Saraland Invitational 2023

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Meet Director: Matt Dearmon

Saraland High School

1115 Industrial Parkway, Saraland AL. 36571

251-680-7790 (cell) 

Email: jdearmon10@gmal.com

Admission: $10 Please see attached link at bottom for GoFan instructions.

Timing: FAT timing - Port City Timing-Kevin Jones

Entry Fee: $300 per school ($150 for each gender team); Make all checks payable to Saraland High School. Please bring a check with you to the meet. A receipt will be included in your team packet. All fees will be used to pay officials, get meet supplies, ribbons and team trophies. 

Online Entries: All entries must be submitted online at al.milesplit.us 

Entry deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 11:00pm CDT 

Entrants: There are 4 entries allowed per school per event for each gender and 2 entries allowed per school per relay for each gender. Athletes are not allowed to compete in more than 4 events total (including relays)

Event Scoring: Open events (Max 4 athletes/school score): 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Relay events (Max 2 Relay/school scores): 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Only 3 athletes and 1 relay team per school will be scored. Top 3 per event will receive ribbons.

Field Event Standards:

-Athletes in the horizontal jumps will receive 3 attempts. NO FINALS. 

-All throws will be completed 2 and then 1 to expedite the competition. Furthest throw in the first two throws, given both are legal, will be measured. NO FINALS. SARALAND HIGH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL SHOT PUTS. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN!!! FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN DISCS AND JAVELINS. THEY WILL BE INSPECTED AT THE EVENT BY THE EVENT OFFICIAL/MEET MANAGEMENT

-The High Jump bar will move at 2in increments. (Opening Height: Girls 4'0" Boys 5'0")

-Pole Vault bar will move at 6in increments. (Opening Height: Girls 6'0" Boys 7'0")

Parking: All buses are asked to drop off their athletes and equipment at the gate and then park your bus on the north side of the campus in the grass area near Walmart

TeamTents: may be set up on the band field that overlooks the track. The check in area will be near the timers tent at the finish line. Restrooms are located behind the concession stand.

Spikes: 1/4 pyramid spikes only 

Concessions: Concessions will be sold. (Drinks and Snacks in Concession Stand) 

Coaching Boxes: When coaching at a field event, all coaches must be inside of the coaching box. 

Inaugural Saraland Invitational 2023: Schedule of Events 

Coaches meeting: 8:45 am at the finish line.

FIELD EVENTS 

Field Events #1 (Warm-up begins as early as 8:30 AM - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Will try and start the event at 9 am)

Pole Vault (Boys first then Girls - max 4 entries per gender per division per school)

Shot Put (Boys first then Girls - max 4 entries per gender per division per school)

Discus (Girls first then Boys - max 4 entries per gender per division per school)

Field Events #2 (Warm-up begins at 11:45AM - official or head coach must be present at event) 

Triple Jump (Girls in East Pit & Boys in West Pit - max 4 entries per gender per division per school) 

RUNNING EVENTS: Athletes will compete in flights based on seeded time. Girls will always go first followed by boys. All races will be run as finals. 

9:00 AM  

4x800 Relay

100/110m Hurdles

100m Dash

1600m Run

4x100m Relay

400m Dash

3200

300m Hurdles

800m Run

200m Dash

4x100m Throwers Relay (1 Team per school) (Non-Scoring Event)

4x400m Relay

All tickets for the event will be sold through Gofan.co.  The link for the event is:

https://gofan.co/app/events/910737?schoolId=AL27314

Please inform parents not to purchase tickets until at least the night before to make sure the weather allows us to compete.  If the event is rescheduled, the tickets will still be good if purchased for the original date.