UPDATE: 2025 John Oliver Invitational - Schedule

Field Events (3 attempts, top 9 to finals)

2:30    Girls- Discus, Pole Vault, Long Jump (Triple Jump will follow)

2:30     Boys- Shot Put, Javelin, Long Jump (Triple Jump will follow), High Jump  

Opening Heights for PV - (G) 6’6” and (B) 8’6”

Opening Height for HJ - (G) 4’2” and (B) 5’2”

Running Events (Slowest heat to fastest. This will be a rolling schedule so the times are estimates) 

3:30    G 4X100 Relay 

3:40    B 4X100 Relay 

3:50    G 1500 

4:10    B 1500 

4:30    G 100 

4:45    B 100 

5:10    G 400 

5:25    B 400 

5:45    G 100H 

6:00     B 110H 

6:15    G 800 

6:35     B 800

6:55    G 200 

7:10    B 200 

7:30     G 300 IH 

7:45    B 300 IH 

8:00    G 3000 

8:20    B 3000 

8:50    G 4X400 

9:05    B 4X400 

9:15    Awards

It was another productive week for the team with the first league meet, hosting a home middle school meet, and traveling to the 27 team Roseburg Invitational.  Thank you to all of our athletes that helped work events during the middle school meet.  Not only did they help to make the meet possible, but they were able to support our young middle school athletes in the process.  Roseburg featured some top tier competition on Saturday and CG had some strong performances.  Carter Bengtson's time of 4:04 in the 1500m for third place is the fastest time by a CGHS athlete in over 40 years.  Clayton Dewitt threw a season best in the discus for a 4th place finish.  Carly Knutson was the top placer for the girls with a four second personal best and third place finish in the 800m.  Emmy Bickford ran a league leading time in the 300m hurdles for a fourth place finish.

This week:

The apparel order arrived last week.  Several athletes still have not picked up the items they ordered.  Athletes may stop by Coach Knutson's room during the school day or pick up items after practice.  You will notice this time of year that we will be ending practice earlier on some days.  With the meet schedule being so busy the athletes need time to recover.  The focus on practice days will be more event specific as well as time in the weight room for low impact strength work.

Monday:  Entries for our home league meet on Tuesday will be posted at practice.  It is the responsibility of the athletes to check the entries and communicate with coaches about adds or changes.  Practice will end by 5:15pm for most athletes.  There may be some athletes that choose to stay longer to work on specific event skills or finish up practice in the weight room.

Tuesday:  Home league meet. Dismissal at 2:30 and warm up at 3:10.  Field events start at 4pm and running events start at 4:30pm.  Just a reminder that athletes are expected to stay until the end of the meet. 

Wednesday:  Our entries are due Wednesday evening for the Friday John Oliver Invitational.  We hope to get quick confirmation as to who will be accepted and will let athletes know as soon as possible.  We're most likely looking at 1-2 athletes per event depending on the event.

Thursday: Practice will be done by 5:15pm.  Athletes should start event sign ups for the Tuesday meet the following week.

Friday: John Oliver Invitational.  The bus leaves at 11:25am.  NO PRACTICE FOR ATHLETES NOT ATTENDING THE MEET.  Athletes that attend invitationals are expected to come prepared with all that they need to be successful.  We have had a wave of athletes forgetting spikes, equipment, and not being prepared with food.  These expectations have been made clear in practice, but thank you for your help reinforcing these expectations at home.  We will be prioritizing athletes that have shown they are able to take care of these responsibilities when submitting entries for future meets.  If availability of food is a challenge please communicate with a coach and we can find a way to assist you.  

The 1500m will be one of the premier events at this meet and the boys race will most likely feature three to four athletes that are sub 4 minute runners.  If you're planning on making the trip to watch the meet you won't want to miss seeing Carter in this race!  Information is limited right now on athletic.net, so here is what we know at this time:  

Field events start at 2:30pm

Track events start at 3:30pm

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Saturday: No meet! Enjoy the full weekend!

Upcoming Dates:

April 22nd: Sky-Em League Meet at North Bend.

April 23rd:  Home middle school meet (high school athletes will help host again).

