Welcome New Members !

Welcome to our new members Michael DeBo, John deSilva, Leonard Hilliard, Rouchinet Jacobs, Mark Kerr, Bethany Martin, Billy Martin, Scott Paulk, Darrell Wells, Dale Winters, and Debbie Winters.  We hope to see you out at the UNCC track for practices and at our meet at Johnson C. Smith on April 19.  You can browse previous club newsletters as well as all CT&FC info on our website www.carolinastrackandfield.org.  The website was updated this week and all information is current.  There are a large number of USATF sanctioned outdoor masters track and field events scheduled in the southeastern U. S. this spring and summer.  We are also expecting up to ten additional open T&F meets on weekday evenings in Charlotte beginning in June.  Those meets will be posted when that information becomes available.

CT&FC to Host 7^th Annual Carolinas Masters Invitational on April 19, 2008

The Carolinas Track &Field Club, along with the Charlotte Department of Parks and Recreation, will host the 7^th Annual Carolinas Masters Invitational on April 19, 2008 at the Irwin Belk Track facility at the Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte North Carolina.  This meet is open to USATF members age 30 and older, will be sanctioned by USATF, and will include FAT timing.  Medals will be awarded in each age division for all events.  There is no cost for 2008 CFT&FC members, and the cost for non-members is $20.  The meet registration form (attached below) has also been be posted on the CT&FC website.  Anthony James will be the meet director.  The meet has been advertised on the USATF and Masters Track websites, and in the National Masters News.  Your assistance is spreading the word and inviting your masters track and field friends to our meet is needed.  We regret that the JCSU venue cannot accommodate the hammer throw event as has been requested by some members.

For those of you that are not competing in the meet, the Club really needs you to volunteer at the meet.  All you need to do is show up at 9:00 at the JCSU track on April 19.  We need volunteers for running and scoring the field events, for posting results, for handing out medals, for answering questions, to help the meet director, etc.

Meet Registration Form.

CT&FC Members Needed as Volunteers at the Charlotte 49er Classic - March 21 and 22

The CT&FC Board of Directors strongly encourages members to volunteer at the UNCC track on Friday and Saturday March 21 and 22, as the UNCC track team hosts the 2008 Charlotte 49er Classic.  We are mostly needed to help with the field events (raking the jump pits, pulling tape, retrieving implements, recording records, and others).  Refer to the attached schedule for events and times.  On Friday the field events are from noon to around 6 p.m., and on Saturday the field events are from 10:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m.  Volunteers are to show up 30 minutes prior to the event at the meeting room above the stands.  UNCC allows us to practice on their track, and this is our opportunity to give back.  Please make time on your calendar to volunteer.  Contact Stacey Ashton (704-427-2458 / Stacey.r.ashton@wachovia.com) or Coach Bob Olesen (704-687-6315 / rjolesen@uncc.edu) to inform them of the dates and times that you will volunteer.  Thank you!

49er Classic Schedule

CT&FC Time & Mark Trials – March 15 at UNCC

The Club will have informal time and mark trials on Saturday March 15 from 10:00 to noon at the UNCC track.  All are welcome, and don’t worry about what kind of time or mark you will post.  If you can’t compete you can help time and measure and cheer on your fellow club members.  This is for fun, so don’t worry about what kind of shape you are in.

USATF and CT&FC Membership Dues for 2008

The Board of Directors has set the Club membership dues for 2008 at $20 per family.  Membership is restricted to age 21 or older and resident in the U. S.  Note that the cost of joining the Club offsets the cost of participating in the April 19 2008 meet at JCSU.  Checks made out to CT&FC can be mailed to Ken Bender at 1104 Bellegrove Place, Charlotte, NC 28270.  You can join USATF via their website (www.usatf.org).

Club Membership

The CT&FC membership at this time consists of 33 athletes that have paid their 2008 membership dues, and 24 2007 members that have not yet paid for 2008.  New members can join through the Club website www.carolinastrackandfield.org.  If you are receiving these e-mails and do not plan to re-join CT&FC in 2008, please let us know and we will take you off the membership and e-mail distribution lists.

2008 Schedule

There are many changes and updates to the schedule – several new meets within driving distance of Charlotte have been added.  Refer to www.usatf.org and search the events calendar for more information and registration forms.  Bill Gramley has added five throwers meets at Hanes Park in Winston-Salem.

March 7 Mason-Dixon Games (Louisville, KY)

http://www.ktccca.org/2008tf/2008MasonDixonMasters-OpenEntryForm-1.htm

March 15        CT&FC Time Trials  (show up at 10:00 at the UNCC track Charlotte NC)

March 22        Throwers Meet  (Winston-Salem NC)

                        (Contact is Bill Gramley (sangram@triad.rr.com))

March 17-22     World Masters Athletics Championship (Clermont-Ferrand FRA)

March 21-22     Volunteer at UNCC track meet (Charlotte NC)

March 28-30     USATF Indoor Masters Championship  (Boston MA)

                (Registration cutoff dates is March 17 (March 21 with late fee))

April 11-12     USATF Georgia Association Masters T&F Championships  (Savannah SC)

April 12        Throwers Meet  (Winston-Salem NC)

                        (Contact is Bill Gramley (sangram@triad.rr.com))

April 19        Carolina Masters Invitational  (Johnson C. Smith U / Charlotte NC)

April 24-26     Penn Relays  (Philadelphia PA)

May 2-3 USATF NC Association Masters Outdoor T&F Championships  (Raleigh NC)

(Registration cutoff date is April 18 / www.geocities.com/southeasternmasters/EntryForm.pdf

May 17&18       USATF Southeast Region Masters Championship (Hoover AL)

May 24  SC Open and Masters Track Classic (Greenville SC)

                        (www.greenvilletrackclub.com)

May 24  Throwers Meet  (Winston-Salem NC)

                        (Contact is Bill Gramley (sangram@triad.rr.com))

June 7&8        Atlanta Track Club Track &Field Classic  (Atlanta Georgia)

June 23 Volunteer at UNCC for Youth Nationals  (Charlotte NC)

June 28 USATF SC Open and Masters Track and Field Championships  (Rock Hill SC)

July 12 Throwers Meet  (Winston-Salem NC)

                        (Contact is Bill Gramley (sangram@triad.rr.com))

July 19 USATF East Region Outdoor Masters T&F Championships (Columbia MD)

August 2        Throwers Meet  (Winston-Salem NC)

                        (Contact is Bill Gramley (sangram@triad.rr.com))

August 7-10     USATF Outdoor Masters Championship  (Spokane WA)

August 28-31    North American (NCCWMA) Track & Field Championships (Clermont FL)

USATF NC Association Masters Outdoor T&F Championships - Raleigh May 2&3

This meet is an excellent meet that has been held in Durham the last few years.  This year it will be at NCSU.  The registration form is http://www.geocities.com/southeasternmasters/EntryForm.pdf.

Practice Schedule – Note Schedule Changes in March

The Club is on the winter practice schedule of 10:00-12:00 on Saturdays at the UNCC track through March 8.  Time trials will be held on March 15 from 10:00-12:00.  There will not be a practice on March 22 due to the UNCC track meet (we will be volunteering at this meet).  We will shift to a 9:00-11:00 practice schedule beginning March 29.  Several members are also practicing at UNCC on some weekday evenings from 4:30-7:00.  Come join us!

Club Website

The Club website is www.carolinastrackandfield.org.  We really need to add some more pictures of members in action.  Please send your electronic photos or scanned images in reply to this e-mail.

Questions/Comments

Contact the Club President, Todd Haire (truckintodd07@hotmail.com / 704-301-2184)