Meet Information
Location: Blacksburg High School, 3401 Bruin Lane, Blacksburg, VA
Entries and Fees:
- Teams may enter 3 athletes per individual event and 1 relay.
- The cost is $125 per team, $225 per school.
- Additional entries can be made for $5 per individual, $10 per relay.
- Individuals / smaller squads may enter for $10 per individual, $20 per relay.
- Entry deadline is Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:00 pm. This late deadline allows coaches plenty of flexibility but also means there will be no adds or changes made after the deadline or on meet day.
- Make checks out to Blacksburg High School and please include "Outdoor Track" in the Memo.
- If you want to mail entry fees ahead of time, you can send it to the following address:
Blacksburg High School,
3401 Bruin Lane
Blacksburg, VA 24060
ATTN: Stephen Howard
Competition Information:
All running events will be sections as timed finals, fast to slow.
The DMR will be run 1200, 400, 800, 1600
The throwers 4x100 relay must contain athletes who compete in either the shot or the discus during the meet.
Check-in: There will be no declaration or advanced check in. Athletes will be asked to report to the clerk on the second call of their event. Once athletes report they will be asked to stay in the clerking area where they will be marshaled to their starting line. The clerking area is located at the hurdle shed near the 100 starting line.
Field event athletes will check in at their event site.
Failure to check-in will result in the athlete being scratched.
Field events will be contested from least to greatest. Please be accurate with your marks.
Athletes will be given three trials in the long jump, triple jump, shot and discus. The top eight will advance to the finals where they will receive three more trials. We will be measuring all marks.
Opening Heights for the vertical events will determined after entries are received.
Scoring will be for the top six places as follows: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.
The first six places will receive medals in each individual event and top three relay teams. The top three place teams will each receive a trophy. Individual MVP awards will be presented to the top boys and girls track events student-athlete and the top boys and girls field event student-athlete.
Only Pyramid spikes may be used being no longer than 1/4" in length. Athletes will be asked to bring their spikes to check in. Immediate disqualification will result if invalid spikes are used.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30 Implement Weight Ins at the Shot and Discus venues
8:45 Coaches Meeting at Finish Line
9:00 Field Events:
GLJ followed by GTJ (home straight pit)
BLJ followed by BTJ (back straight pit)
GSP followed by BSP
BDS followed by GDS
BHJ followed by GHJ
GPV followed by BPV
9:00 Running Events (Rolling Schedule)
3200
4x800
100/110 HH
100
1600
4x100
400
300 IH
800
200
4x100 for Throwers
4x400
Concession Stand: There will be concessions trailer for all student-athletes, parents, and spectators.
T-Shirts: Short sleeve cotton Invitational shirts will also be available for sale for $15.
Coaches Hospitality: There will be a coaches' hospitality lunch available. Please check your team packets for tickets.
Admission / Spectator Information: There will be a $5 admission fee to all spectators. There will be no spectators allowed in the infield.
Directions:
Traveling I-81, take Exit 118 which leads onto a collector lane that you will follow to Exit 118-B (to Blacksburg) which becomes the route 460 West bypass. Stay on Route 460 heading west. Take the 2nd Price's Fork Road exit which will loop around and send you heading west. Continue on Price's Fork Road past Foxridge Apartments (on the left), shopping center (on the left), volunteer fire department (on the right), Kipps Elementary School (on the left), and Blacksburg Middle School (on the left). Continue past BMS and turn left into the BMS bus loop following the signs for bus and / or spectator parking.