April 26th:  Meet of Champions in Sweet Home.  

What a weekend!  If you thought the Oregon Relays felt a little like a marathon you wouldn't be wrong.  The team spent just over 26 hours at Hayward Field this weekend, but the tradeoff was an experience for many of our athletes that is complicated to put into words.  The unique format allowed athletes to compete at one of the best track and field venues in the world in an environment that is unlike any other.  The evening sessions were electric and if you were there Friday evening to see Micah Hanke run the final leg of the 1600m sprint medley you witnessed something special.  The team was in 5th place and over four seconds behind first place when Micah got the stick, and by the time he finished the 800m leg Cottage Grove had won the heat by over three seconds.  Under the flashing lights at Hayward Field, music blaring, and the announcer shouting out "Cottage Grove coming down the home stretch" over the PA system, it was a magical moment for Cottage Grove track and field athletes and fans.  

Once again, Coach Tucker put in hours of taking pictures and creating graphics for the kids.  Pictures from the Oregon Relays and other meets this season are accessible using the 2025 Track Picture link above (password: GoLions24).  Thank you to Coach Tucker for all of his work in creating the images that will be lifetime mementos for the athletes.

As one part of our team was competing in Eugene we also had a handful of athletes volunteering to help serve food at the Family Relief Nursery Gala.  Thank you to all of you that helped!  We appreciate those volunteers taking the time to give back to our community and represent our program and school in a positive way.  We will have another opportunity for service as our athletes help to host the middle school home meet this week.  

Things are really going to start rolling this week as we enter the part of our season where there are often two meets per week for some athletes.  Thank you for taking a moment each week to read through this so that you are in the know.

This week:

Monday:  Many athletes signed up last week for events they would like to participate in on Tuesday at Junction City.  We will post those entries and give athletes an opportunity to make adjustments or sign up for additional events.  It is the responsibility of all athletes to make sure to confirm entries with the coach on Monday at practice.  There are a small handful of athletes that will not attend the meet on Tuesday after having a long weekend at the relays.  We will communicate with those athletes on Monday.  Athletes will also be given picture packets if they would like to order team pictures (see Wednesday).  

Tuesday:  Track meet at Junction City.  The bus will depart ON TIME at 1:45pm.  Only athletes competing will be traveling to the meet. Athletes should be prepared for inclement weather and there are no covered stands at Junction City.  We will be bringing two large team tents, but it could be sloppy.  Athletes should also bring food as we won't be stopping to eat on the way home.

Wednesday:  Team pictures AND home middle school meet.  Team pictures will be at 1:30pm (Gym or turf depending on weather).  Athletes need to be dressed in jacket and sweats for the pictures.  If athletes are wanting to purchase individual pictures then they may determine how they dress for that.  Immediately following pictures athletes should be prepared to help host the middle school meet.  Our athletes have a number of jobs during the meet which includes running the field events.  Athletes should be dressed for the weather and we hope to be done by 7ish.  Entries for the Roseburg meet are due by 11pm.  We will confirm with kids who will be attending this meet.

Thursday:  We will start event sign ups for our home meet the following Tuesday.

Friday:  Practice will be light and most athletes will be done by 5:15pm.

Saturday:  Roseburg Invite.  The bus will depart ON TIME at 8:30am (CORRECTED 4/7).  This meet allows each team two entries per event per team, but we will only be taking athletes that are capable of competing at an invitational level.  Limited entries mean that many athletes will only be competing in one event.  We will plan on stopping for food on the way home from this meet.

Upcoming Dates:

April 15th:  Home meet

April 18th:  John Oliver Invitational

UPDATE: DEPARTURE TIMES FOR OREGON RELAYS - FRIDAY 8:50AM AND SATURDAY 7:20AM.

We were fortunate to have four days of wonderful weather for practice over spring break and participating athletes continued to build on their fitness foundations.  Athletes that attended all week received five points each toward their squad scores, and athletes that were at practice on Wednesday also participated in a fun squad competition.  Squad points have been updated and you may view the current squad scores using the link above.  This week will be unique in that there is only one meet, but it is a big one.  A quick outline of the week is below along with a Q and A section about the Oregon Relays.

