Track and Field

 

The Mercer Island Bluebirds Track and Field Team is a USATF certified track and field club team open to kids grades K-8th and all abilities are welcome! Athletes can compete in sprint, middle distance, long distance and field events. 

 

Spring 2026 Practice Schedule

March 31st-June 20th or *July 24th (for those who wish to compete in the Junior Olympics)

Tuesday and Thursday 4:30pm-6pm at Luther Burbank Park

Saturday 9-10:30am at Islander Middle School

 

Tentative 2026 Track and Field Meet Schedule

 

April 26 (Sunday) – Ford Sports  “Nino Cantu Run for Autism”

May 1 (Friday) – Mercer Miles Twilight Meet (only mile races)

May 3 (Sunday) – Rainier Beach Track Club meet

May 16 Bluebirds Fly Mini Meet

May 24 (Sunday) – Rain City Flyers “Go the Distance” meet

June 6 – Cascade Striders Cliff Nixon Invitational meet

June 7 (Sunday) – JO Combined Events, Hammer, Racewalk, Steeplechase

June 20 – Xtreme Speed Christal Johnson Memorial Meet

June 22-Nike Outdoor Nationals

June 26-28 -Junior Olympic Association (MTHS, Tacoma)

July 8-12 -Junior Olympic Region 13 (Mt. Tahoma HS) 

July 27 – Aug 2 USATF Junior Olympic T&F Nationals, Cerritos College Falcon Stadium, Norwalk, CA (suburb of Los Angeles)

*Optional and dependent on qualification from pervious June Olympic qualifying meet

 

Cost

The cost of the program is $500 and this includes a racing top, all training sessions and track meet fees outside of the Junior Olympic track meets. Our team store will open a few weeks before the season

begins and will have Bluebirds warm ups, hats and other team gear.