Tryout Information

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Tryout Information

  • All Athletes must have their Register My Athlete completed and must have a 2.0 GPA to tryout.
  • Tryouts will be held at the Desert Mountain Track beginning Monday February 10th at 3:00 pm
  • You must attend all try outs to be eligible for the team.
  • **Winter Sport Athletes must complete at least 1 time trial.**

Tryout Expectations

  • Each Athlete must check in at the check in desk next to the track each day
  • At checkin Athlete information will be verified. If the register my athlete is not in COMPLETED status, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTCIPATE IN TRYOUTS, NO EXCEPTIONS
  • Athletes must be dressed in athletic attire (tshirt, running short/tights) and running shoes. Athletes not appropriately dressed WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRYOUTS
  • Athletes should have a water bottle
  • After checkin Athletes will proceed to the track for team warm up and drills.
  • On TRIAL DAYS athletes may complete the tryout and try throwing, jumping and or hurdling.
  • On TRIAL DAYS athletes not attempting a different discipline will be excused from practice approx 3:45 – 4pm.

    • Tryout Communications

    • Please direct all communication regarding registration and physicals to the Desert Mountain Athletics Office
    • Please direct all questions regarding tryouts to our head coaches Eileen Dunigan edunigan@susd.org or Nate Hebert nherbert@susd.org

    Tryout Schedule

     Mon 2/10Tues 2/11Wed 2/12Thur 2/13Fri 2/14
    Sprinters3:00 – 5:00Time Trial 100OFFTime Trial 400

    Time Trial

    100/400

    Distance3:00 – 5:003:00 – 5:00OFF3:00 – 5:00

    Time Trial

    1600

    Throwers3:00 – 5:003:00 – 5:00OFF3:00 – 5:003:00 – 4:30
    HurdlersSee sprints3:30 – 5:00OFF3:30 – 5:00 
    Long JumpSee sprints3:30 – 5:00OFF3:30 – 5:00 
    High JumpSee sprintsTime Trial3:00 – 4:30 3:30 – 4:30

    How do I make the Desert Mountain Track & Field Team?

    Seniors

    Seniors who competed on the Desert Mountain Track & Field Team who competed in a meet in the 2023-2024 season have an automatic qualification to the team.
    Seniors must attend all tryout days
    Seniors must complete one Time Trial

    Seniors who have not competed on the Desert Mountain Track & Field Team in the 2023- 24 Season must meet the 12th grade 1st year standard

    9th, 10th, 11th Grade New and Returning Athletes
    To qualify for the Desert Mountain Track and Field team you must complete a time trial in a minimum of 1 event and achieve the qualifying standard for your grade listed below.

    TRYOUT STANDARDS

    Tryout Standards

    Event

    9th Grade

    10th / 11th Grade

    12th Grade (1st year tryout)

    100 Meters (Boys)

    12.9

    12.6

    11.7

    100 Meters (Girls)

    15.66

    14.70

    13.3

    400 Meters (Boys)

    63

    58

    53.8

    400 Meters (Girls)

    75

    70

    62

    1600 Meters (Boys)

    6:30

    6:00

    4:48

    1600 Meters (Girls)

    7:30

    7:00

    5:51

     All standards are hand timed

    Throwers

    For those athletes who are planning on being throwers you also have a tryout process. It will involve a throws test and a weight test, following a few days of learning proper technique. There will be more information for throwers in the lead-up to tryouts.

    Jumpers/Hurdlers

    For those athletes who are planning on being jumpers/hurdlers you will have a tryout process, It will involve a jumps/hurdle test, and a form test, all hurdlers/jumpers are required to complete a 100M or 400M time trial and finish within 10% of time listed.