This week:

• Monday:  Athletes that missed practice over the break will be spinning the conditioning wheel as a group starting Monday.  Each missed day is worth two spins of the wheel and we will not do more than four spins per practice day.  Athletes will also be informed Monday if they might compete at the Oregon Relays.  A new grade report will be printed on Monday.  Any athlete that has an F or is below a 2.0 GPA needs to report to academic Wednesday school unless they present an updated grade slip to the office prior to Wednesday.  Athletes below a 2.0 will not be eligible to compete until grade issues are resolved. **Forecast is calling for a possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon.  Please be sure you're signed up for our remind group in order to receive any updates with practice changes.  Thank you for texting @cgtrack25 to 81010 to sign up if you have not done so already.

• Wednesday:  We will be doing some event sign ups for the Sky-Em League JV meet that will be happening the following week on Tuesday, April 8th.  All athletes are eligible to compete at this meet, but we may have a few varsity level athletes stay back to practice instead.  Signing athletes up in advance gives us the opportunity to post entries and have athletes proofread in order to avoid any mistakes.  This will be the first meet where athletes will have more choice as to which events they will participate in.  

• Thursday's practice will conclude at 5pm for athletes NOT participating in the Oregon Relays.  There will be a team meeting in room 109 at 5pm with all athletes that will be attending the meet.  We will finalize event info and go over schedule, warm up, and check in procedures.  Competing at Hayward Field is much different than at any other venue.

• Friday and Saturday:  The Oregon Relays.  Departure times:  FRIDAY 8:50am and SATURDAY 7:20am.  Athletes not attending the meet will NOT have practice on Friday.  Please see the Q and A section below to learn more about how this unique relay meet works.

• Saturday April 5th:  We will need 10-12 athlete volunteers to help serve food at the Family Relief Nursery Gala from 4:30 to 9pm at the Cottage Grove Armory.  Our program has provided help for this event for the last two years and our athletes have been given rave reviews for their service.  It's a great opportunity to give back to our community and represent our program in a positive way.  There will also be squad points up for grabs!  Athletes should do their best to dress in all black and dinner will be provided for them.  We will have sign ups this week at practice.

OREGON RELAY Q and A:  Don't worry if this information seems a bit overwhelming, there is no other meet on the schedule like this one.

Q: How does this meet work?

A: The Oregon Relays is one of the premier meets on the west coast featuring almost 200 teams from multiple states. There are two main ways to participate:

1. Qualify as an individual by hitting a meet entry standard which is extremely difficult to do.  Only two individual athletes on our team would meet the qualifying standards this year if this is how we participated.

2. Get invited as a team.  Cottage Grove has been invited this year as a result of our program being competitive at a high level within the 4A classification.  This allows us to enter some individuals using a slightly lower criteria and also allows us to enter a number of relay teams.  

Q:  Which athletes will be participating for CGHS?

A:  We hope to have 30+ athletes accepted (this is more than we anticipated) with around 10 athletes in individual events and the other 20+ having the privilege of participating in the relay portion of the meet.  We have done our best to maximize participation so that some of our athletes might have a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete as a high school athlete at one of the best track and field venues in the world.  We are allowed to enter up to eight athletes for each relay event in our relay "pools."  Once entries have been locked on March 30th we are no longer allowed to make any changes to any relay pool.   Athletes will be notified on Monday at practice if they have been entered as an individual or included in any of the relay pools.   Final decisions on which four of the eight from each relay pool will actually race will depend on several factors this week such as ability, health, number of events per athlete, and work at practice.  We will make every effort to let athletes know if they will be top four in each relay as early as possible after entries are accepted on April 1st, but alternates will need to travel and be ready to warm up at a moment's notice if needed to compete.   We have made an attempt to plan out relay entries so that if someone is an alternate in one relay event they will get an opportunity to race in at least one other relay.  For example, Zoey may be an alternate in the 4x400m relay pool, but she will race in the 800m Sprint Medley.  It is our goal to get everyone that is in a relay pool into at least one race.  Any athlete that is scheduled as an alternate, but might not race at all will be informed ahead of time and given the option to not attend if they would prefer not to.  Alternates are extremely important at events like this because illness and injuries happen and substitutions prevent us from having to scratch events.  Scratching events at a meet like the Oregon Relays can prevent us from being invited back in the future.   

