49th PASCO
INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
PASCO HIGH SCHOOL-APRIL 17, 2010
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 49th Annual Pasco Invite which is
scheduled for April 17th. The Pasco Invitational staff has put in an
incredible amount of time this fall to put on the State Cross Country
Meet for the 22nd time. We were proud of our effort but that endeavor
did detract from the planning for the Pasco Invitational. Again we will
NOT have the girls 4x200 relay. We feel that this event does not belong
in the high school schedule for the state of Washington since the girls
pole vault is now on an equal footing with the boys pole vault.
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 and those events where we run preliminaries. We will continue to
run the 800 like the 1600 and 3200(Alley starts with 16) and
simultaneous starts(11:00) for the pole vault using two pits.
We are continuing to make changes in the
number of competitors that are entered into our meet. We have, for the
last ten 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 $120.
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. More information about the
Invite will be coming in Feb. including a list of your returning
athletes from athletic.net and John Sells book.
REMEMBER THAT ALL ENTRIES WILL BE
MADE VIA ATHLETIC.NET
e-mail address:john@jcrawford.net
