San Rafael Twilight Relays
Saturday, March 12, 2005 @ San Rafael HS (NCS)
New 5:10 p.m. start time!

Final Meet Instructions & Meet Preview Below!

NEW START TIME
Due to the overwhelming response of schools and entries ... we have moved up the start time to accommodate everyone.
NEW START TIME: 5:10 PM.
The first race will go at 5:10 pm!!!

TEAM CHECK IN
When you arrive, please send a representative to pick up your team packet at the Booth on top of the bleachers. If you have not already done so, please pay your team entry fee at this time. Checks should be made out to San Rafael High School.

HEAT SHEETS/MEET PREVIEW
These are all attached in MS Word and will be posted on the website www.twilightrelays.com. We will try to stick to the time schedule provided, however, we have run ahead of schedule in the past and will just keep running the races in order (even if ahead of schedule). Announcements (1st, 2nd, last call) will be made throughout the meet so have your athletes prepared for the event they are running.

RACE SEEDING
In the sprint races, the first heats are generally slower the heats and the last 1 to 2 heats have the faster teams based on estimated times provided. In the distance races, the speed is a bit more spread out, however, the top teams are in the latter of the heats.

RELAY RACE CHECK-IN
All teams must check in prior to their event by the blue canopy, located by the traditional start of the 100 meters. Please have the anchor leg member ONLY check-in and the other team members wait in the check-in area. The anchor leg member will wear the hip number on their LEFT hip for the automatic timing. Team members will be escorted to their proper track position depending on the relay leg. We will have extra batons, but please feel free to use your own. Please make sure spikes are no longer than ¼ inch.

EVENT MECHANICS

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY RACES
3 TURN Stagger
Start on BLUE line
Exchange 1 to 2 (YELLOW Triangles; 100 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 2 to 3 (YELLOW Triangles; 200 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 3 to 4 (BLUE Triangles; 2nd set; 400 meter mark, in lanes, then cut in after 100 meters)

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY RACES
Waterfall start; All exchanges between blue triangles (1st set)

Coed 4 x 200 Meter Relay (girl-girl-boy-boy)
4 TURN Stagger (IN LANES ENTIRE RACE)
Start on RED line
Exchange 1 to 2 (WHITE Triangles; 200 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 2 to 3 (WHITE Triangles; 400 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 3 to 4 (YELLOW Triangles; 200 meter mark; in lanes)

Coed 4 x 800 Meter Relay (girl-girl-boy-boy)
Waterfall start; All exchanges between blue triangles (1st set)

OTHER INFORMATION
There will be a concessions stand open with food and drinks. Long sleeve t-shirts will be sold for $20. Athletes and coaches get into the event for free; all others must pay the $5 entry fee for admittance.

<<Meet Preview_2005.doc>>
Please help keep our facility clean by using available trash cans.

AWARDS
The top three overall marks (from all the heats) in each event will receive a medal. Awards will be presented throughout the event once marks are compiled. This year, Rod and Robyn Berry, the all-time MCAL 3200 meter record holders will be the awards presenters.

HAVE FUN
This will be a great event. Thank you so much in advance for your participation. See you all UNDER THE LIGHTS!!!

CONTACTING ME
If you need to reach me during the day of the event, please call me on my cell phone at 415.246.1390. Feel free to email or call me at home (415.884.0712) if you have any other event questions. If for some reason, there are a lot of scratches in an event prior to Saturday, I will likely reseed and send an email out to everyone to let you know.

Thanks!!!

Jason Jacobson
The San Rafael Twilight Relays
**Where the Stars Come Out to Shine**
www.twilightrelays.com

Meet Preview, Time Schedule, and Heat Sheets

The Twilight Relays consists of six relay races, run at night, under the lights. This year's event has grown from the previous years with more high schools sending their best athletes to showcase sprinters and distance runners. The magic of this event is in runners of all calibers competing as a team in unique relay distances at night.

There will be several heats for each relay race with the faster teams running in the latter heats based on pre meet seeding. The top three team times of all of the heats in each relay race will receive special medals, presented throughout the evening.

The following teams are competing this year:
Albany
Antioch
Bishop O'Dowd
Calaveras
Cardinal Newman
Casa Grande
Castlemont
College Prep
Encinal
Foothill
JFK
Marin Academy
Moreau Catholic
Mt. Eden
Novato
Piedmont
Piner
Pittsburgh
Redwood
Sacred Heart Schools
San Marin
San Rafael
Skyline
St. Elizabeth
St. Joseph's
St. Patrick-St. Vincent
Terra Linda
University
Upper Lake

Girls Sprint Medley Relay (100m-100m-200m-400m)
(Meet Record: 1:51.20, Mt. Eden, 2004)

Over forty relay teams have signed up for this race, making a total of six heats.

