mid-April. Practices will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5–6:15pm with one of those days possibly being a trail run. Locations and changes to the training schedule will be on Team Snap.

*The $325 registration fee covers meet fees for our Wolfpack-hosted meet and the USATF Utah State Meet. All other meet fees will need to be paid for by athletes and their families. Meet fees typically run about $5-$8 per event.

CROSS COUNTRY: Cross country comp team practices will tentatively begin in mid-August and will go through December. Practices will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4:45–6pm. Fridays will usually be trail running days. Locations and any changes to the training schedule will be on Team Snap.

Please download TeamSnap and sign up to receive notifications as any changes to the schedule, practice times, and locations will be shared in the group chat on TeamSnap.

If you have an athlete in 3rd-8th grade who is interested in joining our Comp Team, but you aren’t sure if the Comp Team will be a good fit, please send an email to our club president: Rachel Martinez, rachel@wolfpackrunning.org. We don’t hold tryouts, but Rachel can help you decide if our Comp Team will be a good fit or if your child may enjoy our Elementary Program more. When our 6-week Elementary Program ends, we do invite a handful of athletes to join our Comp Team mid-season and possibly compete at the USATF Utah State Meet. 

If you are an experienced coach or runner and you’re interested in assisting and/or coaching within our program, please reach out to our club president Rachel Martinez: rachel@wolfpackrunning.org

Teams are contingent on enrollment. Additional practice locations/teams may be added and/or changed. Practice cancellations are extremely rare and are decided based on condition/safety of the practice location. Rain or snow does not mean practice will be cancelled. Our coach will reach out to you if practice will be cancelled/rescheduled. There is a $20 bookkeeping fee on all refunds. No refunds will be given after the first week of practice.