Hello and welcome to Kentucky Golden Eagles Track & Field Club. We are excited for this upcoming season with the Kentucky Golden Eagles! Our coaches have a passion for track and field and for youth development and look forward to teaching and coaching your athlete! We are committed to coaching our athletes as high as they can soar, even to the AAU Junior Olympics!

Parent & Team Info

2025 KGE Gold Team

Young boy in a blue sports jersey pointing forward, with yellow text "Abram Newbill" and a gray background.
Young girl with glasses wearing a blue and yellow athletic uniform with a butterfly and the text "KY Golden Wings" standing with one hand on her hip against a dark background.
Young girl with a confident smile wearing a blue volleyball jersey with a white eagle graphic and yellow accents, standing against a dark background. Name "Alysa Newbill" is written in yellow text in the top left corner.
Young boy with brown hair wearing a blue track jersey with a design of an eagle and the words 'KY Golden Eagles' on it, standing with hands on hips and smiling against a dark gray background.
Young boy with dreadlocks wearing a blue sports jersey with a white eagle graphic and yellow accents, standing with hands on hips against a dark background, with names Aubry Newbill written in yellow text in the upper left corner.
Young boy smiling, wearing a blue sports jersey with a golden eagle and the words "Golden Eagles," standing with hands on hips against a gray background.
Young male athlete in a blue track uniform with a bird graphic, hands on hips, against a dark gray background, with yellow text reading "Declan VanderHorst" in the top left corner.
Young boy in a blue and yellow athletic uniform with a phoenix graphic and the words 'KY GOLDEN EAGLES', standing with one hand on his hip against a dark gray background. Text on the image reads 'Eli Blaylock'.
Young boy smiling, wearing a blue sports jersey with a golden eagle and the text 'KY Golden Eagles' and 'Hudson James' on the upper left corner, against a dark gray background.
Young girl with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue athletic singlet with a winged eagle graphic and the words KY Golden Eagles, posing with hands on hips against a dark background.
Young girl with curly hair wearing a blue athletic tank top with a bird graphic and the words "KY Golden E" on it, smiling with her hand on her hip against a gray background. Text in the top left corner says "Luna Decker."
A young boy wearing glasses and a blue basketball jersey with yellow details, posed confidently with one hand on his hip against a gray background. The jersey has an eagle graphic and the words "KY GOLDEN EAGLES." The top left corner has text that re
Young boy wearing a blue sports jersey with an eagle graphic and the words "NY Golden Eagles" layered over a yellow long-sleeve shirt, smiling with one hand on his hip, against a dark gray background. Captioned "Shepherd Copher" in yellow text.
A young boy in a blue and yellow sports jersey with a winged logo and the words "KY Golden Eagle" printed on it, standing with hands on hips against a gray background, with yellow text reading "Sikai DeShields" in the top left corner.
Young girl wearing a blue athletic jersey with eagle logo and yellow accents, smiling with hands on hips, short reddish hair, against gray background, text 'Sylvie Copher' in yellow at top left corner.
A young boy in a blue sports uniform with a large eagle graphic and the text 'KY Golden Eagles' stands with hands on hips, against a dark gray background. The name 'Titus Metcalfe' appears in yellow text in the upper left corner.
Young boy smiling, wearing a blue track and field team jersey with a large eagle graphic and the text 'KY Golden Eagle Track & Field,' standing with hands on hips against a gray background, with 'Troy James' written in yellow text at the top left.
A young boy wearing a blue sports jersey with a bird logo and the words "KY Golden Eagles," standing with hands on hips against a gray background, with yellow text reading "Zaiden Harvey" in the top left corner.
Young girl smiling, wearing a blue and yellow sports jersey with an eagle and text that reads "My Golden Eagles," against a dark background with yellow text that says "Zy'quaria Pelt."

2025 KGE Platinum Team

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KGE Platinum 25 - Elena Vargas.jpg
KGE Platinum 25 - Jacob Austin.jpg
KGE Platinum 25 - Jaxon Reed.jpg
KGE Platinum 25 - Kadence McClure.jpg
KGE Platinum 25 - Kyle Phelps.jpg
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Great news! Starting in 2025 we began accepting athletes grades K-12th!! Last year we mainly focused on elementary athletes for the competition team as we were starting out. We added in a few select middle and high school athletes at the end of last season. But we are happy to announce that all athletes in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade from ANY school or homeschool will have options for participating with our club!

    Please see the registration tab.

  • No worries! We will teach and train your athlete in their events. Many athletes who joined KGE last year had no prior experience with the sport. They had a great season, winning many medals and placing well at meets. Others had fun, learned a lot and grew during their time training with us. No experience… no worries! Come on out! Whether you want your child to increase their endurance, get faster, get stronger, throw or jump a greater distance, learn some new drills, have fun exercising, want to join a great supportive community or want to competitively compete all the way to the Junior Olympics in Houston, TX in 2025, we have you covered! There is a place for almost any youth on our team.

  • Track and Field events will vary from meet to meet. However, these are some events that your athlete may see or participate in:

    • Sprints – 100m, 200m, 400m

    • Hurdles – 80m (AAU), 200m (AAU), 100m, 110m, 300m, 400m (AAU)

    • Distance – 800m, 1500m (AAU) 1600m, 3000m (AAU), 3200m

    • Relays – 4x100m (400m), 4x200m (800m) 4x400m (1600m), 4x800m (3200m), Sprint medley (100m-100m-200m-400m)

    • Field – Shot Put, Discus, Turbo-Javelin, Javelin, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault (we don’t train in, but Kaizen Pole Vault Club does, contact them if interested in this event)

    • Multi Events - Triathlon (AAU), Pentathlon (AAU), Decathlon (AAU), Heptathlon (AAU), 2000m Steeplechase (AAU)

    • Racewalk - 1500m (AAU), 3000m (AAU)

  • It will be Saturday February 8th, 2025 at 3pm at the Madison County Public Library at 507 W. Main St., Richmond, Ky in the Community Room #013 (ground floor). *Please make plans to attend as we will cover very important information concerning the season and try on uniforms for sizing!

