2011 Pasco Invite-Golden Celebration

       The Pasco Invite was started in 1962 by Coach Ron Wells drawing 8 boys teams allowing for each team to have two entries per event.  The meet was run on the cinder track at Edgar Brown Stadium that saw it’s first competition with football in 1957 and track in 1958.  The track was unique in that it had a 220 straightaway and was more doughnut shape as it ran behind the stands on the backside of the track.  It was fun to watch the 880 relay with the exchange behind the stands.  We ran the 220 yd Dash and 180 Low Hurdles on the straight track.  For the first 15 years, we ran on this track with English distances(yards verses meters).  In 1977 we restructured the stadium to have a all-weather black rubberized metric track.  In the 80’s this was changed to an Atlas track and later upgraded to an Atlas 5000 track in 2002 when we put Field Turf on the stadium floor.
       In celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the Pasco Invite, we have designated seven events as “Golden Events”.   These seven events have been at the Invite for ALL 50 years and represent the different aspects of the events that makeup a track meet(sprints, distance races, hurdle races, relays, throwing events, vertical jumps and horizontal jumps).  Many events started first at the Invite before they became state events.  Examples of this included:  440 Relay started at the Invite in 1968 and did not become a state event until 1974,  Two Mile started at the Invite in 1964 and was a state event in 1965, Triple Jump started in 1968 and was a state event in 1970, and the Intermediate Hurdles started in 1968 and was not a state event until 1980.  We were one of the first schools to go “metric”.  The state meet did not go “metric” until partially in 1980 and full in 1981.
       Other than the obvious change from English to Metric, some events have evolved into other events or have gone away.  Even though we went metric in 1977, we kept running the Mile and Two Mile until 1988 when we switched to the 1600 and 3200.  Even though we introduced the 300 Intermediate Hurdles in 1968, we kept running the 180 yd Low Hurdles until 1980.  Politically the broad jump name was changed in 1968 to the long jump.  This also came about as the result of another horizontal jump(Triple Jump) being introduced.  We introduced and ran a Medley Relay(440, 440, 880, Mile) in 1968 that we continued to run until 1996 when it evolved into a distance relay(1200, 400, 800, 1600).  In the earlier years(1963-1977) we ran a Fatman’s relay(440) where the runners were weighed on scales on the award’s trailer.  Because of time constraints, this event went away in 1978 with the introduction of girls events at the Invite.  From day 1 of the Invite, the boys have ran a 880 relay that they continued to run until 1983.  The girls continued to run the 800 relay until 2007.  In 1978, the Girls events started at the Pasco Invite with a 80 yd Low Hurdles that we ran for two years before that event became the 100 meter Low Hurdles.  The Girls Two Mile started in 1981, Girls Triple Jump was started in 1982, Girls Pole Vault in 1999 and Distance Medley in 1996.
       Some notes about the meet.  In the first year of the Invite, Pasco had two individual winners, Gary VanDinter in the mile and Doyle Clapper in the pole vault.  Eisenhower won the first meet and five out of the first six meets when the Invite had only eight teams(5 individuals scored).  From 1968 thru 1973, five places scored with 16 teams.  From 1974 thru 1976, there were 25 teams and the top 6 individuals scored.  Starting with the 1977 meet, the number of teams/individuals grew and the number of places was still 6 until 1993 when the meet was expanded to eight places. Rick Riley’s Two Mile in 1966 was a national best at the time.  Ron Howard of Pasco was the first triple jump winner at the Pasco Invite and later the first triple jump winner at State.  In 1983 we started electronic timing using the older Poloroid Accutrack system from Yakima and Sports Festival.   In 2000 we bought and started using a MacFinish Timing System and added a second system in 2004.   This was especially helpful after we were offering double the pleasure with simultaneous events to occur with the sprints on one side of the track and hurdles on the other side in the preliminaries.

Scripts used to Introduce the Golden Events
Girls Golden Mile Introduction
In celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the Pasco Invite, we have designated seven events as “Golden Events”.   These seven events have been at the Invite for ALL 50 years and represent the different aspects of the events that makeup a track meet(sprints, distance races, hurdle races, relays, throwing events, vertical jumps and horizontal jumps).  Even though we went metric in 1977, we kept running the Mile and Two Mile until 1988 when we switched to the 1600 and 3200.
The Girls Mile/1600 has a long history of great milers including double winners: Annette Hand-Central Valley(82-83), Briged Sterling-Roosevelt(85-86), Sarah Schwald(First girl to crack 5:00(4:59.1)Mead&Rogers(89-90), Megan O'Reilly-Mt. Spokane(04&06)(Current Record Holder- 4:47.98), Baylee Mires-Mead(08&10) who is in the race today.

