27^th annual Eastern Relays Track Meet

Spring 2012 | April 27^th and 28^th

University of Louisville Cardinal Park Track

Coaches, I am proud to invite you to the 27^th annual Eastern Relays Track meet.  The Eastern Relays draws strong teams and individuals from KY, IN, OH, TN, WV, and IL.  I invite you to consider bringing your best to the University of Louisville Cardinal Park for a great meet.

If you plan to attend please send an email to michael.horan@jefferson.kyschools.us so that we can include you in future correspondence.  See last year’s results ( http://ky.milesplit.com/meets/83056/results/156589 ).

Highlights from the 2011 Eastern Relays:

• Emma Brink highlighted the girls distance races running 4:54 & 11:00 to win the 1600m and 3200m races.  She led Danielle Pfeifer under 5:00 and a total of 7 ladies at 5:20 or faster.  The 3200m saw a tight race with 3 girls from 11:00 to 11:03 and 7 at 11:30 or faster.
• Sophomore Brock Baker of Oakland (TN) was the men’s distance king winning the 1600m and 3200m.  The deep 3200m field ran 9:25, 9:28 at the front with 9 men under 10 minutes.  The boys 1600m saw 10 under 4:30 with the leaders battling to a 4:18 photo finish between Baker and Jacob Thomson (2 of the nation’s best sophomores).
• Skyler Willis of Withrow (OH) ran 56.13 for 400m to lead 3 under 1:00 and 7 under 1:01 including 4 freshman.  Skyler also leaped to victory in the HJ at 5’6 leading 5 over 5’.
• In the throws, Male’s Reddrick Blakemore led 6 men to 150’+ in the discus with his toss of 172’05
• On the HJ apron 2 men cleared 6’6 with junior Donovan Halsel edging fellow junior Tyler Bray on misses.  Nine men cleared 6 feet.
• There were so many great performances, so check out the results to see more.

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2012 Meet Schedule

Friday         (Note that Friday participation is not mandatory)

6:00 pm            All events are on a rolling schedule

HS 800m Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400),

HS 2000m Steeplechase,

HS 1600m Sprint Relay (200-200-400-800),

HS Open 100m (non-scoring, no awards)

HS Open 1600m (non-scoring, no awards)

Girls 4000m Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600)

Boys 4000m Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600)

HS Invite only section Girl’s 3200m

HS Invite only section Boy’s 3200m

**Other special events may be added Friday at meet management’s discretion.

There are no limits on entry for Friday’s Open events (100m, 1600m), just please be reasonable.

Saturday

9:00 am            Coaches Meeting

9:30 am            Field Events begin (rolling schedule)

Pole Vault, Long Jump, Discus (girls first followed by boys)

High Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put (boys first followed by girls)

 10:00 am Running Events begin (rolling schedule)

4x800m relay, 100/110m hurdles, 100m dash, 4x200m relay, 1600m run, 4x100m relay, 400m dash, 300m hurdles, 800m run, 200m dash, 3200m run, 4x400m relay

Events at DuPont Manual- Non-scoring, no awards, hand-timed

Manual’s track is one city block from Cardinal Park and they have volunteered to include non-scoring, no award events for athletes who did not qualify for the invitational portion of the meet.  All races at Manual will be on a fixed time schedule so athletes and coaches at UofL can plan accordingly.  The schedule will be communicated before the meet.

Track Events: All track events are timed finals.

Field Events: Shot put, discus, long jump, and triple jump will be contested with 3 jumps/throws, with the top 9 athletes advancing to finals.  During the preliminary round, all marks will be measured in the first round.  During the second and third rounds only marks that exceed the entry standard will be measured.  All marks will be measured in the final.

For the High Jump and Pole Vault the starting height will begin at the entry standard.

Entry Fees

Make all checks payable to Eastern High School

Early Entry Fee (must be at Eastern by April 1^st). $85 per boys’ team entered, $85 per girls’ team entered

Early Individual Entry Fee (must be at Eastern by April 1^st). $15 per individual

Entry Fee (deadline for payment is April 20^th). $100 per boys’ team entered, $100 per girls’ team entered

Individual Entry Fee (deadline for payment is April 20^th). $20 per individual

There will be no refunds after payments are made.  Consider the entry guidelines before entry.  

Awards

Awards for First, Second, and Third Overall Team. Awards for the top 8 finishers in each individual event.

Awards for the top 3 relays in each relay event. Scoring:  10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for all events

Entry Standards

All entries must be submitted electronically.  Details about entries will be sent out at a later date,

Teams may enter all athletes who meet the entry marks, and all may score.  Entry times should be based on current season performance, not lifetime best or predicted marks. 

Only athletes who have achieved the entry standard in 2012 should be entered; those not meeting the mark will not be allowed to compete (if there is an unusual exception for a highly qualified individual please communicate in advance).  Friday’s events are open to all performers, no qualifying standards.  All teams may enter each relay event.

Note that none of the events on Friday night have an entry standard, and each team is allowed to enter a relay in every relay event.  We are also working with DuPont Manual to provide some other non-qualifying events on Saturday for those interested.

An athlete may compete in a maximum of 4 events total between Friday and Saturday.

Entry deadline

Entries should be received by Monday April 23, 2012.  Any entries received after the deadline will be charged an additional $25 fee.  All athletes are assigned a unique competitor number.  There will be a $5 fee for athletes that are not included in the entries that need to be assigned a competitor number on meet day.

Eastern Relays Meet Manager Mike Horan michael.horan@jefferson.kyschools.us

SCHOOL PHONE—(502) 485-8243

ATHLETIC OFFICE—(502) 485-8432