Hello everyone!

Welcome to TVCS Track and Field! We are so excited for the upcoming season and are so glad that your athletes chose this team and sport! My name is Dylan Hite and this is my third year as head coach for TVCS Cross Country and Track and Field. I ran cross country and track at the University of Portland and my main event in track was the steeplechase. I am SO excited to welcome back our returning athletes and their families, as well as all of our new athletes and families! It is sure to be a wonderful and exciting season and I cannot wait! I will send out introductions on our other coaches soon, along with weekly correspondence throughout the season.  

I wanted to send an email to say hello and give some general information about the upcoming season. 

• We will have practice at Bishop Kelly High School, Monday-Thursday from 4:30-6:00 PM starting (next week!) March 13th and going into the first week of May. I had planned to start after Spring Break but our first meet is April 4th (our home meet!) and the rest of the league is starting early in preparation for the first meets, so we will also. 
• Practices will be after the BK track team works out, which is why it is a bit later. We are very grateful to BK for sharing their space with us! 
• The first week of practice will be a trial run for athletes to try out all the events and find what they are interested in. This may be the first time doing track for many athletes so we want to give everyone a chance to try everything! 
• The events that we offer are distance (mile, 800, 400), sprints (100, 200), relays (4x1, 4x2, 4x4, etc.), shot put, discus, pole vault, high jump, long jump, and hurdles. 
• We will have track meets generally on Tuesday or Thursday evenings at various locations (the times remain flexible). I will share more information on meet specifics later but please allow a few hours for the entirety of the meet. It is incredibly important that everyone does their best to stay for the whole meet and cheer one another on from the first event to the last. 
• Athletes must compete in 3-4 events depending on the meet and size. This can of course be a mix of track and field events. 
• WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SPECIFIC EVENTS! The commitment would only be 1-2x a week depending on the event, but if you or someone in your family has experience with events (specifically field events) and are interested in sharing your knowledge with our middle school athletes, please let me know! I want to make sure we have enough experienced adults to lead our team to greatness! 
• If athletes have older siblings who are involved in track/field at BK and are interested in service hours, it would be the same 1-2x a week commitment and I will sign off on service hours for them! 
• Athletes must have proper running shoes and clothes at each practice, along with a water bottle and snack if needed. PLEASE BE ON TIME TO PRACTICE! 

I am SO looking forward to the season and will be in touch with more information soon. I have attached our current roster to assist with carpooling and our current meet schedule so you can plan ahead. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. 

Thank you for all your support and LETS GO TVCS KNIGHTS! 

Coach Hite