The Ironhawk Juniors Board has decided to cancel the 2020 Season due to the current pandemic. We are saddened to cancel the 2020 season but it’s the right thing to do to help get our community back on track. We are staying hopeful though and currently planning an awesome end of summer event. Stay healthy and active and we will send more communication soon!!
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The store is back open! The store will be open until 4/30/2020. All orders will be shipped via USPS. Get your gear now by clicking HERE!
Hello IHJ Athletes, Parents, Volunteers, Supporters-
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and the Douglas County Health Department, we are forced to cancel the bike and swim lessons originally scheduled for April and May. We are saddened we won’t get to help with these lessons, but your safety and well-being are the priorities of the Ironhawk Juniors Tri Club. We are also going to put registration on hold for now, as we wait to learn more from local, state and national health leaders. We hope you are finding ways to stay active! We will post any important information here and on our website. Don’t forget to wash your hands and practice social distancing!! #bekind #empoweringgirlsthrutriathlon #bebrave
The Ironhawk Juniors Triathlon Club team store is now open! With new designs for the 2020 season, click here to purchase fun gear. Orders must be made by March 30. All orders will be picked up by Ironhawk staff and handed out at the Parent’s Meeting (on May 21).
For those who may need extra help at this time, the Omaha community has many resources for parents and children. Below are some of those resources:
Together Omaha
Project Hope Food Pantry
St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry
Omaha Public Schools – Meals
MUD / OPPD
State Farm Offers Free Sack Lunches
Youth Emergency Services Outreach Center
The IHJ Team is so excited to open the 2020 practices and race! Register HERE.
With the facility updates happening at our partner’s campus, we can continue to drive opportunities for our Juniors! We cannot wait to see progress and the finished product. Read below for the full story!
KETV, Feb 2020
There’s a large pile of dirt sitting on the field east of the Lied Fitness Center on the campus of College of Saint Mary. In more than a year, administrators expect it to turn into an 82,000 square-foot Wellness and Athletics Center.
“I see the strength and grit of pairing athletics with academics,” said Dr. Maryanne Stevens, President of College of Saint Mary.
Stevens knew it was time to expand. When she started in 1996, there were four sports. Now there are 11 and the facilities are 20 years old. She said there is not enough space.
“We don’t have enough offices for the offices. Softball needs to practice and it’s hard to practice outdoors when there is still snow on the ground,” she said. “They need to be practice inside but the basketball season is still going.”
Dr. Maryanne Stevens looks at renderings.
Student athletes said it’s tough cramming all the teams in the locker rooms and weight room.
“It takes a toll because you are so crunched in the weight room and you can’t do the full workouts to your ability,” said volleyball player Makenna Freeman.
The school added the track and field program recently but athletes can’t compete in certain events since CSM doesn’t have the facility.
“I feel like there are a lot of schools in the GPAC (Great Plains Athletic Conference) where we fall behind because we don’t have the facilities we can train on,” said runner Samantha Ochoa.
The assistant athletic director said the facility will help recruit athletes and provide even more space for the community programs they sponsor for young girls.
“When we have new space and new amenities, it’s going to be wide open. We are going to be able to help so many more programs and people,” said Jamie Adams.
“What’s more important to us is that we are helping young girls in the community and if they choose to come here and if it’s the right fit for them, that’s great,” Stevens said. “But even if they don’t, what we’ve done is help them get through those early teenage years fit and with some grit.”
The school expects to break ground in March and open the facility in spring 2021.
Thank you to all of the juniors, parents, volunteers and staff that helped make the Winter Reunion a success!
The 2020 key calendar dates have been set! Pencil us in for another year of fun
| DATE | WHAT | WHEN | WHERE |
| January 12 | Winter Reunion | 2:00PM – 4:00PM | CSM |
| March 15 | Registration Opens! | ||
| April 5 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 | Swim Lessons | 11:00AM – 1:00PM | CSM |
| May 3 | Volunteer Registration Opens | ||
| May 10 | Registration Closes | ||
| May 21 | Parents Meeting | CSM | |
| May 31 | Volunteer Meeting / Kick Off Celebration | CSM | |
| June 4 June 11 June 18 June 25 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 | Practice | 6:00PM – 7:45PM | CSM |
| August 2 | RACE DAY | 8:00AM | CSM |
| August 6 | Volunteer Party |
*CSM (College of Saint Mary) is located at 7000 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE 68106
Just in time for holiday shopping, check out the Ironhawk Juniors store where you can find great Ironhawk Juniors branded gear. Check out all the great clothes and gift ideas for your Ironhawk triathlete!
We’ve got shirts, shorts, hats, blankets, beanies, and even towels in a variety of fun colors. And because our athletes are all ages and sizes, we have youth, women’s and men’s cuts of most of our items. Make sure you click “Shop All” to unlock even more great options. If the site asks for a password, use “CSMJRS”
The store will be open until November 5 and orders will be available 3-4 weeks after that date.
Orders can be shipped to your home (for an added fee) or picked up at the Locker Room (13747 F Street in Omaha).
And the best news: proceeds from these items go to help fund the Ironhawk Juniors Triathlon Club and makes sure that we can continue to provide this amazing experience for free to all participants.
