Dear NPTC Families,

We have just received word that the Ventura County Youth Track Club leadership has cancelled the rest of the 2019-2020 season. This is difficult news for all of us, but understandable considering current events. First and foremost, we hope you are well, and that your families continue to remain safe and happy. We look forward to running, jumping and throwing with you next season! 

The Newbury Park Track Club Board will continue to meet (virtually) to ramp down the services and equipment we had lined up for the season. Please note that all volunteer checks we received will be shredded. Per our agreement with the vendor, uniforms may not be returned nor refunded. Please contact Linda Richey (lindaso29@yahoo.com) if you would like to inquire about registration fees. 

Be well, and we look forward to bringing the club family together again soon.  

Best regards,

NPTC Board of Directors

The 2017 VCYTC Championships meet took place at Moorpark High School this past Saturday, May 6th It was a fantastic day and no less than 10 club and meet records were broken by Newbury Park Track Club athletes:

Youth Division boy Christian Middleton ran 23.13 in the 200 meters, improving his 23.46 club record set 4/1/17. This was also the meet record. Christian also ran 52.40 in the 400 meters, bettering his 52.80 set on 4/22/17!

Congratulations to several Newbury Park Panthers athletes who are no strangers to setting new club records.  Yesterday the Thousand Oaks Flyers joined us the for the dual meet of the 2017 track season at Newbury Park High School. It was an outstanding meet, with standout performances by athletes from both clubs.

Youth Boy Christian Middleton ran the 400 meters for the first time this season, with a mind-blowing time of 52.80, over 2 full seconds faster than the previous record of 54.85 set by T. Pagano in 2008.

Bantam Boy Chase Hansen took additional time off of two club records he previously broke last month, including the 400 meters in 64.78 and the 200 meters in 27.91.

Keep up the great work!

Girls 11-12 Athletes Anja Slattum and Ailish Hawkins

Ailish Hawkins and Anja Slattum finished 1-2 last Saturday in the Girls 11-12 400 meters at a dual meet hosted by the Ventura Tigres at Buena High School. Ailish's time of 63.05 was nearly a full second faster than the 33 year old record time of 64.00 set by Rachel Muir. Anja's time of 65.99 puts her into the top 4 performances thus far into the season. Congratulations to you both and keep up the great work!

Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in the So Cal Youth Invitational Meet at Ventura High School last weekend, April 8-9. Newbury Park Track Club had a small but mighty contingent of athletes at this meet. I counted 22 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes out of 53 events entered. Great job, Panthers!

Special mentions for the following standout performances:

• Bantam Boy Chase Hansen: Broke his own club record in the 100 meters two times! 14.00 in the prelims, then 13.90 in the finals
• Bantam Boys 4x400 Team of Carson Richter, Jaxsen Stokes, Alex Karsten and Chase Hansen beat the previous NPTC club record by nearly 14 seconds with a 4:45.98. This time also set the So Cal Youth Invitational meet record.
• Bantam Girl Lina Saley set a seven year old club record in the 200 meters with a time of 29.80!
• Ailish Hawkins was just .25 second off of a 33 year old club record in the 400 meters with her 64.25.
• Youth Boy Christian Middleton set the meet record with his 23.60 200 meters.

Way to go!

Youth Boy Club Record Holder Christian Middleton with Announcer, Evan Mackay

History was made today at the Oxnard/NP meet in Newbury Park! Panther Youth Boy Christian Middleton ran the 200 meters in 23.46, a time that no one in the history of the Newbury Park Track Club has previously run! The previous record time of 23.55 was set by Terry Pagano in 2008. What a run! Congratulations, Christian! See the performance on the NPTC Facebook Page at THIS LINK.

Chase Hansen with Meet Announcer Evan Mackay After Setting 400M Record

This may well be an all-time first for the 49 year old Newbury Park Track Club! Bantam Boy Chase Hansen, new to the sport of track and field this year (though an avid athlete), has set age group records in each of the first three meets of the 2017 season! Fantastic!!

At Heritage Valley on March 11th, Chase heated up the track on an already hot day with a 14.09 100 meters, breaking the previous record of 14.23 set by Julien Stokes in 2012. He also broke the 200 meter record with a 28.94, beating the previous Bantam Boys record of 29.77 also set by Julien in 2012.

The next week, March 18th, at Camarillo, Chase lowered his previous week's 200 meter time and club record to 28.86.

Finally, on March 25th, Chase tried the 400 meters for the first time, destroying the 43 year old record of 67.24 set by D. Brunette with a time of 65.20. Truly incredible.

Way to go, Chase! Keep up the great work! I have a feeling this is not the last time we'll be talking about records this season.