Meet Information
Festus McCullough-Douglass Invitational 2019
Coaches and Athletic Directors:
Thank you for choosing to participate in the 2019 McCullough-Douglass Invitational. While we have given this meet a new name, we hope to continue providing a quality invitational for your athletes to compete. Please note that this meet spans two days. Friday, March 22 will have two distance relays and a 5000m race. Saturday will follow a more traditional invitational schedule. Also of note: our Janis Williams Invitational (middle school) will be running on Friday evening. See the schedule below for any further details.
McCullough-Douglass Invitational
Date: March 22 & 23, 2019
Where: Tiger Stadium @ Festus R-6 Campus
Admission: Athletes and Coaches are free. Athletes and Coaches are free. All spectators will be charged $1 admission with the proceeds being forwarded to the Alzheimer's Association.
Field events start at 9:00 am and running events will start at 10:30 am.
A brief coaches meeting will begin at 8:15 am in the storage garage near the finish line. You will be allowed to make only scratches at this time, no additions.
Awards: Top 3 finishers in each individual event and top 3 relay teams will receive a tee shirt. Tee shirts MUST be picked up at the storage shed near the finish line on the day of the meet, prior to leaving. We will not send them through the mail. We will, as always, have a variety of colors and sizes. There will be plaques given to the 1st place team in each division (Men and Women's).
Entries/Timing. Teams will be allowed to enter 2 athletes and 2 relays per event. All entries must be entered on Momilesplit.com by March 20 at 9:00 pm. Timing will be done by Championship Timing.
Scoring: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
Surface: 8 Lane rubberized track. We allow 3/16" spikes on the track. Please ensure that your athletes are using these prior to competition. Absolutely no tape on the Track or Turf.
Seeding: Heats/Flights will be seeded by time and distances entered.
Field Events: There will be a minimum throw line (shot, disc, javelin) and a minimum jump line (long, triple) to help expedite these events. All competitors will have one measured mark in each event.
** Throwing area is not at the track. It is located behind our High School, within walking distance of the track.
** Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin events will have 4 attempts for each athlete.
Entry Fees: The entry fee will be $150.00 per girls team and $150 per boys team. $300 for both divisions.
Any questions please contact:
Festus Athletic Director Eric Allen
P: (636)937-5946
E: alleneric@festusedu.com
Head Girls Track Coach, Wes Armbruster
P:(573)576-6505E: armbrusterwesley@festusedu.com
Miscellaneous: There are bathrooms available. We DO NOT have locker rooms available at the track for athletes. Please plan accordingly.
Tiger Stadium has undergone a very nice renovation. Please instruct your athletes to NOT wear their spikes into the new bleachers.
There will be a concession stand available.
We will designate areas for tents. These areas are first come first served. We appreciate your cooperation.
ONLY COACHES AND PARTICIPATING ATHLETES ON THE
FIELD AND AROUND THE COMPETING AREAS. Parents, fans, friends, etc will not be
allowed down on infield, around the pole vault, jumps, or throwing areas. There
are observation areas for both the throws and the horizontal jumps. Vertical
Jumps will have to be watched from the stands by fans.
McCullough-Douglass Invitational:
Friday, March 22nd, 2019 Janis Williams (MIDDLE SCHOOL) Invitational *
Running Events start at 3:30 with a rolling schedule. All events will be girls followed by boys.
McCullough-Douglass 4x1600 meter relay (boys & girls together)
4x800m relay*
100m Hurdles*
100m Dash*
4x200m relay*
1600m run*
Open 1200*
4x100m relay*
400m Dash*
McCullough-Douglass Distance Medley Relay (may run boys and girls together)
800m run*
200m Dash*
Sprint Medley Relay (limit 2 per school)*
4x400m Relay*
McCullough-Douglass 5000m Run (boys and girls together)
Saturday Schedule:
Saturday (Running Events start at 10:30)
4x800m Relay
100m/110m Hurdles
100m Dash
4x200m Relay
1600m Run
4x100m Relay
400m Dash
300m Hurdles
800m Run
200m Dash
3200m Run
4x400m Relay
Field Events (start at 9:00)
Boys Javelin followed by Girls
Girls discus followed by Boys
Boys shot put followed by Girls
Boys pole vault followed by Girls
Girls high jump followed by Boys
Horizontal jumps will run simultaneously