Boys Golden Mile Introduction
The boys have a longer history dating back to the original mile that was run in the first Pasco Invite which was started in 1962 by Coach Ron Wells drawing 8 boys teams allowing for each team to have two entries per event.  The meet was run on the cinder track at Edgar Brown Stadium that saw it’s first competition with football in 1957 and track in 1958.  The first mile was won by Pasco’s own Gary Van Dinter.  The spin off of the one mile was the two-mile started in 1964 and had a national record set in 1966 by Rick Riley of Ferris of 9:00. Even though we went metric in 1977, we kept running the Mile and Two Mile until 1988 when we switched to the 1600 and 3200.
The Boys Mile/1600 has a long history of great milers including double winners:Chris Childs-Interlake(87-88), Andy Maris-White River(89-90), Shane Moskowitz-Central Kitsap(09-10)
Nectaly Barbosa-Prosser-4:08.86 is the Current Record Holder in 2007,

Boys Golden Hurdles Introduction
The Hurdles started as the 120 yd High Hurdles with an hurdle event of the 180 yd Low Hurdles on the straight cinder track.  Later in 1968, we introduced the Intermediate Hurdles of 330 yds.  In 1977 when we went “metric” on the new all-weather track these distances changed to 110 Meters Highs and 300 Meters Intermediates and the Low Hurdles were discontinued. The Boys 120 Yd HH/110 M HH has a long history of great hurdlers including double winners: Bill Roe-Ike(62-63), Ron Howard-Pasco(69-70), Lozenzo Bellamy-Wilson(74-75), Aaron Willliams-Wilson(77-78), Cecil Bowie-Rainier Beach(86-87)
Dan Vickry - Central Valley-14.04 in 1979 is the Current Record Holder.

Girls Golden Hurdles Introduction
In 1978, the Girls Hurdles started at the Pasco Invite with a 80 yd Low Hurdles that we ran for two years before that event became the 100 meter Low Hurdles.. The Girls 100 M LH has a long history of great hurdlers including double winners: Brenda Allwine-Pullman(78-79), Brenda Harding-Kamiakin(85&87), Olympian Kelly Blair-Prosser(88-89), Devin Brooks-Holy Names(05-06)
Three time winners Marva Benjamin-Franklin(80-82) & Seville Broussard-Walla Walla(92-94)
Four Time Winner Ginnie Powell-Rainier Beach(99-02) is the Current Record Holder with a time 13.79.

Boys Golden 100 Introduction
The 100 started as the 100 yd Dash with another sprint event of the 220 yd Dash on the straight cinder track straight way beyond the shotput pit and ending beyond the stands. In 1977 when we went “metric” on the new all-weather track these distances changed to 100 Meter Dash and 200 Meter.  The Boys 100 Yd Dash/100 M Dash has a long history of great sprinters including double winners: Tony Dedmond-Pasco(67-68), Keith Tinner-Lincoln(73-74), Dick Michelson-Interlake(75-76), JaWarren Hooker-Ellensburg(95-96), Antwaun Sherman-Benson(01-02) Ryan Hamilton-Evergreen(Van)(06-07), Brett Blanshan-Selah(08-09) and Three time Winner Anthony Buchanan-University(98-00)
Ja'Warren Hooker-Ellensburg & Anthony Buchanan-University are the Current Record Holders with a time of 10.44 for 100 Meters.  Olympian Willie Turner of Davis ran in 1964

Girls Golden 100 Introduction
In 1978, the Girls 100 started at the Pasco Invite with a 100 yd Dash that we ran for only one year before that event became the 100 meter Dash.. The Girls 100yd/100 M Dash has a history of great sprinters including double winners: Freda Everett-Rainier Beach(85-87), Fran Green-Kamiakin(94-95), Deborah Jones-Benson(01-02), Chanel James-Wilson(06-07), Whitney Leavitt-Kiona Benton(08-09) and Three time Winner and current record holder-Danielle Marshall-Lake Wash.11.80(90-92),

Boys Golden Relay Introduction
The 4x400 M Relay started as a Mile Relay and has been joined with other relays such as the 440 yd Relay in 1968. From day 1 of the Invite, the boys have ran a 880 relay that they continued to run until 1983.  We introduced and ran a Medley Relay(440, 440, 880, Mile) in 1968 that we continued to run until 1996 when it evolved into a distance relay(1200, 400, 800, 1600).  In the earlier years(1963-1977) we ran a Fatman’s relay(440) where the runners were weighed on scales on the award’s trailer.  Because of time constraints, this event went away in 1978 with the introduction of girls events at the Invite.   Davis is the Current Record Holder with a time of 3:18. 6 in 1999 for the 4x400 Meter Relay.    They will be running with golden baton and the winners will receive golden batons.

