Dear Coaches,

 

Event files for the Morgantown High / WVU Invitational to be held April 21-22 at WVU's Track & Field Complex are posted on RunWV.  In Team Manager if you select Entries by Event then select the Divisions and scroll down to High School events (HSE) the software will automatically filter out all the college events.  Remember that an athlete can NOT compete in both the High School and College/Open Divisions. (NFHS sanctioning requirements)

 

On Friday Night the college Hammer and Javelin will be starting at about 4:00 and should be concluded and 5:30 -6:00.  After the conclusion of those events the track will be open for teams to practice on. 

 

Entries : Entries are due by Wednesday, April 19, 2006 by 7:00 pm.   All entries are to be received in Hy-Tek Team Manager format.  There will be a $25 service charge for entries received in any other format that Hy-Tek Team Manager. There will be no additional entries accepted after Wednesday, April 19, 2006.  Each athlete may enter no more than 4 events.   This includes field events and relays. 

 

Scratches: Scratches and substitutions must be e-mailed to Mike Ryan at pmryan02@msn.com by Thursday, April 20, 2006 by 5:00 pm.

 

The honest effort rule will be in effect.  That is, if an athlete scratches from an event after Thursday, April 20, 2006 that athlete will be scratch from the entire meet.  Heat sheets and lane assignments will be emailed to you and should be available on WVU’s Women’s Track & Field homepage by noon on Friday, April 21, 2006.

 

Field events: High school field events will be High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Discus, Pole Vault.  No high school athlete affiliated with a high school team will be allowed in the Javelin, Triple Jump, or Hammer Throw.  There will be three attempts given to athletes in all field events. Three additional attempts will be awarded to athletes making the finals.  The top six performances in the trials will make the finals.  Flight order in these events will be best-seeded flight first. High School Opening heights: Boys HJ 5’04”, Girls HJ 4’04”, Boy’s Pole Vault 8’00”, Girl’s Pole Vault 6’06”

 

Please remind your athletes that t-shirts will be sold at the meet for $10 a piece.  The money from the t-shirts goes to defer some of the costs of the meet.  Thank you.

 

I look forward to seeing everyone and hope you and your teams have a safe trip to the meet.  If you have any further questions feel free to email me at any time.

 

Mike Ryan

Head Boy’s Track & Field Coach

Morgantown High School