Q:  Why aren't our fastest athletes entered in every relay?

A:  Athletes are limited to four events over the two days and there are too many relays for us to enter our "A" team in every event.  This is the beauty of a relay meet as we are able to take advantage of depth and maximize participation.  It is a long season and we are trying to protect the long term health and safety of our athletes by not stacking them in multiple events this early in the season.  More importantly, we're trying to maximize participation and give athletes an opportunity to race at Hayward Field.

Q:  Does an athlete need to be at the meet all day on both days?

A:  Athletes that are entered should be at the meet on at least the days when they compete or are included in a relay pool.  Athletes should travel with the team to the meet each morning as they are required to have bib numbers to enter the facility.  If athletes don't travel with the team and are showing up throughout the day it creates a nightmare for the coaching staff trying to coordinate to meet athletes at the front gate to get them their bib numbers.  Athletes that are done competing and are no longer in a relay pool for the rest of the day/meet are free to leave with their parents if they have checked out with a coach.  There may be a handful of athletes that could show up later on Saturday if they already have their bib numbers, but we can  communicate with those athletes individually.

Q:  What if an athlete is entered but can't attend?

A:  This would be an unfortunate missed opportunity for an athlete.  When the entries are posted on Monday any athlete that will not be able to attend should let Coach Knutson know immediately.  An athlete scratch in one event can cause a ripple effect that can impact other events.

Q:  What is the meet schedule?  When will each athlete race?

A.  The tentative meet schedule can be found HERE.  We will make every effort to make sure that athletes know exactly what events and at what time they are competing in prior to the meet.  Thursday's practice will end with a team meeting for those competing in the meet so that we are all on the same page and any potential last minute changes have been communicated.  However, please understand that track and field is a sport and things can change at the last moment due to factors beyond our control such as illness and injuries.  We don't anticipate huge shifts, but a late scratch in one event can cause a change in another event.  Just like a basketball coach can't predict when and how much an athlete might play in a game, we can't promise that changes won't happen.

Q:  Where can I find spectator and ticket information?

A:  A direct link to ticket and spectator information may be found HERE.  If you are new to attending an event at Hayward Field we highly recommend reading through the details carefully.  

Upcoming Dates:

April 9th (1:30pm): Team pictures.  We will hand out picture packets on Monday of picture day week.

April 9th (until 7:30pm):  The high school team will be helping to host the home middle school meet.  We are responsible for running the field events and need our athletes on site until the middle school meet ends.  

Last week ended with a flurry of team activities with our first meet, team potluck, and some of our throwers competing on Saturday.  The team faced some wet and windy conditions in Florence, but still competed well given the circumstances.  The team potluck would not have been such a success without all the generous contributions.  The team extends an enormous thank you to all who prepared and brought food, it was a fun night of food, team building, and squad competitions.  You can check out the updated squad standings using the 2025 Squad Points link in the quick links section above, it's a tight competition!  On Saturday at the Harvey Lewellen Throws Invitational our discus team of Clayton, Rogelio and Justyn combined marks to take first place in the discus with Clayton also winning the individual discus title.  Makya was also an individual champ in the javelin.  

This week:

Monday- Thursday (March 24 - 27):  Practice time is 9am to 11am.  Practices are required and absences will be treated the same way that we do with any other missed practice (two spins of the fitness wheel for each day missed).  We understand that some families may leave for spring break, but we maintain the same standard for all athletes.  There is no need to notify coaches of absences this week; athletes are either at practice or they aren't.  Athletes, please enter the facility through the gate at the track and you may then access the locker rooms through the gym door at the track. 

Friday (March 28th) - NO PRACTICE.  Enjoy a long weekend!

Upcoming Dates:

April 4-5: The Oregon Relays at Hayward Field features top competition and we won't know what entries have been accepted until April 1st.  We expect to have about 15-20 athletes attending.

