Saraland Invitational 2025

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. We will also accept cash at the gate

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. 

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

Entry deadline: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:00pm CDT 

Entrants: There are 3 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 3 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. All 3 athletes in open events and 1 relay team per school will be scored. Top 3 per event will receive medals.

Field Event Standards:

-Athletes in the horizontal jumps will receive 3 attempts. Th first legal jump will be measured. The final 2 jumps must meet the minimum to be measured. NO FINALS. 

-All throws will be completed 1 and then 2 to expedite the competition. The first throw, given it is legal, will be measured. The final two throws must meet the minimum to be measured and we will measure only the longest of the final two throws. 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

EVENT                BOYS            GIRLS

SHOT PUT            38'                27'

DISCUS                100'               75'

JAVELIN               100'              75' 

LONG JUMP           18'               14'

TRIPLE JUMP        38'               27'

HIGH JUMP            4'0"            5'0"

POLE VAULT            7'0"            6'0"

*STANDARDS MAY BE ADJUSTED BEFORE THE MEET

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. 

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

Saraland Invitational 2024: Schedule of Events 

Coaches meeting: 3:45 pm at the finish line.

FIELD EVENTS 

Field Events #1 (Warm-up begins as early as 3:30 PM - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Will try and start the event at 4pm)

Pole Vault (Girls first then Boys - max 3 entries per gender per division per school)

Shot Put (Boys first then Girls - max 3 entries per gender per division per school)

                    Shot Put will be contested in two pits. Athletes will be divided based on seeding

Javelin (Boys first then Girls - max 3 entries per gender per division per school)

Field Events #2 (Warm-up begins at 5:45PM - official or head coach must be present at event) 

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. 

4:00 PM  (Rolling Schedule)

4x800 Relay

100/110m Hurdles

100m Dash

1600m Run

4x100m Relay

400m Dash

800

300m Hurdles

200m Dash

3200m Run

4x400m Relay

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

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.