Track season begins with tryouts in February 2026.
All students must have athletic clearance to participate in tryouts. Visit this page to begin the athletic clearance process.
Sprints and Field Event practices will be at 3:45 pm Monday through Friday. The Distance Team will continue to practice during 6th period PE with Coach Chuck.
Athletes should meet the coaches in the stadium stands near the concession stands dressed to practice in appropriate athletic gear and athletic shoes.
The specific practice schedule is in the team's SportsYou calendar.
Athletes need to be in proper attire during practices, which includes wearing shirts and shorts for all athletes. They also need to have a sweat/track suit for warmups. Athletes can purchase warmup gear through our SpiritWear sales.
All rules and regulations for being on the team can be found here.
See announcements for Booster announcements and the weekly workout schedule for the distance team.
Parents and athletes: make sure you subscribe to our SportsYou group to have access to our team calendar. You may email srhstfboosterclub@gmail.com for the access code (please provide the name and grade of your athlete).
Athletes need to have good running shoes for all practices. Here is a list of recommended shoes.
Fleet Feet does a 15% discount for SRHS T&F athletes to get running flats and spikes. Road Runner also has shoes available. Both of these stores will fit your athletes.
Athletes should get spikes that are appropriate for their events (sprints vs. distance vs. jumps vs. pole vault), so they should speak to their coaches to see what kind of spikes they need.
Note: 3/16 spikes (needles or pyramids) are required for all San Diego tracks. Most spikes come with spikes that are too long and will tear up the track, so athletes need to remove the spikes that come with the shoes. Here’s a link to buy some on Amazon: needles or pyramid. Dicks Sporting Goods also has them available in store: needle or pyramid.
Once the coaches think athletes are ready, they might participate in meets.
Coaches put together the meet schedule a few days before each meet and share it with athletes via SportsYou. Sometimes, the meet programs are available on Athletic.net as well.
Dual Meets take place on Thursday afternoons either at SRHS or at Mira Mesa, Cathedral Catholic, Patrick Henry, University City, or Point Loma High Schools and are against one or two teams. Most athletes will only participate in these Dual Meets.
Dual meets typically start at 4:00 pm and last until 7:00 pm or later. Field events are spread throughout with start/finish times up to meet management. See below for the order of events.
Invitational Meets take place mainly on Fridays and Saturdays. These meets typically are for select varsity athletes only, but there are a few meets that include frosh/soph athletes and JV athletes. Invitational athletes need to let coaches know they cannot make a meet at least two weeks before the meet.
League Finals, CIF SD Championships, and States take place at the end of the season and typically are for select varsity athletes.
A: A standard outdoor track is 400 meters in length and typically has 8–9 lanes.
Track and field include a variety of running, jumping, and throwing events:
Sprints: 100m, 200m, 400m, sometimes 800m
Middle & Long Distance: 800m, 1600m (mile), 3200m (2 mile)
Hurdles: 100m hurdles (girls), 110m hurdles (boys), 300m hurdles
Jumps: Long jump, triple jump, high jump
Throws: Shot put, discus
Pole Vault
In the high jump, athletes run and jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it off. Athletes are given three attempts at each height. If they miss three times at the same height, they are eliminated from the competition.
The winner is the athlete who clears the highest height. If multiple athletes clear the same height, the athlete with the fewest missed attempts is declared the winner.
Throwing events such as shot put and discus are measured from the nearest mark made by the implement in the landing area to the inside edge of the throwing circle.
In the long jump, athletes sprint down a runway and jump as far as possible into a sand pit. In the triple jump, athletes perform a hop, step, and jump sequence before landing in the sand pit.
Relay races consist of four athletes, each running one leg of the race and passing a baton within a designated exchange zone to the next runner.
A: Track and field events take place on a track or designated field areas. Cross country races are run on natural terrain such as grass, dirt, and hills, often over longer distances and varying conditions. Cross country competes in the fall season. For information on Cross Country, check out our SRHS XC Website.
Common injuries include muscle strains, sprains, shin splints, and stress fractures. Jumpers and throwers may also experience knee, shoulder, or back injuries due to repetitive or explosive movements.
