After School Program (March-April)

Sumter Speed is excited to return for another season of Outdoor Track & Field in 2026. Serving athletes from ages 5 and up, Sumter Speed hopes to provide an introduction for our youngest athletes as well as some competitive opportunities for our older athletes around Sumter.

Visit our “Registration Form” page to sign up and our “Calendar” Link for an updated schedule for the 2026 season.

This year, we are continuing to adopt a similar schedule to the our fall program. We are looking for schools that are interested in our after-school program for general conditioning, and we will have additional technical practices at Wilson Hall on the weekends. Our hope is to help create a baseline love to Track & Field with our youth across Sumter County while developing athletes. If you are interested in helping plant a program at your school, please get in touch with Coach Ripley. This does require some additional coaches (stipends are available!).

Practice Starts the week of Monday, March 2 and will culminate with a local meet for all of our after-school programs on Saturday, April 25  A full practice and meet schedule will be available as we get closer to Registration deadline. We can always switch your group as we get closer to the season, so sign up now and we can change later if needed. Cost for the after school program is $75 which includes a tshirt, entry into our April 25 meet and provides a stipend for our coaches.

In addition to our 8 week program, we will be offering a handful of clinics to teach our athletes how to compete in the field events like Long Jump and Javelin. These dates will be posted on our website and social media and will be free of charge for all athletes in our 8 week program.

We are also a certified AAU and USATF program and offer an extended season for athletes interested in competing in the State and Regional meets in June. As we get towards the end of our program, we will reach out with what we can offer!

We currently are looking to offer after-school programs at Alice Drive Elementary, Liberty STEAM, Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter, Westside Christian, Millwood Elementary, and are looking for more! If you attend another school in the area and are interested in starting a program, please contact Coach Ripley.

Registration Link for Outdoor Sumter Speed Spring 2026

Summer Swing 2025 (USATF May-June+) (2026 Information to be announced later this Spring)

Sumter Speed is looking forward to the summer and our competitive Summer Swing. We are a USATF Certified club and will be adding a competitive season with meets and opportunities to qualify for Regional and even National Championships.

Practices will be held every Monday, Wednesday starting May 19, and we will expand to Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Starting June 2nd. All practices will be at 6:30 at Wilson Hall.

USATF Certified Meets:

Georgetown Meet on May 31.

June 20-22-USATF State Meet in Florence

July 3-6-USATF Regionals in Florence, SC and July 22-27 USATF Nationals in Savannah, Ga if you qualify from State Meet (Additional fees may apply).

Cost is $130 which covers USATF Card, entry into Georgetown and State Meets, Tshirt, insurance, and Coaching. Transportation/Lodging are not included. Additional fees may apply for Regionals/Nationals if interested.

Discounts are available for students from our Spring After School Program and for families with Multiple athletes. Contact Coach Ripley at coachripripley@gmail.com for discount information.

Group Practice Dates: Team Will Practice on Mondays and Wednesday in May (Exception: We will practice on Tuesday May 27 in lieu of practicing on Memorial Day) and will expand to Monday, Wednesday, Thursday in June. All practices will take place at 6:30 at Wilson Hall. Additional Practices may be set by your area coach and workouts will be sent for off days. All practices are set to begin at 6:30 (**Note Practices may change due to weather)

Registration Form Link for USATF Summer Swing