CYO & Intramural Track & Field

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CYO Track - General Information

The Lakewood Catholic Academy track team is open to all LCA and PSR students in grades four through eight. LCA competes in CYO’s Western Division, which includes 16 schools on the west side. City-wide, there are 26 teams and the season culminates in the CYO City Championship meet in late May.

Practices

Current physical must be on file before participation
CYO regular season practices begin the second week of March
Practices are split by grade, with 4th/5th practicing as a group immediately followed by 6th/7th/8th practicing as a group. Practice for each group lasts one hour.
Practices are typically held at Lakewood High track, Monday evenings through Thursday evenings, with the younger group starting at 5:30pm. The younger group is expected to participate in at least 2 practices a week and the older group in at least 3 practices a week.

Uniforms

LCA will provide a uniform for all athletes.
LCA will take orders at the beginning of the season for personalized hoodies ($13 each). These will be the athletes to keep at the end of the season.
Athletes need to provide their own running shoes/spikes.

Track Meets

The CYO meets run for seven Sunday afternoons over March, April and May (no meet is run on Easter Sunday).
The first meet is typically the last Sunday in March.
The younger group runs from 1pm to 2:30pm and the older group from 3pm to 5pm.
Meet sites rotate among several west side high school tracks, including Padua (Parma), Brecksville, Westlake and Elyria Catholic.
Athletes are permitted to participate in up to four events and all LCA athletes are encouraged to fully participate at the meets.
Track events include: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m and 4x100m relay.
Field events include: shot put, running jump, standing jump, discus (older group only) and high jump (older group only).

Intramural Track Program - General Information

The Lakewood Catholic Academy intramural track team is open to all LCA and PSR students in grades one through three. The intramural program includes 8 schools on the west side and culminates in a championship meet in mid-May.

Practices

Practices begin in early April.
The team practices twice a week.
Practices are typically held at Lakewood Park.

Uniforms

LCA will provide a t-shirt to be worn for the meets.
LCA will take orders at the beginning of the season for personalized hoodies ($13 each). These will be the athletes to keep at the end of the season.
Athletes need to provide their own running shoes.