Invitational Meet
This weekend’s meet is slightly different than past meets. This is a 2-day championship-style meet where we run against all 16 clubs in the Valley Youth Conference. The meet will take place on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday, April 12th at Antelope Valley College (directions) rain or shine.
Event Schedule
The schedule of events can be found below, but please take note of some important differences in the schedule compared to a regular meet:
- Subs/Gremlins, Bantams, Midgets and Youth athletes can do a maximum of 2 individual events and 1 relay or 1 individual event and 2 relays only. Intermediate athletes can do a maximum of any 3 events.
- 100m and 4×1 relay semi-finals take place on Saturday. If your child makes the top 9 overall, they will compete in the finals on Sunday.
- Subs/Gremlin long jump is on Sunday.
- 400s for all divisions will be on Sunday.
- 4x4s will take place on Sunday.
Please note that only 3/16″ pyramid spikes will be allowed on the track.
If you know that your child is unable to attend any or all of this meet, please let me know.
Register Athletes is $13 (plus processing fees).
Please visit http://www.athletic.net and create a free account if you do not already have one. Once logged in, search for San Fernando Valley Rush and select the meet titled 2026 VYC Invitational. From there, select up to three events for your athlete. Please note that relay teams will be selected by the coaches based on confirmed entries.
On Saturday, event bibs will be distributed to each athlete. These bibs will be used for both days of competition, so please be sure to keep them. Replacement bibs will be available for $5.
Medals
At this meet, athletes placing from 1-3 will receive a medal and recognition on the awards podium.
We need the following volunteer support for this meet. Please help out if you can, otherwise as a club we are fined $250 for each area where we fail to contribute.
- 5 gallons of water each day (the 2.5 gallon bottles work best) labeled with RUSH
- 300 3oz cups (Amazon or Smart & Final)
- Gate monitor on Saturday from 12:30-2:30 pm
- 2 volunteers for set up on Saturday to arrive by 6:45 am
- 2 volunteers for set up on Sunday to arrive by 8:45 am
- 2 volunteers for tear down on Saturday and Sunday after the meet is over
- 2 volunteers for hurdle crew (setting up and then removing the hurdles after the event)
Each volunteer will receive a badge to allow them to be on the field during their assigned task.
Tents
Due to space limitations, as a club we are only allowed 2 team tents total in the stands on the top row only; one on the south side stands and one on the north side stands.
Please know that this is the only time we will get the opportunity to run against all of the clubs in the conference. We would like a great turnout to showcase the hard work we have been putting in all season.
I know this information can seem overwhelming so please feel free to ask me any questions.
Spirit Wear
We sincerely apologize that spirit wear orders are arriving later than anticipated. We understand the inconvenience this may cause. The good news is that orders are now expected to come in next week, and we’ll share pickup details as soon as everything arrives. Thank you for your patience and support.
GroupMe Chat
To stay informed on meet details, schedule changes, and important reminders, we encourage all parents to join the Rush GroupMe chat. Please note this is a one‑way communication channel from the Rush admin team and will be used to share timely updates throughout the season.