April 5th:  We will need 10-12 volunteers to help serve food at the Family Relief Nursery Gala from 4:30 to 9pm at the Cottage Grove Armory.  Our program has provided help for this event for the last two years and our athletes have been given rave reviews for their service.  It's a great opportunity to give back to our community and represent our program in a positive way.  There will also be squad points up for grabs!  More details to come at practice.

April 9th (1:30pm): Team pictures.  We will hand out picture packets on Monday of picture day week.

Despite some wet and cold conditions on Friday the squad meet was a success with an abundance of positive energy and teamwork.  We will reveal the squad meet scores at practice on Monday and squads will continue to earn points as the season progresses.  Thank you for taking the time to read through important information for the week, especially if you are new to the program this year.  We are excited to compete at our first meet this week and also for our annual team potluck on Friday (details below).

• A remind message was sent out Sunday, March 16th in an effort to remind everyone to check the website weekly updates.  If you didn't receive the message you will want to make sure you're registered for our team Remind group.  Please text @cgtrack25 to 81010

• Just a quick reminder that if an athlete is sick and not at school you DO NOT need to communicate with a coach.  There is an attendance report each day that coaches can see for this information.  Thanks for helping to avoid the unnecessary wave of messages.

• We had several athletes show up on the grade check list last week.  Just a reminder to parents and athletes that we can't expect instant grading from teachers when students turn in late or missing work. Athletes should get school work taken care of early in order to give teachers an opportunity to grade work. Athletes that were below a 2.0 on the last progress report and have not resolved grade issues by practice time on Tuesday (3/18) will not be competing on Thursday.  Entries are due by Tuesday evening and we won't be entering ineligible athletes for the meet.  

• The apparel deadline was last Friday.  The order will be placed ASAP and we will distribute items as soon as they arrive.  

• Monday/Tuesday: We will be checking in with athletes about entries for the meets this week.  Official entries will be posted on Wednesday at practice and athletes are responsible for checking those.  We have entry limits for this meet, but we are going to try and take as many athletes as possible.  This means that some athletes may not get their first choices for events, but it's better than staying home.  

• Wednesday, March 19th: Uniform checkout starting at 3:15pm in the main gym entry.  Athletes will be issued a team uniform that will consist of at least a jacket and jersey.  Athletes may choose to check out shorts and pants if they wish, or they may use their own if they have items that are solid black (no stripes or other decor).  Pants that have the CG logo such as the ones ordered through the program may also be used.   Team uniforms are for meets only and should not be worn to school, at practice, or in any other situations outside of competition. 

• Thursday, March 20th: First meet at Siuslaw High School.  The bus will depart ON TIME at 12:45 (Transportation department updated).  Athletes not dressed and on the bus will be left at school.   Just a few reminders about the meet this week:

  1. 1. Parents and athletes should get in the habit of checking the meet info section for each meet at athletic.net. The Meet Schedule (athletic.net) link at the top of the page will take you directly to the CGHS info at athletic.net.  The meet info section is typically the same place the coaches find details about the meet.  For example, the meet this week is charging admission and the details are all in the meet info section for the Siuslaw Icebreaker at athletic.net.  You will also find the field and track start times listed there.  If you are not familiar with athletic.net please take a moment to watch the video tutorial linked HERE that we've created to help you out.  

     2. There is no practice on Thursday for athletes not competing except for a small handful of throwers that are staying back to prep for the throwing meet on Saturday.

     3. As outlined in our team handbook, we only take athletes that are going to be competing.  Injured athletes will stay home to focus on rest and recovery.

     4. Athletes should be in full uniform when they get on the bus.  Uniforms will be checked out on Wednesday at practice.

     5. In order for meets to run as efficiently as possible they most often run on a rolling schedule, which means that we can't tell you exactly what time athletes will compete.  While we understand this can be frustrating it becomes easier to predict as you get more practice.

