Oregon Invitational Meet Info & Revised Schedule
** Note a revised meet schedule and start list was attached on Wed., April 19 at 4:30 pm. See the ARTICLE LINKS box to the right for a PDF file. **
Attached is the meet information packet for the Oregon Invitational to be held at historic Hayward Field on April 21-22.
The meet will feature an opportunity for collegiate and post-collegiate athletes to achieve top performances in front of an electrifying crowd at Hayward Field.
Entries for the Oregon Invitational will take place at www.DirectAthletics.com beginning on March 15.
Distance Carnival: Friday, April 21
Held in the evening on a well-lit track, these races will be established to help athletes achieve IAAF, USA, and NCAA Division I qualifying standards. Sections will be arranged according to ability in order to maximize performances.
Events: 1500m, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, 10,000m for men and women
High Performance Schedule: Saturday, April 22
A two-hour high performance schedule for track races up to 800m and field events will be held on Saturday afternoon. Additional sections of those events will be held prior to the high performance window.
MEET INFORMATION
Oregon Invitational
Friday?Saturday | April 21?22, 2006
Entry Deadline
All entries are due by Friday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Entry Procedure
All entries must be completed online with Direct Athletics at www.directathletics.com. Entries will not be accepted by telephone, fax, or e-mail. You may not enter more than 3 athletes per event. If you do not already have an account with Direct Athletics you will need to create one prior to entering the meet by visiting www.directathletics.com, clicking the “New Users Click Here” button, and then following the instructions.
Open / Club Entries
Open, club, and unattached entrants must first contact the meet director, Michael Reilly, at mfreilly@uoregon.edu in order to obtain a password for Direct Athletics for this meet. A limited number of open, club, and unattached entries will be accepted to enhance the fields for the meet. Acceptance into the meet is not guaranteed.
Entry Fees
Fees are $20 per athlete entered and $20 per relay team entered. The maximum entry fee for a team is $300 per team, per gender (i.e. $300 for women, $300 for men). Please make checks payable to Oregon Track and Field. Payment is due at packet pick-up.
Field Sizes
We will accept entries so as not to exceed the desired field sizes listed on the attached schedule of events. Preference will be given to NCAA Division I institutions. Meet management reserves the right to select which entries are accepted in all events. A limited number of open, club, and unattached entries will be accepted to enhance the fields for the meet.
Accepted Entries
All accepted entries will be posted on goducks.com by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.
Meet Schedule
A final time schedule will be posted on goducks.com by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18.
Scratches Please contact the meet director, Michael Reilly (mfreilly@uoregon.edu or fax 541-346-5243) with ALL scratches as soon as you know them.
Packets
Coaches and athletes may pick up packets at the Bowerman Building (located on 15th Street at the northwest corner of the track) on Friday from 4:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Implement Inspection
Implement inspection will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday at the southeast corner of Hayward Field. All implements must be inspected at least one hour before the start of the event.
Training Room
Athletic trainers will be present in the Bowerman Building. Requests for use of training modalities must be made to Clay Jamieson at 541-346-2258.
Spikes
Spikes must not exceed 1/4". High jumpers and javelin throwers may use 3/8" spikes (in the heel only, if necessary).
Lodging
Please visit www.cvalco.org for a listing of hotels in Eugene.
Questions
Please direct all questions to the meet director, Michael Reilly (mfreilly@uoregon.edu, 541-346-5914).
REVISED MEET SCHEDULE
* Updated on April 20 at 1:30 p.m.
