YSU College Invitational Presented by Southwoods Health Meet Information
12/20/2024 11:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Youngstown State University College Indoor Track & Field Invitational Presented by Southwoods Health Meet Information
Friday | January 17, 2025
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 14 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
Entry's will open up on Direct Athletics on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7pm.
Please visit the Direct Athletics website at your earliest convenience in order to familiarize yourself with how the entry process works.
Also, please limit Eight 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 always try to help to accommodate all entry's.
**Note: Please check YSUsports.com after the entry deadline for changes or adjustments to the meet time schedule!
Internet Entry Lists: Final entry lists will be posted on our website, YSUsports.com on Thursday, January 16. Please check to make sure your athletes are entered correctly. If there are mistakes or scratches, please email bdgorby@ysu.edu & ysutrackmeets@gmail.com.
Entry Fees: $ 500 per each team, men or women separate, consisting of 10 or more individuals in unlimited events are paid online, when you complete Entry's on Direct Athletics or $25 per individual event entry & paid online at Direct Athletics as well.
ENTRY FEES
$ 25 per ENTRY (i.e. 2 events entered would be $ 50) 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.
Schedule of Events and Time Schedule
All Field Events begin at 12:00 PM, Running Events begin at 12:00 PM
-Men's Weight Throw--Women to follow
-Women's Shot Put--Men to follow
-Women's Pole Vault--Men to follow
-Women's High Jump--Men to follow
-Men (West Pit) and Women (East Pit) Long Jump--Triple Jump following completion of LJ - see note above.
**Finals in field events will consist of the top nine marks from the qualifying rounds.**
Order of Running Events -- Rolling Time Schedule
Women 5000M
Women/Men 60M Qualifying Round
Men 5000M
Men/Women's 60M Hurdles (PRELIMS)
Women/Men 60M Dash (PRELIMS)
Women/Men Mile Run
Women/Men 400M
Women/Men 60M Hurdles (FINALS)
Women/Men 60M Dash (FINALS)
Women/Men 800m
Women/Men 200M Dash
Women/Men 3000M Run
Women/Men 4X400M Relay (Seeded at race time)
