Meet Information
Overview
Coaches, this is our 2nd annual Need 4 Speed Invitational. Last year was a burner of a meet with teams from
all over the east coast and the best speed in NC. We had boys running 10.5 in the 100 and girls running 11.9's. We also had sub 50 boys and sub 60 girls running the 400. This level of competition serves as an excellent tune up prior to conference championships. Annually this event is scheduled in concurrence with the Distance Carnivals, in Matthews, NC just 10 minutes from AK, so that the top sprinters in NC, SC GA, VA and TENN can compete in one location in the spring. We invite you to join us this year for a star studded competitive meet. We will contest only 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 100H, 110H, 300H, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 4x800 and all high school field events except javelin.
Meet Director: Eugene Loveless @ weljlove@gmail.com /803-200-6228
This meet will have FAT timing by 910 Athletics.
Defending Team Champions (2024):
Girls: Gray's Creek (Hope Mills, NC)
Boys: Mallard Creek
Scroll to bottom for meet records
Entry Fee
The total entry fee will be $100.00 per team, or $150.00 covers both genders, unattached or individual entry fee is $30.00 for up to 4 events. Make check payable to AK Booster Club Track & Field or AKBC Track & Field. Address: Ardrey Kell High School, Attn: Jeff Sprenger, 10220 Ardrey Kell Road, Charlotte, NC 28277. If your check is not mailed, stop by the front gate and someone will receive the payment for you.
Contacts
Eugene Loveless: 803-200-6228
Rick Rhoda: 704-575-7970
Timing/Results: 910 Athletics/Rick Rhoda @ 704-575-7970
Live results will be available at: https://live.910athletics.com/meets/48566
On Milesplit: https://milesplit.live/meets/625887
Final Schedule:
7:30 - 9:00 - Team Check-in (Track is open)
9:00 - Coaches Meeting
9:15 - Clerking tent opens
8:30 - 9:30 - Implement Weigh-in/Pole vault inspections
9:30 - Field events start on rolling schedule (more details published later)
9:45 - Track closed to warmup
10:15 - 100 M Prelims (top 80 seed times)
Field Events
9:30 - Pole Vault - boys and girls together
9:30 - High Jump: Boys followed by girls
9:30 - Shotput: Girls followed by boys
9:30 - Discus: Boys followed by girls
Order of Running Events (Rolling @ 11:15 AM)
100/110M Meter Hurdles (Finals)
4 X 800 Meter Relay
100 M Finals
4 X 200 Meter Relay
800 Meter Run (top 48 seed times)
4 X 100 Meter Relay
400 Meter Dash (top 48 seed times)
300 M Hurdles (short rest period for 200M runners who ran 400M)
200 Meter Dash (top 64 seed times)
4 X 400 Meter Relay
Parking
Legend:
Purple: Enter Ardrey Kell from Ardrey Kell Road
Blue: Drop off Teams
Red: Bus Parking (at the back of the parking next to Ardrey Kell Road)
Buses will drop off by the tennis courts and park in the parking lot near Ardrey Kell Road (behind the scoreboard in the football stadium).
Tents
No tents will be allowed in the bleachers. However, you may pitch your tents anywhere inside the stadium as long as there is no interference with field events. If you are unsure, just ask an adult wearing purple AK gear.
Admission
Admission will be $8 for spectators (electronic only). Use this link:
Standing Records
100 Girls - 11.88 - Serenity Harvey (Dunamis Track Club)
100 Boys - 10.55 - Jake Odey Jordan (Archbishop Carroll, Washington, DC)
400 Girls - 55.68 - Olivia Taylor (Blythewood, SC)
400 Boys - 48.62 - Liam Kinken (South Meck)
200 Girls - 24.38 - Nina Dominique (2024) (Charlotte Christian), Serenity Harvey (2025) (Dunamis Track Club)
200 Boys - 21.43 - Jordon McNeill (SW Guilford)
100H Girls - 14.70 - Aminah Rhone (Blythewood, SC)
110H Boys - 14.34 - Major Leake (Lake Norman Charter)
300H Girls - 43.60 - Aminah Rhone (Blythewood, SC)
300H Boys - 38.58 - Major Leak (Lake Norman Charter)
800 Girls - 2:28.77 - Janiyah Ford (Jack Britt)
800 Boys - 2:00.85 - Savon Page (Cape Fear)
4 X 100 Girls - 48.75 Blythewood, SC
4 X 100 Boys - 41.22 Blythewood, SC
4 X 400 Girls - 4:04.66 Blythewood, SC
4 X 400 Boys - 3:22.62 Blythewood, SC
(See Milesplit Live site for more records: https://milesplit.live/meets/625887)