Rochester John Marshall High School Athletics

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Here is a printable calendar of all team activities. This calendar includes meets for middle school, JV, and varsity. It also includes activities such as fundraisers, pictures, and awards. Meets are color coded for each level of competition.

Varsity = Yellow
JV = Teal
Middle School = Pink

Owatonna had a scheduling issue with our meet taking place on Tuesday, April 23, so it has been moved to Wednesday, April 24. This is something that happens occasionally when schools share a stadium with other sports teams.

Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 4:15 Field Events. 4:30 Running Events
Where: Owatonna High School, 1455 18th Street SE Owatonna, MN 55060

Bus Times
Dakota: 1:35pm
JA: 1:55pm
JM Release: 2:10pm
JM Leave: 2:25pm

►Locker rooms will not be available, please come ready to compete.

►Team areas must be set up on the west side of the stadium between the bleachers and the school (behind the press box) (On map attached)

►Athletes must supply their own water bottles

►Restrooms will be available by the concession stand on the west side of the stadium in the plaza area.

►There will be concessions available at the concession stand located on the west side of the stadium in the plaza area.

Unlike other sports, track and field relies on volunteers to help with home track meets. No experience is required, just a willingness to help. Most positons simply supervise workers and record event performances. We are flexible with placement so you can watch your Rocket compete in person. We will meet as a group before the meet to see where everyone would like to help.

Volunteers needed for the following meets:

Thusday, April 30 (Varsity / JV) - MS will be in Pine Island
Friday, May 3 (JV / MS)
Monday,  May 13 (V / JV / MS)

Visit here to sign-up: VOLUNTEER HELP

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

It's the middle school's turn to travel! Our middle school athletes will travel to our first meet ever at Byron. This should be a fun meet with a chance for our  middle school team to compete without high school competitors.

Time: 4:25pm field events, 4:45 running events
Teams: JM, Lourdes, Byron, Stewartville

Bus Load: JM 3:00
Bus Leave: JM 3:10

More information will be provided when we receive it.

Two meets in two days! Hot off a meet in Byron, our middle school team will travel to Pine Island for a "no frills" meet. We attended this meet last year and had a great time.

Date: Tuesday, April 30
Time: 4:30 field events, 5:00 running events

Bus Times: Dakota 2:20, JA 2:40
Bus Load: JM 2:55
Bus Load: JM 3:10

As our middle school team heads to Pine Island, our Varsity and JV teams will be competing on our home track at JM. This isa great chance to show our talented team to a large home crowd. Cross your fingers for great weather!

Date: Tuesday, April 30
Where: John Marshall Stadium
Time: 4:30

Teams Competing: JM, Mankato West, Red Wing

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED TO HELP MAKE THIS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US BY SIGNING UP TO HELP

Click Here: VOLUNTEER HELP

►Next home meet: Thursday, May 3

In our effort to move our program to another level, we are organizing a formal booster club that combines cross country and track and field. This organization is in it's infancy stage, so our first meeting will simply be brainstorming what the booster club will look like. If you have experience in something like this, would like to share your thoughts, or just want to listen, we would love to meet you.

Please RSVP to:
Dakota Hiller or Mike Sonnabend

WHAT: First Booster Club Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17   POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
TIME: 6:00-7:00
WHERE: JM Cafeteria

Last year we began a new tradition of celebrating our seniors by offering individual and group pictures. These are high qualaity photos taken by Ann Eldredge, Tangible Moments Photography. Seniors who ordered pictures last year were extremely happy with them. See the order form below.

WHAT: Senior Pictures
DATE: Rescheduled to Tuesday, April 23rd.
WHERE: JM 
TIME: During practice

Our annual service project of helping the Special Olympics regional track and field meet takes place on Sunday, May 12. We have helped the Special Olympics for several years and enjoy the experience. All team members are required to participate in one service project and this is a great one. If you are interested in helping with this event, please sign-up using the link below. Sign-up early, because they fill up quickly.

Get instant access to team news and announcements by signing up for text messages through our REMIND account. This text message services allows us to instantly provide important information reminders on upcoming events and activities, changes to scheduled practices and meets, and returning bus times for meets. The service also allows you to reply or message the head coach.

We had to create new codes due to class sizes, so please REJOIN the group!

High School Athletes & Parents: Join Here - code: @jmhsgtf

Middle School Athletes & Parents: Join Here - code: @jmmsgtf

Click the Remind icon to join the group!

TerraLoco is a local shoe store in town that offers 20% off to JM high school athletes. Just mention that you are an athlete for the John Marshall track & field team when checking out. 

We also have a close relationship with the Rochester Running Club in town and they will be doing a shoe and clothing drive this spring for our athletes. If you are in need of new (to you) shoes, but can't afford them right now, please talk to Coach Dakota. 

Please be aware that meets marked in blue have qualification standards that must be met. Participants will be notified in advance if they will compete in these meets. 

The middle school schedule is currently tentative, with meets needing confirmation and approval from the host school. Meets can still be added or deleted. We are working on finalizing the middle school schedule soon.

We are happy to announce our captains for the 2024 track and field season. The following individuals were chosen by the 2023 coaches and captains for their commitment and leadership abilities:

Lauryn Brady (SR) - Sprints

Ryana Mathis (SR) - Distance

Bea Hoyme (SR) - Throws