Young Houstonians will come together by the hundreds for track and field events during the Hershey's Track and Field Games on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Youth ages 6-14 will run, jump, and throw with their friends for this annual Citywide Recreational Championship.
Athletes will compete for medals in the 50-meter dash; 100-meter dash; 200, 400, 800, standing broad jump, and softball throw.
WHO:
Children Ages 6-14 registered for the Hershey's Track and Field Games
Houston Parks and Recreation Department Staff
Volunteer referees and race officials
WHAT:
Hershey's Track and Field Games
WHEN:
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Field events begin at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Barnett Sports Complex
6800 Fairway
Houston, TX 77087
The National Hershey’s Track and Field Program is the largest youth sports program of its kind in North America. The games promote physical exercise as a regular part of childhood, with the hope that the participants will develop long term exercise habits for a more healthy life. It began in 1975, and the Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation has been a generous sponsor of the games since 2000.
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) stewards and manages over 37,851 acres of parkland and greenspace for the City of Houston and develops and implements recreational programming for citizens of all abilities. For more information on the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, call (832) 395-7022 or visit www.houstonparks.org.