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2008 Willamette Invitational • April 4-5

Meet Information

1500m, Steeplechase, 5K/10K races and Hammer will be on Friday evening.  Time schedule for these events is subject to change.  Revisions will be posted by APRIL 3rd.

ENTRY DEADLINES

MONDAY, March 31st @ 5:00pm.  FINAL SCRATCHES, Wednesday, APRIL 2nd @ NOON.  Please email scratches to Matt McGuirk at mmcguirk@willamette.edu

Entries

  • ALL entries must be done at www.directathletics.com
  • Please enter athletes ONLY in events in which they plan to compete.  This helps us to put people in the proper heat/flight.
  • Athletes may enter no more than TWO running events (not counting relays).
  • Absolutely No Additions and No Day Of Meet Entries.
  • ALL ATHLETES MUST BE COLLEGE AGE OR OLDER.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

Entry Fee

$250.00 per team or $20 per person.  Make checks payable to Willamette University.  Please notify all open/unattached/club athletes of entry procedure.

Field Events

All Hammer weigh-ins will be from 2:00-2:30pm at the Hammer facility at 1850 Oxford SE. All other weigh-ins will take place Saturday at McCulloch Stadium from 9:00-11:00am only.

  • Athletes will have four (4) throws & four (4) horizontal jumps.
  • There will be no finals.
  • Only efforts better than the minumum entry standard will be measured.
    Event Men Women
    Triple Jump 40' 0" 31' 0"
    Long Jump 19' 0" 15' 0"
    Javelin 140' 0" 100' 0"
    Shot Put 38' 0" 31' 0"
    Discus 115' 0" 100' 0"
    Hammer 115' 0" 100' 0"
  • Athletes report directly to field event areas 15 minutes before competition.
  • Starting heights 4'8"/5'10" High Jump and 8'/12' Pole Vault.

Running Events

  • Report to clerking area AT LEAST 30 MINUTES before the event start time.  Athletes who have not checked in to a running event at least 30 minutes prior to the event WILL BE SCRATCHED.  If necessary we will re-seed races at that time. 
  • All races 800m and longer will wear bib numbers.
  • Heats/lane assignments determined by entry (verifiable) times.
  • All athletes must run in their assigned lanes/heats.  ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.

Results/UPDATES

  • Will be posted as they become available.
  • Available on-line at: http://www.willamette.edu/athletics/teams/track_and_field/meet_info/

Hammer Facility/Miscellaneous

  • Report directly to 1850 Oxford SE (behind the Math Learning Center)
  • Dressing and shower facilities are available only in Sparks Center on Willamette's main campus.  Visiting athletes must provide their own towels.  Stadium locker room is off limits to visitors.
  • Training Room/Trainers will be available starting at 3:00pm Fri & 8:30am Sat at McCulloch Stadium.
  • Facility allows 1/4 inch spikes maximum on all track surfaces.  No exceptions!

Minumum Standards

Event Men Women
10,000m 35:00.00 41:00.00
5,000m 17:00.00 20:00.00
3,000m Steeple 10:30.00 13:00.00
1,500m 4:20.00 5:10.00
800m 2:05.00 2:30.00
400m 54.00 1:04.00
200m 24.00 28.50
100m 12.00 14.00
110m/100m H 18.00 19.00
400m H 1:02.00 1:16.00
High Jump 5' 10" 4' 8"
Pole Vault 8' 0" 12' 0"
Triple Jump 40' 0" 31' 0"
Long Jump 19' 0" 15' 0"
Javelin 140' 0" 100' 0"
Shot Put 38' 0" 31' 0"
Discus 115' 0" 100' 0"
Hammer 115' 0" 100' 0"

Friday Event Schedule

3:00 pm Men’s Hammer (Women to follow) at 1850 Oxford SE (Behind the MathLearningCenter)
   
3:00 pm Women's 5000M - C section
3:30 pm Men's 5000M - C section
3:50 pm Women’s 3000M Steeplechase - B section
4:10 pm Men’s 3000M Steeplechase - B section
4:30 pm Women’s 10K Women’s
5:20 pm Men’s 10K Men’s
6:00 pm Women’s 1500M - B section
6:08 pm Men’s 1500M - D section
6:15 pm Men’s 1500m - C section
6:22 pm Men’s 1500m - B section
6:30 pm Women’s 5000M - B section
6:55 pm Men’s 5000M - B section
Charles Bowles Celebration of Distance – Fastest Heats
7:30 pm Women’s 3000M Steeplechase
7:50 pm Men’s 3000M Steeplechase
8:05 pm Women’s 1500M  
8:13 pm Men’s 1500M
8:20 pm Women’s 800M [Invitation Only]
8:25 pm Men’s 800M [Invitation Only]
8:30 pm Women’s 5000M
8:50 pm Men’s 5000M

Saturday Event Schedule

Field Events (4 attempts and no finals in Throws, Long Jump and Triple Jump)

10:00 am Men’s Javelin (Women to follow)
  Men’s Shot Put (Women to follow)
  Women’s High Jump (Men to follow)
  Women’s Pole Vault (Men to follow)
12:00 Noon Men’s Long Jump (Triple Jump to follow)
  Women’s Long Jump (Triple Jump to follow)
12:30 pm Men’s Discus (Women to follow)

Running Event (NOTE: fastest heats run first on Saturday)

12:00 pm Women’s 4 x 100m Relay (2 heats)
12:10 pm Men’s 4 x 100m Relay (2 heats)
12:25 pm 100H (5 heats)
12:55 pm 110H (5 heats)
1:20 pm Women's 400M (3 heats)
1:30 pm Men's 400M (7 heats)
1:55 pm Women's 100M (7 heats)
2:15 pm Men's 100M (7 heats)
2:40 pm Women's 800M (5 heats)
3:05 pm Men's 800M (5 heats)
3:40 pm Women's 400H (4 heats)
3:55 pm Men's 400H (5 heats)
4:25 pm Women's 200M (7 heats)
4:40 pm Men's 200M (8 heats)
5:00 pm Women's 1600M Relay (2 heats)
5:15 pm Men's 1600M Relay (3 heats)