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Inaugural California State Indoor HS Invitational !
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at the Save-Mart Center, Fresno State University
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***** JANUARY 22nd UPDATE *****
JAN. 23 RIVERSIDE AREA QUALIFIER POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY 30TH
We regret to inform you that we received word late Friday morning of January 22nd that the January 23rd qualifier at Riverside Community College has been rescheduled until Saturday, January 30th. Due to the current facility being deemed not suitable for competition tomorrow due to
the heavy rains, it became necessary to postpone the meet. No other confirmed information is available at this time. We will post no other information on this meet until full and confirmed details are available.
***** JANUARY 5TH UPDATE *****
AT-LARGE STANDARDS ANNOUNCED FOR JAN. 23 QUALIFIER MEETS
Meet directors for the February 6th California Indoor Invitational track and field meet have released the at-large standards for the six qualifying meets to be conducted at various sites across the state on January 23rd. The top four placers at the January 23rd qualifying meets in each of the track events being contested at the February 6th meet will automatically qualify for the February 6th meet. The top two in each field event will automatically advance.
Any athlete/relay that who does not place in the top four in a track event (top two in field) at their January 23rd regional meet but does meet the at-large standard below at one of the six meets that day will be placed on a "provisional marks" qualifying list that day. At the end of the day, the top provisional marks from the six qualifying meets will be reviewed and the best marks from that grouping will "fill the entry field" for each event at the February 6 meet.
Here's how it will work, keeping in mind that there will be total of up to 35 qualifiers into the February 6th meet in each event (24 auto and 11 at-large for tack events and 12 auto and 23 at-large in each field event):
Up to 24 spots will be filled automatically on January 23rd (6 regionals X 4 auto spots per regional). In order for a top 4 finisher in a track event to claim their spot to the February 6th meet, they must pay the $25 entry fee on January 23rd. If anyone who places in the top four in a track event does not pay on that day, they lose their spot and that spot then goes into the "provisional marks" pool. So let's say only 21 of the automatic 24 spots are claimed in a track event. That leaves three new at-large spots that move into the provisional pool along with the 11 that were already there. So now the best 14 provisional marks from across that state that day (those that did not place in the top four at their regional) would earn the final spots.
Keep in mind while some events may appear to have "soft" at-large standards, careful research shows that some regions are stronger than others in certain events and what might appear to be an easy standard in one region could be very difficult in another. Trust us, we've researched it.
Here are the at-large marks that must be achieved on January 23rd to be considered as an at-large entry:
BOYS EVENT GIRLS
7.25 55m 8.65
8.40 55mH 9.70
1:20.00 550m 1:24.00
2:00.00 800m 2:24.00
4:28.00 1600m 5:30.00
9:46.00 3200m 11:30.00
1:34.75 4x200 1:47.00
3:31.00 4x400 4:18.00
21-00.00 LJ 16-06.00
43-06.00 TJ 35-06.00
13-06.00 PV 10-00.00
6-03.00 HJ 5-01.00
49-06.00 SP 36-06.00
Top 15 25/20lb. WT Top 15
***** DECEMBER 28TH UPDATE *****
(updated on Jan. 4th w/ names of those eligible for exemptions)
TOP RETURNEE IN STATE EARNS ENTRY EXEMPTION IF TAKING JAN. 23 SAT TEST
Meet directors for the February 6th California Indoor Invitational track and field meet have announced that the top returnee from the
state meet in each event being contested will be granted an exemption into the championship meet if the athlete is taking the SAT test on January
23rd and thus unable to participate in one of the six regional qualifiers scheduled for that date. This courtesy will be extended to the top state meet
placer in the 100, the high hurdles, the 400, the 800, the 1600, the 3200, the PV, LJ, HJ, TJ and shot put. Additionally, the school with the best finish at the state meet in the 4x100 and the 4x400 will be granted an exemption from regional qualifying if any of the relay team members will be taking the SAT test on January 23rd.
Athletes/relay teams (or the coach) listed below that wish to take advantage of this exception must contact meet director Rich Benoy as soon as possible in order to secure an automatic spot to the finals.
BOYS
100 - Kyle Middlebrooks (Fountain Valley)
400 - Josh Mance (Chino Hills)
800 - Sean Krinik (Valencia/Placentia)
1600 - Elias Gedyon (Loyola)
3200 - Heyden Wooff (Camarillo)
110HH - Dale Morgan (Taft) * reportedly torn ACL and out for the year
4x100 - Serra
4x400 - Orange Lutheran
HJ - Harrison Steed (JSerra)
PV - Michael Woepse (Mater Dei)
LJ - Devin Harrison (Dana Hills)
TJ - Johnny Carter (Ridgeview)
SP - Matt Darr (Frontier)
GIRLS
100 - Valexsia Droughn (Rio Mesa)
400 - Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Long Beach Poly)
800 - Paisley Pettway (Millikan)
1600 - Chloe Curtis (Redondo Union)
3200 - Molly Grabill (Rancho Bernardo)
100HH - Kori Carter (Claremont)
4x100 - Long Beach Poly
4x400 - Serra
HJ - Adrienne Johnson (Carondelet)
PV - Kortney Ross (Westview)
LJ - Alycia Herring (Rancho Verde)
TJ - Ciarra Brewer (James Logan)
SP - Jasmine Burrell (North Torrance)
***** DECEMBER 26TH UPDATE *****
MEET ANNOUNCES DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATES FOR MEET ATTENDEES
Meet directors for the February 6th California Indoor Invitational track and field meet have announced that three hotels have contracted to be host hotels for the meet and will be offering discounted rates for attendees.