     6. Just a reminder that relays are fluid and we will be rotating athletes throughout the season.

     7. We will NOT be stopping for food on the way home, so athletes should plan to bring plenty of food and snacks.

• Friday, March 21st is our team potluck and squad competition night in the school cafeteria.  We will end practice by 5pm so that athletes have time to get home and back if they need to.  We DO NOT require team activities outside of practice or competition, but athletes usually like to attend these.  The potluck only works if we have a team effort and last year was amazing.  If you are able to bring something to the potluck please click THIS LINK and let us know what that might be.  We're just trying to avoid 20 crock pots of baked beans :)  The activities should conclude around 8pm. 

• Saturday, March 22nd is the Harvey Lewellen Throws Invitational.  There will be a small handful of throwers attending this and they will be notified early in the week by the throwing coaches.  Some of the entries may depend on the outcome from our Thursday meet.  The bus will leave CGHS ON TIME at 7:15am (transportation updated). 

Upcoming Dates:

March 24-27:  Spring break practices will be from 9am to 11am.  No practice on the 28th.

April 4-5: The Oregon Relays at Hayward Field features top competition and we won't know what entries have been accepted until April 1st.  We expect to have about 15-20 athletes attending.

April 9th (1:30pm): Team pictures.  We will hand out picture packets on Monday of picture day week.

It was a fantastic first week as we worked to build the foundation for another successful season!  Thank you to everyone that showed up to the meeting on Friday.  If you were not able to make it please be sure to familiarize yourself with the information from our week 1 update below if you have not already.  Here are some reminders for the week as well as some upcoming dates to make note of.

• A remind message was sent out Friday evening around 6pm.  If you didn't receive the message you will want to make sure you're registered for our team Remind group.  Please text @cgtrack25 to 81010

• As discussed at the parent meeting, while practice is scheduled until 6pm some athletes do finish up earlier based on their event group.  There will always be a coach on site until 6pm.  Thank you for making sure your student athlete is picked up from the school so that coaches don't have to stay later than 6pm.

• A reminder for anyone interested in ordering apparel for the season that forms and money need to be turned in to Lena Twyman in the main office by Friday, March 14th.  If you prefer to pay with a card please call or see Mrs. Twyman to place your order.  A copy of the order form can be found using the link HERE.

• The last page of our team handbook (linked above) should be signed and turned in to Coach Knutson in order to compete at our first meet on March 20th.  If you're new to track and field please be sure to read through the handbook as there is a lot of information that can help the first time athletes and families.  

• Squad meet this week!  What are squads? We use squads to create a positive team culture, practice teamwork, and give athletes an opportunity to exercise leadership.  Athletes on the team are divided into four squads with two captains leading each squad.  On Friday during practice we will have our annual squad meet where athletes will compete in some traditional and non traditional track and field events.  Anyone is welcome to come out and watch.   The meet will be scored and the scores will be the starting point for our season-long squad competition.   Throughout the season and at our team potluck we have multiple competitions where squads can continue earning points.  The winning squad at the end of the season gets their name on the squad champion plaque.  Here is how the opening week will work:

Monday - Results of captain voting will be announced at practice.

Tuesday -  The captains will meet after practice in Coach Knutson's room to draft squads.

Wednesday/Thursday - Captains will meet with squads during practice to decide on squad names and decide which events athletes will compete in on Friday.

Friday - Squad Meet: We will start at 3:45 like usual, but we won't be done until closer to 6:30pm.

• The weather looks to get cold and wet by the end of this week, so please encourage athletes to plan accordingly with sweats and jackets or long sleeves.

• Grade checks will happen on Monday.  If an athlete has an F in any class they will be required to attend academic Wednesday school after school.  If an athlete fixes the grade prior to Wednesday they must submit a grade slip showing that the grade has been raised.  Athletes that are not passing five classes or have below a 2.0 will be immediately ineligible until they show they have resolved the grade issues.  Again, it is the responsibility of the athlete to turn in a grade slip when they have fixed their grades.

• Our team potluck and squad competition night is on March 21st following practice.  A food sign up will be posted with next week's update.  Team events outside of practice or meets are never required, although athletes usually don't want to miss events like this.  Last year this event concluded about 8pm.