Athletes. Our program focuses on building responsibility and independence. Parents should step in only if necessary.
Excused absences are limited. After three unexcused absences, the athlete is dismissed from the team—no exceptions.
Yes, but work cannot interfere with practices or meets.
Coaches only. Event assignments are based on safety, performance, and team needs.
Yes. Meets are team events, and athletes are expected to support their teammates. League meets are required.
Injuries must be reported to a coach immediately. Injured athletes are still expected to attend practice for treatment or modified activity.
The dress code is in place for safety, focus, and professionalism. Track involves specialized equipment and movement, and proper attire helps prevent injury and distractions.
Important: SRHS does not provide transportation to meets, so parents need to arrange for transportation for their athletes. We recommend that parents establish carpools with other parents at the beginning of the season. You can use the parent chat on SportsYou to find other parents who wish to carpool.
Meet results are available on our Athletic.net website. Click on the meet name and then on the results tab. For some meets, Athletic.net will provide live results in real time. For most Dual Meets, results will be available within a day or two of the meet.
A. Order of Events:
Typically the Order of events for a dual meet are as follows with;
Boys JV
ALL Girls
Boys Varsity third
Running events order:
4x800M Relay (four runners, each runs 800 meters (2 laps))
4X100M Relay (four runners, each runs 100 meters (1/4 lap))
1600M
100M Intermediate hurdles (G)/110M High hurdles (B)
400M
100M
800M
300M Low hurdles (G)/Intermediate hurdles (B)
200M
3200M
4X400M Relay (four runners, each runs 400 meters (1 lap))
Field events:
Field events are Shot Put, Discus, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and Pole Vault.
Start times for our dual meets are 4PM with the last event (4X400M Relay) around 7PM or so. Field events are spread throughout with start/finish times up to meet management.
How a Dual Meet is Run:
2 days before the meet, the athlete’s coach puts the athletes' entries onto Athletic.net.
Around 3:45 on meet day, the meet announcer, or home coach will make the first call for the Boys and Girls 4x800M Relay (first event) teams. Then a second and third (or final call) are made so that the meet can start at 4PM. Throughout the meet, the Announcer will make similar calls for all events. All athletes are EXPECTED to remain at the meet until the last event is done
When the athlete hears their event being called, they have to check in with the Clerk of the Course. Once that is done, they finish their warm-ups and their event will start shortly thereafter. Failure to check in results in a disqualification.
Once the athlete’s event is done, their time/mark will be recorded on Athletic.net.
Running events – if you False Start you are disqualified. If you run on the line for 3 or more steps on the curves, you are DQed.
Field events – for SP, Discus, LJ, TJ you usually get 3 attempts to get your best mark. For HJ and PV you get 3 attempts at each height.
Scoring is 5-3-1 (Relays are 5-0) for first, second, third with 69 pts needed to win. A 68-68 tie IS possible.
Relays and The Track:
Track: The track is 400 meters for one lap, or approx. 2.5 yards short of a ¼ mile. So, 4 laps = 1600M which is ~ 9 meters short of a mile.
Relays: Relays are run with 4 members of a team. The “team” MUST all be dressed identically, down to the compression undergarments if they are visible.
Technique: Runner #1 comes up on runner #2 where there is small triangle on the track to denote the 10 meter acceleration zone. Once he/she crosses over the big triangle, he/she is in the passing zone (20 meters) where the baton can be passed. If the baton is judged to be passed outside the zone, the team is disqualified.
Dual meet the scoring is as follows:
All Events except Relays:
5 pts for 1st
3 pts for 2nd
1 pt for 3rd
For Relays:
5 pts for 1st
0 pts for 2nd
Therefore, with 16 events (2 relays), our team needs 69 pts to win a dual meet
Invitations all have their own order of events. You can usually find a time schedule in our calendar entries or on Athletic.net. See the link on our Schedule & Meet Results page.
