Season of Play: April 27-June 14th, 2026

DIVISION MEET: Monday, June 8th @ Foothills Athletic Park

IS A GO!

Updated Friday, June 4th @12 pm

WHERE do I pick up the athletic shirt that I purchased?

—> Shirts can be picked up from Ms. Gibbs in the P.E. office once payment has been confirmed. EMAIL: lagibbs@cbe.ab.ca

Thank you for purchasing an Athletic Shirt from Marshall Springs!

We are Divison F

Offered Events & Coaches

• Sprints: 100m, 200m, 4×100-meter relay (boys, girls, mixed) | Penney and Pincombe
• Distance: 800m, 1200m | GIBBS
• Hurdles: 60-meter Hurdles (Grade 7-9) | HEWITT
• Jumps: Long Jump | MAK
• Jumps: High Jump | SHOULTS
• Throws: Discus (Grades 7-9) | GJOSUND
• Throws: Shot Put | O'LAIN

Try-outs

Begin on April 27th and are open to students in grades 6-9.

Athletes interested in competing and attending practices are asked to sign up HERE

If athletes are unable to attend practices, we ask that they contact the coach of the event they wish to try out for and discuss their situation with them.

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Track and Field – What It Looks Like to Make the Team

Track and Field is one of our favourite sports to coach because of the number of athletes we are able to involve and the many opportunities available for students to participate and contribute to the team.

Marshall Springs can enter up to 3 athletes per offered event, per gender, and identify one alternate for each event who may compete in case any entered athlete is unable to compete. 

Exceptions include:

• Grade 6 athletes: No Hurdles and No Discus
• Relay: School may enter 3 relay teams per grade; 1 consisting of 4 girls (girls relay), 1 consisting of 4 boys (boys relay), and 1 consisting of 2 boys and 2 girls (mixed relay).

Our tryout form strongly encourages athletes to attend practices, as consistent participation demonstrates commitment and will be considered when determining who attends the Track and Field Meet.

It has also been communicated that final selections for the Track Meet are a coaches’ decision, and when we are faced with difficult decisions, final cuts are based primarily on top performances/results. Practice attendance, effort, and commitment may also be considered when making final decisions.

Remember, one of the great things about Track and Field is that there are many opportunities for athletes to participate. If an athlete does not receive their first-choice event, we can often find another event where they feel comfortable competing and still contribute to the team.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

Tryout & Practice Schedule

Athletes… Please MEET in the AUX gym @ the beginning of each practice for: 

→ ATTENDANCE

→ EQUIPMENT PICK UP 

PRACTICE LOCATIONS (Based on Event)

→ SHOT-PUT → GRAVEL Circle

→ DISCUS → Baseball diamonds

→ DISTANCE Running → Main Field

→ SPRINTS and Relay → FAR Field close to Baseball Diamonds

→ LONG JUMP→ Long jump pit 

→ HIGH JUMP → Main or Aux gym

→ HURDLES --> Main Field

Divisional Track & Field Meet Details

• Monday, June 8th
• Location: Foothills Athletic Park

Track & Field Team Selection

Teams 

• Junior Varsity (JV) Team: Grade 6
• Junior (JR) Team: Grade 7
• Intermediate (INT) Team: Grade 8
• Senior (SR) Team: Grade 9

Entries 

• Marshall Springs may enter 3 athletes per event, per team (age group), per gender, plus an alternate.
• Each athlete is allowed to enter a maximum of 3 events, plus one relay.

Athlete Paperwork

This will be handed out to the selected team members and includes:

• Parent Letter | HERE - Coming Soon
• Team Letter | HERE- Coming Soon
• Acknowledgement of Risk | - Coming Soon

Records

• CMLSAA Track and Field Records Updated June 2025

Event Details & Locations

• HERE is the handbook. Please familiarize yourself with the rules for your events.

• 60m Hurdles: grades 7-9 only, timed finals. 5 x 30” hurdles, 12m to the first hurdles, 8m between each hurdle, and 16m to finish 
• 100m (heats and finals) 
• 300m (timed finals) 
• 600m (timed finals): waterfall start, open race for each division by gender 
• 1200m (timed finals): waterfall start, open race for each division by gender 
• 4x100m Relay: timed finals, 1 boys (4 students), 1 girls (4 students), 1 mixed (2 boys/2 girls). Students can only participate in 1 relay team.
• Long Jump: all athletes get 3 attempts. The top 8 get 3 additional attempts. 
• High Jump: 3 consecutive missed jumps will eliminate an athlete. Start Heights. Junior Varsity Girls .90m / Boys 1.00m, Jr. Girls: 1.00m / Jr. Boys: 1.12m, Int. Girls: 1.07m / Int. Boys: 1.25m, Sr. Girls: 1.12m / Sr. Boys: 1.32m. The first 2 bar raises will be 5cm. Each bar raise after will be 3cm. The fewest missed jumps will be utilized for tiebreakers if needed. 
• Discus: Grades 7-9 only. All athletes get 3 attempts. No top 8 additional throws due to time constraints. 0.750kg: All Girls Divisions and Junior Boys (Grade 7). 1kg: Intermediate and Senior Boys. Intermediate and Senior athletes may use a spin technique.  
• Shot Put: All athletes get 3 attempts; top 8 get 3 additional attempts. 3kg: Junior Varsity Girls and Boys, Junior Girls, Intermediate Girls, Senior Girls, Junior Boys. 4kg: Intermediate Boys, Senior Boys 

Overlapping/Conflict between events: If an athlete has a Track Event (i.e. 100m) and a Field Event (i.e. High Jump) at the same time, the athlete should do the following: 

• Check in with the field event and tell the event manager that they currently have a track event but will return to the field event after the track event 
• The athlete competes in the track event 
• The athlete then returns to the field event 
• The field event manager will do their best to allow the athlete the appropriate number of throws or jumps, but time may limit this.  It is also possible that the Field Event may finish while the athlete is away 

Championship (Banner) Scoring 

The top 8 positions will be awarded points toward divisional and overall champion banners. 

Banners 

• Junior Varsity Girls 
• Junior Girls 
• Intermediate Girls 
• Senior Girls 
• Girls Aggregate  
• Junior Varsity Boys  
• Junior Boys 
• Intermediate Boys 
• Senior Boys 
• Boys Aggregate 
• Junior Aggregate 
• Intermediate Aggregate 
• Senior Aggregate 
• Grand Aggregate