  • We will plan to practice 2-3 times a week for 1-1.5 hours each practice starting in March for the elementary competition team. We may practice at a track or a gym on select days. All details of location, days, times will be posted on our team communication app and calendar once it is confirmed.

  • No! That’s the beauty of an AAU travel club; you can attend any school or be homeschooled and you can live in Madison or a neighboring county and still join our club. As long as you can make it to practices, you should be good!

  • There are no formal tryouts. There will be evaluations to determine athlete ability and placement on the team for the elementary competition team. For the middle & high school competition team, there won’t be tryouts but they must have prior track experience on a school or club team before joining KGE for the summer session. For athletes who join the training only option (don’t participate in meets but just come to practices to train), there are no tryouts or previous track experience required.

    1. KGE GOLD TEAM - Elementary Competition Team for K-5th (attends any school or homeschool) & 6th-8th (homeschool only) (no previous track experience required) during March-June & July-August if they qualify

    2. KGE PLATINUM TEAM - Middle & High School Competition Team for 6th-12th (attends any school, MUST HAVE PREVIOUS SCHOOL OR CLUB TRACK EXPERIENCE, no beginners on this team) during June and July if they qualify

    3. KGE SILVER - Elementary, Middle & High School Training Only Option for K-12th (attends any school or homeschool, no previous track experience required) during select months between April-June

    4. KGE BRONZE - Elementary & Middle Strength & Conditioning Clinic for K-8th (attends any school or homeschool, no previous track experience required) during December-February

    More details.

  • Gold = $375 for the season.
    Platinum = $125 for the season. 
    Silver = $125 a month during training months.

    All due before the season starts. Gold option will get the month of June free with their registration as well as the month of July if they qualify for the Junior Olympics. Only Junior Olympic Qualifiers participate with KGE during the month of July. Other costs apply as this only refers to KGE registration payments. Bronze will cost $10 per clinic if your athlete doesn’t have a current AAU card attached to KGE. Clinic will be FREE for athletes who have a current AAU card attached to KGE.

  • IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY AS IT'S STATED to be properly attached to Kentucky Golden Eagles team with AAU. 

    The AAU card will be good until August 31, 2025. Once a card is purchased, you won’t need to get another one for the duration of the year. The AAU year runs September 1-August 31st of each year.  Anyone who trains or competes with KGE, must have an AAU card. Next time your athlete trains or competes with KGE, they will be covered with their current AAU card if it’s within that year.  Please go to https://play.aausports.org/joinaau/multimembershipapplication.aspx   Select: youth membership application, track & field (for the sport), extended (for the coverage), current membership year ($22) or 2 years ($44) (for the term), yes (for are they a member of a club?). 40475 (for the zip code). Kentucky Golden Eagles (for the club), your athlete's information (for grad year it will automatically populate their high school graduation year), check the box, add parents name, click continue and proceed with payment information.

  • A water bottle is required. Running shoes should be worn every day. Spikes are optional but recommended for sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers and cross country spikes for long distance runners. Academy Sports in Lexington and Dicks Sporting Goods are good places to look for spikes. Athletes should dress according to the weather, by wearing shorts and a shirt if it's warm and having tights, jackets, or sweatpants if it’s cold. We will practice in rain, cold or shine. If it’s thunder storming or snowing, we’ll notify the team of the indoor location or cancel. But we make every effort not to cancel if possible.

  • Parents may opt to drop off and pick up their athlete after practice. Parents may also choose to sit in bleachers for practice. However, parents are not allowed within the gates on the track during practice. Only coaches, approved volunteers and athletes are allowed on the track during scheduled practice time. We respectfully ask for your cooperation so that the athletes and coaches may fully focus on training with minimal distractions.

  • Track meets can last from 3-5 (or more) hours.  Athletes’ attendance time is determined by event obligations set by coaches.The time will vary depending on the number of teams, number of athletes competing and number of events an athlete is competing in. Regional, District and National meets can last all day and multiple days. However, this does not mean athletes must stay the whole time.

    • Regular season and district qualifying meets this year will likely be in state with no more than a 1.5 hour drive of Richmond for most meets.  Regional (in TN) and Junior Olympic (in Houston, TX) qualifying meets will be out of state. Your athlete must qualify to participate in the Regional and National meets. As meets are announced we will provide dates and locations. Parents/Guardians are responsible for all travel expenses for the athlete (Lodging, transportation, meals, admission costs for non-athletes). The majority of meets will be a day trip, and not require overnight stays.

  • It will vary, we are projecting around at least 5-7 regular season meets in April and May. There will be a potential of around 3-4 additional meets depending on qualifiers and meet availability. Some meets, athletes must qualify to participate in June and July through the first week of August. Meets will be updated on the calendar.

  • Coaches will post the link to meet results in the team communication app.

  • Click here for the latest info from AAU!

  • The KGE competition team athletes participate in track meets (including AAU and non-AAU meets). KGE non-competition training sessions are offered to athletes who do not wish to participate in track meets but want to train with our competition athletes in practices. Training only athletes will practice with KGE for a 1 month commitment with 6 practices per month.

  • Meets vary, but Ky meets last year included divisions of 3rd grade and under, 4th/5th grade OR K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5-6th.

  • The age of the athlete ON December 31, 2025 will determine the age division for AAU competition. For example, if your child turns 11 in September of 2025, then that child will compete in the 11U division in AAU meets for that year. 

  • The current AAU divisions can be found here!