Neuqua Valley Track & Field Camp

Summer Track Camp 2011 | Camp Runs June 13th – July 14th on M, T, TH from 10:45-Noon

“Training for the Events of Track and Field: High School Athletes”

This camp is intended for high school athletes who wish to train for and
compete in the events of track and field! If you are interested in challenging
yourself this summer and would like to improve your personal best marks, this is
the camp for you! If you are new to the sport and would like to give it a shot,
come out and join us - All ability levels are welcome!

Registration Dates
Registration for this camp can be completed online at www.nvxc.net/summercamp.
Camp with USATF Meets
Summer Camp Camp with USATF Meets Camp with USATF Meets and
(Not yet a USATF
(Workouts Only) (Already a USATF member) New Balance Nationals Trip
Member)

$150 $180 $200 $750

Experienced Coaching

Paul Vandersteen Steve Saul

Head Boys’ XC Coach at Neuqua Valley
13 years as NV head coach with experience in both
XC and Track and Field. Two-time Illinois Coach of
the Year (’07 and ’09).
State Team Champions, National Team Champions, Chris
2007
Derrick (Individual State and National Champion)
State Team Champions, All-State athletes Aaron Beattie
2009
and David Wing
2010 Third in State, All-State Athlete Taylor Soltys
Varsity Boys’ Sprint coach at NVHS
5 Years experience with athletes at the Varsity
and Freshman/Sophomore Levels in XC and Track,
as well as National Coaching Experience for NVHS
Track & Field.
2009 Second in State, State Champions 4X400m Relay
Third in State, State Champions 4X400m Relay, All-
State 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x800m Relays, All-
2010
American (top 6 in the country) 4x100m and 4X400m
Relays. All-State 400m sprinter Steven Carron.

Mike Rossi - Neuqua Valley High School Freshman Boys’ Cross Country Coach
Scott Todnem - Scullen Middle School Cross Country and Track and Field Coach
Matt Ragusa - Neuqua Valley High School Boys’ Conditioning, Pole Vault, and Long/Triple Jump

Last summer, athletes in our summer camp competed nationally for the first time at the high school level. We
brought three sprint relays to the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Our relays were spectacular:

4X100m Relay: 42.35 – 6th in the country (Steven Carron, Jamere Morrison, Cale Brown, Aryan Avant)
4X200m Relay: 1:29.04 – 8th in the country (Steven Carron, Jamere Morrison, Jacob Bender, Aryan Avant)
4X400m Relay: 3:16.03 – 5th in the country (Cale Brown, Steven Carron, Jacob Bender, Aryan Avant)
 Meeting Place:

This camp meets at the Neuqua Valley High School track:

Neuqua Valley High School

2360 95th Street
Naperville, Illinois 60564
(630) 428-6000

A camp T-Shirt is included for all

participants!
Camp Includes:

Specialized Training for your Athlete

Each workout begins with an active warm-up routine, which includes various drills and
exercises that help develop course strength, balance, and stability. After warm-ups, athletes
work with event-specific coaches in the development of speed, skill, fitness, and competition
strategies.

A Range of Competitive Opportunities

It doesn’t matter if your athlete has never competed in track and field before, or if they have
competed at the national level: we have competitive opportunities for all levels of experience
and talent. At the end of the camp, we will host an all-comers meet, which is even open to
members of the community to participate. All participants receive ribbons with their times
and/or marks. If you’re interested at competing at the national level, this year we are
returning to the USATF Junior Olympic Championship series, held at Plainfield Central High
School. Additionally, we will be taking athletes with qualifying marks to the New Balance
National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Workouts Designed to Provide an Enjoyable Experience in all Events

Our coaches will help your athletes learn and develop skills, speed, and agility this
summer. We’ll be setting personal goals and working hard and training smart to
achieve them throughout this camp. Athletes can train for sprint events, relays, mid-
distance events, and field events.
 Camp Calendar

Neuqua Valley Track & Field Camp High School Athletes

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19
Track Camp Track Camp
10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 New Balance National Championships @ North Carolina A&T
University in Greensboro, North Carolina

June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26

Return From Track Camp Track Camp
New Balance 10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 USATF Illinois Association Junior Olympic
Nationals Championship @ Plainfield Central HS

June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 July 3

Track Camp Track Camp Track Camp Track Camp
10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00

July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10

Track Camp Track Camp Track Camp
10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 USATF Region 7 Junior Olympic
Championship @Plainfield Central HS

July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17

Track Camp Track Camp Track Meet@
10:45-12:00 10:45-12:00 NV
5:30-9:00

Competition
Neuqua Valley Track Camp – Meet Under the Lights @NVHS
On Thursday, July 14, the Neuqua Valley Track Camp will host it’s annual meet under the lights at the Neuqua Valley stadium.
This event is open to all community members, but campers do not pay to compete. This is an exciting way to finish the season
strong!

USATF – Junior Olympic Championship Series @Plainfield Central High School

Over the weekend of June 24-26, NTC athletes may elect to compete in the USATF Illinois Association Championship at
Plainfield Central High School in Plainfield, Illinois. The top 8 athletes who qualify at this meet are eligible to compete the
weekend of July 8-10 at the same location. The top 8 athletes from this meet are eligible to participate in the USATF Junior
Olympic National Championships on July 26-31 in Wichita, Kansas. Coaches will not travel to attend this meet, but you are
welcome to take your athlete on to the national competition!

These meets are spread out over several days, and the age of your athlete, as well as his or her events, determines which day
he or she will compete. We will have a tent set up with refreshments, shade, equipment, and coaches as long as we have
athletes participating in events.

*Athletes who wish to compete in the USATF series will pay an extra $50 for meet registration and USATF membership.
This is a $30 fee if you have a current and valid membership number. Otherwise, we will register your athlete for you.
Please include your athlete’s membership number when registering.
 New Balance Nationals

This year, we hope to take athletes who achieve qualifying marks during the regular high school track season to the New
Balance Nationals Championship Event. Being that the location of NBN’s requires advanced travel planning, we will do our
best to arrange efficient and supervised transportation. Depending on the number of athletes, this might mean airline travel
or driving down to the meet. While we cannot determine eligibility this far in advance, please consider indicating your
interest in this camp when registering. Also, please specify which event(s) your athlete plans to compete in. Possible
participation is in:

1. Open 100m
2. Open 200m
3. Open 400m
4. Open 800m
5. Open Mile
6. Open 3200
7. 4x100m relay
8. 4x200m relay
9. 4x400m relay
10. A sprint medley relay
11. A distance medley relay
12. Field Event (please specify)

All participants on a relay must be from the same

school.

Qualifying marks can be found at the NBN website, located at: http://www.nationalscholastic.org/outdoornats/guidelines/

Additionally, we hope to spend a day and a half relaxing on the beach in North Carolina before traveling home, following the
conclusion of the meet. Based on last year’s costs and our estimates, we anticipate this trip costing around $600. We try to
keep the trip affordable, but in order to transport and lodge athletes properly, we like to book hotel rooms at the place
designated for this event. Please consider this when deciding if you would like to participate. Athletes who sign up will be
given a full itinerary, cost breakdown, and meet schedule before having to commit to this trip.

Please contact steve_saul@ipsd.org with any questions regarding this camp and/or competition. We hope to see
you this summer!