Pella Atletieks Track & Field Club

No. The Pella Atletieks club fee pays for membership to the club only.

Athletes have the choice to be members of two national organizations. USA Track and Field and AAU.

AAU: If an athlete already has an AAU membership (say, through basketball, volleyball, baseball, gymnastics, etc.) they do NOT need to re-register for an individual membership. If athletes choose to participate in the Iowa AAU track and field meets, they MUST be a member of AAU and will need to present their AAU card at meet registrations.

You may register your child for an AAU athlete membership at:
http://www.aauathletics.org/index.asp?a=main/pg_membership.htm

USA Track and Field (USATF): Membership for USATF is slightly different. Some USATF-Iowa sanctioned meets will allow athletes to participate in their meets without being members of USATF. HOWEVER, if an athlete intends to qualify and run in the state, regional and/or national USATF Jr. Olympic meets, she/he MUST be a registered member.

You may register your child for USA Track and Field at: https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp

What an exciting opportunity for Iowa athletes. This year the AAU National Olympic games will be held in Des Moines July 27-August 8th. Track and field events will be held at Drake Stadium!

More info can be found at http://www.aaujrogames.org/

TENTATIVE track schedule can be found at http://www.aaujrogames.org/2009/results/tracknfield/09MeetSchedule.pdf

This meeting will begin as an informational meeting for parents new to club track and will also provide a question/answer session for parents of former athletes. We will end with registration. Meeting will begin at 6:30 PM in the high school media center. Please enter the doors on the southwest side of the high school. Parents DO not have to attend this meeting to register, and can send in registration forms/payment by April 17th. We will post NEW registration forms for the 2009 season on Tuesday, March 17th.

If you would like to be added to our track mailing list, please sign up for an account through this website or e-mail pingel10@mchsi.com

The Mississippi Valley Track Club invites you to the Eastern Iowa USATF 2009 Junior Olympic State Qualifying Track Meet on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Pleasant Valley HS. As a USATF sanctioned event all athletes must participate within their age groups (age as of 31 Dec 2009). All competitors in each event qualify to compete at the USATF Iowa State Championship Track Meet at Johnston High School on June 20-21.

Meet begins at 1:00PM. Registration 11:30-12:30.

Please see meet flyer (meet info) attached for more details.

USATF National Championships - Track and Field

We are excited that Nebraska will be hosting the Region VIII Championships. We are hoping Pella Atletieks can bring several athletes to this BIG meet this summer! Several states: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North and South Dakota will be represented. This is a great meet to get exposure to the competitive nature of track. Athletes must qualify at the State JO meet to attend this meet.

Iowa USATF Track and Field Championships to be held at Johnston HS track, Johnston, IA. Events start at 9:00AM. It is important that you give yourself time to get to the meet and have time to warm up before your events. It is also important that you do not miss out on your event calls. If you do not check in when your events are called, you will not be able to compete in that race. We have provided the link to the USATF state schedule, but be aware that they don't give times (other than start times) for events....just the order or events.

http://www.usatf-iowa.org/docs/youth/state%20schedule.pdf

The Inaugural Council Bluffs Half-Marathon/5K Run Weekend has been created by the City of Council Bluffs, its Chamber of Chamber and Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Half-Marathon and 5K runs will start at the newly built Bob Kerry Pedestrian Footbridge which traverses the river between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The route covers the popular and scenic run/bike trails that meander through Council Bluffs. Race Highlights include Chip Timing, Finsher Medals (Half-Marathon), Tech Shirts (Half-Marathon/5K), Runner's Expo, Course entertainment and aid stations along with finish line party at Harrah's. This is the first of a series of nationwide Half-Marathons that will be held in comparable size markets in conjunction with similar municipalities.

A variety of used track spikes are now available for low cost. See Atletieks exchange link on the left side of the website.

Michael Etnyre, Kenny DuPre and Wade Pingel took 1st place in the Knoxville SKO:OOT Team Triathlon, September 20th, 2008. Michael swam the 300M leg, Kenny the 14 mile bike race, and Wade the 5K final leg. The boys completed their very first team triathlon for the Pella Atletieks Track and Field Club with a 1 hour 4 min and 13 second finish.