The swift and talented Mt. Eden girls are back, looking to break last year's record run. With 2004 state qualifying sprinters Cherrelle Garrette and Cameo Motley leading the way, this squad will be tough to beat. However, NCS powerhouses looking to challenge them include Bishop O'Dowd (who went close to 4:00 minutes in the 4x400 meters last year) and St. Elizabeth.

All teams come in with estimated times within 2 seconds of each other, so it will be a real close one at the line. Look for a winning time around 1:50, which would challenge last year's record.

Heat 1: 5:10 PM
Lane School
1. Redwood C
2. College Prep A
3. Upper Lake B
4. San Marin B
5. College Prep B
6. Encinal
7. Piner D
8. Open

Heat 2: 5:18 PM
Lane School
1. St. P/St. V B
2. Piner C
3. Upper Lake A
4. Mt. Eden B
5. Pittsburgh
6. University
7. Redwood B
8. Open

Heat 3 5:26 PM
Lane School
1. San Marin A
2. Calaveras B
3. Antioch B
4. St. P/St. V A
5. Marin Academy
6. Piner B
7. Open
8. Open

Heat 4: 5:34 PM
Lane School
1. Antioch A
2. Piner A
3. Skyline B
4. Ursuline
5. Foothill B
6. St. Joseph's
7. San Rafael
8. Open

Heat 5: 5:42 PM
Lane School
1. Redwood A
2. Albany
3. St. Elizabeth B
4. Castlemont
5. Casa Grande
6. Piedmont
7. Foothill A
8. Open

Heat 6: 5:50 PM
Lane School
1. Calaveras A
2. Bishop O'Dowd B
3. St. Elizabeth A
4. Mt. Eden A
5. Bishop O'Dowd A
6. Skyline A
7. Sacred Heart
8. JFK

Boys Sprint Medley Relay (100m-100m-200m-400m)
(Meet Record: 1:33.01, Castlemont, 2004)

This race is packed with talent and very fast teams and stands as another popular relay race, with over 50 teams and seven heats.

Bishop O'Dowd, Casa Grande, and St. Elizabeth (with sub 11 - 100 meter man Adam Barnes) are the race favorites vying for a coveted Twilight Relays medal on the line. This race usually comes down to the final 10 to 50 meters of the 400 meter anchor leg. Times should be in the middle 1:30 range.

Heat 1: 5:58 PM
Lane School
1. Mt. Eden E
2. Redwood D
3. Piner C
4. Pittsburgh B
5. Upper Lake
6. College Prep C
7. San Rafael B
8. Marin Academy

Heat 2: 6:05 PM
Lane School
1. College Prep B
2. San Marin B
3. Encinal B
4. Skyline B
5. Pittsburgh A
6. Redwood C
7. Mt. Eden D
8. St. Joseph's B

Heat 3: 6:12 PM
Lane School
1. St. P/St. V B
2. San Marin A
3. St. Elizabeth D
4. Piner B
5. University
6. Redwood B
7. College Prep A
8. Mt. Eden C

Heat 4: 6:19 PM
Lane School
1. Albany
2. San Rafael A
3. Encinal A
4. Foothill B
5. St. P/St. V A
6. Calaveras B
7. Mt. Eden B
8. St. Elizabeth C

Heat 5: 6:26 PM
Lane School
1. Castlemont B
2. Piner A
3. Skyline A
4. St. Joseph's A
5. Redwood A
6. Calaveras A
7. Antioch B
8. Open

Heat 6: 6:33 PM
Lane School
1. Foothill A
2. Casa Grande B
3. St. Elizabeth B
4. Bishop O'Dowd B
5. Castlemont A
6. Sacred Heart
7. Piedmont
8. Open

Heat 7: 6:40 PM
Lane School
1. Mt. Eden A
2. Antioch A
3. Bishop O'Dowd A
4. Casa Grande A
5. St. Elizabeth A
6. Cardinal Newman
7. JFK
8. Open

Girls Distance Medley Relay (1200m-400m-800m-1600m)
(Meet Record: 12:40.48, Maria Carrillo, 2004)

This will surely be one of the more exciting races of the night as several of the NCS best distance harrier programs will be contending for top distance honors. In cross country, divisions separated these teams, but in track, they get to go head-to-head.

