The Second Largest Youth Track Meet Annually in Nebraska is coming to Gretna!
Omaha, Nebraska – June 6th, 2023, USATF Nebraska is excited to announce that it has selected Gretna High School to host the 2023 USATF Nebraska Junior Olympic Championships (JO’s)! “Our Team was blown away during our tour of this state-of-the-art facility at Gretna HS. It was an easy choice picking Gretna to host this year’s Junior Olympic Qualify Meet for Nebraska”, According to USATF Nebraska President Mike Maryott.
We are looking at up to 30 teams participating this year and having over 2000 entries in our multi-day event.
The meet will officially start on June 13th, with the Hammer Throw, Javelin and Steeplechase being held at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. “We are lucky to have this opportunity for our throwers to compete at UNL. It can be hard to find locations that can accommodate these events” according to USATF Nebraska Youth Chair, Wade Lanum. “We will have some of the top throwers in the country competing in Lincoln and we are looking forward to seeing what our javelin throwers can do on an actual Javelin runway”, said Lanum
We will start in Gretna with our Multi-events on June 14th and 15th. Events on the track start on Friday, June 16th at 5 pm until dark, then kick back up again on Saturday morning June 17th, with a full day of action.
For Nebraska Athletes to participate in the USATF National Junior Olympics this year, they must place in the top 8 at the USATF Nebraska JO qualifying meet and then at the Region 8 Championships in Wisconsin.
The USATF National Junior Olympics will be held at Legendary Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon! (Track City USA) at the end of July. The World Athletics Championships were held here last year with Team USA winning the Team Title and a record number of medals!
We have athletes all across the state who would love to tell their amazing stories. If you are interested in learning more or to schedule an interview please reach out to Matt Scott at communications@nebraska.usatf.org
FYI – Several helpful links to our social media, website and upcoming events are attached on the last page of this release.
About USATF Nebraska
USATF Nebraska is a 501c nonprofit that is made of volunteers from across the state of Nebraska. Our primary focus is facilitating and promoting track and field in Nebraska following the guidance of our national governing body USATF. The Nebraska Association currently has over 10,000 members and sanctions over 40 events each year in the state, including the Nebraska Junior Olympic (JO’s) Championships held each year in June. Our Junior Olympic Championship meet is the second largest youth track meet each year in Nebraska, second only to the High School Championships. The top 8 finishes from the Nebraska JO’s advance on to regionals and a chance to compete at the National Junior Olympic Championships.
About USA Track & Field (USATF)
(USATF), based in Indianapolis, is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking in the U.S. The organization provides leadership for Athletics, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, and develops and selects Team USATF, #1 in the World.The organization also provides leadership to school-aged, prep, collegiate, and adult athletic programs and competitions. With more than 30 million adult runners in the US, the organization’s activities are broad, encompassing sanctioning more than 8,000 events annually and nurturing grassroots programs, such as the Junior Olympics, to help develop the future stars of the sport.
Additional Information and resources
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Website – www.nebraskausatf.org
Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/2205097692896892/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/usatfnebraska
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LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/usatfnebraaka
All the details and dates are below for qualifying for the 2023 National Junior Olympics :
Nebraska Association Junior Olympics | Gretna H.S. | June 13th – 17th, 2023. Meet info here – https://facebook.com/events/s/nebraska-association-junior-ol/709429464289282/
USATF Region 8 Junior | U.W. La Crosse, WI |July 13th – 16th, 2023 | Meet info here – https://usatfregion8.org/regional-championships/
USATF Junior Olympics | Hayward Field – Eugene , OR | July 24th – 30th, 2023 | Website – https://www.usatf.org/events/2023/2023-usatf-national-junior-olympic-track-field-cha
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Matt’s Scott
Communications Chair
USATF Nebraska Association