Youngstown State University Mid Major Invitational Information

Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28

Meet: Open NCAA sanctioned Indoor Track & Field Competition

Timing: Fully automatic FinishLynx system

Location: The Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) on the YSU campus. The WATTS features a full-length Shaw Sportexe Power Blade HP+ synthetic turf system football field, a 300-meter state-of-the-art mondo track surface, two long-jump pits, a high-jump pit, four batting cages, protective netting, a training room and locker rooms.

GPS address: 651 Elm St. | Youngstown, OH 44555

Entry's: Entry's are due by Tuesday, January 24 by 7 p.m., consisting of event entries with best marks from the previous year or realistic projected marks. All entries will be done on-line at www.directathletics.com.

Please visit the Direct Athletics website at your earliest convenience in order to familiarize yourself with how the entry process works. 

Also, please limit FIVE athletes per event. If you have an event with more than five quality athletes, please text Brian Gorby at (330) 519-7591 to get permission to email additional entries to bdgorby@ysu.edu. We'll let you know if able to accommodate additional Entry's.

**Note: Please check YSUsports.com after the entry deadline for changes or adjustments to the meet time schedule!

Entry Limitations: Due to time limitations, we have been required to put restrictions on the horizontal jumps. Please adhere to the following entry limitations:

Men Long Jump: 20-6 | Women Long Jump: 15-10

Men Triple Jump: 40-0 | Women Triple Jump: 30-0

Internet Entry Lists: Final entry lists will be posted on our website, YSUsports.com on Thursday, January 26. Please check to make sure your athletes are entered correctly. If there are mistakes or scratches, please email bdgorby@ysu.edu & ysutrackmeets@gmail.com. 

Team Entry Fees: $350 per each team, men or women, consisting of 10 or-more individuals in unlimited events are paid online, when you complete Entry's on Direct Athletics, or $12 per individual event entry & paid online at Direct Athletics as well. 

Individual & Relay Entry Fees 

$12 per ENTRY (i.e. 2 events entered would be $ 24). Entry fees must be paid in advance online when you enter on DirectAthletics (all major credit and debit cards accepted). Relay Entry's $7 per runner for a total of $28 per relay team.

Refund Policy

We understand that these are uncertain times.  As such, please rest assured that any entry fees (and processing fees) paid on DirectAthletics are 100% refundable in the unlikely event we have to cancel a meet. However, outside of meet cancellation, there is a strict NO REFUND policy on entry fees.  Absolutely no refunds will be processed due to scratches, change of plans, inability to travel, illness, injuries, etc. No day of Meet Entry. 

Spikes: ONLY 1/4 inch or shorter pyramid spikes will be allowed and all spikes will be checked prior to events. NO pin or needle spikes, spike elements, or any other type of spike will be allowed.

High Jump: All high jump competitions will be conducted on the Mondo surface.

Sections/Heats/Flights: Flights will be seeded by distance with best marks in the latest sections/flights. Finals in field events will consist of the top nine marks from the qualifying rounds. There will be prelims and finals in the 60 and 60h. All other races will be run as sections against time with the fastest heats being run first.

Implement Weigh-In: 30 minutes prior to event at the Throws area.

January 27 Schedule

1 p.m. - Weight Throw (Women, Men to Follow)
1:30 p.m. - Women's Pentathlon begins (800M Run @ 7:45/8pm)
2 p.m. - Long Jump (Women, Men to Follow)
3 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault
3:45 p.m. - Men's Heptathlon
4 p.m. - Running Events - 5,000M, 500M, 1,000M, DMR
7 p.m. - Garage Strength Discus Comp after the Men's Weight Final

January 28 Schedule

8:10 a.m. - Guy's Mile Run (if other runs are needed, 8:20 and 8:30)
9:30 a.m. - Men's Heptathlon
9:30 a.m. - Shot Put (Men, Women to follow)
9:30 a.m. - Triple Jump (Men, Women to Follow)
9:45 a.m. - High Jump (following the Men's CE 60M Hurdles) (Women, Men to Follow)
9:45 a.m. - Running Events - Mile Run, 400M, 60M H, 60M D, 800M, 200M, 3,000M and 4x400 Relay 
12:30 p.m. - After the Men's CE, Men's Pole Vault