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The Cougar Grand Prix Is An Emerging Middle School Meet

Writer's picture: Carson VittorioCarson Vittorio

{Featured athlete Phoenix Viger has had a great indoor season as he has ran 4:54 in the Mile and 16:52 in the 5K, he is the headline athlete for the host school Aux Sable}


This year marks the beginning of a new junior high showcase for some of the top teams in the state as the Cougar Grand Prix is set to make its debut this May. Meet Director Ryan Thompsen goal is to build interest in track and field at the middle school level while providing a competitive environment for teams to test their lineups before the Sectional and PAWPAC Championships. The history of Track and Field in Plainfield is rich for high schoolers, but Thompsen is looking to get that to bleed into the junior high level. He looks to completely deck this meet out in banners and make it have that big meet feel. They will have one of the states best announcers, an FAT system, custom meet apparel, and more! Here is the current meet information, if you wish to attend this meet then please email cvandyke@psd202.org to see if there is availability to get your team into the meet.


Date: Friday May 2nd, 2025

Location: Plainfield South High School; Plainfield, IL

Start Time: 4:00pm

Current Teams: Plainfield (Aux Sable), Shorewood (Troy), Plainfield (Ira Jones), Plainfield (Heritage Grove), Millbrook

Divisions: There will be a 7th grade division and 8th grade division for both Boys & Girls. Each school may submit 2 entries per gender per grade level per event.

Rules: The meet will follow IESA track and field by-laws and the recommended order of events. Girls' track events will run first, with boys' field events competing concurrently. Following the girls' 4x400m relay, boys' track events will begin.

Scoring: Events will be scored to six places with points as follows: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

Entry Fee: The fee is the split of the costs of timing company between the teams. Which will be decided once the teams have been decided.



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