Decathlon REVISED Schedule of Events
Day #1 | Thursday | April 20, 2006
12:15 PM 100 Meters Decathlon
1:00 PM Long Jump Decathlon
2:00 PM Shot Put Decathlon
3:00 PM High Jump Decathlon
5:10 PM 400 Meters Decathlon
Day #2 | Friday | April 21, 2006
12:15 PM 110 Meter Hurdles Decathlon
1:00 PM Discus Decathlon
2:10 PM Pole Vault (2 pits) Decathlon
3:40 PM Javelin Decathlon
4:50 PM 1500 Meters Decathlon
REVISED Schedule of Events
Friday | April 21, 2006
Field Events
5:00 p.m. Hammer Men B section
6:00 p.m. Long Jump Women
6:05 p.m. Triple Jump Men
6:10 p.m. Javelin Women
6:20 p.m. High Jump Men
6:30 p.m. Hammer Men
7:50 p.m. Javelin Men
Track Events
6:10 p.m. 5,000 Meters Women Section B
6:30 p.m. 5,000 Meters Men Section C
6:50 p.m. High School - XO Elite 2 Mile Boys
7:05 p.m. 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Men Section C
3,000 Meter Steeplechase Men Section B
7:30 p.m. 1,500 Meters Men
NOTE: we will run 3 heats from slowest to fastest in the men’s 1500m.
7:50 p.m. 1,500 Meters Women
NOTE: we will run 3 heats from slowest to fastest in the women’s 1500m.
8:10 p.m. 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Men Section A
8:25 p.m. 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Women
8:40 p.m. 5,000 Meters Women Section A
9:00 p.m. 5,000 Meters Men Section A
9:20 p.m. 5,000 Meters Men Section B
9:35 p.m. 10,000 Meters Men
10:10 p.m. 10,000 Meters Women
REVISED Schedule of Events
Saturday | April 22, 2006
B Sections
Track Events
10:00 a.m. 100 Meter Hurdles Women B section
10:05 a.m. 400 Meters Women B section
10:15 a.m. 400 Meters Men B section
10:25 a.m. 100 Meters Women B section
10:32 a.m. 100 Meters Men B section
10:40 a.m. 800 Meters Women B section
10:47 a.m. 800 Meters Men B section
11:00 a.m. 1500 Meters Women B section
11:15 a.m. 1500 Meters Men B section
11:30 a.m. 200 Meters Women B section
11:40 a.m. 200 Meters Men B section
11:50 a.m. 400 Meter Hurdles Women B section
11:57 a.m. 400 Meter Hurdles Men B section
Field Events
10:00 a.m. Shot Put Men B section
10:00 a.m. Discus Women B section
10:00 a.m. Javelin Men B section
10:00 a.m. Long Jump Men B section
10:00 a.m. Long Jump Women B section
11:15 a.m. Shot Put Women B section
11:15 a.m. Discus Men B section
11:15 a.m. Javelin Women B section
11:15 a.m. Triple Jump Men B section
11:15 a.m. Triple Jump Women B section
1:10 p.m. Hammer Women B section
REVISED Schedule of Events
Saturday | April 22, 2006
High Performance Schedule
1:50 p.m. National Anthem
2:00 p.m. Valley River Inn Invitational Pole Vault Men
2:05 p.m. Discus Men
2:10 p.m. 400 Meter Hurdles Women
2:20 p.m. 400 Meter Hurdles Men
2:25 p.m. Shot Put Women
2:30 p.m. Long Jump Men
2:30 p.m. 4 x 100 Meter Relay Women
2:35 p.m. Hammer Women
2:40 p.m. 4 x 100 Meter Relay Men
2:45 p.m. Pole Vault Women
2:50 p.m. 400 Meters Women
3:00 p.m. 400 Meters Men
3:10 p.m. 100 Meters Women
3:20 p.m. 100 Meters Men
3:25 p.m. Triple Jump Women
3:27 p.m. High Jump Women
3:30 p.m. 800 Meters Women
3:40 p.m. 800 Meters Men
3:55 p.m. 100 Meter Hurdles Women
3:57 p.m. Discus Women
4:00 p.m. Pole Vault Men
4:02 p.m. Shot Put Men
4:05 p.m. Valley River Inn 110 Meter Hurdles Men
4:15 p.m. 200 Meters Women
4:25 p.m. 200 Meters Men
4:35 p.m. XO Elite Mile Girls
4:42 p.m. XO Elite Mile Boys
4:50 p.m. Bill McChesney Jr. Memorial Mile Men
4:57 p.m. XO Elite 4 x 400 Meter Relay Girls
5:05 p.m. XO Elite 4 x 400 Meter Relay Boys
5:12 p.m. 4 x 400 Meter Relay Women
5:25 p.m. 4 x 400 Meter Relay Men
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