Meet Information
DERBY MIDDLE SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
We are disappointed to announce that this year's Derby MS Invitational is cancelled. If an alternative date arises later in the season, then we will consider running the meet at that point, but at this point, this is a cancellation.
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Friday, March 20 (6:00pm), and Saturday, March 21 (Field 3:00pm, Running 4:00pm)
Hosted by Assumption High School Track & Field (Louisville, KY)
We welcome this year's participants to compete in two afternoons of exciting MS Track & Field action, with an opportunity to compete under the lights in one of our signature events. The meet consists of Elite level competition in a wide number of events, and an additional Open section for teams to run what amounts to their second group of athletes.
Coaches interested in participating in this meet should contact Coach Barry Haworth (bmhaworth@louisville.edu) and request an entry password.
FULL MEET INFO (HANDOUT): click here for the overall meet info handout
INFO on SUBMITTING ENTRIES
INFO on ENTRY FEES
MEET SCHEDULE
EXPECTED MEET TIME LINE
RULES of COMPETITION
MEET RECORDS
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MEET LOCATION: the Assumption HS track facility, the Assumption Green, is located at 4500 Champions Trace Ln, at the corner of Champions Trace and Newburg Rd just south of the I-264. Please email Coach Barry Haworth for directions if you need them (bmhaworth@louisville.edu).
Coaches are responsible for reading this meet literature in its entirety.
This meet is open to both club and school teams in good standing with meet management.
Note that club teams have specific restrictions placed (only) on their relay team entries. See the link/attachment on submitting entries for more information.
This meet is only open to competition involving 6th, 7th and 8th grade athletes. Younger athletes cannot run up, and athletes below 6th grade will be dropped from the meet. Coaches are required to monitor their entries and ensure that the correct grade (graduation class) is listed for each athlete. Coaches of younger athletes are encouraged to note that our Derby Elementary Classic meet is on Sunday, March 15.
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ENTRY DEADLINE: 11:59pm on Tuesday, March 17
This is a hard deadline. Once this deadline arrives, all entries are final - No Exceptions (this
meet is a significant undertaking, and we need sufficient time to seed
races, prepare competitor numbers, etc.). Coaches, please get your entries in early so that you do not have problems submitting before our deadline.
If the meet reaches capacity prior to the entry deadline, then we reserve the right to close entries before that deadline. If the meet closes early, then we will place teams on a (first come-first listed) waiting list and allow them into the meet if room becomes available. Coaches are encouraged to enter the meet as early as possible.
** Each athlete can be entered in the Elite Division and/or Open Division. Note that teams are allowed to enter up to 3 athletes in each Elite Division Event, up to 4 athletes in each Open Division Event, and 1 relay team per each relay event.
** Athletes below 6th grade will be dropped from the meet on March 17 (11:59pm). Coaches will be informed of this via email. If an athlete is dropped, and the athletes grade is listed incorrectly, then we will not add that athlete back into an individual event at the meet.
** Each teams final entry fees is determined by their entries on the day of the entry deadline, and not by the number of athletes who actually participate in the meet.
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ENTRY FEES: please see the link/attachment above for entry fee information
ENTRY SUBMISSION: please see the link/attachment above for information on how to submit entries and other related bits of information
ELITE LEVEL ATHLETES in the 100m dash and 1600m run: to encourage elite level teams and individuals to enter the meet, we have an entry standard policy that can affect a team's entries or an individual's entry fee. See the link/attachment on submitting entries for more information.
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AWARDS: individual awards will be given to the top 8 overall finishers in each event.
The ONLY exception will be the following:
1600 meter run: only the top 8 finishers in the Friday evening seeded 1600m race will receive awards. Athletes in the unseeded 1600m race on Saturday will not receive awards.
Open events: there are no awards given to the finishers in open events
Team awards: there are no team awards.
Record-breaker shirt: any athlete or relay team that ties or breaks an existing meet record will receive a Derby MS Invitational Record Breaker shirt. Orders for these shirts will be placed after the meet and shirts will be delivered through the mail to your school (or location provided by the coach).
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ADMISSION: each day, there will be a $5 admission fee at the gate for all spectators and adult nonparticipants. HS students (with HS ID) and Seniors are $3. Children 13 years old and younger are free.
CONCESSIONS: concessions will be sold at the meet by the Assumption HS track team. They would appreciate your patronage.
QUESTIONS: may be sent to Coach Barry Haworth via email (only) at bmhaworth@louisville.edu, Due to the size of this meet, we will not communicate via phone call or text.