Meets held over five weekends to determine finalists for annual meet

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

The third annual California Track and Field Winter Outdoor Championships are scheduled for Feb. 17 at Arcadia High and qualifying meets begin Saturday with meets at Martin Luther King and Laguna Beach.

There are additional qualifying meets throughout the state Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10.

Although the meets are being held outdoors, the schedule consists of several track events more commonly identified with indoor competitions, such as the 60-meter dash, 300, 600, 1,500 and 3,000 and 60 hurdles.

There will also be 4x200 and 4x800 relays, along with 800 sprint medley and distance medley relays.

The field events will be high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and shot put.

At the championship meet, there will be a pentathlon and weight throw added to the schedule.

Even if an athlete wins an event at a qualifying meet, the minimum standard to advance to the final must still be met.

The cost for athletes to compete in unlimited events at qualifying meets is $12. 

January 13th
Riverside - Martin Luther King HS
Orange County - Laguna Beach HS

January 20th
Central Coast - Westmont College
San Gabriel Valley - Arcadia HS
Orange County - Irvine HS
Inland Empire - Corona HS

January 27th
San Gabriel Valley - Claremont HS
North Coast - Dublin HS
Inland Empire - Great Oak HS

February 3rd
San Diego - Del Norte HS
Orange County - Los Alamitos HS
Ventura County - Thousand Oaks HS
Inland Empire - Roosevelt HS
Cemtral Coast - Los Gatos HS
Sac-Joaquin - Turlock HS (tentative)

February 10th
San Gabriel Valley - Covina District Field
Central Valley - Dinuba HS
South Bay - Redondo Union HS
Ventura County - Simi Valley HS