A whopping 20 Invitationals take place this coming weekend in California with the Buchanan Distance Classic taking place first tomorrow at the host school (also home of the California State Track and Field meet). The cover photo is courtesy of Kirby Lee and Image of Sport. The rest of the Invitationals will follow on Saturday covering about every part of the state. Participating teams that have been shared by the meet directors are noted below. Please note that the Viking Invitational held at Edison HS has been cancelled. All results will be posted on this site following the conclusion of each meet. Look for more previews of the upcoming Invitationals as the season really gets rolling. Best of luck to all participants as the 2015 California Track and Field season takes flight.
February 27: Buchanan Distance Classic at Buchanan HS (CS)
Participating Teams
Atwater
Bakersfield
Bret Harte
Buchanan
Buhach Colony
Caruthers
Central
Central Valley
Clovis
Clovis East
Clovis North
Clovis West
Corcoran
Del Campo
Edison
El Diamante
Fresno
Hilmar
Immanuel
Livingston
Madera South
McFarland
McLane
Merced
Monache
Parlier
Roosevelt
Sanger
Tulare Union
Tulare Western
Washington
February 28: Arcadia 5-Way Meet at Arcadia HS (SS)
Participating Teams
Arcadia
Bishop Amat
La Salle
San Gabriel
Schurr
Temple City
February 28: Ayala Distance Carnival at Ayala HS, Chino Hills (SS)
Participating Teams
Ayala
Baldwin Park
Claremont
Great Oak
Los Osos
Norwalk
San Dimas
Whittier
February 28: Bobbie Bass Sprint Classic at Clovis HS (CS)
The 9th Annual Bobbie Bass Sprint Classic is once again hosted by Clovis HS (Central Section). The meet director of this meet is Bill Buettner and he can be reached at billbuettner@cusd.com.
February 28: Burbank Relays at Burroughs HS (SS)
Participating Teams
Agoura
Bell-Jeff
Birmingham
Burbank -SS
Burroughs (Bur)
Calabasas
Glendale
Heritage Christian
Marlborough
Muir
Valley View
February 28: Capital Classic Relays at Elk Grove HS (SJS)
One of the two Sac-Joaquin Section Invitationals takes place at Elk Grove HS with relays the star of the show here. If you have any questions in regards to this meet, contact meet director Bryan Jilka at bjilka22@gmail.com.
February 28: Central Valley Relays at Dinuba HS (CS)
The Central Section is highlighted here in one of the popular early Invites in this section. Field events will begin at 10:45am followed by the running events at 11:00am. You can reach meet director Lucas Lichtenwaldt at Lichtenwaldt@gmail.com or llichtenwaldt@dinuba.k12.ca.us
February 28: Clarke Massey Relays @ Cordova HS (SJS)
Meet Website: http://www.bvtrack.com/2015clarkemasseyrelaysmeetinfo.pdf
February 28: Corona Relays at Corona HS (SS)
Meet Info
February 28: Downey Relays (SS)
February 28: Eagle Invitational at Santa Margarita HS (SS)
February 28: Fowler Throwers Relays at Fowler HS (CS)
February 28: Humboldt Twilight Invitational at Humboldt State (NS)
Field Events:
3:00 PM - Boys' Shot Put
3:00 PM - Girls' Discus
4:30 PM - Girls' Shot Put
4:30 PM - Boys' Discus
5:00 PM - Girls' High Jump
6:30 PM - Boys' High Jump
3-5 PM - Boys' and Girls Long Jump
Running Events:
5:00 PM - Co-ed 4x800
5:30 PM - Co-ed 4x200
6:00 PM - Girls' Open Mile
6:15 PM - Boys' Open Mile
6:30 PM - Girls' Distance Medley ( 1200m, 400m, 800m, mile)
7:00 PM - Boys' Distance Medley ( 1200m, 400m, 800m, mile)
7:30 PM - Girls' Super Sprint Medley (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m)
8:00 PM - Boys' Super Sprint Medley (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m)
February 28: Laguna Beach Distance Carnival at Laguna Beach HS (SS)
Meet Website: http://lagunabeachdistancecarnival.com/
February 28: Lawndale Relay Classic at Lawndale HS (SS)
Participating Teams
Dorsey
Edgewood
Gardena
Hamilton -LA
Hawthorne
LA Center For Enriched Studies
Lawndale
Morningside
South Torrance
St. Mary's Academy
St. Monica Catholic
Valley Christian
View Park
Washington
Wildwood
February 28: Ontario Relays at Chaffey HS (SS)
This is the 5th annual version of this meet
February 28: Saddle-Up Invitational at Vista Murrieta HS (SS)
Meet Info
February 28: Skyline Invitational at Skyline HS (OAK)
Meet Website: http://irunskyline.blogspot.com/p/skyline-invitational.html
February 28: Joe Stocking Super 7 Invitational at Diablo Valley College (NCS)
The largest Bay Area Invitational takes place at Diablo Valley College with the first field events starting at 8:30am followed by the first running event (F/S Girls 3000m.) at 9:00am. This is the 15th annual edition of this meet hosted by De La Salle HS and Carondelet HS and named after DLS's legendary coach. You can contact meet director John Harvey at harveyj@dlshs.org
February 28: Zamperini Invitational at Zamperini Stadium (SS)
Following the blockbuster book and movie (Unbroken) detailing the amazing tale of Louis Zamperini, this Invitational named after it's most famous alumni will take place at Torrence High School which now has a stadium also named after Mr. Zamperini.
Meet Website: http://www.thstf.com/zamperini