WELCOME TO THE 2023 CYO UPSTATE SPRING TRACK & FIELD SEASON
We’re excited to announce that registration for the CYONY Youth Spring Track season is now open! Our first youth meet will be held on Sunday, April 16th, 1pm, at Mount Saint Michael Academy, Bronx, New York.
Team Coaches:
Step 1)
Coaches will be required to register on the CYO website COACH REGISTRATION HERE
All coaches in a program associated with the team need to register.
New Coaches: If this is your first year coaching with the CYO, please create an account and register.
Returning Coaches: If you completed this registration previously, log into your account and verify that your contact information is accurate. If you are no longer coaching and wish to be removed, please email Seth Peloso at
Only one coach needs to complete step two below.
Step 2)
Coaches will upload their boys roster and girls team rosters on the CYO website.
ROSTER FORMS: Once you have registered as a coach on the CYO website in step one, you now have access to complete the Team Roster Form for your BOYS Team and a roster for your GIRLS Team.
Eligibility: open to all CYO Youth and/or Teams and/or unattached Athletes in grades K-8.
Area club and public school programs are also welcome, please contact Seth Peloso to inquire.
Event Maximum: Athletes will be permitted to participate in 3 events total per meet.
Registration/Packet Pickups:
All athletes must be pre-registered either as unattached, club member or on parish team roster.
no walk-ups will be permitted.
CYO Unattached Athletes you will only need to register once
All registered unattached athletes (not team affiliated) or: walk-in/unregistered unattached athletes can go to the registration table upon arrival. All unnattached athletes must pre-register. your cost is $50 for the entire season and for all meets. You can pay online during the registration process. Bring your confirmation print out to the first meet. Only Coaches and unattached athletes at registration table PLEASE.
2023 Team Fees: $35 per athlete / per season. (arch championships will be billed Separately) CYO teams will be invoiced by CYONY at the conclusion of the season. Check (payable to CYONY only) or Credit card accepted payment of team fees.
Clerking: Please make yourself and athletes aware of order of events and listen for all clerking calls. The 100m and 200m runs will clerk at the “top” of the track. All other running events and relays clerk at the “bottom” of track. Field events clerk at event area. NO coaches or parents in clerking area.
Competition/Grouping: Events will be run and scored by gender (girls than boys) in the following age groupings: K,1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. Depending on the number of entrants, the meet organizers might combine age groups and gender in a race. Scoring will be separated in proper age group in final results. Both the long jump and the shot put will go on throughout the meet. Athletes who have a conflict with a running event are allowed to clerk out/in of the field events. PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE HEATS IN EACH AGE GROUPING. These heats are merged, based on times, to tabulate final results in the event.
Scoring/Medals: Trophies will be awarded at the Upstate County Championships and the Archdiocese Championships.
Team scoring (6-5-4-3-2-1). Results will be tabulated and awards distributed as quickly as possible at the END of the meet.
Results: Posted online at cyony.org
Order of Events:
Please note, to decrease the length of the meets and increase efficiency, meets #1 - #4 will alternate grade levels for the Upstate Meets. The County Championships and Archdiocese Championships will run a full meet schedule for all grade levels.
Please review the below schedule(subject to change):
Sunday 4/16/23
Sunday 4/23/23
Sunday 4/30/23
Sunday 5/07/23
Sunday 5/21/23
Upstate Meet #1
Upstate Meet #2
Upstate Meet #3
Upstate Meet #4
Upstate Meet #6
Track Events
1600m
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
800m
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
400m
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
3,4, 5,6, 7,8
girls & boys
200m
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 girls and boys
3,4, 5,6, 7,8
girls & boys
100m
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls and boys
3,4, 5,6, 7,8
girls & boys
Field Events
Long Jump
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 girls and boys
3,4, 5,6, 7,8
girls & boys
Shot Put
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
Turbo Javelin
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls & boys
K, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 girls and boys
3,4, 5,6, 7,8
girls & boys
Relay
4x100 Relay
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
girls and boys
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
girls and boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8 girls and boys
1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8
girls and boys
3-4, 5-6, 7-8
girls and boys
Participants in Kindergarten are eligible for the 100m, 200m, standing long jump and PEE WEE Relay ONLY. Kiddie Dash: FREE for Pre-K only! Watch your little ones dash up the track. Great photo-ops and a bucket of candy for finishers at the finish!
OTHER NOTES/MISCELLANEOUS :
- NO SPIKES, NO STARTING BLOCKS
- UNLESS COMPETING PLEASE STAY OFF THE TRACK AND FIELD AND INFIELD EXCEPT DURING DESIGNATED WARM UP TIME
-EACH TEAM KEEPS THEIR AREA CLEAN OF TRASH AND WHEN THE MEET IS OVER ALL BELONGINGS ARE TAKEN HOME AND GARBAGE IS DISPOSED OF.
-COACHES AND ATHLETES PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE TIMING AND MEDALS/RESULTS TABLE DURING MEET.
-ALL OFFICIALS ARE VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS AREAS AND OF VARIOUS AGES. PLEASE REMIND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR TEAMS THAT THEY DESERVE RESPECT AND PATIENCE. IF A QUESTION RESULTS FROM AN EVENT PLEASE HAVE THE HEAD COACH ADDRESS THE CONCERN TO THE MEET DIRECTOR OR MEET REFEREE. AND THEN PLEASE ACCEPT THE FINAL DECISION! REMEMBER MISTAKES HAPPEN... EVEN IN THE MILLROSE GAMES AND THE OLYMPICS.
-MOST IMPORTANTLY, REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE REMEMBER WHY WE ARE HERE AND ALL SHOULD ENJOY THEMSELVES. PLEASE NO UN-SPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT, BE THEY REMARKS, CONDUCT OR SALUTATIONS.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact volunteer CYO Track & Field Director, Stefan Anikewich at stefan.anikewich@archny.org
