Emerald City Open Track & FIeld Meet
Saturday, June 13, 2009
King's HS, Shoreline, WA
Field Events begin at 12:30
Track Events begin at 1:00
Hammer and steeplechase will be conducted at West Seattle Stadium at 5pm on Wednesday, July 22.
10k and Javelin will be conducted at Shoreline Stadium as part of the weekly all-comers meets.
For both events, no preregistration is required, just show up and compete!
General Information
The 2009 Emerald City Open will serve as the 2009 Pacific Northwest Association Open (Ages 20+) and Junior (Ages 14-19) Championships.
The purpose of this meet is to provide a high quality meet for athletes of all ability levels in the Pacific Northwest, to provide athletes an opportunity to qualify for the USA Track and Field Junior or Open Championships in Eugene, and to increase awareness of other local USA Track and Field competitive opportunities.
The meet is open to all athletes, however, only athletes with a 2009 USATF membership who reside in the Pacific Northwest Association will be eligible for medals. Fully automatic timing will be used.
Eligibility
Junior athletes must be at least 14 years old on the day of competition but not turn 20 years old during 2009. Only athletes with a 2009 USATF membership who reside in the Pacific Northwest Association will be eligible for medals.
There is no upper age limit for open athletes. Masters athletes are encouraged to attend, but due to time constraints, only limited accommodations can be made in the hurdles and field events. Please check the schedule for more details. For open athletes, the 3k racewalk championship will be in he June 6 meet at West Seattle Stadium, but any eligible junior athletes at this meet will be able to win medals. The Open and Junior Championships in the javelin and 10k will be July 22nd at Shoreline Stadium. For the Steeplechase and hammer it will be July 22nd at West Seattle Stadium. Only athletes with a 2009 USATF membership who reside in the Pacific Northwest Association (western Washington) will be eligible for medals. Top 3 eligible athletes will get medals.
Non-USATF members may participate in the meet by paying a higher entry fee. Athletes from Canada may receive the reduced rate if they have a current membership with Athletics Canada.
Entry Fees
2009 USATF Members (or Athletics Canada) - $5 for your first event, $3 for each additional event. All memberships will be verified. You also need to be a USATF member for Junior Olympics, the local Beach Vaults, Club Nationals, Masters Combined Event National Championships, and more! The sooner you join, the more benefits you receive.
Non-USATF Members - $15 for your first event, $10 for each additional event.
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Schedule
Most field events will begin at 12:30pm, track events will begin at 1:00pm.
A detailed time schedule will be released Thursday, June 11. This is a new meet and it is difficult at this point to estimate the number of entries. In most event, junior and open athletes will be combined in the same race or the same flight of field events, but medals will still be awarded separately.
Track Events
| 1:00 | 3000 Meter Race Walk |
| 1:30 | 1500 Meter Run |
| 1:45 | 100 Meter Hurdles |
| 1:50 | 110 Meter Hurdles |
| 2:00 | 400 Meter Dash |
| 2:10 | 100 Meter Dash |
| 2:25 | 800 Meter Run |
| 2:35 | 400 Meter Hurdles |
| 2:45 | 200 Meter Dash |
| 3:00 | 5000 Meter Run |
Field Events
| 12:30 | Discus Throw |
| 12:30 | All-Comers & Women Pole Vault |
| 12:30 | High Jump |
| 12:30 | Long Jump |
| 1:30 | Open Men Pole Vault |
| 1:30 | Triple Jump |
| 2:00 | Shot Put |
Directions
The meet will be held at Woolsey Stadium at King's High School. The track is tricky to find, you will not get good directions from Google or Mapquest. Please follow these directions:
From I-5, take the 175th St exit in Shoreline (exit 176)
Head west on 175th (That's a right turn if you were driving southbound and a left turn if you were driving northbound)
Go past Aurora, then turn right on Fremont Ave N
Left on 190th (You'll see signs pointing toward the stadium)
If parking is available in the Woolsey Stadium lot you can park there, otherwise, follow the road as it winds around the track and park by Mike Martin gym then follow the paved path up to the track. (There will be signs for parking)
There is a ton of parking behind the gym. Do not park in the Cristwood reserved spots. Do not park on the street and do not otherwise park illegally.