Dear Administrators and Track & Field Coaches,

 

The Preston High Athletic Department looks forward to hosting the 1st Annual Charlie Pritt Classic.  Charlie Pritt was an integral part of the running sports at Preston High.  Over the years, he served as a middle school coach, high school assistant, and the overall #1 parent-volunteer.  Charlie’s biggest impact may have been the thousands of pictures he took of athletes from all over the Mountain State.  Charlie passed away much too soon while shoveling snow back in 2016.  We are hosting this meet in his honor.  The teams competing in the “Charlie” are as follows:

 

Buckhannon Upshur, Elkins, Grafton, Morgantown, Philip Barbour, Preston, Tucker County, University

 

FACILITY

The Dr. John W. Trenton Track & Field Complex is a “Seal-Flex” latex surface initially installed in the fall of 2004.  The track is eight lanes with all-weather high jump, dual long jump runways, and pole vault runways.  All of our equipment is AAE brand (90 degree hurdles, PV and HJ mats, etc.).  The oversized discus and shot rings are concrete.  We will be utilizing two long jump runways to speed up that event.  Bleacher seating is limited.  Teams may set up tents “cross country style” on the exterior of the track.  It is suggested that spectators bring lawn chairs to sit on. 

 

MEET ENTRIES
Please send us your entries via Hy-Tek Team Manager Lite.  The Hy-Tek Event File is attached to the email and is also located on www.runwv.com .

 

All entries are to be emailed to prestonrun@gmail.com by 6:00 p.m on Tuesday, April 11th.  We will email all coaches a performance list on Wednesday, April 12th.  We will also post this performance list on www.runwv.com.  Coaches are reminded that all seed times must come from actual performances during the 2017 season and must be verifiable.  This is critical in a “straight finals” meet.  Anticipated times will not be accepted.    

  1. Any additions or scratches can be emailed to prestonrun@gmail.com by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meet.
  2. Additions and scratches can also be made on site prior to the coaches meeting at 4:00 p.m.

 

FIELD EVENTS

We will start field events at 4:00 p.m.  The field event rotation will be as follows:

First Rotation:                Girls Discus, Boys Shot Put, Boys Long Jump (interior), Girls Long Jump (exterior), Girls High Jump, and Boys Pole Vault

Second Rotation:           Boys Discus, Girls Shot Put, Boys High Jump, and Girls Pole Vault 

 

 

RUNNING EVENTS

We will start running events at 5:00 p.m.  We will follow the format listed below.  Basically, it follows the order of a two-session meet without the trials. Below is the order of events: 

 

3200, 400, 20-30 minute break, 4 x 800 relay, 100, 100 / 110 Hurdles, 4 x 200, 1600, 300 Hurdles, 4 x 100, 800, 200, Shuttles, 4 x 400

 

ENTRY FEES

No Entry Fee !!!  Charlie always asked, “why should schools have to pay to compete?”.

 

AWARDS

No Awards !!!  Charlie’s belief was winning a race / event should be good enough.  Do you really need another bookmark or dust collector?

 

NUMBER OF ENTRIES

Unlimited Individual Entries !!!  Charlie didn’t believe in leaving anyone out.  However, we would ask that you limit your relays to one per school.

 

ADMISSION

The cost of admission is $5.00 for adults and school-aged children. Only WVSSAC passes may be utilized and those individuals must sign in and may be asked for identification. 

 

CONCESSIONS / T-SHIRTS

Hot and cold concessions will be available by the Preston High Track Parents.  T-shirts will also be on sale for $12.00. 

 

TIMING / SCORING

We will be utilizing Finish Lynx for timing and Hy-Tek for scoring the meet.  A results board will be available on the exterior of the track near the bull pen.  .   

 

FACILITY RULES

Please remind your athletes not to jump the fence that surrounds the track or sit on the wall at the entrance of the facility.  Doing so will result in a disqualification.  In addition, tape is not to be used to mark relays or field events.  Tennis balls will be provided for markings in relay races.  The maximum spike length is ¼” .  Only those athletes checking in for an event are permitted in the bullpen.  Hip numbers will be used so please remind athletes to place their number on their right hip.   

 

PARKING

We are asking that all team buses arrive before 3:00 p.m.  Regardless of your mode of transportation, please drive in a counter-clockwise direction around the school.  Feel free to park in any spot that is open before arriving at the track facility.  The large parking lot in the front of the school will not be available until all the Preston County buses depart for the day at 3:45 p.m.   

 

We hope you and your team enjoy participating at our facility.  We strive to host events that are competitive, exciting, and efficient. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Paul Martin, Meet Director

Preston High School