THOMSON INVITATIONAL

                     @University of Delaware

             Delaware Field House, Newark, DE

                  Saturday, January 28, 2012

 

  Please only enter athletes who are collegiate team members.  Events allow unlimited entries

                             as long as they meet the standards listed below.

 

ENTRIES – Please enter your athletes online at DirectAthletics  

                    Click Here for DirectAthletics Registration Page

                    ENTRY DEADLINE - 6:00pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.

 

ENTRY FEE – Entry fee is $350.00 for each gender or $20.00 per athlete. 

                                      Make checks payable to the

                              UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE.

 

CONTRACT – Please return the signed contract ASAP.  You may fax it back to us at 302-831-4058.

 

                                    MINIMUM MEET STANDARDS

 

STANDARDS - We have set standards in the following events.  Do not bring athletes who cannot approach these standards. 

                          With our horizontal runway situation, marginal jumpers are discouraged from entering this competition. 

                      Our boards are 9'(LJ), and 24', 32', and 40'(TJ) from the pit.

 

Please bring only athletes who have met these standards:

                                                 Minimum Measurements

                     MEN          WOMEN                                             MEN              WOMEN

    60m HH          :09.5             :10.3            Long Jump           19'00"           15'00"

    60m Dash       :07.5            :08.5             Triple Jump          38'00"           32'00"

  200m Dash       :24.0             :29.5            Shot Put              40'00"           35'00"

  400m Dash       :53.0           1:04.0            Weight Throw       40'00"           35'00"

  500m Run       1:12.0           1:25.0

  800m Run       2:04.0           2:30.0                              Starting Heights

1000m Run       2:42.0           3:15.0                                       MEN              WOMEN

  Mile Run         4:40.0           5:30.0            Pole Vault            12'03"             8'00"

3000m Run       9:10.0         11:30.0             High Jump             5'08"             4'08"

5000m Run     15:45.0         19:45.0

 

                                                            EVENT SCHEDULE

                        Events will follow one after the other.  The time schedule is only a guide. 

 8:00 a.m. ‑ Arena Opens for Warm‑Ups 

FIELD EVENTS 

  9:30am           WEIGHT THROW – Men, then Women (separate circle)

SHOT PUT  – Women, then Men (separate circle)

POLE VAULT – Women, then Men

LONG JUMP (3 jumps) – Women, then Men

 

10:00am           HIGH JUMP – Women, then Men 

                        TRIPLE JUMP (3 jumps) follows the LONG JUMP – Women, then Men

RUNNING EVENTS 

  9:30am           5000m Run – Women

             5000m Run - Men

10:15am           60m High Hurdles - Women

 60m High Hurdles - Men

10:45am           60m Dash - Women

             60m Dash - Men

11:25am           Mile Run - Women

             Mile Run - Men

12:25pm           400m Dash - Women

                         400m Dash - Men

  1:35pm           500m Run – Women

                         500m Run - Men

  2:05pm           800m Run - Women

                         800m Run - Men 

  2:40pm           1000m Run - Women

                         1000m Run - Men

  3:00pm           200m Run - Women

                         200m Run - Men

  4:10pm           3000m Run - Women

                         3000m Run - Men

  5:10pm           4 x 400m Relay - Women

                         4 x 400m Relay – Men

  6:10pm           4 x 800m Relay – Women

                    4 x 800m Relay - Men

 

      Throwing circles are wooden.

      We will Weigh Implements.

      ¼” spikes should be used in races and jumps.

      The time schedule is dependent on the number of entries.  Whenever possible, we will run ahead of schedule.

      An athlete who is in two events simultaneously should please check in to both events.

      All running events will be run as timed finals.

      We will run all running event heats slow to fast.

      Horizontal jumps will get three attempts with no finals.

      Please enter your athletes with the current seeding performances.

      Officiating will be provided by the Delaware Sports Club, a USATF certified group.

      Awards will be presented to the over-all top three places in each event.

      Please wear official team uniforms.

      A trainer will be available throughout the meet.  If you have specific needs for treatment, contact Joan Couch (302-831-2255) or jmcouch@udel.edu.

 

      There will be no concession stand.  We are sorry!

 

***  Due to our crowded conditions, please instruct your athletes to remain in the stands

         when not competing or warming up. 

 

        Warm-ups should be done outside the main arena when possible and on the straightaway

        opposite the sprints and hurdles. 

  200 Meter Dash

  200 meter Dash will be contested on a Declaration Basis.

  All Competitors will need to check in and declare their intent to compete.

  Check-in will occur at the start of the 800m Run.  If your Runners don’t check-in, they will be scratched. 

  After all Runners have Checked-in, the 200m will be seeded and Heat Sheets will be posted.

 

DIRECTIONS:

Take exit #1 of I-95 (Rt. 896 which is South College Avenue).  Follow Rt. 896 north one mile to the indoor facility in the Delaware Field House.   

RESTAURANTS:

Boston Market - Rt. 896                                  Malin’s Deli – Rt. 896

Domino's – Newark                                         McDonalds - Rt. 896

Friendly’s - Rt. 896                                          Subway - Newark

Grotto's Pizza – Newark                                   TGI Friday’s – Rt. 896

Klondike Kate's – Newark

 

CONTACTS:

 

MEN Jim Fischer, Men's Track & Field                       WOMEN Wendy McFarlane, Women's Track & Field

        Delaware Field House                                                 Delaware Field House

University of Delaware                                                University of Delaware

Newark, DE  19716                                                     Newark, DE  19716

w – 302‑831‑8846                                                      w – 302‑831‑8738

f – 302-831-4058                                                        f – 302-831-4058

c – 302-530-4475                                                       c – 302-354-1884