9th Annual Ralph Rice Invitational
Teams: Columbia, Olivet, Michigan Center, Western, Hudson, Tecumseh
Where: Western High School
When: April 30, 2010 starting at 2:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 per person; no pets please.
Scoring for field events and individual running events 10-8-6-4-2-1
Scoring for relays will be 10-8-6-4-2-1
Trophies: champions and runners-up will receive a trophy
Medals: medals to the top three individuals and relays
Coaches/Scratch Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the cafeteria by the picnic tables, located at the southeast end of the back parking area. Please visit the pole vault prior to coming to the meeting to verify athletes’ weight and pole rating.
Bus Parking will be available behind the school near the track facility.
Concessions will be available at the stand run by the Western Athletic Booster Club. It is located at the south end of the track.
Please submit your entries on www.athletic.net by April 28th at 4pm!
Each team is allowed three individual entries and one relay team per event. This meet is using free online registration at Athletic.net. Directions for entry:
1. Locate your team and sign up for a free coach account (if you don't have one.)
Go to www.Athletic.net
Go to the appropriate level under Track & Field (HS, MS, College, or Club)
Locate your state, then your team
On your team page, click "Sign Up Here" in the "Info for Coaches" box
After receiving the confirmation email, proceed to step 2
2. Enter your season calendar
Sign into www.Athletic.net with your email and password, and click your
team name in the left navigation menu
Click "Edit Calendar" on the Coach Tools bar near the top of your team page
Next to "T&F Meet" select the date 4/30/2010 and click Add Meet by Date
For Region, select: Michigan
Click Select on line that says: Parma Western Ralph Rice Invitational
Review the information and click Save
Repeat for the rest of your calendar
Verify meets on the "Edit Calendar" page. Click "Edit" next to a meet to correct.
3. Enter past meet results to be used as seed times
Seed times for entries are automatically drawn from past results.
However, we will accept "override seed marks" entered on the meet
registration page.
Click "Enter Meet Results" from the Coach Tools bar, on your team page
Add an athlete to the roster (repeat for all athletes)
Select a gender and an older meet from the drop-downs near the top
Select an event
In the "Edit/Add Results" box, enter the last name of athlete, result and place
Click "Add"
Repeat for each result
4. Register athletes for the Parma Western Ralph Rice Invitational
Back on your team page, click "Parma Western Ralph Rice Invitational" in the calendar.
Click Register Athletes
Add additional athletes at the bottom of the page
Click on either an Athlete or an Event
Select the athletes you want to compete, division, and verify seed mark
Click the Update button to save changes
Print your entries for use at the meet
Print your entries for use at the meet
2:30 PM Coaches/Scratch Meeting
2:30 PM Girls Pole Vault (followed by Boys Pole Vault)
2:30 to 3 PM Weigh-in of shot and discus implements, beneath the press box.
3:30 PM Field Events
Boys long jump and discus first (followed by girls long jump, and discus).
Girls shot put and high jump first (followed by boys shot put and high jump).
Starting Heights: Girls High Jump, 4’2” – Boys High Jump, 5’2”
Girls Pole Vault, 6’0” – Boys Pole Vault, 8’6”
In the shot put, discus, and long jump each competitor will get three attempts. The top seven competitors will be announced and will compete in the finals.
Boys track events run first in 2010.
4:30 PM Semis 100M Dash Boys
100M Dash Girls
110M Hurdles Boys
100M Hurdles Girls
200M Dash Boys
200M Dash Girls
Please turn in relay cards to the PRESS BOX before the event starts.
5:30 PM 3200M Relay
6:30 PM Finals 110M High Hurdles
100M High Hurdles
100M Dash
800M Relay
1600M Run
400M Relay
400M Dash
300M Intermediate Hurdles
800M Run
200M Dash
3200M Run
1600M Relay
Throwers’ 400M Relay Exhibition
