THE BEST OF THE BEST: WV MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
Welcome to the inaugural The Best Of The Best: WV Middle School Invitational! The meet will be held on Friday, May 16th at Huntington High School, right off the Hal Greer exit of Interstate 64 in Huntington, WV. The facility is a 9-lane rubberized track, with rubberized areas for high jump, and long jump and regulation concrete areas for shot-put and discus.
When: Friday, May 16th. Field events begin at 4:30pm, running events begin at 5:00pm. The meet will run on a rolling one session schedule.
THIS MEET IS NOT SANCTIONED BY THE WVSSAC
However, we are following how our neighbors in Ohio run their state meet to ensure a fun and competitive meet!
Where: Huntington High School Track
Cost: Entry fee of $35 per individual (amount of events does not change entry fee). Make Checks payable to Huntington Middle School
Awards: 1st place individual plaque, 2nd-6th place medals, 1st-2nd place team trophies. Plaques for boy and girl high point winners
á The meet will host 13 running events and 5 field events
á An athlete may participate in a maximum of 4 total events (including relays).
á All Running events will use a Timed Final (2 seeded heats).
á Athletes with the Top 16 marks pulled from their participation in a MEET LISTED ON ATHLETIC.NET (including ties from the Top Performance List) will qualify for the State Championship.
o Should ties within the qualifying marks result in too many qualifiers to complete the competition in the allotted time, the field of qualifiers may be reduced.
o PLEASE NOTE: No more than THREE (3) individual athletes & ONE (1) relay team (per race) from the same school shall qualify for the state meet. If a single school qualifies more than the number outlined, only the top 3 individual participants & single relay team (per race) will advance, and the next qualifying athlete/relay from a different school would be invited to enter the state meet.
á If a Top 16 qualifier cannot attend, the next athlete/relay on the performance list will be invited until at least 16 qualifiers are confirmed.
á IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETE THAT IS NOT IN THE TOP SIXTEEN BUT WANTS TO COMPETE, PLEASE REGISTER THEM!!! THE TOP SIXTEEN TIMES/MARKS IN EACH EVENT WILL BE ACCEPTED
Qualifying Meet dates: March 20 - May 9
á Results from meets posted on athletic.net held from Thursday, March 20 Ð Friday, May 9, will be used to determine the field of qualifiers for each event at the State Championship.
á The final date to participate in a qualifying meet is Friday, May 9.
á Any meet ran after the May 9 deadline regardless of being an invitational or county championship, will not count towards qualifying times.
á For a qualifying time to be counted, electronic timing must be used.
á Qualifier acceptance period: Saturday May 10th Ð Monday May 12th
o Registration for the meet will open at 9:45am Saturday, May 10th and close at 9:00pm, Monday May 12th
o The meet will ONLY accept entries that tie directly to a performance based on the list of approved qualifying meets.
o Registration will close at 9:00pm on May 12th and no further entries will be accepted after this time.
o Only the TOP 16 athletes from each event (plus unbreakable ties) that are registered before the deadline will be accepted.
o Please be sure to register any interested athletes BEFORE the deadline to guarantee their spot should they be a qualifier. If your qualifying athlete is not registered by the deadline, the invitation will extend to the next athlete on the list.
o The accepted entry list will be made public by noon on May 13th.
o The meet will be seeded on May 14th and heat sheets will be made public the same day.
á Final list of the State Meet qualifiers: Wednesday May 14th at noon
á Heat Sheets: Posted on athletic.net on Thursday May 15th by noon
á State meet: Friday May 16th
You will have from Wednesday-Friday to pay your invoice through athletic.net
If you are paying by check: Mail/bring check to the meet
Checks to:
Huntington Middle
School
Attn: Eddie Adkins-Track
Coach
925 3rd St, Huntington, WV 25701