We only have 2 meets remain before League Finals (formally called “JV”) and VCYTC Championships (formally “Varsity”). Camarillo this weekend at Buena and Oxnard at Oxnard high. After those two meets, we are on to the championship meets.
April 30 is the League Finals which is held at Ojai. All athletes can participate in this meet – there is no qualification required. However, there are a few rules that dictate what events an athlete can run.
- You must have competed in the event in a previous meet. You can NOT compete in an event for the first time at the League Finals.
- If you have qualified for the VCYTC Championships in an event, you can NOT compete in that event at the League Finals.
- Normal event limits (4 total events, 3 of which can be running).
- Relays are open to all athletes, as long as you have not qualified for the VCYTC Championships in that individual event. i.e., if you are in the top 9 in the 100m, you can not participate in the 4×100 at the League Finals. Same goes for the 400, if you qualified to run it at VCYTC Championship, you cant run the 4×400 at League Finals.
May 7 is the VCYTC Championship Meet. Athletes who are in the top 9 in laned running events (100, 200, 400 and hurdles) or any field events qualify, along with athletes who are in the top 12 in any distance events (800, 1600 and 3200). You can check the top 20 lists to see where athletes are at:
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Top.aspx?DivID=74996&depth=20&filter=403
There are no limits to the number of events an athlete can compete in at the VCYTC Championships, but they must be in the top 9 (or top 12 for distance races) to participate. The list will be finalized after our last dual meet with Oxnard, so athletes have 2 weeks to improve their position(s).
For relays, each team is awarded one relay team per age group, per sex. So, we have one boy’s 4×100 and 4×400 and one girl’s 4×100 and 4×400. Coach Paul and I will be putting those teams together in the next couple of weeks. There will be some very difficult decisions, but we will be basing the teams on:
- Individual performances (times in that event)
- Participation in relays at previous meets
- Participation in relay practices
- Reliability (did you show up for relays you signed up for)
If you have any questions please email me at
http://youth@venturatigres.org
Coach Mike