Meet Information
Blacksburg Invitational - 4/13/24
Entry Information
BASED ON ENTRIES, WE ARE EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER EVENT!
- Entry deadline is Wednesday the 10th at 11pm.
- This late deadline is intended to give coaches maximum flexibility. No adds or changes will be provided after entries close.
- 5 individuals and 2 relays per team.
- Cost per team is $150. Total cost for both boys and girls teams is $275.
- Additional entries can be made for $5 for individuals and $10 for relays.
- Teams with smaller squad sizes can enter for $10 per individual and $20 per relay.
- Checks can be mailed ahead of time to:
Blacksburg High School
3401 Bruin Lane
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Attn: Stephen Howard
- If coaches want to bring their teams checks with them please email us in advance to let us know: stephenhoward@mcps.org.
Competition Information:
All running events will be sections as timed finals, fast to slow.
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. Failure to check in will result in an athlete being scratched.
Scoring will be for the top six places as follows: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.
The first three places will receive medals in each individual event and top three relay teams. The top two 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.
Field event athletes will check in at their event site.
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.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30 Implement Weight Ins at the Shot and Discus venues
8:30 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 Girls compete first, then boys. Rolling Schedule.
3200
4x800
100/110 HH
100
1600
4x100
400
300 IH
800
200
4x100 for Throwers
4x400
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.