Ric Rojas Announces 2012 Junior Winter Programs and Simplot Games Trip

Ric Rojas is pleased to announce the 2012 Junior Winter Track and Field Program. The program is now in its 20^th year and will again be hosted by the University of Colorado’s Athletic Department with practices held at Balch Fieldhouse on the CU-Boulder Campus.

The program is open to track and field athletes from 5^th grade through High School and runs from December 13^th, 2011 through February 18^th, 2012. 

Registration, schedule, and other information are available on line at shop.ricrojasrunning.com or on www.ric.ricrojasrunning.com. A Informational Meeting and practice will be held at RallySport Health & Fitness on Tuesday, December 13^th, 2011, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Questions about the Winter and Simplot Games Programs will be answered and sign-ups will be taken. Please come prepared to run!

Ric Rojas will also offer a concurrent Winter Conditioning option for athletes who choose not to complete in the scheduled winter track meets.  This option allows athletes to train for their 2012 outdoor track and field season.

As always, Ric Rojas offers the Simplot Games trip for high school athletes. The Simplot Games is the largest indoor high school track meet in the United States and will be held on February 16-18, 2012 in at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. Athletes of all abilities are invited to participate. This program requires additional travel expenses and registration fees.

Team Rojas athletes have won both individual and relay events against some of the best competition in the country at the Simplot Games.  Fairview’s Alex Weinheimer won the Boys 800-meter race in 2009 and was followed Silver Creek’s Alex Paul with a victory in the same event in 2010.