3rd Annual Anchorage Invitational

May 2,3 2008

Bartlett High School

Meet information

• The main purpose of this meet is to have every student athlete from each school participate. Both days will be long ones, but they will great days
• The meet will start at 11am on Friday and 10am Saturday; plan accordingly, see 
• The JV events of Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump and Triple Jump will have 4 attempts, no finals, and they will be done in an “open pit” style, meaning a participant can come do his/her jumps, throws at any time during the 2 hour time limit; unlimited entries
• As noted in the attached meet schedule, any throw or jump under the minimum distance in parentheses will be estimated, and will not count toward qualifying standards
• On Friday for the JV running competitions, there will be multiple heats and no finals, and unlimited entries
• On Friday for the JV runs: it will be all-comer style check in.  Once a call is made for a race, athlete will be clerked at the check in tent and flighted according to season best time
• For the JV relay races: 1 relay team per school
• For the V relay races: 1 relay team per school; if there are more than 8 schools entering a relay, there will be more than 1 heat, with schools being flighted according to season best times.  Please be sure to note seed times next to V relay entries.  If no seed time is noted when entries are placed,
• On Friday for the V running competitions, the 100m, 200m, and the 100/110 hurdles, are scheduled for preliminaries.  THE TOP EIGHT TIMES, NOT PLACES, will be in the finals on Saturday for those respective races.  All other V races will have multiple heats, if necessary, and the fastest time will be declared the winner
• For the V throws and jumps and running events: 3 entries per school, must have times/marks accompanying names, otherwise those athletes will be put in generic heats
• Varsity throwers/jumpers must check in before start of field event.  If athlete has at least one mark, he/she can possibly qualify for final
• For the V long jump, triple jump, discus and shot put: 3 prelim attempts and 3 final throws (8 finalists)
• For the V jumps/throws: check in with 30 minutes of event beginning. This is also open warmup time
• There will be 10 minutes between flights to allow for warm ups
• Each student athlete in this meet is to wear a numbered bib attached to the singlet in front; Anchorage schools should have bibs/numbers from the beginning of the school year. The schools outside of Region IV will each receive their bibs in their packets at the Friday 10am coaches meeting (Bartlett track). 
• The high jump will be contested outside at both the north and south ends of the homestretch; please note the day and time of both the JV and V competitions; no finals for either group
• Varsity entries are final:  no substitutions are allowed after the entry deadline except for injuries or unusual circumstances.  Be sure to include 6 runners in the relays
• Varsity entries need to be submitted to Ben Larson electronically (usatfakweb@hotmail.com) via word document (word or excel) no later than Monday, April 28th, 6pm.  There is a lot of data entry to be done before the meet starts.  Please be respectful of that process. 
• Hy-Tek Meet Manager will be used for entries/results; Pyro  F.A.T.  will also be used for timing
• Team rosters need to be submitted to Ben Larson (usatfakweb@hotmail.com) electronically by Friday, April 25^th. If you have any additions since the last time you turned in rosters to Ben, send those to Ben, noting specific athlete additions.  Spreadsheet format with last name, first name and gender.  Year in school is optional.
• The jewelry and clothing rules will be enforced.  Please review with your teams before the meet begins.
• School responsibilities are important to making this meet run smoothly.  Volunteers who help run the events really are the difference in a quality vs  average meet.   If you do not think you can have enough dependable and qualified personnel helping with the meet, do not plan on coming to this meet.  See other attachment for responsibilities.
• Teams outside of Region IV:  There is a $125 team fee.  This will help offset the bill Region IV has to pay USATF for doing the timing and results for the meet.  Please make checks payable to Bartlett High School. 
• Schools outside of Region IV:  please limit your entries to 40 student athletes
• Concessions will be run by Golden Bear Track Club on both Friday and Saturday
• Weigh ins for shot puts and discus will be 10am on Friday and 9am on Saturday for varsity competition only (no weigh ins for JV throwers).  Weigh ins will take place in front of the mat room in the gym area.

• Schools participating in the 2008 Anchorage Invitational:  Bartlett, East, Chugiak, Dimond, South Anchorage, Kodiak, West Valley, Kenai, Soldotna, and Grace Christian  

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  3rd Annual Anchorage Invitational

  May 2,3   2008

  Friday’s Events

  10:00am:  COACHES MEETING, Bartlett Track Bleachers

  11:00 am

  High Jump:  Boys Varsity (pit 1: north end of track)  (no finals) (opening height 5’0”)

  High Jump:  Girls Varsity (pit 2: south end of track) Outside (opening height 3’10”)

  Shot Put: Girls Varsity (27’)

  Discus: Boys Varsity (110’)

  Triple Jump:  Girls JV (pit 1, closest to bleachers)

  Triple Jump:  Boys JV (pit 2, near backstretch of track)

  **Note:  For the JV events of Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, and Triple Jump, every participant gets 4 attempts, no finals.

