21st Gar-Field Invitational 2024

Dale City, VA
Hosted by Gar-Field

Meet Information

The 21st Annual Gar-Field Invitational - May 4, 2024

Eight lane all weather, BRAND NEW TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES! 



Time

8am: Track will open

8:45am: Coaches meeting

9am: Field events will begin

9:30am:*If necessary, a morning section of the 3200 will be run*

10am: 4x800 will begin

11am: Running events, starting with the 100H/110H, will begin on a rolling schedule

Location

Gar-Field High School Track

14000 Smoketown Road, Woodbridge, VA, 22192

(Directly across from Potomac Mills Mall)

Entry Fees & Payment Information

$350.00 per school (both teams) or $175 for a single gender.

Small Schools: $25 per athlete/$35 per relay

***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP RUN A FIELD EVENT, YOU WILL RECEIVE A $50 DISCOUNT OFF YOUR ENTRY FEE. PLEASE CONTACT COACH DICKERSON IF YOU ARE INTERESTED***

Make Checks payable to:

Gar-Field High School

Attn: Tyler Dickerson 

Track & Field

14000 Smoketown Rd. Woodbridge, Va. 22192

Sanctioning

Contact information for Meet Directors

Gar-Field invitational will be sanctioned for public schools from Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and North Carolina. Private schools must email Coach Dickerson to be cleared to avoid sanctioning issues.

Tyler Dickerson

Boy's Head Coach

dickert@pwcs.edu

Jarmal Latney

Girl's Head Coach

latneyj@pwcs.edu

Entries

Each school is allowed 35 entries per gender (max 6 per event) not including relays. Schools are allowed one team per gender per relay event. Entries must be completed using the milestat.com entry system.

Please adhere to VHSL rules: 3 running events and unlimited field events unless doing the 3200m run, then the athlete is limited to 2 running events. 

Field Events

Field events will begin at 9am

4 attempts - no finals - for Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Discus - First legal attempt is measured. Thereafter the following minimum standards must be met. 

*Pole vault will NOT be contested at the meet*

Athletes MUST check in prior to the beginning of the event and check out prior to leaving for their running event.

Girls Shot Put followed by Boys

Boys Discus Followed by Girls

Girls Long Jump followed by Girls Triple Jump

Boys Long Jump followed by Boys Triple Jump

Boys High Jump followed by Girls

Event

Girl's Minimum

Boy's Minimum

Shot Put

25'

40'

Discus

80'

110'

Long Jump

15'6"

19'

Triple Jump

30'

40'

High Jump

 4'4"

5'6" 

Pole Vault

 NO CONTEST

 NO CONTEST

Running Schedule

Girls will run first, then boys (Slow to Fast)

4x800 relay (10am)

Starting at 11am with a rolling schedule

100m hurdles/110m hurdles

100m dash

1600m run

4 x 100m relay

400m dash

300m hurdles

800m run

200m dash

3200m run

4 x 400m relay

Scoring & Awards

Scoring: 8 places 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

Medals for top three individual place finishers and top three relays.

Admission

Admission is $7.

Seniors 65+ and kids under 6 are free.

Other Information

Coaches' lunch will be provided

Concessions will be sold throughout the meet

FAT provided by Final Lap Timing Group