Shoreline Invitational Track Meet Saturday, May 1

From the Shoreline Schools Athletics Department

The 23rd Annual Shoreline Track and Field Invitational is Saturday, May 1, 12 noon at the Shoreline Stadium on NE 185th between 1st and 5th NE.

Take Your Marks: Shoreline Stadium will host many of the best boys’ track and field teams and individuals from around the state in the 23rd Annual Shoreline Invitational scheduled for Saturday, May 1. Field events are scheduled to begin at 12 noon, while the first running event is slated for 1 p.m. Eighty teams and over 1,000 entries are expected in the biggest all-boys invitational in the Northwest.

More than the 23rd: Although it is marked as the 23rd annual meet, the Shoreline Invitational has been in existence for more than 30 years. The meet first began in 1972 and continued through the late 1970’s. With the closing of Shoreline High School, the meet closed as well. In 1985, the meet started up again under the name Thunderbird Invitational, and barring a few missed years, it has been going strong since. The name was changed back to Shoreline Invitational in 1994, with both Shoreline high schools (Shorecrest and Shorewood) supporting the meet.

Ticket Prices: Adults $7

Students W/ASB $5

Seniors and Children $4

You Pick ‘em: It is not too difficult to find some key outstanding individuals that will compete on Saturday. Picking the team favorite might be a bit more challenging. A number of teams will have a chance at top honors, which include, but may not be limited to: Auburn Riverside, Eisenhower, Enumclaw, Foster, North Central, Skyline, Tahoma or Wenatchee. It truly could be any team’s meet, as many teams have the potential of placing multiple athletes in the same event. Last year North Central defeated runner-up Todd Beamer and third-place team finisher Kentwood for top honors. All of last year’s top ten teams return (North Central, Todd Beamer, Kentwood, Renton, Federal Way, Inglemoor, A.C. Davis, Kentlake, Hazen and Auburn Riverside).

State’s Best Enter Here: Of the 17 events that exist on the athletic.net state leader board, six of the state leaders will be in attendance. Hot events to keep an eye on are the 300 Hurdles and 4x100 relay that includes five of the state’s top 10; four events have four of the state’s top 10 in attendance (110H, 800, 1600, 4x400 Relay) and four events have three of the state’s top 10 (long jump, high jump, shot put, javelin). In addition, the meet includes a few non-traditional events (Distance Medley, Sprint Medley), and adds its own flavor as the only meet in the area with a scored Frosh/Soph 1,600 meter run. State leaders entered for Saturday’s meet are marked on the next page.

Top Entrants Submitted By Coaches

Event..........Name................ School Mark............. State Rank

100 Meters Trenton Pinson Federal Way 10.93 3 200 Meters Markeen Adams West Seattle 22.14 7

400 Meter Dash Jacob Sealby Wenatchee 48.20 2

800 Meters Justin Ximmerman Joel Ferris 1:52.58 2

1600 Meters Kenny Krotzer Auburn Riverside 4:14.04 2

Frosh/Soph 1600 Danny Lunder Kentwood 4:26.83 Not in Top 10

3200 Meters Drew O’Donoghue-McDonald Seattle Prep 9:04.62 2

110 Hurdles Rashaun Johnson Foster 14.51 2

300 Hurdles Rashaun Johnson Foster 38.05 1

400 Meter Relay Federal Way 42.49 2

1600 Meter Relay Federal Way 3:22.28 1

Distance Medley Garfield 10:40 NR

Sprint Medley Everett 1:32.0 NR

Pole Vault Marcus Schooley A.C. Davis 14-7 3

Javelin Derek Eager Tahoma 229-5 1

Discus Derek Eager Tahoma 182-9 1

Shot Put Kjelby Oiland Joel Ferris 57-4.75 3

Long Jump Jordan Brown Shorecrest 22-11.75 4

Triple Jump Kasen Williams Skyline 48-0 1

High Jump Kasen Williams Skyline 6-11 1

Meet Schedule: Time...... Event........ Flights/Heats

• 12:00 Javelin 52 Entrants-7 Flights
• 12:00 Pole Vault 46 entrants
• 12:00 Long Jump 62 Entrants-8 Flights
• 12:00 Discus 63 Entrants-8 Flights
• 1:00 110 Hurdle Prelims 57 Entrants-8 Heats
• 1:20 100 Meter Prelims 59 Entrants-8 Heats
• 1:40 Distance Medley 33 Teams-2 Heats
• 2:20 200 Meter Prelim 60 Entrants-8 Heats
• 2:30 High Jump 48 Entrants
• 3:00 Shot Put 64 Entrants-8 Flights
• 3:00 Triple Jump 57 Entrants-8 Flights
• 3:00 Sprint Medley 32 Teams-4 Heats
• 3:35 3200 Meters (sec. 2) 41 entrants over 10:01
• 4:00 Meet Dedication Ceremony
• 4:05 Frosh/Soph 1600 1 Heat-58 runners
• 4:25 110 Hurdle Finals
• 4:30 100 Meter Finals
• 4:40 1600 Meters 1 Heat-63 runners
• 5:05 400 Relay 47 Teams-6 Heats
• 5:30 400 Meters 55 Entrants-7 Heats
• 6:00 300 Hurdles 61 Entrants-8 Heats
• 6:30 800 Meter 63 Entrants-4 Heats of 16 each
• 7:00 200 Meter Final
• 7:15 3200 (Sec. 1) 30 entrants 10:00 and under 7:35 1600 Meter Relay 40 Teams-6 Heats
• 8:00 Closing Ceremonies; Presentation of Team Trophy