RHS Track & Field offers an exciting opportunity to athletes of all levels.  Whether you are a competitive runner or jumper, an athlete looking to stay in shape during the spring season, or a novice to this sport, our team has something for you!   

Spring season 2024 begins on February 26th.  Meet after school at the RHS Track.  Typically, our season runs for 10 weeks with league meets starting on March14th, followed by 3 weeks of post season competition for those athletes who qualify (metros, districts, and state), wrapping up the last week of May.  Make sure to get your physicals completed and uploaded to Final Forms ASAP!

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Schedule & Results

Meet Results:  To view meet results, sign up for an account on athletic.net and check out Roosevelt High School Track & Field. 

Team Schedule:  Our first meet is on March 14th!  Full Schedule to be updated soon.

WINTER CONDITIONING CLUB

Winter Conditioning Club is for all RHS students but is a great way to get in shape leading up to the track & field season.  Find out more at the informational meeting on December 11th at 3:40pm outside of the RHS locker rooms. In general, the club will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays after school outside of the locker room/weight room from December 11th until February 16th. Everyone is welcome.

Track & Field Practices

Practices are as follows:
        - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 3:55-6:00pm
        - Wednesdays: 2:40-5:00pm
        - Saturdays: 9:00-11:00am*
* Saturday, March 2nd practice is for everyone.  Future Saturday practices determined by specific event coaches.

Parent Volunteers Needed!

The Metro League has 17 schools and this year, only 3 locations for meets (Nathan Hale, West Seattle, and Ingraham).  To help these large meets run smoothly, the district is assigning each school to run specific events at each track meet. 

We will need lots of parent volunteers at each meet to allow our coaches to coach athletes, and not spend their time moving hurdles and measuring jumping distances.  Keep in mind, you will only need to volunteer for the duration of the specific event, not the entire track meet!  Plus this will get you close up on the field for a great view of your athlete!

Please volunteer for as many shifts as you can and take note of the meet location at: (Update when schedule is out)

Fundraising

Seattle Public Schools does not charge a fee for athletes to participate in sports.  This means our teams need support to cover costs. To fill these gaps, we luckily have the Roosevelt Athletic Boosters (RAB), which is a parent group that supports all sports teams at RHS (The general Booster fund) and helps pay for our school trainer Casey. In addition, Track & Field has it’s own Booster account which funds our team.

Items previously purchased through our Track & Field RAB donations:

• Uniforms & Warm-ups
• Team social events
• Invitational meet entrance fees 
• Team tent, tarps
• Starting blocks, hurdles, relay batons, extra spikes & supplies
• Reimbursement for our coaches to stay certified in CPR

This year our goal is to fundraise enough money to pay for new uniforms and new javelins for THIS season (expected cost around $5.5k), and to start saving money toward (or purchase) a new high jump pit kit (a cost of $10k), none of which the district can contribute towards.  We currently do not have enough uniforms for all of our team members nor do we have javelins that pass inspection at Invitationals. Finally, our high jump pit is over 20 years old and has rips and tears as well as foam that is breaking down. We want to replace it before there are any safety issues.

We are asking families to consider making a tax deductible donation to Track & Field through the Roosevelt Athletic Boosters (RAB is a 501(C)3 Organization, Tax ID:  34-2022-806). 

The suggested donation is $125 per athlete, although all donations are greatly appreciated.  

Our team goal is 100% participation by our Track & Field Families! To donate, please click the DONATE button on this page or click HERE and select “Track & Field” from the drop-down menu.

Gear

Shoes:  Please wear athletic running shoes to all practices.  Some athletes choose to purchase track spikes for races but these are not mandatory.

Warm up gear:  Please dress for the weather.  Warm up pants and jacket/sweatshirt may be necessary to keep muscles warm during the first few weeks of the season and during all track meets.

Team Hoodie:  Traditionally, early each season, captains design a team hoodie and athletes are given the opportunity to purchase.

Uniforms/Shorts:  Uniform tops will be provided.  However, athletes will need to provide their own plain black running shorts for meets.  

Sports Duffle Bag:  If you are interested, you can purchase a Roosevelt Sports Duffle bag from the Green and Gold Exchange (store), link HERE.  [NOTE: store is only open during the school year]