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The Arcadia Invitational is a high school track and field meet in the United States. It is considered the most competitive meet in the country and has been billed as the "Home of National Records".[1] The meet is held at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California, on either the first or second weekend in April each year. The Arcadia Invitational attracts the top prep athletes in the United States and internationally (Canada, Mexico, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Argentina, and Brazil have been represented in recent years). The Arcadia Invitational has played host to 32 national high school records and has helped to produce 179 U.S. Olympians.[2]

History

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In 1968, Arcadia High School track coach Doug Smith had an idea for an evening track and field meet for all the area schools.[2] The first invitational was held more than 50 years ago, with 23 schools and six track clubs participating. Arcadia graduate Tracy Smith was the first of many future Olympic athletes to be a winner in the Arcadia Invitational. He went on to participate in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.[3][2] 1970 is the year that Doug Smith felt was a giant step in the development of the meet into more of a "Southern California" event. Santa Ana Coach Earl Engman, who was the Meet Director of the CIF-Southern Section championship affairs, entered his championship squad from Orange County, enhancing the event with the members of his top program from the greater San Gabriel Valley.[4]

The invitational has since gone on to produce 32 U.S. high school records and 179 U.S. Olympians up to and including the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.[5]

In 2002, the meet expanded from a single-day competition to a two-day affair as the newly formed Friday portion consisted of additional relays (sprint medleys, shuttle hurdles, 4x800, etc.) not common at most meets. In 2004, another (third) section of field events competition also was added to the Friday schedule.

In 2008, the Arcadia Multis were added on the Thursday-Friday of meet week, allowing top decathletes and heptathletes the chance to compete. It has become the premier multi-events competition for high schoolers, with both national decathlon records (high school implements and international implements) for boys achieved there. In 2010, the deepest quality field of high school heptathletes was featured.

The Arcadia Invitational is now among the largest outdoor high school meets in the United States, with more than 4,000 high school athletes competing. In terms of participation numbers, it is also the largest high school sporting event in the nation that is hosted on a high school campus.[6]

As of 2017, Arcadia High School organization, Apache News, live streams the field events for the meet.[7] They provide live coverage of the event split into three live streams, the first covering the pole vault and high jump, the second covering long jump and triple jump, and the third covering shotput and discus.[8]

3200 meters

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Amongst all the high-quality performers featured annually, the boys' 3200-meter event has become a signature event for inspiring top performances. The competitive environment and ideal weather allows many elite male athletes to break the 9-minute barrier for the first time. At the 2017 meet, an unprecedented 27 athletes broke 9 minutes (25 in the invitational section and 2 in the seeded section).[9]

Notable athletes

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Meet records

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Boys

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Boys' meeting records of the Arcadia Invitational
Event Record Athlete School Date Ref.
100 m 10.17 Noah Lyles T.C. Williams 2016
200 m 20.48 Noah Lyles T.C. Williams 2016
400 m 45.51 Michael Norman Vista Murrieta 2016
800 m 1:47.96 Michael Granville Bell Gardens 1995
1600 m 3:59.51+ Alan Webb South Lakes 2001
Mile 4:01.81 Alan Webb South Lakes 2001
3200 m 8:34.10 Simeon Birnbaum Stevens 8 April 2023 [10]
5000 m 13:55.96 Chris Derrick Neuqua Valley 2008
110 m hurdles 13.43 Johnathan Cabral Agoura 2011
300 m hurdles 35.45 David Klech California 2006
High jump 7-3.00 Mike Morrison Willingboro 2003
Pole vault 18-02.50 Sondre Guttormsen Davis 2018
Long jump 25-3.75 Dion Bentley Penn Hills 1989
Triple jump 51-7.50 Will Claye Mountain Pointe 2009
Shot put 71-4.25 Brent Noon Fallbrook 1990
Discus throw 234-03 Niklas Arrhenius Mountain View 2001
Decathlon - International implements 7524 pts Gunnar Nixon Edmond Santa Fe 2011
Decathlon - High School implements 7909 pts Curtis Beach Albuquerque 2009
4 × 100 m relay 40.28 John Muir High School Muir 1997
4 × 200 m relay 1:24.15 Jaden Smith
Jaxon Harley
Rashon Luke
Jabari Bates 		St. John Bosco 8 April 2022 [11]
4 × 400 m relay 3:08.92 John Muir High School Muir 1996
4 × 800 m relay 7:42.36 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach Poly 2003
4 × 1600 m relay 16:41.30 American Fork High School American Fork 2017
Distance medley relay 9:57.88 Atlantic Community High School Atlantic Community 2001
800 m Sprint medley relay (1-1-2-4) 1:28.43 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach Poly 2007
1600 m Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) 3:26.36 Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos 2016
4 × 110 m Shuttle hurdle relay 57.10 Davis Davis-Lyric
Kai Graves-Blanks
DeQuan January
Delaney Crawford 		Upland 8 April 2022 [12]