• Reminder that we will have practice on Monday through Thursday of spring break from 9am to 11am.  No practice on Friday, March 28th.

Welcome to Cottage Grove Track and Field 2025

We are excited to get rolling with another season!  Last year was another one of the best track and field seasons in school history and we can't wait to build on that success.  Our goal is to provide a positive experience while developing skills to become successful athletes, students and people.  Each year we have 80-100 student athletes with a wide range of experience and skills.  We do not cut any student athletes from the program and expect each athlete to show up every day ready to put in the work required to improve.  While many perceive track and field to be an individual sport, we place an enormous emphasis on the team aspect.  We are excited for what each individual will be bringing to our team this year!  Here is a bit of information that will get us started. 

Please be sure to share this information and website link with other family members.  If you have additional questions after reading this please communicate with your student athlete first, and encourage them to talk with the coaches.  One of our goals is to help develop responsible young adults by promoting communication between coaches, athletes and parents.  By including the student athletes in this process it helps to develop responsibility, and also cuts down on excessive texts, phone calls, and emails.  Also, please feel free to have questions ready for the parent meeting on Friday, March 7th.

On our first day of practice athletes will be given hard copies of a few items, but we want to make sure and keep parents/guardians in the loop.  Below is some information as well as links to some resources that will help you through the season. 

1.  This website will be updated weekly on Sunday afternoons.  Thank you for bookmarking this site and making it a habit to check here for weekly updates!  This website is the best resource for week to week details during the season.

2. We push out more time sensitive information using several methods in addition to the website, so please be sure to follow us where it is most convenient for you.

• Sign up for remind this year for text reminders and updates.  You can sign up by texting @cgtrack25 to 81010 (There were issues with the remind code initially, but the problem should be resolved now.)

• Facebook: CG Track and Field/Cross Country

• Instagram: cgtrackandfieldxc

3.   A link to a copy/printable version of our detailed schedule is here. TIMES/DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (Updates were made as recently at 2/24).  The most up to date schedule is always online at athletic.net (see #5 below). Please look over the details on the printable version regarding which athletes participate in each meet.  The weekly update on the website will provide more details as we approach each meet.

4.   There will be a parent meeting on Friday, March 7th at 6:30pm in the gym.  All spring sports will meet briefly and then we will have a track and field meeting.  Please make every effort to attend as we have some new information for this season.

5.   Athletic.net is the website that hosts all high school track and field meet results.  This is often the best place to find a time schedule for every meet.  Sometimes meets have live results and other times they are posted shortly after the meet ends.  Keep an eye out for a video tutorial that will be posted here soon if you are not familiar with how to use athletic.net.

6.  Our team expectations are handed out to athletes on the first day of practice, but here is the link as well.  This document is loaded with information and includes a Q and A section.  Athletes are required to return the signed sheet before competing in the first meet.  There has been an influx of athletes that believe they will be participating in two sports this season, yet very few have communicated with Coach Knutson.  This does not work well during the spring in most cases.  Please see the dual sport section in the team handbook and contact Coach Knutson with questions.

7.  We will check out uniforms to each athlete for the season, but they also have the option to purchase additional apparel.  Order forms will be available for athletes to purchase personal apparel, but it is not required.  Money and the order forms should be returned to Lena Twyman in the main office by Friday, March 14th.  Forms will be available at practice and a digital copy may be accessed HERE.  After the deadline on March 14th, the items will be printed and shipped to the high school for pickup within 3-4 weeks. 

8.  There will be no practice on Friday, March 28th, but we will have practice on the first four days of spring break and practice time will be at 9am. Please see team expectations if you will not be able to attend. Any questions or concerns regarding practice attendance will be addressed at the parent meeting.

Important upcoming dates in addition to meets:

March 7th: Parent meeting at 6:30pm in the gym.

March 21st: Team potluck and Squad Competition following practice.

That should be a good start for now.  We're also looking forward to addressing any other questions or concerns at our parent meeting on the 7th.  Thank you for all you do to support the student athletes as well as the Cottage Grove Track and Field program.

Go Lions!

Ricky Knutson

Head Track and Field Coach

ricky.knutson@slane.k12.or.us