April 8th and 9th is the Southern California Youth Invitational
held at Ventura High School
This meet is a “can’t miss” experience for all athletes. It is NOT an “elite only” meet, all athletes can attend and it is a great chance for all of our athletes to set PR’s. There are over 2,000 athletes of all levels that participate and most athletes are placed in heats with competitors very close to their own ability, which means great competition. Great competition usually equates to great performances! It gives our athletes a chance to see what a major high school invitational is like.
It is a two day meet and athletes can choose up to 3 events. They can do up to 2 individual events (running and field events both count as individual events), plus one relay or they could do 2 relays and 1 individual event. They can also do less than 3 events if they choose. The 4X400 is NOT a free event at this meet.
Event sign ups must be completed prior to the end of practice on Friday March 31st. A separate green sign up sheet will be at practice starting Tuesday to sign up for this meet. The green sheets will be under the white sign up sheets for the upcoming Moorpark Meet. The SoCal Youth Invitational meet is unlike our normal dual meets where athletes can be added on the spot or right up until the until the meet. Athletes must sign up prior to the event and by this Friday.
If you are unable to get to practice this week you can email me at bantams@venturatigres.org to sign up your athlete.
The events and their order are listed below:
Event Limits: Bantam, Midget & Youth may participate in up to 2 individual events plus 1 relay, or 1 individual event plus 2 relays. Intermediates / Young Women & Men: up to 3 individual events. STRICTLY ENFORCED (sanction for over–eventing, is DQ for all events participated in).
RUNNING EVENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, April 8th (First event starts 8:30 am)
*3000m Finals (MG, MB, YG, YM, IG, IB, YW, YM)
100 / 80m Hurdles Semi-Finals (YM, IB, YB, YW, IG, YG, MG, MB)*
100m Semi-Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM) * Semi-finals front & backside
800m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
4x100m Semi-Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)*
200m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
***Any Saturday Semi-Final event which has 8 or fewer participants will be run as Finals on Saturday***
SUNDAY, April 9th (First event starts 8:30 am)
*1500m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
80/100m Hurdles Finals (YM, IB, YB, YW, IG, YG, MG, MB)
4x100m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
400m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
100m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
4x400m Relay Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB, YW, YM)
FIELD EVENT SCHEDULE – Saturday BB, BG, MG, MB & Sunday YB, YG, IG, IB, YW, YM
Long Jump: Timed Open Pit Format (Athletes are to start & finish between hours indicated)
Saturday Sunday
8:30 am – 11:00 am 11:15 am – 1:45 pm Open 10:00 am – 12:30PM
BB – Pit 1, BG – Pit 2 MB – Pit 1, BG – Pit 2 IB / YM – Pit 1, IG / YW – Pit 2
Shot Put: Timed Open Pit Format (Athletes are to start & finish between hours indicated)
Saturday Sunday
8:30 am – 11:00 am 11:15 am – 1:45 pm Open 10:00 am -12:30PM
BG, BB MG, MB YM / IB / YB – YW/ IG / YG
High Jump: Timed Format No bar lowering (Athletes to start & finish between hours indicated)
Saturday Sunday
8:30 am – 11:00 am 11:15 am – 1:45 pm Open10:00am -12:30PM BB, BG MB, MG YB / YG / IB / IG / YM / YW
Please look over the order of events and the days carefully to be sure you understand if you will be there 1 or both days. Some events have prelims and finals, so please keep that in mind. The first day typically lasts until 4:00 and the second day typically finishes around 2:00.
This meet is truly exciting and fun! I hope we have a great Bantam turnout.
Warmly,
Coach Carol