Hercules Wimbledon YA Open 2019
Posted by Membership Secretary on 8 February 2019
This is just to let you know that entries for the annual Young Athletes Meeting on April 7th at Wimbledon Park are open at: https://entries.opentrack.run/2019/hercopen/
We have changed the format this year and the meeting will be Open Graded. Instead of separate track and field events for each age group and gender as in the past, athletes will be seeded into races (where the rules allow) according to pb. We hope this will make for keener competition as well as closing up gaps in the timetable (the first events will now be 12 noon). It also allows U13s to take part in all the field events, where previously they were limited to the long jump and shot put, and the number of trials in field events will be increased from four to six.
The long jump, which always attracts the highest entries, will be split into two, with the first event for athletes with a pb below 4 metres, and the later event for athletes whose pb is over 4 metres.
We have also returned to the original age range of U11-U17, as uptake for the U20 age group introduced a few years ago has been patchy, apart from entries for the Dave Clarke Mile. We are not losing this event, however. The D C Mile will now be incorporated in our May 1st 100m and 1500m Open Meeting, and so will be open to seniors as well as U20s who meet the entry standard. More details of this meeting will follow later.
The timetable for the Young Athletes Open Graded Meeting is below
TIMETABLE
Under UKA rules
Track Events Field Events
* 6 Trials per competitor in Field Events.
* Please report to your event at least 10 minutes before it starts.
* Should your chosen track and field events coincide, report to your field event first and
inform the official, before going to your track event.
* PLEASE LISTEN OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO YOUR EVENT
1200 1500m U13-U17 Male and Female 1200 Discus U13-U17 Male and Female
1200 Long jump U13-U17 Male and Female up to 4.00m pb
1245 300m U15 Boys/Girls
1300 400m U17 Men and Women
1315 100m U13-U17 Male and Female
1330 Shot U13-U17 Male and Female
1345 600m U11 Girls
1345 Long jump U13-U17 Male and Female over 4.00m pb
1400 1000m U11 Boys
1415 800m U13-U17 Male and Female
1430 High jump U13-U17 Male and Female
1500 Javelin U13-U17 Male and Female
1515 200m U13-U17 Male and Female
Sheila (White)Club Secretary
Hercules Wimbledon AC
07976 613705
