Blue Jay High School Invitational 2018

Elizabethtown, PA

Meet Information

The Blue Jay High School Invitational hosted by Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College is proud to host the 3rd Annual Blue Jay High School Invitational on its lightning fast Mondo surface. The surface was installed in 2015, and is Mondos state-of-the-art system.

DATE: Saturday 4/21/18

DIRECTIONS: Google maps link: tinyurl.com/etown-track our track is next to Thompson Gym.

TEAM ENTRY FEE: $200 per gender/$400 total OR$20 per individual & $25 per relay.

PAYMENT:

Make checks payable to Elizabethtown College. Mail to

Brian Falk- Director of TF/XC

Elizabethtown College

1 Alpha Dr

Elizabethtown PA 17022

TIMING: Fully automatic timing will be provided. No changes the day of the event.

ENTRIES:

Enter by invitation only via pa.milesplit.com. Deadline is Thursday 4/19/18 at 10pm.

No more than three entries per team in track events.

Each team may enter one team per relay event

Field events are capped at 24 athletes each. Each school is guaranteed one entries; remaining slots will be filled by seeding.

Use only 2018 performances for seeding.

No changes on the day of the event.

AWARDS:

Championship plaque will be awarded to the winning teams; no AA/AAA class distinction.

Individual event winners will be awarded medals

SOUVENIR SHIRTS: Invitational shirts will be for sale at the meet. Email falkb@etown.edu to preorder.

PARKING: Information will be provided with final meet info.

RESTROOMS/LOCKER ROOMS: RESTROOMS LOCATED IN THOMPSON GYM, NEXT TO THE VENUE. LOCKER ROOM SPACE IS MINIMAL. NO SPIKES MAY BE WORN IN THE BUILDING.

MEET SCHEDULE

We will move UP TO 15 minutes ahead (NO MORE):

TRACK EVENTS

9:30am 3200 (top 15-18) boys

9:45 3200 (top 15-18) girls

10:00 3200m unseeded boys

10:15 3200m unseeded girls

10:30 3200m relay boys

10:40 3200m relay girls

10:55 110 hurdles boys

11:15 100 hurdles girls

11:35 100m boys

11:55 100m girls

12:15pm 1600m boys

12:35 1600m girls

12:55 400m relay boys

1:05 400m relay girls

1:15 400m boys

1:35 400m girls

1:55 300 hurdles boys

2:15 300 hurdles girls

2:35 800m boys

2:50 800m girls

3:05 200m boys

3:35 200m girls

4:05 2k Steeplechase boys

4:15 2k Steeplechase girls

4:30 1600m relay boys

4:40 1600m relay girls

FIELD EVENTS

THROWS

9:15am discus boys

Following boys discus girls

9:15am shot put girls

Following boys shot put boys

Following girls discus javelin girls

Following girls javelin javelin boys

JUMPS

9:15am- pit 1- near finish Long jump Girls

9:15am- pit 2- near start Long jump Boys

10:00am Pole vault Boys

10:30am High jump Girls

12pm-pit 2 Triple jump Girls

12:15pm High jump Boys

12:30pm Pole vault Girls

2:30pm Triple jump Boys

MINIMUMS FOR MARK (AFTER 1ST LEGAL ATTEMPT)

Long jump Girls 13

Long jump Boys 16

Triple jump Girls 28

Triple jump Boys 34

discus Girls 75

discus Boys 100

shot put Girls 25

shot put Boys 35

javelin Girls 75

javelin Boys 115

NOTES:

1. Blocks will be supplied.

2. All running events are finals based on time; sections will run FAST to SLOW.

3. Top 9 advance to field event finals, seeded worst to best.

4. 3/16 or 1/4 PYRAMID spikes only! No needle spikes. Spikes will be checked by officials.

5. Teams may set up in the bleachers or on the grass areas around the track. The infield is off-limits.

6. Attention-seeking behavior in the 2k steeplechase will not be tolerated.

Cannonballs or other theatrics will disqualify the athlete AND retroactively nullify all prior performances in the meet.

The offending athlete will be removed from the results, and not permitted in next years event.