Girls Golden Relay Introduction
The 4x400 M Relay for girls started in 1978 and has been joined with other relays such as the girls 4x200 Relay and the 4x100 Relay. The girls continued to run the 800 relay until 2007.   We also ran a Medley Relay(440, 440, 880, Mile) in 1978 that we continued to run until 1996 when it evolved into a distance relay(1200, 400, 800, 1600).   Benson is the Current Record Holder with a time of 3:55.33 in 2002 for the 4x400 Meter Relay.    They will be running with golden baton and the winners will receive golden batons.

Boys Golden Long Jump Introduction
The Long Jump started as the Broad Jump. Politically the broad jump name was changed in 1968 to the long jump.  This also came about as the result of another horizontal jump(Triple Jump) being introduced that year.   The first Triple Jump winner in 1968 was Ron Howard of Pasco who also became the first State Winner in the Triple Jump.  Another historical Triple Jump was the jump of 50-3.25 by Moreno Zapata-Curtis in 2005. The Boys Long Jump has a long history of great jumpers including double winners: Dave Simpson-Richland(62-63), Glen Shaw-Ike(64-65), Aaron Williams-Wilson(77-78), Tony Zackery-Franklin(83-84), Robert Jefferson-Rogers-Sp(85-86), Ricardo Colen-Pullman(96-97), Norris Frederick-Roosevelt(04) & Zack Smith-Kentlake(09) are the Current Record Holders with jumps of  24’1.5”

Girls Golden Long Jump Introduction
In 1978, the Girls Long Jump started at the Pasco Invite with a Girls Triple Jump starting in 1982.  The Girls Long Jump has a history of great jumpers including double winners:   Julie Thorsland-Kentwood(85&87), Kelly Blair-Prosser(88-89), Celeste Stutheit-Richland(91&93), Danielle Ayers-Stamper-LaCrosse/Washtucna(01-02), Sarah Burns-Curtis03-04)
The current record holder is Janell Thorsland-Kentwood(83) with a jump of 19-7

Boys Golden Javelin Introduction
One of the glamour events at the Invite is the throwing of the Javelin in the infield.  Since the start of this event the javelin has gone thru structural changes.  In the early years, it was thrown with a metal tip.  Timm Rosenbach of WSU and Pro Football fame owned the old javelin record of 225’1” with the metal tip.  The new javelin record with a rubber tip was set last year with a throw of 229-05 by Derek Eager of Tahoma. Another historical throwing record was the enormous heave of Vince Goldsmith of Mt. Tahoma in 1977 of 68-1 in the Shotput.  The Boys Javelin has a long history of great throwers including double winners: Dave Simpson-Richland(62-63), Glen Shaw-Ike(64-65), Aaron Williams-Wilson(77-78), Tony Zackery-Franklin(83-84), Robert Jefferson-Rogers-Sp(85-86), Ricardo Colen-Pullman(96-97),

Girls Golden Javelin Introduction
The Girls Javelin also started in 1978, with the first full slate of girls events. Kara Patterson of Skyview has the Invite Record of 157-06 in 2003 but the Kirkwood sisters of Othello(Courtney and Christine) have been knocking on that door,  Other great throwers include Quenna Beasley of Pasco in the Shotput(46-7) and Dory Reeves of Lewis & Clark in the discus(160 ft).  The Girls Javelin has a history of great throwers including double winners:  Lisa Love-Kennewick(89-90), Nicole Trammell-West Valley(Yak)(93-94), Kara Patterson-Skyview(03-04) and Three time Winners-Kim Phillips-Kamiakin(83-85) and Courtney Kirkwood-Othello(06-08)

Boys Golden Pole Vault Introduction
The Pole Vault started at the first Pasco Invite where longtime sponsor, Doyle Clapper of Pasco won the event.  Since then there has been a number of classy vaults as the equipment changed from steel poles to the flexible fiberglass poles.  Jumps of 12 to 13 ft in the sixty’s have become jumps of 14 to 16 ft lately.  A historical jump in the Pasco Invite occurred in the High Jump where Rick Noji of Franklin cleared 7’ 2.5” in the Boys High Jump. The Boys Pole Vault has a long history of great jumpers including double winners: Dave True-Pasco(68-69), Rick Lobdell-Gonzaga(70-71), Nathan Boyd-Chelan(92&94),
Jeromy Hudson-Willapa Valley(96-97), Tyson Byers-University(01-02) McKane Lee-Arlington & Tyson Byers-University vaulted to a tie in 2002 to be the Current Record Holders with jumps of  16’ 1”

Girls Golden Pole Vault Introduction
The Girls Pole Vault did not start until 1999 but in its short history we have had some great vaulters.  A historical jump in the Pasco Invite occurred in the High Jump where Corrisa Yasen of Couer d’Alene was the first to clear 6 ft in the Girls.  A double winners since starting is  Tasha Clark-Mead(09-10) who is also the current Invite record holder with a jump of 12-3.  Stevie Marshalek-Kentlake was a double winner in a sense she won at the Invite and then the state meet with the stadium best of 12-4 in 2003-04.