Welcome to Spartan Track & Field! 

If you have any questions about the upcoming season in 2026, please contact:
[email protected]

Head Coach: Jay Chennault
Athletic Director: Catarina Chennault

• Track & Field is available for girls and boys in grades K-8.
• The season consists of 6 Meets plus the Diocesan Finals Meet for grades 3-8 who have qualified.  Most meets are held on Sunday afternoons.
• Meet Events offered as follows:
  •  Field Events
    •  Long Jump: K - 8
    •  Softball Throw: K - 8
    •  Tetherball Throw: 3 - 8
    •  Shot Put: 5 - 8
    •  High Jump: 5 - 8
  •  Track Events
    •  50 Meters: K - 5
    •  100 Meters: K - 8
    •  200 Meters: K - 8
    •  400 Meters: 3 - 8
    •  800 Meters: 3 - 8
    •  1600 Meters: 3 - 8
    •  4x100 Relay: K - 8
    •  4x400 Relay: 5 - 8
• Participants are allowed to compete in a maximum of 3 events (not including relays) per Meet, with a maximum of 2  events per category (Field or Track).  For example, a participant could compete in the 100m, 200m, and Long Jump (2 Track and 1 Field event), but they cannot compete in 100m, 200m, and 800m (3 Track events).
• For further details and rules visit the Oakland Diocese CYO Track and Field website at www.oaklandcyo.org.

• The season consists of 6 Meets plus the Diocesan Finals Meet for grades K-8 who have qualified. 
• All but two of the Meets are held on Sunday afternoons.

Meet Schedule:

TBD

General Practice Information:

• Practices begin in early February, and are typically 2 days a week, and an hour in duration.
• All practices will be held in Newark or Fremont.

 Location:

TBD

Assistant Coaches Needed

We’re looking for volunteers to help run practices and support our athletes during meets.
No prior coaching experience is required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to encourage our Spartan runners.

All adults (18+) interested in assisting, please contact:
[email protected]

Attn: Catarina Chennault, CYO Track & Field Athletic Director

Service Hours
St. Edward School parents can earn service hour points by volunteering.

Safe Environment Training
All adults participating in CYO activities are required to complete the Diocese’s Safe Environment Training before volunteering.

During the registration period, please fill out the ONLINE REGISTRATION form, which consists of the following:

1. CYO Parental Permission and Health Authorization Form
2. CYO Code of Conduct and Social Media Agreement Form
3. CYO Concussion Information Sheet
4. Participants NOT enrolled in either St. Edward School or Faith Formation must also:
   a.  Upload a copy of Birth Certificate if you are a new player
   b.  Upload a copy of current PG&E bill showing address within the St. Edward boundaries 
   c.  Confirm they live within the St. Edward parish boundaries, as established by the Bishop of Oakland.  
   NOTE: The parish boundaries for St. Edward are the Newark city limits in the North, West and East.  The Southern boundary is  Mowry Avenue (Newark residents living south of Mowry Avenue are in the parish boundaries for Our Lady of Guadalupe).