The largest youth sports program of its kind in North America, HERSHEY'S Track and Field Games has hundreds of thousands of children competing annually. The North American Final in Hershey Pennsylvania has 480 athletes vying for the title.
On May 22 at 4:30 in the afternoon everyone is invited to watch the fun event at the Fran Rish Stadium, 1350 Lee Boulevard Richland Washington. The HERSHEY'S Track and Field Games have proudly produced many Olympic medalists and competing athletes over the years.
HERSHEY'S Track and Field Games Final
For the lucky ones who will qualify for the finals, the trip to Hershey is totally free plus you get to do a lot of cool things like visiting the Hershey Park, the Hershey's World Attraction and take a tour inside Hershey's state of the art chocolate factory.
More Details of the Event
Registered athletes can choose from the following: two running events and one field event or vice versa - 50M, 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1600M, softball throw and long jump.
Please Note: Due to he geographical distribution rule which states that a minimum of five participants from each State/Province/Territory will compete in the North American Final not every winner of the State/Provincial/Territory meet will automatically advance to the North American Final. A participant may enter only one Local and/or District meet. In addition. all regional winners will qualify for the North American Final meet with the exception of 9-10 and 11-12, 4x100 relays.
IMPORTANT: Participants and their Parent/Guardian will be required to sign and submit Hershey Track Meet Waiver prior to competing.
NO SPIKES ALLOWED!
Please be informed that all participant should be there NO LATER than 4:30pm to check-in and turn in waiver. There is no cost for the Hershey Track meet. After you register you will receive a confirmation email that may be confusing in that it references payment. Please feel free to ignore it. The confirmation email indicates that you are successfully registered.
Registration deadline ended last May 2. There will be NO day of the event registration. For inquiries you may call event organizer Caryn McLellan at 308-2657.
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