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Speed, Strength, Endurance
With nearly 150 participants, Track & Field is the largest CYO “team” in our Parish. Despite our size, we evaluate and develop individual talents within the team context and consistent with CYO values of portsmanship, community and respect. Registration/Release Form
 

Let's Start Running
CYO Track and Field is open to all children registered in the parish who are in Grades 1-8, regardless of which school they attend. The track season runs from March 1 through the end of May, with meets beginning in April at various local tracks. The fee is $110 per child.

 

  • Practices from March through May at the Council Rock North High School track
  • Has at least 4 “regular” season meets in which every child competes in multiple events
    against athletes of the same age and gender
  • Offers field events such as the long jump, high jump, triple jump and shot put
  • Includes races ranging from the 100 yard dash to the 1,600 Meter (Mile) Run
    with various relays (4x100, 4x200 and 4x800)
  • Participates in the Hike for Hunger and other community service projects
  • Team members can compete for positions on our select Penn Relays team 
  • At the conclusion of our “regular” CYO season, our athletes have the opportunity to compete in and "advance” from, a Region 19 (Lower Bucks County) Meet to the Area “C”
    (Bucks County and Eastern Montgomery County) Meet to the Archdiocesan Championship Meet
    at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field. 

Highlights of our 2011 Track & Field Season included:
—Our Cadet Girls won the 4x100 at the prestigious Penn Relays, beating over 140 parishes.
—Our Overall Girls team finished in Third Place at the Archdiocesan Championships.
—Our Mixed Age Boys 4x800 Relay finished Second Overall at Archdiocesan Championships.
—Our Novice Girls 4x100 Relay set the Archdiocese of Philadelphia record in that event.
Off the track, our team participated in the Walk for Hunger, raising hundreds of dollars used to stock shelves at several Bucks County food banks. We also attended a Team Mass in which we celebrated our shared beliefs and values.

Saint Andrew Catholic Church, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940 — 215-968-2262 — Fax 215-579-9344