PASCO
INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
PASCO HIGH SCHOOL-APRIL 14, 2012
1108 North Tenth Ave.-(509) 547-5581
Pasco, Washington 99301-4188
e-mail address:john@jcrawford.net
Dear Coach,
The Pasco Invitational Track Meet Committee has been
working on the Annual Pasco Invite which is scheduled for April
14th. The Pasco Invitational staff has put in an incredible amount of
time this fall to put on the State Cross Country Meet for the 24th
time. We were proud of our effort but that endeavor did detract from
the planning for the Pasco Invitational. We are now up and rolling with
information about the Invite. Some changes have been made in the
annual event. First off, we will continue to feature an "Elite
Mile". Because of so many requests to continue this tradition and
the fact that the Northwest continues to have some of the best distance
runners in the nation, we are going to have these races in conjunction
with the opening ceremonies. More information will follow as to
selection. Second, we are going to change the process of seeding
races. We will still have standards for entrance into the meet
but we are going to use current athletic.net marks to seed the events.
Let me assure
you that we are still going to
put on the best possible track meet. Plans at this time include a
similar basic format and schedule as in the past, which includes
plaques for the first, second and third, medals for the next three
places and ribbons for seventh and eigthth. We are planning to score 8
people for each event and to take 10 into the finals for the field
events(except LJ and TJ where we will take 9) and those events where we
run preliminaries. We will continue
to
run the 800 like the 1600 and 3200(Alley starts with 16) and having
only one pit in the pole vault in the infield(Boys PV starts at 9:30
followed by the Girls PV). We will be running a regular 1600 for
those runners not in the "Elite Mile".
We are continuing to make changes in the
number of competitors that are entered into our meet. We have, for the
last fifteen years, exceeded the number of requests that we can handle
in
the time restraints we have on race day. As a result of this, we are
limiting the entries that teams that are competing can make. We are
doing this by setting a standard that all individuals must meet before
they can be entered. See an attached time
schedule with the qualifying standards. Standards are necessary to
try to accommodate the many requests we have for entry into the Pasco
Invite. It is regretful that we are not able to let teams enter as many
as they want but numbers would exceed the ability to handle that many
on race day. We also must think about the safety of the athlete. We
will be monitoring entry times/distances versus actual performances. We
want only the athletes that truly qualify for the invite. Coaches that
wish to push this standard will be asked not to attend future invites. Here
are the rules 1) You must meet the minumum standards which are lifetime
best 2) You must verify that you have met that standard(John Sell's
book and athletic.net will be used) and 3) Only the top 50 will
actually be entered into
the event(Top 40 relay teams).
As in the past, there is an entry fee to
the Pasco Invite. Again this year we will have a entry fee which
accounts for the number of athletes for both the boys and girls teams
combined. $5 is charged for each individual up to a maximum of $150.
This entry fee is necessary to keep the high standards of our meet. As
in the past years, only one participant from each school can enter each
event. Thanks for you interest in our meet. If interested in
attending the invite, send an email to John Crawford immediately to get
on the list.
REMEMBER THAT ALL ENTRIES WILL BE
MADE VIA ATHLETIC.NET
e-mail address:john@jcrawford.net
