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Welcome to the Bulldog, Jr. an outdoor middle school invitational at the LCA new 8-lane track and field stadium.
Entry fee will be $200.00 for schools with a boys and girls team (limit 1 relay for each relay event), $125.00 per boys or girls team, or $20 for an individual athlete (5 or more athletes of one gender make up a team). Additional relays are also $20 per relay.
Spectator admission: $5 per person, no passes allowed as this is an invitational.
We will have a hospitality room with dinner for coaches and officials.
Bulldog Jr. meet apparel will be for sale.
Concessions will also be offered.
Tentative Schedule
- 3:30 p.m. - Schools may arrive starting.
- 5:00 p.m. - First field event rotations- Girls High Jump, Girls and Boys Long Jump (followed by Triple Jump), Girls Shot Put, Boys Discus, Pole Vault (may be combined)
- 6:00 p.m. - Track events begin (rolling schedule, may combine events when possible)
- 4x800, 100H, 100 dash, 1600, 4x100, 400, 300H, 800, 200, 3200, 4x400
Bulldog Jr. Middle School Invitational
Date/Time of Meet: Friday, April 5, 2024
Coaches Meeting 4:30 p.m. by the finish line
Site of Meet: Liberty Christian Academy
3701 Candlers Mountain Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Directions: Once you turn onto Candlers Mountain Road from either direction, proceed to the Thomas Road Baptist Church Sign and turn in at the light. Proceed on the road through the church parking lots and through the 4-way stop sign. Proceed down the hill. Bus parking will be to the left along the white fence.
Entry Information: Entries are due by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4. Entries will be done online through Milestat. Once entries close, athletes are considered declared.
Final scratches will be taken at the coaches meeting. Only scratches can be made at that time.
Awards: Team trophies will be awarded to the top team (boys and girls).
Medals will be awarded to the top three places including relays.
Bus Parking: All buses should park directly in front of the white fencing above the practice soccer fields. These spots will be coned off for buses. In the event of bad weather, your team bus will be used to house all your team members.
Admission: $5.00 NO passes
Spectators: Spectators can watch the meet from either the home or visitor bleachers. Bleachers will be available at the throwing areas, as well. Please stay behind the flag barriers for the safety of both the student-athletes and other spectators at the throwing venues.
No spectators will be allowed on the infield. Coaches only are allowed on the infield
Tents/Team Area: Teams can set up anywhere on the lower soccer field across the street from the stadium. Warmups will take place on the upper soccer field. Any athlete needing more space to warmup may do so around campus at their own risk. There should be NO TEAM CAMPS ON THE INFIELD BLEACHERS! Bleachers are for spectators only.
Scoring: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for both individual and relay events
Starting Heights: The starting height for the pole vault and high jump will be determined using the field of entered students.
Warm-ups: Warm-ups for running events should be completed on the upper soccer field across from the stadium. Any athlete choosing to use areas of campus to warmup does so at their own risk. The track will be open for warm-ups from 4:00-5:30. Hurdlers will be allowed to warm-up in the outer lanes during the 4x800m relay. The amount of time allotted for warm-ups for the field events will be determined by the officials running the event and is dependent on the number of athletes competing in each event.
Spikes: inch (or smaller) pyramid spikes are to be used on the track and all runways/track surfaces. Spikes will be checked.
Athletic Trainer: A trainer will be onsite. The trainer can provide first aid care and ice. Any athlete needing to be taped must provide their own tape and pre-wrap.
Water Stations: There will be multiple water stations around the areas of competition.
Clerking: Participants can check in at the clerking area to get their hip numbers at any time. We ask that participants are in the bullpen by 2nd call so that they can move to the starting
line after the 3rd call. Check in for field events will be at each field event.
Coaches are allowed on the infield. All participants should exit the track at the gate nearest the start line for the 100m. Athletes jumping the fence risk disqualification from the meet.
No electronic devices should be used in the infield areas.
Relay cards: Please turn in relay cards to the bullpen when checking in. Please be sure to include school, gender, event ,and relay team members.
Timing: FAT timing by Blue Ridge Timing will be used. Results will be posted on online at blueridgetiming.com.
Declaration Rule: Scratching a participant from an event does not affect any remaining events that the athlete may be entered in. However, once a participant is declared in the maximum number of track events (3 or 2 if in the 3200), coaches may not scratch them from an individual event and then enter them into a relay.
Concessions: Concessions will be available throughout the meet near the entrance gate. Food trucks will be available in the back parking lot near the visitor stands.
T-Shirts: Bulldog Jr. apparel will be for sale during the meet.
Hospitality Room: LCA will be providing a hospitality room with dinner for coaches and officials.
Schedule:
4:30 pm Coaches meeting at the Finish Line
11 am Field Events:
5:00 p.m. Girls/Boys Long Jump (4 jumps, no finals) followed by Girls/Boys Triple Jump (4 jumps, no finals)- open pit for long and triple
Girls High Jump followed by Boys High Jump
Boys Discus followed by Girls Discus (4 throws, no finals) finals)
Girls Shot Put followed by Boys Shot Put (4 throws, no finals)
Girls and Boys Pole Vault combined
*We will not be holding up field events for athletes who have to participate in running events. Long and triple are open pit. Shot and discus can be thrown out of order, if needed. The bar will go up for high jump and pole vault as is the rule in high school.
All track events will be Girls followed by Boys.
11:30 a Running Events:
6:00 p.m. 4 x 800 m relay
100 m (boys height will be 33 in, girls 30 in)
100 m dash
1600 m run
4 x 100 m relay
400 m dash
300 m Intermediate Hurdles (30 in for boys/girls)
800 m run
200 m dash
3200 m run
4 x 400 m relay
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