Arch Photos

Photos are up at Contrast Photography from Saturday.

2009 Arch Champs Results

Results

Team Scores

Thank you to everyone who helped make 2009 another great CYO track & field season. We have many hard working volunteers across the Archdiocese and as you can see from the times, outstanding student athletes.

The Archdiocesan Championship Meet records to the right have been updated. The program automatically uses the top 4 relay names. If one of the alternates should be listed, please email me and let me know who to change. Yesterday we had 16 meet records broken, and 6 new records for the 4x200s!

Shot Put directions and Traffic Notice

Directions to University of Penn Shot Put Area:

• Exit Franklin Field through the gate at the east end.
  
• Turn left and go to the blue bridge with the sign that say Bower Field.
  
• After crossing the bridge walk out the parking lot, turn right on the walkway. Continue down the walkway until it ends.
  
• Cross over the path to the wooden bridge.
  
• Take the bridge across the railroad tracks and down into a parking lot.
  
• Ahead of you in the parking lot is a red brick building, on the left side of the red brick building there is a walkway that lead to Rhoads Field (the Schuylkill Express will be immediately to your left as you are walking towards Rhoads Field).
  
• After passing by the red brick wall at Rhoads Field you will come to a chainlink fence. There will be an opening in the chainlink fence that will lead to the Shot Put Area.
• Travel time from Franklin Field will be approximately 15 minutes.

Spruce Street between 34^th and 38^th Streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic due to a crane lift.

Time Schedule

here is a copy of the race schedule for Saturday. Note that Boys and Girls Triple Jump will both start at 1:30. We will use both pits this year in an attempt to make sure TJ is completed before the relays.

Arch Champs 4x200 & other details

The 4x200 is a new event this year for the Archdiocesan track & field program and will hopefully be an exciting conclusion to the meet!

At Franklin Field, the 4x200 is run entirely in lanes (a four turn stagger). It begins and ends from the Northwest start finish/line (similar to the 4x100).

There are a number of markings on the track which might confuse your runners. Officials will be at each zone to inform the runners where they must receive the baton and which exchange zone they are receiving in. Each runner is permitted to use the 10 meter fly zone but must receive the baton within the 20 meter exchange zone, same as in the 4x100.

The stadium is open to competitors beginning at 8:15am and the track will be cleared at 9am. Jumpers are not permitted to practice on the long jump runway or the high jump area before the competition has commenced.

Seating

Seating will be restricted to the South and East stands. No one will be permitted in the North Stands because of the construction that is underway.

Arch Seeding & Entrance Info

Here is the seeding for Archdiocesan Champs.

The entrance to Franklin Field this year will be at the North West gate, the big blue gate behind the paddock area for Penn Relays Night.  This is will the only open gate because of construction.