Youth Cross Country program starts August 23

Returning this fall for a seventh season, the Jefferson Youth Cross Country Program will be offered by the Jefferson Township Recreation Department for all Jefferson Township residents from grades 1 through 8.

Registration forms are available in the Recreation Department at Camp Jefferson, 81 Weldon Road in Lake Hopatcong, and in the literature display racks in the Jefferson Township Municipal Building and the Public Library. The participation fee will be $40 per student, with checks payable to the Township of Jefferson, and it covers league fees, event participation fees, and a team tee shirt. Registration is due by September 9. Funds received after that date will incur a late fee of $10, for a total fee of $50 per child.

To prepare for the fall season, the start date for practices will be Tuesday, August 23, with practices at the Jefferson Township High School’s track and cross country course. Head Coach Gregory Bubniak returns this year, and has announced that practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. for approximately, one hour unless specified otherwise, and will be adjusted later in the season to accommodate earlier nightfall.

All meets will take place on Sundays at 9 a.m., starting on September 11 and continuing each consecutive Sunday for a total of eight weeks, with the last meet scheduled for Sunday, October 30. All meets last approximately one hour or less, and take place at the old Greystone complex, now called Central Park. The address is 91 Central Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 (http://www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/centralmain.asp) If an individual/team qualifies, the N.J. State XC Meet is in early November (date and location TBA).

Call the Recreation Department at 973-663-8404 x 4 or 5 for a registration form to be mailed, find them online at www.jeffersontownship.net “Forms Center” on the homepage and scroll to Recreation Department. For specific questions about the program, call Mr. Bubniak at 201-400-5630, or email jefftwp.youth.xc@gmail.com All registrations must be processed by the Recreation Department and cannot be given to Coach Bubniak.

Volunteers 18 years of age and older are needed to assist with team activitie. Interested adults can fill in the volunteer section of their child’s registration form, or can contact the Coach directly to volunteer.