2006 Valley United Annual Invitational

Date: April 29 & 30

Location: Birmingham High School

Start Time: 8:30 AM Saturday and Sunday for Running Events (scroll down page for Field Event start times).

Entry Fees: $5.00 Entry fees will be handled through each individual club. Proceeds from the competition will go toward supporting the "Valley United Striders All Star Team." This team participates in post season competition up through national Junior Olympics in June through late July/early August, and provides excellent competitive opportunities for many of our Valley Conference athletes. For more information, please see website at: www.valleyunitedstriders.com .

The Invitationals competition is only open to Valley Youth Conference athletes, Bantam, Midget, Youth and Intermediates (no Gremlin).

Event limits: An athlete may participate in up to 2 individual events plus 1 relay, or 1 individual event plus 2 relays. Strictly enforced (DQ all events participated in if limits are exceeded).  Update as of 4-26-06, Intermediates may do up to 3 individual events (3 total).

All Valley Conference athletes, Bantam and older, are invited to come out and participate in two days of fun competition.

Event Contact: Gerald Hood email ghood187@aol.com or 323-974-8093

Running Event Schedule
Saturday, April 29, 8:30 am

3000m Final (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

80/100m Hurdles Semi-Finals (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)*

Presentation to the 2005 Valley United Striders national medallist

100m Semi-Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)*

800m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

4x100m Semi-Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)*

200m Timed Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

*Any Saturday Semi-Final event which have 8 or fewer participants will be run as Finals

Sunday, April 30, 8:30 am

1500m Final (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

80/100m Hurdles Finals (MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

4x100m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

400m Timed Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

100m Finals (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

4x400m Relay Final (BG, BB, MG, MB, YG, YB, IG, IB)

Field event schedule for Saturday

Long Jump:

Timed Open Pit Format (Athlete may start the event between hours indicated)

Competitors must begin event within the following times:

8:30 am – 10:30 am

BB – Pit 1, MG – Pit 2

11:00 am – 1:00 pm

MB – Pit 1, BG – Pit 2

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

YB – Pit 1, YG - Pit 2

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
IB – Pit 1, IG – Pit 2

Shot Put

Timed Open Pit Format (Athlete may start the event between hours indicated)

Competitors must begin event within the following times:

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Youth and Intermediate, Girls & Boys

11: 00 am – 2:00 pm

Bantam, Girls & Boys

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Midget, Girls & Boys

High Jump

8:45 am Start Event will be run in following order: (Regular meet format, ie when BG are done BB start)

(BG, BB, MG, MB)

Field event Schedule for Sunday

High Jump

8:45 am Start Event will be run in following order: (Regular meet format, ie when IG are done IB start)
(IG, IB, YG, YB)

(For more information visit our web-site www.valleyunitedstriders.com)