Meet Information
App State High School Invitational
April 5th, 2025
Sponsored by: Watauga HS
Randy Marion Track & Field Complex
400 Mountaineer Ridge Dr., Boone, NC 28607
This meet is sanctioned in the following states through the NFHS: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
Entry Deadline:
The deadline for entries will be Tuesday, April 1st @ Noon
*The meet will open on Jan. 1st, 2025 at 12am*
Entries: Only athletes competing for their North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and
Georgia high schools can enter this meet. All teams must enter through Milesplit at: https://ncmilesplit.com/meets/629094. You must enter your team on NCMilesplit to be entered in the meet. Please use accurate times/marks. We have added a 2k steeplechase this year and we will only have one section of the top 14 times.
Entry Fee: The entry fee will be $10 per athlete per event. $25 per relay. Entry fees will be charged based on ENTRIES, not PARTICIPATION. Example: Angela Doe competes in the 100m, 200m, and Long Jump. Her entry fee will be $30.
Please make checks payable to App State T&F/CC.
Please pay before the competition begins, so we don't have to come looking for you during the meet.
Facility:
Randy Marion Track Built in Spring 2023, Track surface Benyon 2000
Address: 400 High School Dr., Boone, NC 28607
Starting Heights:
Girls PV: Starts @ 8', then increase 6 inches.
Boys PV: Starts @ 9', 10', then increases 6 inches.
Girls HJ: Starts @ 4'2", then 4'6", then up 2" inches each time.
Boys HJ: Starts @ 5', then 5'4", then up 2" inches each time.
Each athlete will get FOUR attempts in the Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, and Triple Jump. There will be NO FINALS! The best flights will go last.
Check-In: Running event athletes will check in 30 minutes prior to the start of the event at the tent. Field event athletes will check in 30 minutes prior to the start of the event at the event site.
Coaches Meeting: There will be a coaches' meeting at 9 am. Information and Heat/flight sheets will be
presented during this time.
Implements: Implement weigh-ins will take place at the throws site. All implements must be checked in an hour
before the event starts in order to be used.
Athletic Trainers:
A certified athletic trainer will be available for first-aid services only. If an athletic trainer is unable to attend the meet with your team, you must send a kit with supplies (tape, pre-wrap, band-aids). Ice will be available for
injuries that may happen.
Seeding: Seeding will be decided by the games committee based on the number of entries. All running
events will be seeded fast to slow. Cancellation Policy: If a school cancels for a nonweatherrelated reason after Monday, March 31, 2025, that school will still owe its entry fee.
Results: Meet results will be posted online at www.bigkahunatiming.com and www.appstatesports.com
Spikes: 1/4 Inch pyramids are the only acceptable spikes. There will be a spike check tent and you must have
the correct color zip tie on your competition shoes.
Tape: Only athletic tape may be used as markers for the jumps. NO chalk or any other tape allowed.
Parking: There will be lots of parking for buses and spectators at the facility.
Awards: There will be awards for the First-place team (boys and girls) and the Top 3 finishers in each event (boys
and girls).
Further Information: Contact Meet Director: Coach Brad Herbster -herbsterbj1@appstate.edu
Future dates:App State High School Invitational - April 4th, 2026
App State High School
Invitational April 5th, 2025
Tentative Schedule of Events
9 am Coaches Meeting @ shed
Field Events Running Events
10 am Girls Pole Vault10:30 am Girls 4 x 800
Girls/Boys Long Jump10:45 am Boys 4 x 800
Boys Discus11:00 am Girls 100 hurdles
Boys High Jump11:15 am Boys 110 hurdles
Girls Shot Put11:30 am Girls 100
11:45 am Boys 100
12:00 pm Girls 4 x 200
12:15 pm Boys 4 x 200
12:30 pm Girls 1600
12 pm Boys Pole Vault12:40 pm Boys 1600
Girls Discus1:10 pm Girls 4 x 100
Boys Shot Put1:25 pm Boys 4 x 100
Girls/Boys Triple
Jump1:40 pm Girls 400
Girls High Jump1:55 pm Boys 400
2:10 pm Girls 300 hurdles
2:25 pm Boys 300 hurdles
2:40 pm Girls 800
2:55 pm Boys 800
3:15 pm Girls 200
3:30 pm Boys 200 3:45
pm Girls 2k Steeple 4:00
pm Boys 2k Steeple
4:15pm Girls 3200
4:40pm Boys 3200
5pm Girls 4 x 400
5:20pm Boys 4 x 400
5:40pm Awards