Exeter Granite State Track & Field - formerly Exeter Hershey Track & Field

06/18/2022

Good luck to all those participating in the regional meet today. Go Exeter!

04/21/2022

Hi all.

I wanted to say thanks to everyone who enjoyed this program while Roxanne and I coached it. We had tremendous fun and it felt good to give something back to our community.

As you know, I stepped down as head coach last year, but I’ve continued to keep this page active to help support the team. However, with last year’s coaches moving on, I do not anticipate updating this page as often as I used to.

I do know this season starts on May 2. Please continue to support the program if you can. With my own daughter currently a junior on the high school team, it’s very rewarding seeing so many familiar faces continue with track and field at this level. I hope you all continue to enjoy this wonderful sport.

-Matt

10/25/2021

Way to go CMS Girls! D1 Middle School Cross Country Champs! Special shout out to our Exeter Granite Staters!

Lancer Timing’s D1 Full Results Lancer Timing’s D2 Full Results PICS Division 1 The girls D1 race provided one of the more exciting competitions of the weekend as the top 3 teams were s…

06/10/2021

Good morning everyone!

A reminder that a week from today, June 17th at 4pm is our Town Meet. This meet holds even more importance than normal this year because it's the only meet we get to have. Early on it was determined by the NHRPA that there would be no Regional or State Meets this season, and that has not changed.

That said, our athletes will still be able to see how they stack up to the rest of NH, as results from each community will be sent in and NH Granite State Track & Field will tabulate the results and award kids remotely. So not all is lost...

But we can't run this meet without your help. This is 100% volunteer-based. If you can assist, be sure to sign up using the link below. We still need help with long jump and softball throw, and could use a few more timers at the finish line (yep, we do this meet the old fashioned way).

If you have any questions, please email Ben & Val and they will respond accordingly. Or feel free to ask me here.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

We need your help to make this meet run smoothly.. we rely on volunteers and the more we have, the more events the kids can compete in. We would rather not have to limit them. No experience required! Thank you!

05/31/2021

A reminder that there is no practice tonight due to the holiday.

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day.

05/24/2021

Coach Ben has informed me that he has to cancel practice tonight. Practice will return as normal on Thursday.

Apologies for the late notice.

05/23/2021

Two weeks of practices and you couldn’t ask for better weather. Keep it up everyone!

04/26/2021

My apologies for such a late post, but we've got a new season coming up!

For those registered, you should have received an email from Ben Castonguay, who along with his wife Val are taking over the program this year. Obviously things will be different this season, but the bottom line is there's a season at all!

First practice is a week from today, next Monday at 6pm, right back at Exeter High School. If anyone is available to help volunteer at practices, it would be greatly appreciated. There's a lot of kids and if it's just Ben and Val, they can only do so much. It could be something as simple as retrieving softballs or helping kids at the long jump pit. Very simple tasks!

For those of you who haven't registered yet, what are you waiting for? This is a chance to get the kids out of the house with some fun physical activity!

See you at the track!

11/03/2020

Congrats to both Exeter Boys and Girls cross country teams for qualifying for next week’s Meet of Champions.

On a side note, would like to call out our former Hershey/Granite Staters on those teams - Matthew Allen, Meadow Gregory, Lily Poteet, and Grace Mercier.

Also a shout out to Kate Burrus who competed for St. Thomas. Kate was a member of our team a few years back when we welcomed our Hampton friends for a season.

Congrats to all!

The Exeter High School girls cross country team finished runner-up at the NHIAA Division I championships.

10/31/2020

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all staying well as we continue to get through this difficult year.

If you miss watching some great running, the high school cross country divisional championships are today. And while we can’t be there in person, it’s live streaming. Check it out here.

04/17/2020

Hello all,

I’m sorry to report that the NHRPA has made the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming 2020 season. I was holding out hope that a part of it could be salvaged since the meets are not until June, but the committee determined that there was too much uncertainty with the COVID-19 virus to safely proceed with the program.

With regards to our team specifically, Exeter Parks & Rec will make a determination at the local level in the coming weeks for any alternative possibilities.

As many of you know, while I was not going to be the head coach this year (Ben Castonguay was taking that role), I was still planning on assisting with meets and helping out here and there, so I am disappointed that’s not going to happen.

While I will miss seeing the kids out there this year, I’m hopeful that the program will come back as strong as ever for 2021.

Be safe, and hopefully we can put all this behind us soon.

Matt Castaldy