IATC Members,
This is an extremely busy time of year as you all know. The IATC Board of Directors has been fielding a lot of inquiries about several things related to our track and field season. You will find that information below. We ask that you please share this information with all of your head, assistant, and middle school track & field coaches and athletes in your district.
Coach of the Year Nominations
Coach of the Year Nominations are now available for the track & field season. Nominations for head boys track & field coach of the year and head girl track & field coach of the year can be submitted by anyone. Assistant Coach of the Year nomination will be made by the head coach of that particular sport. Longevity and outstanding success as an assistant coach are primary criteria for selection. The Junior High/Middle School Coach of the Year nomination can be made by the head coach, an athlete, an Athletic Director, parent or fan. The nominated coach should be a career Junior High/Middle School coach for that sport. The nominated coach may be a varsity coach in another sport but not one for which he/she has been nominated. Longevity and outstanding Junior High/Middle School success as a coach are primary criteria for selection and he/she should strongly promote their sport at their level. Nominations can be made HERE.
IATC Outdoor Championships Track & Field Meet
The IATC Outdoor Championships schedule and details have been finalized. Please share the following information with any/all athletes in grades 9-12. This event will be held at Iowa City West High School on Saturday, June 4th and will be open to track & field athletes from Iowa in grades 9-12 from the state of Iowa. All of the contested events will be individual events (up to the 800m run, includes all field events). There will also be a Track Guy Senior Showdown in the 100m dash. This event will be free for participants in 2022! The schedule, registration link, and other information can be found HERE. Please contact Mike Parker at (icparker@msn.com) with any questions.
MS & HS Pentathlon
Both of these events are set for Saturday, June 4th at Iowa City West High School. These events will be coordinated with the IATC Outdoor Championship event on the same day. Schedules and more information will be posted to the Pentathlon website found HERE. Questions about the MS/HS Pentathlon can be directed to coordinator Nathan Hopp ( infoiatcchamps@gmail.com).
IATC Membership Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that in order for your student-athletes and coaches to be eligible this spring for Academic All-State, All-State, Elite All-State, and Coach of the Year awards; your school must be a current and paid member of IATC. Schools that have paid for their 2021-2022 IATC Membership can be found HERE.
IATC Academic All-State for Track & Field
Don’t forget to nominate your student-athletes for Academic All-State. Requirements include the following: must be a Senior, must have 3.8 cumulative GPA or higher, must be a qualifier or alternate for the coed state meet. Click HERE to nominate. Please contact Academic All-State Coordinators Sara Schwendinger and/or Tami Skriver with any questions (saraschwendinger@gmail.com or TamiSkriver@CRPrairie.org).
IATC Spring Meeting
The IATC will be hosting our annual spring meeting in-person on Sunday, June 5th at 9am at Iowa City West High School (cafeteria).
25 Year and 50 Year Coaching Awards
The 25 Year and 50 Year coaching awards will be awarded on Saturday at the state track and field meet. This will take place on the Saturday of the state track & field meet at approximately 1:25 on the field. If you have any questions about this, please contact Mitch Anderson at mitch.anderson@mtpcsd.org.
Mike Henderson Middle School State Track & Field Meets
The IATC Mike Henderson Middle School State track & field meets were held on Saturday, May 7th. Almost 1,700 middle school athletes (our second largest combined number for both sites) competed where 14 meet records were broken! Ankeny Centennial (boys site) and Waukee Northwest (girls site) did an outstanding job in providing over 200 volunteers to work these events.
We wish you all the best at this week’s state track & field meet!
The IATC Board of Directors
