Fort Defiance Polar Bear 2024! Since 2004 FDHS has offered polar bear meets to teams wishing to get more opportunities during the indoor track season for their athletes. 

The meet is on December 7, 2024. We will start at 11:00 a.m. We have moved to a Saturday to allow us to use the warmest part of the day. 

Nobody is allowed on the infield. The parking lot will be closed to traffic and will be the area for teams to set up camp and also warm up.

Entry Fee: $150 per school. Please mail checks to:

Fort Defiance High School, Attn: Melissa Hill, 195 Fort Defiance Rd., Fort Defiance, VA 24437

Blue Ridge Timing will handle results

This meet will be held to the first 10 teams to register. The meet is password protected. Please e-mail me for password at: dstewart@augusta.k12.va.us

There are 4 entries per event. The JV division is open to 8th and 9th grade athletes ONLY. 9th grade athletes must participate as varsity OR JV, they may not be entered in both. 

Athletes may participate in up to 3 running events if they are not running the 3200 run. If they are running the 3200, they are limited to one other running event. Athletes are not restricted on number of field events. 

Entries will close on December 5 at 6:00 p.m.!

As usual, these meets are a 'community' effort and coaches will be asked to help in conducting events. 

The schedule will be as follows:

Field Events:

Women's and Men's Long Jump Open Pit: 60 minutes to get 3 jumps, followed by Women's and Men's Triple jump Open Pit for 60 minutes.

Men's and Women's Pole Vault 

Men's High Jump followed by Women's High Jump

Women's Shot Put followed by Men's Shot Put

Running Events: Women's events followed by male. JV sections followed by varsity

4x800 Relay

55 Hurdles

55 Dash

1600 Meter Run

4x200 Relay

500 meter Dash

1000 Meter Run

300 Meter Dash

3200 Meter Run

4x400 Relay