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2009 Willamette Invitational • April 3-4

Meet Information

1500m, Steeplechase, 5K, 10K races, Hammer and Pole Vault (new raised runway located inside the track) will be contested on Friday evening.  Time schedule for these events is subject to change.  Revisions will be posted by APRIL 2nd.

ENTRY DEADLINES

MONDAY, March 30th @ 5:00pm.  FINAL SCRATCHES, Wednesday, APRIL 1st @ NOON.  Please email scratches to Matt McGuirk at mmcguirk@willamette.edu

Entry Requirements

  • ALL ATHLETES MUST BE COLLEGE AGE OR OLDER.  NO EXCEPTIONS.
  • ALL entries must be done at www.directathletics.com
  • ALL club and unattached athletes not competing for a 2 or 4 year school must pay online at www.directathletics.com   BEFORE the entry deadline.  NO EXCEPTIONS!
  • Entry marks must be valid marks achieved during the 2008 or 2009 calendar year
  • Meet managment reserves the right to allow an athlete entry into an event without a current mark provided they have a comparable mark in a similar event.
  • Not all entries are guaranteed. Check website Wednesday April 1st for accepted entries.

Team Entry Fee (2 or 4 year Colleges & Universities ONLY):

Fees are $20 per college athlete accepted and $20 per college relay team accepted.  The maximum entry fee for a team is $200 per team, per gender (i.e. $200 for women, $200 for men).  Entry fees will be calculated based on the number of accepted entries, not the number of athletes that ultimately compete.  Make checks payable to Willamette University.  Late Team Entries will be considered for an additional fee of $100 per team per gender. Teams can pay entry fee at packet pickup.

Open/Club/Unattached Entry Fee: 

$20 per accepted athlete and $20 per accepted relay.  Fees must be paid at www.directathletics.com BEFORE the entry deadline.  College coaches please make sure that your unattached athletes follow this procedure.  There will be no late individual entries and no refunds for no shows.

Field Events

All Hammer weigh-ins will be from 12:45-1:45pm at McCulloch Stadium. 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.  No finals.
  • Only efforts better than the minimum entry standard will be measured.
Event Men Women
Triple Jump 40' 0" 32' 0"
Long Jump 20' 0" 15' 0"
Javelin 160' 0" 100' 0"
Shot Put 38' 0" 31' 0"
Discus 120' 0" 100' 0"
Hammer 120' 0" 100' 0"
  • Athletes report directly to field event areas no later than 30 minutes before competition.
  • Starting heights:  4'8"/5'10" High Jump and 9’0”/12' 6” Pole Vault.

Running Events

  • Report to clerking area at the NE corner of the track shed 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. 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/live/

Hammer Facility/Miscellaneous

  • 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 1:30pm 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 34:00.00 41:00.00
5,000m 16:30.00 20:00.00
3,000m Steeple 10:30.00 12:45.00
1,500m 4:20.00 5:10.00
800m 2:05.00 2:30.00
400m 53.00 1:04.00
200m 23.75 28.00
100m 11.75 13.75
110m/100m H 17.50 18.00
400m H 1:02.00 1:12.00
High Jump 5' 10" 4' 8"
Pole Vault 12' 6" 9' 0"
Triple Jump 40' 0" 32' 0"
Long Jump 20' 0" 15' 0"
Javelin 160' 0" 100' 0"
Shot Put 38' 0" 31' 0"
Discus 120' 0" 100' 0"
Hammer 120' 0" 100' 0"

Friday Event Schedule (final time schedule)

3:00 pm Men’s Hammer (Women to follow) at 1850 Oxford SE (Behind the MathLearningCenter)
  Women's Pole Vault (Men to follow)
   
4:00 Men’s 3000M Steeplechase - B section
4:15 Women’s 10K Women’s
5:05 Men’s 10K Men’s
5:50 Women’s 1500M - B section
6:10 Men’s 1500M - D section
6:20 Men’s 1500m - C section
6:30 Men’s 1500m - B section
6:40 Women’s 5000M - B section
7:05 Men’s 5000M - B section
Charles Bowles Celebration of Distance – Fastest Heats
7:30 Women’s 3000M Steeplechase
7:50 Men’s 3000M Steeplechase
8:05 Women’s 1500M  
8:13 Men’s 1500M
8:20 Women’s 5000M
8:45 Men’s 5000M

Saturday Event Schedule (final time schedule will be based on entries)

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)
  Men’s Long Jump (Triple Jump to follow)
  Women’s Long Jump (Triple Jump to follow)
  Women’s Discus (Men 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)
2:25 pm Women's 100H (4 heats)
2:55 pm Men's 110H (5 heats)
1:20 pm Women's 400M (3 heats)
1:30 pm Men's 400M (5 heats)
1:50 pm Women's 100M (4 heats)
2:00 pm Men's 100M (5 heats)
2:20 pm Women's 800M (5 heats)
2:45 pm Men's 800M (8 heats)
3:25 pm Women's 400H (3 heats)
3:45 pm Men's 400H (4 heats)
4:05 pm Women's 200M (4 heats)
4:20 pm Men's 200M (6 heats)
4:40 pm Women's 1600M Relay (2 heats)
4:55 pm Men's 1600M Relay (3 heats)