Abington Jack Armstrong Invitational 2014

Abington, PA
Hosted by Abington

Meet Information

JOB ASSIGNMENTS:

Boys Long Jump: Abington, Swenson, Central, Paul Robeson,
Girls Long Jump: Abington, Imhotep, King-Germantown,
Boys Triple Jump: Abington, Del Val Charter, Upper Moreland
Girls Triple Jump: Abington, Nazareth Academy, Saint Basil Academy
Boys High Jump: Holy Ghost Prep, Conestoga, Masterman
Girl High Jump: Northeast, Tatnall, Upper Dublin
Boys Pole Vault: Abington, Cheltenham,
Girls Pole Vault: Abington, Council Rock South
Boys Discus: Bensalem, Upper Darby, Abington
Girls Discus: William Tennent, Cheltenham, Abington
Boys Javelin: Abington, Springfield Montco, Columbia
Girls Javelin: Abington, Lower Moreland, Kellenberg Memorial
Boys Shot Put: Abington, Harry S. Truman, New Hope Solebury
Girls Shot Put: Abington, Norristown, Gwnedd Mercy ,
Boys & Girls Relay Exchange Zone: Upper Darby, Penn Wood, Henderson

Dear Coaches,

The Abington Senior High Track & Field team would like to invite you to our 6th Annual Armstrong Track & Field Invitational to be run on Wednesday April 16, 2014 The meet will be held on our 8-lane resurfaced track in Schwartzman Stadium.

The High School meet format this year features open events and relays in 2 different categories for both boys and girls. Those are Novice races and Varsity races. There will not be a team score held. The meet will be automatically timed. The meet will begin at 3:30 PM rain or shine.

Entry Fee

Entry fee is $125 per boys or girls teams or $225 for both. Individuals fee is $10.00 per event and relays $40.00 per relay. Please make non-refundable checks payable to Abington Track & Field.

Entry Process

Entries will be done via pa.milesplit.com Log in and do your entries there. Entries are due by April 14 at 11:59 PM. With this late entry, there should be very few scratches. We should be able to put the performance list up by Wednesday morning. There will be no day of meet additions.

Equipment

Spikes of 1/4 inches or less for running and jumping events. Shot Put and Discus events are from concrete surfaces (No Spikes Allowed). Javelin is from a grass surface. Javelin spikes are allowed.

Awards

Top 6 in each event will receive medals.

Rules

NFHS Rules apply for uniforms, etc.
The meet will be sanctioned by the NFHS.
Track events are girls followed by boys.
Please note the standards to get more than 3 athletes into the meet.
All heats will run slow to fast.
Time schedule is just a guideline.

School Commitments

We will need each school to supply one coach to help officiate. Please email Coach Deck what event you want to officiate BJD0316@aol.com. We do not need timers. Send payments to:

Brian Deck, Meet Director
331 Oak Road
Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038

We are looking forward to your participation, and seeing you on April 16th.

Questions: 267-664-4778
Meet Directors Brian Deck
E-mail: BJD0316@aol.com

Scheduled Track Events

4:00: 100/110 meters Hurdle Trial (3 athletes) 18.5/17.7
4:20: 100 Meter Trials (3 athletes) 13.2/11.3
4:45: Novice 1600 Meters (unlimited) 6:20/5:10
5:15: 200 meter Trials (3 athletes) 27.0/23.2
5:35: National Anthem
5:40: 100/110 Hurdle Finals
5:50: 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
6:15: 100 Meter Dash Finals
6:25: 1600 Meter Run Finals (3 athletes) 5:35/4:35
7:00: 400 Meter Run Finals (3 athletes) 62.5/52.5
7:30: 4 x 100 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
7:50: 4 x 100 Meter Relay Novice (1 relay)
8:05: 300 Meter Hurdle Finals 51.0/42.0
8:35: 800 Meter Run Finals (3 athletes) 2:29/2:03
9:00: 200 Meter Dash Finals
9:10: 3200 Meter Run (3 athletes) 12:00/10:00
9:40: 4 x 400 Relay Novice (2 relay)
9:55: 4 x 400 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
All track events are girls followed by boys. Please note the standards to get more than 3 athletes into the meet. *All heats will run slow to fast. *Time schedule is just a guideline.

Unlimited entries will be allowed in the novice 1600-meter run for all boys who can run under 5:30 and for all girls who can run under 6:30. We will run a maximum of 2 heats for each sex.

Scheduled Field Events

Field Events (1 athletes for all field events unless 2nd and 3rd athlete can make minimum standard)
3:30 - 6:15 Long Jump Open Pit-Girls 3:30-5:00 Boys -5:00-6:15 3 Jumps No Finals
6:30 - 9:00 Triple Jump Open Pit-Girls 6:30-7:45 Boys-7:45-9:00 3 Jumps No Finals
3:30 Girls Pole Vault (boys followed immediately) OH: 7'6" OH: 10'6"
4:00 Boys High Jump (girls followed immediately) OH: 5'6" OH: 4'6"
3:30 Girls Shot Put 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
5:30 Boys Shot Put 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
3:30 Boys Discus 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
5:30 Girls Discus 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
3:30 Girls Javelin 3 Throws and 9 to Finals
5:45 Boys Javelin 3 Throws and 9 to Finals

Minimum Standards: SP-Boys-41' Girls-30', Discus-Boys-115' Girls 85' Javelin-Boys-130' Girls-80' LJ-Boys-19'0" Girls-14'0" TJ-Boys-38' Girls-30' HJ-Girls-4'8" Boys-5'8" PV-Girls-8' Boys-11'6" for more then 2 athletes

Measuring: All athletes will have first jump or throw measured. Remainder of jumps or throws have to meet minimum meet standards above to be measured. (This will ensure the meet will move at good pace.)

Registration help:
http://pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

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