About Rochelle Track Club
Contact Information
Rochelle Track Club
104 Ave D
Rochelle, IL 61068
phone: 815 562 7554
email: contactus@rochelletrackclub.org
Head Coach: Eric Gruben. Email - egruben@rochelletrackclub.org
Coach Gruben has over 10 years of coaching
experience. including 5 years with
Rochelle Track Club.
Director: Kurt Wolter - kwolter@rochelletrackclub.org
Coach Wolter been with the club for 18 years.
Affiliation
Rochelle Track Club is affiliated with the Illinois
Chapter of the United States of America Track and Field (USATF)
organization.
History
The Rochelle Track Club was started in 1978. Sandy and Don Mannel of
Rochelle coached the club for many years during what could be
considered the club's heyday.
Signup
Signup information can be found on the Signup Page.
Membership in Rochelle Track Club includes membership in the USATF.
Events
There are many track & field events to try: sprinting, hurdles,
distance running, high jump,
long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, javelin throw. At the junior
olympics meet athletes may compete in multi event like the heptathlon
and the decathlon, which are a combination of 5 different events for
the heptathlon and 10 different events for the decathlon.
Ages
Any athlete between the ages of 6 and 18 is eligible to be a club
member.
Click here for USTAF age
groupings...
Practice
Two practices per week, Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 – 7:30. We practice
at
the Rochelle Township High School track located at 1401 Flagg Road in
Rochelle, IL. Attendance at practice and track meets
is encouraged but not mandatory.
Click here for practice
information...
Track Meets
There are two area track meets to compete in throughout the
summer.
The meets are usually on Saturdays. All meets are optional. There are
other many other meets USATF members may compete in throughout
Illinois. Check
those meets by visiting the USATF Illinois website at www.usatfillinois.org
Important - you must sign up an athlete approximately two weeks in
advance to particpate in the state Junior Olympics. Contact Coach
Gruben for more information.
Click here for meets information...
Rochelle Track Club hosts the Rochelle Track Club Invitational .
Several clubs
and
scores of individual athletes from all over Illinois and many from
surrounding
states will come to Rochelle to compete.
More information the
Rochelle Invational...
Website
Our website is at http://www.rochelletrackclub.org for more info.