Girls

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Girls' meeting records of the Arcadia Invitational
Event Record Athlete School Date Ref.
100 m 11.32 Angela Williams Chino Hills 1998
200 m 22.87 Marion Jones Rio Mesa 1991
400 m 52.51 Monique Henderson Morse 2001
800 m 2:05.42 Allison Ince Normal Community 9 April 2022 [13]
1600 m 4:32.48 Sadie Engelhardt Ventura 6 April 2024 [14]
Mile 4:34.31 Sadie Engelhardt Ventura 5 April 2024 [15]
3200 m 9:52.66 Irene Riggs Morgantown 8 April 2023 [16]
100 m hurdles 13.01 (+1.0 m/s) Tara Davis Agoura 2017 [17]
300 m hurdles 38.90 Sydney McLaughlin Union Catholic 8 April 2017 [18]
High jump 6-02 Vashti Cunningham Bishop Gorman 2014
Pole vault 4.57 m (14 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Hana Moll Capital 8 April 2023 [19]
Long jump 20-09.75 Jernae Wright James Logan 1995
Triple jump 43-05.00 Brittany Daniels Merrill West 2005
Shot put 52-1.25 Stamatia Scarvelis Dos Pueblos 2014
Discus throw 185-5 Anna Jelmini Shafter 2009
Heptathlon 5225 pts Ashley Smith Millikan 2010
4 × 100 m relay 44.95 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach Poly 2004
4 × 200 m relay 1:33.87 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach Poly 2004
4 × 400 m relay 3:39.12 Wilson High School Wilson 2001
4 × 800 m relay 8:58.30 A. Randolph High School A. Randolph 2002
4 × 1600 m relay 19:56.08 Ell Lomeli
Sierra Cornett
Grace Hutchison
Sydney Sundgren 		Buchanan 8 April 2022 [20]
800 m Sprint medley relay (1-1-2-4) 1:38.73 Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach Poly 2003
1600 m Sprint medley relay (2-2-4-8) 3:56.34 Harvard-Westlake High School Studio City 2011
Distance medley relay 11:40.89 Harvard-Westlake School Harvard-Westlake 2011
4 × 100 m Shuttle hurdle relay 57.17 Vacaville High School Vacaville 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Nellum, Hasay and Richardson highlight Arcadia Invitational". iaaf.org. 2007-04-09. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  2. ^ a b c "ArcadiaInvitational.org – Arcadia Invite Official Site". Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  3. ^ Tracy Smith at Sports Reference
  4. ^ "ArcadiaInvitational.org – Arcadia Invite Official Site". Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  5. ^ "Arcadia Invitational – DyeStat high school track and field". Tx.dyestat.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  6. ^ "New Zealander Notes- DevinePreview : CA Arcadia Invitational : 2008 Outdoor Track : DyeStat US: News about High School Track, Field, and Cross Country | DyeStatCal". Archive.dyestatcal.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  7. ^ "Apache News | Live Sports - AHS Sports Broadcasts". Apache News. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  8. ^ "Apache News | Arcadia Invitational - Watch the home of national records LIVE". Apache News. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  9. ^ "2017 ArcadiaInvitational.org - Arcadia Invitational - info/results - 04/07/17". www.arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ Landon Negri (9 April 2023). "Simeon Birnbaum, Irene Riggs Lead Historically Deep 3,200 Showcase at Arcadia Invitational". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 Arcadia Invitational Results". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 Arcadia Invitational Results". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Arcadia Invitational Results". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  14. ^ "1600m Result". athletic.net. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Mile Run Result". athletic.net. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ Landon Negri (9 April 2023). "Simeon Birnbaum, Irene Riggs Lead Historically Deep 3,200 Showcase at Arcadia Invitational". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Arcadia Invitational 2017 Results". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ "300m Hurdles Results". rtspt.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  19. ^ Erik Boal (9 April 2023). "Hana Moll Gets Her 15 Feet of Fame at Arcadia Invitational, Joins Sister Amanda Moll as National High School Record Holder". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  20. ^ "2022 Arcadia Invitational Results". arcadiainvitational.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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