Meet Information
Coaches,
The former James River Invitational was renamed in honor of our Olympian alum Kellie Wells Brinkley. This is year 4 and we have produced high caliber competition every year. It will be a great opportunity for you and your team to run, jump, and throw at a great facility that is efficiently run. Kellie is extremely excited for this day to see great local and distant talent! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. Contact Coach Core at cornell_core@ccpsnet.net.
-James River Coaching Staff
2024 Kellie Wells Classic
8:30am - Coaches Meeting
FIELD EVENTS 9:00am - Girls High Jump followed by Boys High Jump. Boys Discus followed by Girls Discus....Girls Shot followed by Boys Shot....NO POLE VAULT....Boys/Girls Long Jump (running at same time) Followed by Boys/Girls Triple Jump
(ALL THROWS AND HORIZONTAL JUMP FLIGHTS WILL BE RUN FROM LONGEST TO SHORTEST MARKS) 4 JUMPS/ THROWS WITH NO FINALS.
Minimum Marks:
Long Jump: 15-0/18-0
Triple Jump: 30-0/36-0
Shot Put: 28-0/38-0
Discus: 80-0/100-0
High Jump Opening Height" 4-4/5-4
Running Events (Rolling Schedule with approximate times)
Girls run first followed by Boys (3200m will run FAST TO SLOW ) All other events SLOW to FAST
9:00 AM 3200m Run
10:10 AM 100m Hurdles Prelims
10:25 AM 110m Hurdles Prelims
10:35 AM 100m Dash Prelims
11:25 AM 4x800m Relay
12:05 PM 100m Hurdles Final
12:10 PM 110m Hurdles Final
12:15 PM 100m Dash Final
12:25 PM 1600m Run
1:15 PM 4x100m Relay
1:50 PM 400m Dash
2:45 PM 300m Hurdles
3:40 PM 800m Run
4:30 PM 200m Dash
5:20 PM 4x400m Relay
Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Meet Location: James River High School in Midlothian, VA just off of state highway 288 and state route 711.
Sanctioned: Sanctioned by the VHSL for Virginia and bordering States
Entry Fees:
High School Division - $175 per gender. $350 for co-ed.
Individual Entry - $15 per individual entry $30 per Relay (5 athletes make a team)
School Limits: We will be accepting the first 40 full team high schools who reserve their spot into the meet. Final entry fee total must be paid prior or by the day of the meet.
Race Limitations: Entries are limited to 4 in the sprints, 800 meter, and 1600 meter. 3 in the field events and 3200. This is by gender. You are also able to enter 'A' and 'B' relay teams.
Awards: Top 3 finishers in each event will receive medals. First place Boys and Girls team will receive a team trophy, Runner up will receive a plaque.
Spectators' entry fee: $8 for those 10 years old and up.
Checks Payable To: James River Boosters: Attn: Track and Field
MAIL TO:
James River High School
Attn: Track and Field
3700 James River Road
Midlothian, VA 23113
Entry Deadline: Entries will close on Tuesday April 9th at 11:59 pm. All entries and team roster submissions must be done online. NO EXCEPTIONS! Make sure that you have selected all runners from your roster who will be competing on race day by the deadline.
Check-In: All athletes and teams should report to the check-in no later than second call that their race is scheduled to begin.
T-Shirts: There will be t-shirts available at the meet.
Coaches Hospitality Room: Krispy Kreme Donuts, Bagels, Fruit, Coffee and Breakfast Burritos in the am. Gyro Bar from Bell Greek for lunch and BBQ feast in the early evening. Hospitality room will be stocked with drinks and snacks throughout the meet.
Concession: A concession stand run by the James River program will be selling drinks (Gatorade, water, soda) and food throughout the meet.
Kona Ice will also be on site
Trainer & EMS on-site: There will be an athletic trainer on site. Please bring your own athletic tape.
Music: We will be providing pump up music to create an even better meet atmosphere.
Trash: Please have your athletes police their area and make sure no trash is left when your team is leaving the school. Trash bags are available in your packet and extras will be available at the team packet pick-up table.
How do I register for a meet?
1. Login or Register - You must have a user name and password for Milesplit. To get that, if you don't have one, click register in the top right gray MileSplt bar directly under the Universal Sports logo and search box.
2. Claim Your Team - If you haven't already set this up, you must be registered as a coach or team administrator to register for a meet In order to get set up, you go to your team page, and at the top right, click Claim This Team. Choose either that you want to be a coach or team admin. Follow the instructions on that page. Apply and submit. Once you do that and are approved (usually within a few hours), you will receive a confirmation email and you'll be set to go to the next step.
3. Update Your Roster - If your team's roster is not already up to date, now is a good time to get any corrections made and add any additional athletes to it. Go to your team page, login, and you will see button that says "Team Administration" to the right of your team's name. Click that and then click roster on left hand toolbar. Enter or update your roster, adding any new athletes. To move graduated athletes to Alumni, simply add their graduation year and hit save.
4. Enter the Meet - Go to the season calendar and click on the green meet registration button of the meet you want to enter. Read and follow the instructions carefully and fill out the form completely. Once entered you'll see all of the available events/races listed out. To put your athletes into these events/races click the "Edit Entries" link by the event. On the following page, check the athletes you want in the race (putting in seed times if applicable), and click the save button at the bottom. Do this for each event/race. You will be able to change and update these entries until the entry deadline.