Gingerbread Man RV Jr High Invitational 2025

Blairsville, PA

Meet Information

Gingerbread Man Running Company and River Valley Track and Field 

1st Annual Jr. High Track and Field Invitational

 

To: Boys and Girls Track and Field Coaches and Athletic Directors

From: RV T&F/XC Geoff Dixon Meet Director

Coaches/ADs,

Gingerbread Man Running Company and River Valley Track and Field are excited to announce the first annual Jr. High Track and Field Invitational at River Valley High School. Our brand new, 8-lane Hellas EpiQ track will provide your athletes with fast times and an exciting meet! We are easily accessible via Rt. 22 and Rt.119. We hope that you will join us for an exciting day of track and field competition for Junior High (Grades 7-8) student athletes.

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025

Location: River Valley High School

102 School Ln. Blairsville, PA 15717

Entry Fee:$125 per Team, Boys and Girls are separate teams or $20  per individual athlete.  Not to exceed $250 per school.  Due by April 30th 2025.

Checks payable to: River Valley Track and Field

Geoff Dixon

102 School Ln. 

Blairsville, PA 15717

Timing:  All timing will be FAT by Gingerbread Timing

Officials: P.I.A.A. Certified Officials

Entry Deadline: Registration closes May 3rd, 2025

Time Schedule: 

2:00 pm Team Arrival

2:30 pm Coaches Meeting

3:15 pm First Call Early Field events

4:30 pm Track Events Begin

ARRIVAL:Please have your team buses drop you off by 2:00 pm. Our afternoon buses begin to line up at 2:00 pm, meaning we need your team buses to drop you off and leave campus by 2:00 pm. Teams may arrive no earlier than 1:15 pm. Buses will be instructed to leave campus during MS/HS and Elementary departures and may return to campus to park after 4:00 pm. 

General Rules:

  1. All entries will be done online based on instructions sent by Gingerbread Man Timing company. No additional entries will be accepted after the registration deadline. Scratches will be reported at the coaches meeting, and all athletes will be required to declare following the girls 800m run so that re-seeding for efficiency can be done if necessary. We dont want heats with empty lanes. 

  2. NO team score is kept.

  3. NO team awards will be given.

  4. Gingerbread Man Running Company sponsored CHAMPION T-Shirt awards for the TOP finisher in every event.

  5. Trials and Finals will be run for the 100mH, 110mH, and 100m Dash. The TOP 8 times will advance to the finals. 

  6. Each school may enter up to FOUR(4) participants per TRACK event. 

  7. Each school may enter ONE(1) relay team per event.

  8. Each school may enter TWO(2) participants per FIELD event.

  9. SHOT PUT/DISCUS/JAVELIN: will all receive 4 throws, no finals.

  10. HORIZONTAL JUMPS: will all receive 4 jumps, no finals. 

  11. VERTICAL JUMPS: will run as normal through height progression. Starting heights determined by entries.

  12. SPIKES: Spikes for track events, jumping, and javelin shall be no longer than inch.

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*All events will run Girls first, followed by Boys.

TRACK EVENTS

4:30 PM:

100m/110m Hurdle Trials

100m dash Trials

3200m Relay

10 minute break

100m/110m Hurdle Finals

100m Dash Finals

1600m Run

400m Relay

400m Dash

300m Hurdles

800m Run

200m Dash

3200m Run

1600m Relay

FIELD EVENTS

 3:15 PM:

Javelin: Boys then Girls

Shot Put: Boys then Girls

Discus Boys then Girls

3:30PM:

High Jump: Boys

Long Jump: Girls

Triple Jump: Boys

Pole Vault: Girls

5:30PM:

High Jump: Girls

Long Jump: Boys

Triple Jump:Girls

Pole Vault: Boys