Invitationals, where there are multiple teams, the scoring is usually:
10 points for first
8 points for second
6 points for third
5 points for fourth
4 points for fifth
3 points for sixth
2 point for seventh
1 point for eighth
So, at CIF Finals, if you take 8th place you get 1 pt for SR! (i.e. 10 points for 1st place and 1 point for 8th place)
If there is a tie, in say the High Jump, where the 2 top jumpers have cleared 6’ 0”. The winner is determined by fewer misses at lower heights. If they are still tied, then the two athletes split first and second place pts, or 5 + 3 = 8/2 = 4 pts each.
Varsity letters in Track are given based on the athlete competing at the Varsity level 4 times (4 pts) during the year.
We have 6 dual meets and numerous Invitationals to do this. Most of the Invitationals are for Varsity caliber athletes only.
The athlete will gain a pt towards a letter when he/she:
Competes in a dual meet at the Varsity level
Competes in an Invitational
Is good enough to compete in League prelims at the end of the season
Has a time/mark that qualifies as Varsity level (Ex. 4:59 for Boys 1600). All these times/marks are listed below.
Varsity Jacket purchases are strictly optional and not required. The vendors listed below are not the only options, just a few suggestions from team members.
Contact Champion Shirts 858-566-3395 (talk to Vinny or Ralph) and set up a time to visit their shop and order the jacket. Things you’ll need:
a) Size
b) Name for front and back of jacket (and what font you’d like)
c) Check or other payment
Visit the Finance Office at school and pay $20 to join the Varsity Club
Take the receipt from the Finance Office and to Coach Wilson’s office to show him. He will give you the large SR letter for the jacket.
Additional patches are usually available for purchase at invitationals, league finals, sectionals, state meets, and other competitions. Other participation patches and CIF-specific patches can also be ordered through the CIF San Diego Section site: https://cif-sds.square.site/
The Scholar Athlete patch is given for athletes (Juniors and Seniors only) with a GPA of 3.0 and higher. Coach Wilson will give this to you.
Varsity “bars” can be added to your jacket starting your second year on Varsity (so, no bar is given for your first season, but one bar is given for each subsequent season you make Varsity for each sport)
Champion will have the sport-specific patches and the graduating year patch they can give to you.
Once you receive your embroidered jacket, gather up all of the patches and have them sewn on the jacket. Bobi’s Tailoring on Mira Mesa Blvd. (across the street from Denny’s) does this for many SRHS jackets and they know where to place many of the patches.
Here is information about qualifying for the 2026 for CIF San Diego and the CIF State Track and Field Meets:
QUALIFYING – LEAGUE/CONFERENCE MEETS INTO THE DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Each division will have twenty seven (27) entries in each of the fourteen (14) individual events. There will be eighteen (18) entries in each of the three (3) relay events.
Each league/conference will receive one (1) automatic entry (The league/conference champion in each event).
Each athlete or relay team who achieves the qualifying standard at their league/conference finals, will be automatically entered. If there are still openings short of the minimum 27 entries per individual event and 18 entries in the relays, the Seeding Committee will select the best of all at-large nominees submitted in order to reach 27 or 18 entries. Note: In the verticals, it may be less than 27 if a clear break occurs.
QUALIFYING FROM THE DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS INTO THE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS
A total of 18 athletes from the three Divisional Championships will qualify for the Section Championships.
The top 2 athletes/relay teams in each division in each event will qualify for the Section Championships.
The remaining 12 spots will be filled by the best marks from any division.
At any time, in the Section Championships, there will be a minimum of 2 athletes/relay teams from each division.
Tie breaker rules will be used to separate any ties. Timing to the 1000th of a second in the running events, Second best mark for the horizontal field events, and NFHS tie breaking rules for the vertical field events.
QUALIFYING FROM THE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP INTO THE STATE PRELIMS
The top three (3) athletes or relay teams overall from any of the heats/flights of every event automatically qualify for the state prelims. Exception: The top two (2) 4x800m relay teams automatically qualify.
In addition to our three (3) automatics, all athletes or relay teams from any of the heats/flights who meet or better the state auto mark also qualify for the state prelims.
2026 PROPOSED MEET LOCATIONS:
CIFSDS Division Championships May 16, 2026
Division II: TBD
CIFSDS Section Championships May 23, 2026
Mt. Carmel HS
CIF State Championships Friday, May 29 & Saturday, May 30
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Clovis