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Largest Boys' Track Meet in the State is Saturday in Shoreline
Two schools from British Columbia invited to the 24th annual event.
Shoreline Stadium will again host many of the best boys track and field teams and individuals from around the state in the 24th annual Shoreline Invitational on Saturday. Field events are scheduled to begin at noon, while the first running event is set for 1 p.m.
Tickets are $7, $5 for students with ASB card and $4 for seniors and children.
Eighty-three teams and more than 1,000 entries are expected in the biggest all-boys invitational in the Northwest. The 2011 version also spotlights two schools from British Columbia: Vancouver’s St. George’s and Sutherland School.
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Although it’s officially the 24th annual meet, the Shoreline Invitational has been around for more than 30 years. The meet first began in 1972 and continued through the late 1970s. With the closing of Shoreline High School, the meet shut down 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.
A number of teams will have a chance at top honors, which include, but may not be limited to: Auburn, Bothell, Garfield, Liberty (Issaquah) North Central, Skyline, Wenatchee and St. George’s.
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Many teams have the potential of placing multiple athletes in the same event. Last year, North Central and Skyline tied for top honors with 51 team points, edging out Federal Way (46) and Wenatchee (44). For North Central, it was the school’s second straight team title. All of last year’s top 10 teams return (North Central, Skyline, Federal Way, Wenatchee, Auburn Riverside, Tahoma, West Seattle, Woodinville, and Eastlake).
Of the 17 events on the athletic.net state leader board, only three of the state leaders will be in attendance. But multiple events include three or more of the state’s top 10. The hot event to keep an eye on is the pole vault, which includes six of the state’s top 10 participants, all with marks over 14 feet this season.
Other events with three or more of the state’s top 10 are here: 4x400 relay (6,7,7,10), Javelin (4,7,10), Shot put (2,6,7), 100 Meters (2,6,8), 1,600 (1,2,5), 4x100 (3,5,6). In addition, the meet includes a few nontraditional 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.