The Hilton Garden Inn Clovis will offer a $99 nightly rate. The hotel is located at 520 West Shaw Ave. in the city of Clovis. Phone number for making your reservation is (559) 299-2203. Please mention that you are seeking the California Indoor Invitational Track Meet discounted rate when you book your reservations.
The Holiday Inn Express will offer a $91 nightly rate for a two-queen bedded room and $89 for one-king bedded room. The phone number for making your reservation is (559) 297-0555. Please mention that you are seeking the California Indoor Invitational Track Meet discounted rate when you book your reservations.
The University Inn will offer $59 nightly rate for rooms and a reduced $49 rate for meet officials. The hotel is located at 2655 East Shaw Avenue in Fresno. The phone number for making your reservations is (559) 294-0224. Please mention that you are seeking the California Indoor Invitational Track Meet discounted rate when you book your reservations.
To receive the discounted rates for any of these hotels, please be sure to mention to the front desk that you are seeking the California Indoor Invitational Track and Field Meet discounted rate when calling in to make reservations.
More details on the meet will be posted here as they become available.
The inaugural California State Indoor High School Invitational track and field meet on February 6th will be for high school athletes
competing unattached and will be held in conjunction with the Run for the Dream indoor meet at the Save-Mart Center in Fresno, CA on that
weekend. Participation in the invitational for high school athletes will be by qualifying only, with the qualifying meets being conducted two weeks
prior at various locations across the state.
For the February 6th invitational high school meet, there will be running events (including relays) and field events. See the schedule of
events here.
The 6 qualifying meets will be held on Jan. 23rd; there will be 3 meets in Southern California, 2 meets in Northern California and 1 in Central California. The entry fee at the 6 qualifying meets will be determined by the meet director at each specific location. Details on each of those qualifying meets will be linked here as thy become avaiable by December 21st.
The list of qualifying meets and their locations are as follows:
San Diego Mira Mesa & La Jolla HS Jan. 23, 2010
Riverside Riverside CC Jan. 23, 2010
Los Angeles Cerritos CC Jan. 23, 2010
Fresno Kingsburg HS Jan. 23, 2010
Sacramento UC Davis Jan. 23, 2010
Bay Area Los Gatos HS Jan. 23, 2010
Qualifying format from the January 23rd regional meets to the February 6th invitatonal:
The top 4 placers in each running event (including relays) and the top 2 placers in each field event at each of the January 23rd qualfying meets will be invited to compete in the CA. Indoor State HS Invit on Feb. 6th. All athletes wishing to compete in the CA State HS Invitational must sign up on the day of the qualifying meet (Jan. 23, 2010) and pay their invitational entry fee at that time. The cost of entering the CA. Indoor State HS Invitational meet is $25 for individual events and $100 for relays (four team members @ $25 each). The maximum charge per athlete for the meet is $25, regardless of how many events he/she qualifies for.
EVENTS CONTESTED AT EACH OF THE JANUARY 23RD QUALIFIERS:
Running: Field:
55-meter dash Pole Vault
55-meter high hurdles High Jump
*550-meter dash Long Jump
800-meter run Triple Jump
1600m Run Shot Put
3200m Run Weight Throw (By Invitation Only)
+4x200-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
(*-this event will qualify into the 600-yard run on February 6th)
(+-this event will qualify into the 4x160-yard relay on February 6th)
There will also be a minimum at-large performance standard for each event for those athletes who do not automatically qualify for the February 6th meet by place. Those athletes who did not qualify automatically but have the best at-large performance marks that satisfy the minimum standard will also be invited to compete to help fill the field. These minimum standards will be published at a later date on Dyestatcal.com as they become available from meet management.
There will be a sign-up table at all 6 regional meets to sign-up athletes who would like to compete in the Feb. 6th meet. All qualifying athletes for the February 6th meet must sign-up on Jan 23rd. There will be no late entry for the Feb. 6th meet.
Athletes in the weight events will be asked to supply their own implements at both the qualifying meet and Invitational Meet.
Awards at the February 6th Invitational Meet:
Custom commemorative batons (gold, silver, bronze) will be given to the top 3 finishers in each event.
First story in November on indoor meet...
By Rich Gonzalez
Editor, ESPN RISE/DyeStatCal
(November 20, 2009) -- Are you ready for some ... indoor track and field?
In what could be the first step toward the possible expansion of track and field to someday host an official California indoor state track and field meet, DyeStatCal has learned that a state-meet style indoor event is being organized by a private group and set to take place on Saturday, February 6th at the Save-Mart Center on the Fresno State University campus.
Participation into the meet will be by performance qualification only, with a series of six pre-determined all-comers meets across the state being contested two weeks prior to the February 6th affair. The top four placers in selected track events at each of the six meets will determine 24 automatic qualifiers, with up to eight additional 'at-large' qualifiers per event for a total of 32 entries. The top two placers in selected field events at each of the six meets will determine 12 automatic qualifiers in those events, with additional 'at-large' qualifiers also being invited.
The sites of the six all-comers meets will be officially announced shortly, but it appears two meets will be hosted in Northern California (one in the Sac-Joaquin Section region and another in the North Coast Section region), once in Central California (in the Central Section region) and three in Southern California (two in the Southern Section region and one in the San Diego Section region).
The events tentatively scheduled for the indoor finale are the 55-meter dash, the 55-meter hurdles, the 600-yard run, the 800-meter run, the mile, the two-mile, the 4x160-yard relay, the 4x400m relay, the pole vault, the high jump, the long jump and the shot put.
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