SCOTT FORD MERCURY

BORDER CLASH RELAYS

FRESHMEN / MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION

 

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Dear Track & Field Coaches,

 

We would like to invite your team to the Scott Ford Mercury - Border Clash Relays.  The Border Clash will be a relays style meet.  All of the standard relays will be contested as well as the sprint medley, distance medley, and the 4 x 1600.  In addition, field events will be scored by adding together the top three individual field event efforts for a team total.  

 

Initially, the Border Clash was only open to those counties that bordered Preston County.  Those counties included Barbour, Fayette - PA, Garrett - MD, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor, and Tucker. 

 

For the 2006 Scott Ford Mercury - Border Clash Relays, we are relaxing our restrictions and inviting schools that border a “border county”.  Those counties include Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Marion, Mineral, Pendleton, Randolph, Upshur, and Wetzel in West Virginia; Allegany in Maryland; and Greene and Somerset in Pennsylvania. 

 

 

DATE:    Saturday, April 8th, 2006

               
EVENT SCHEDULE:   The freshmen / middle school meet (grades 6-9) will be conducted in the morning and a high school division will be held in the afternoon.     Field events and the 4 x 1600 meter relay will begin at 9:00 a.m.  The first rotation for field events will be as follows:  Boys Shot, Girls Discus, Girls Pole Vault, Boys Long Jump, and Girls High Jump.  The second rotation will be on a rolling schedule.  In the shot put, boys will throw a 4 kilogram shot while the girls will use a 6 pound shot.  Running / hurdle relays will be girls first followed by the boys.  Per W.V.S.S.A.C. rules, athletes may compete in a maximum of four events, of which only three may be running events.

 

9:00 a.m.                               - Field Events and 4 x 1600 Relay

10:00 a.m.                             - Shuttle Hurdle Relay (4 x 60 m. for girls and 4 x 65 m. for boys)

- 4 x 200 Relay

                                                                - 4 x 800 Relay

                                                                - Sprint Medley Relay (100, 100, 200, 400)

                                                                - Distance Medley Relay (800, 400, 1200, 1600)

                                                                - 4 x 100 Relay

- Throwers 4 x 100 Relay (this will be a non-scored event).   

12:00 p.m.                             - 4 x 400 Relay

 

FACILITY:   The Dr. John W. Trenton Track & Field Complex is a “Seal-Flex” latex surface installed in the fall of 2004.  The track is eight lanes with all-weather high jump, long jump, and pole vault runways.  The discus and shot rings are concrete.  Bleacher seating is very limited.  Teams are asked to set up tents on the exterior of the track.  The auxiliary gymnasium will be available for warm-ups and stretching. 

 

AWARDS:   The Border Clash Cup will be a traveling trophy awarded to the top overall school (boys and girls team scores will be added together).  Custom medals will be awarded to the top relay teams in each event.  

 

ENTRY FEE:   The entry fee is $50.00 per school.  There will also be an admission fee for spectators of $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.

 

CONCESSIONS:   Hot and cold concessions will be available by the Preston High Track Parents.  Border Clash T-shirts will also be sold.  Pre-order forms will be sent to participating schools two weeks prior to the meet. 

 

DEADLINES:   If your school is interested in competing in the Scott Ford Mercury - Border Clash Relays, please complete the online entry form found on our website ( www.PrestonRun.com ).  Upon receipt, you will receive an email confirmation stating you are entered in the Border Clash Relays.  We will only accept a total of 16 teams in order to keep all events to a maximum of two heats.  As a result of this policy, admittance in this meet will be on a “first come, first serve” basis. 

 

MEET ENTRY:   We will be using Hy-Tek Meet Manager exclusively for our track & field meets this year.  All teams that plan to compete at our facility must send their entries electronically.  Complete instructions on how to send entries is located at our website under “MEET ENTRY INFORMATION”.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Martin by email                      ( phsrun@hotmail.com ) or via phone (school - 304 329-0400 ext. 365, cell – 304 290-3772).

 

Coaches Martin and Miller