This past year went by so fast… It is hard to believe the next Track & Field season is around the corner! It is also hard to believe the Roadrunners was established in 1976 and is one of the founding members of the Ventura County Youth Track Conference (VCYTC). In this upcoming season, we will be celebrating Ojai Roadrunners’ 50th anniversary! What an amazing piece of Ojai history!
The Ojai Roadrunners Board is working hard to put together an incredible season this year. Our goal is to develop and promote athleticism, leadership, and love of the Ojai community through Track & Field. The program is targeted for all youth ages 6 - 18 of any athletic ability.
In addition to the track events (sprints and middle/distance running) that are well established and popular, we will continue this year to emphasize the field events: Long Jump, High Jump and Shot Put. As such, athletes will be welcome to focus on sprints; middle/distance running or field events depending on their area of interest.
We also want to relay some useful information. Practices will start on February 24, 2026 and will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Practices from February 24 - March 5 will be held at the Nordhoff high school track, then the remainder of practices through April 23 will be held at the Villanova Preparatory track. There will be an option for extra practices. The regular season will run from February 24 - April 25, and the postseason from May 2 - 9. Meets will be held every Saturday starting on March 7 - April 25 (no meet on April 4). We expect all athletes to attend a minimum of 4 meets. There will be many more details coming but we wanted to provide some of these key dates early for your planning purposes.
The Ojai Roadrunners Board and Coaches are looking forward to seeing our athletes on the Track! Let’s get fit, enjoy teamwork, make new and more friends, and have lots of fun and represent Ojai proudly!
See you at the Track!
Ojai Roadrunners Crew
Photos by Logan Elizabeth Photography