  **Note:  For the varsity long jump, triple jump, discus and shot put: 3 attempts and 3 finals (8 finalists).

  **Note:  The shot, discus, long and triple jump JV competitions will be done in an “open pit” style, meaning a participant can come do their jumps/throws at any time between 11am-1:00pm

  **Note:   Anything under minimum distance will be estimated, and will not count toward qualifying standards

  **Note:  10:30-11:00: athletes must check in.  This is also open warm-up time.

  1:00pm:  Order of events

  3200m girls (Varsity and JV)

  3200m boys (Varsity and JV)

  100h: Girls JV                                                             

  110h: Boys JV                                                             

  100m: Girls JV                                                

  100m:  Boys JV                                                           

  4 x 200 relay:  Girls JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)                

  4 x 200 relay: Boys JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)     

  1600m: Girls JV                                                          

  1600m: Boys JV

  100h: Girls V (prelims)**

  110h: Boys V (prelims)**

  4 x 100m relay:  Girls JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)              

  4 x 100m relay:  Boys JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)             

  400m: Girls JV

  400m: Boys JV

  300hurdles: Girls JV

  300hurdles:  Boys JV

  100m: Girls V (prelims)**

  100m: Boys V (prelims)**

  800m: Girls JV

  800m: Boys JV

  200m:  Girls JV

  200m:  Boys JV

  200m: Girls V (prelims)**

  200m: Boys V (prelims)**

  4 x 800m: Girls JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)

  4 x 800m: Boys JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)

  4 x 400m: Girls JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)

  4 x 400m: Boys JV (1 or 2 heats, depending on how many schools have a team entered)

  ** Varsity participants: 100m dash, 200m dash, and 100/110m hurdles are scheduled for preliminaries and finals.  Tops eight TIMES qualify for finals.

   

  3:00pm 

   

  Shot Put: Girls JV (27’ minimum marking distance)

  Discus: Boys JV (110’)

   

  Long Jump:  Girls Varsity  (pit 1, closest to bleachers)

  Long Jump: Boys Varsity  (pit 2, near backstretch of track)

   

  **Note:  For the JV events of Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, and Triple Jump, every participant gets 4 attempts, no finals.

  **Note:  The shot, discus, long and triple jump JV competitions will be done in an “open pit” style, meaning a participant can come do their jumps/throws at any time between 3:00-5:00pm

  **Note:   Anything under minimum distance will be estimated, and will not count toward qualifying standards

   

  **Note:  Varsity entries must have distances noted for seeding purposes: 3 per school.

  **Note:  Varsity throwers/jumpers must check in before start of field event.  If athlete has at least one mark, can possibly qualify for final

  **Note:  For the varsity long jump, triple jump, discus and shot put: 3 attempts and 3 finals (8 finalists).

  **Note: There will be 10 minutes between flights to allow for warm-ups

    

  Saturday’s Events

  Coaches meeting:  9:00 Bartlett Track Bleachers

  10:00 am

   

  High Jump:  Boys JV (pit 1: north end of track)   (4’10” opening height)

  High Jump:  Girls JV (pit 2: south end of track) (3’6” opening height)

   

  Shot Put: Boys Varsity (40’)  

  Discus: Girls Varsity (80’)

   

  Long Jump:  Girls JV (pit 1, closest to bleachers)

  Long Jump:  Boys JV (pit 2, near backstretch of track)

   

  **Note:  For Shot, Discus, LJ, and TJ:  see notes from previous day field events

   

  12:00pm:  Order of events

   

  4 x 800m: Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  4 x 800m: Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  100h:  Girls Varsity (finals)

  110h: Boys Varsity (finals)

   

  100m:  Girls Varsity (finals)

  100m:  Boys Varsity (finals)

   

  4 x 200m:  Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  4 x 200m:  Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  1600m:  Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  1600m: Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  4 x 100m:  Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  4 x 100m: Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  400m:  Girls Varsity (3-4 heats)

  400m:  Boys Varsity (3-4 heats)

   

  300mh:  Girls Varsity (3-4 heats)

  300mh:  Boys Varsity (3-4 heats)

   

  800m:  Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  800m:  Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  200m:  Girls Varsity (finals)

  200m:  Boys Varsity (finals)

   

  4 x 400:  Girls Varsity (1-2 heats)

  4 x 400:  Boys Varsity (1-2 heats)

   

  2:00pm 

   

  Discus: Boys JV (110’)

  Shot Put: Girls JV (27’)

   

  Triple Jump:  Girls Varsity (pit 1, closest to bleachers)

  Triple Jump:  Boys Varsity (pit 2, near backstretch of track)

   

  **Note: For Shot, Discus, LJ, and TJ:  see notes from previous day field events