Davis Community Track & Field Club

Davis Community Track & Field Club offers track and field and cross country, including sprints, distance running, jumps, throws, pole vault, and evening distance practices. The summer program consists of four one-week sessions of track and field that include these specific event areas.

• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: Summer program with four one-week sessions, Monday through Friday, 9am–11am, plus evening distance practices for grades 8–12 on dates to be announced
• Price: Summer Program $150 per session including USATF membership; Evening Distance Training $125 total including USATF membership

The Davis Community Track & Field Club is a USATF track club that provides coaching and training for all track and field and cross country events and is registered under the Pacific Association of USATF. The club states that it seeks to promote the sport of track and field, develop athletes’ skills, encourage physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle, and promote the value of sportsmanship, teamwork, personal goal setting, and hard work. Its mission includes helping athletes of all abilities reach their track and field and cross country goals in a fun and safe environment, and mentoring and guiding the next generation of track and field coaches in the community. Fairfield Subaru is a sponsor of the team, and Subaru’s donation to the program will directly benefit the young track and field athletes.

Coach Spencer Elliott began his track and field career at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, competed at the NCAA level at UC Davis in the 400m and 200m sprints, and has served as head boys and girls track and field coach at Davis Senior High School since 2004, where he also teaches English. He was named All-Metro “Coach of the Year” by the Sacramento Bee in 2007, “Girls Coach of the Year” for the state of California by the California Coaches Association in 2008, and “Boys Coach of the Year” for California by the California Coaches Association in 2019, and serves as President of the club. Coach Rick Harper has over 15 years of experience coaching a variety of youth sports, is a previous vaulter, and is the current Davis Senior High School vault coach. Coach Bill Gregg has been the Cross Country and Distance Track Coach at Davis High School since 1997, was honored as “Coach of the Year” by the Sacramento Running Association for the 2014 Cross Country season, has led teams and individual runners to 20 Sac Joaquin Section Cross Country titles, multiple top finishes at California state championships and national meets, and serves as Treasurer of the club. Coach Tim Groth is a 2004 graduate of Davis High School, works as Team Lead of the Campus Supervisors at the school, has worked on the high school coaching staff for 6 years and with DCTFC for 5 years, specializes in coaching distance runners, and leads most evening club workouts throughout the summer program. The club’s leadership team also includes Vice President Rhonda Elliott and Secretary Spencer Bowen.

For the summer program, families are told that athletes should bring comfortable athletic clothing such as shorts and t-shirts, a good pair of athletic shoes (with running shoes described as ideal), a water bottle, and sunscreen. Optional items include a hat, event-specific spikes if the athlete already owns them, and a snack that does not contain peanut products, and families are asked not to bring video games or to leave any portable video game device in a bag. Families are told that practice begins at 9am and that arriving around 8:45am is recommended.

Last updated June 8, 2026.