In the first heat, look for 2 time cross country and track (1600 meter) qualifier Ashton LeSieur of Casa Grande (with sub 5 minute 1600 meter credentials) and local stand out Alesandra Rogers of Marin Academy (3rd in D-V cross country 2004 as a Frosh) to anchor and move up their respective teams on the final legs.

The fast heat will be a battle among Bishop O'Dowd (led by 2004 D-IV state cross country champion Ariel Wright who has already run a 5:01 1600 meters this year), Piedmont (with the Sparks twins Naomi, who ran 2:13 last year in the 800 meters and Jehan), University (4th in D-V cross country; Grace Hunter leads the way with low 5:00 minute 1600 meter credentials), and local favorite Redwood HS, with a full cadre of strong distance gals.

Look for several teams to contest the magical sub 13 minute barrier and potentially the meet record set by a very swift Lady Puma squad last year.

Heat 1: 6:47 PM
Position School
1. Casa Grande B
2. Moreau Catholic B
3. Moreau Catholic A
4. Mt. Eden
5. Foothill B
6. Bishop O'Dowd B
7. College Prep
8. Pittsburgh
9. Casa Grande A
10. Redwood B
11. JFK
12. Upper Lake
13. Marin Academy
14. Castlemont
15. Antioch B

Heat 2: 7:07 PM
Position School
1. Skyline
2. San Marin
3. Piner
4. Foothill A
5. Bishop O'Dowd A
6. Ursuline
7. Calaveras
8. Novato
9. University
10. Piedmont
11. St. Joseph's
13. Redwood A
14. Antioch ABoys Distance Medley Relay (1200m-400m-800m-1600m)
(Meet Record: 10:48.30, Montgomery, 2003)

This race will likely be a titanic battle between top NCS distance powerhouses. We have three state-qualifying teams and an individual state champion in this race.

There is Piedmont, 5th in the State in Cross Country D-IV (led by Mark Ceraldi, who placed 7th overall), Bishop O'Dowd, 14th in the State Cross Country with NCS champion Ben Gutierrez, and Moreau Catholic, 7th in the State with Tony Quintana (who has already run a 9:05 3000 meters and was 15th in the state meet overall).

Look for individual swift legs from Jake Schmitt of Redwood (D-III overall XC champ with a 9:10 3200 meter PR). St. Joes brings along Neal Rodrigues (8th overall in the State Meet) and Texas transfer 400 meter standout Dominique Simms (49.2 in the 400 meters at the Texas State Meet). For Sacred Heart, David Jackson, CIF 400 meter qualifier (49.64) should provide a very fast second leg.

Expect a lot of lead changes and inner battles during the longer relay legs and very exciting relay handoffs and exchanges. Several teams will vie for a shot of dipping under 11 minutes and could get close to the meet record, set by an outstanding Montgomery distance squad.

Heat 1: 7:25 PM
Position School
1. Pittsburgh B
2. Casa Grande B
3. Casa Grande A
4. Skyline C
5. College Prep
6. Pittsburgh A
7. San Marin
8. Mt. Eden B
9. University
10. Piner
11. Castlemont
12. Skyline B
13. Upper Lake
14. San Rafael C
15. Albany B
16. JFK
17. Redwood C
18. Marin Academy A
19. Marin Academy B
20. Antioch B

Heat 2: 7:40 PM
Position School
1. Mt. Eden A
2. Foothill
3. Calaveras
4. Skyline A
5. Sacred Heart
6. Bishop O'Dowd B
7. Novato
8. Piedmont
9. Cardinal Newman
10. Moreau Catholic B
11. Moreau Catholic A
12. Bishop O'Dowd A
13. Albany A
14. St. Joseph's
15. Redwood A
16. Redwood B
17. San Rafael A
18. San Rafael B
19. Antioch A

Coed 4x200 Meter Relay (girl-girl-boy-boy)
(Meet Record: 1:39.48, Castlemont, 2004)

The two coed races finish off the night and really bring together a great spirit of team camaraderie with girls and boys working together and cheering each other on. At this point in the night, the feeling is going to be electric with nearly 60 teams and 7 heats, and most runners running their second event of the night really ready to put it all on the line. It will likely be a very tight finish with good handoffs making a huge difference. Sprint establishments Mt. Eden, St. Elizabeth, JFK, Calaveras, and Skyline will battle for king and queen sprint honors. Winning marks will likely be in the low to sub 1:40 range, which could challenge a great record set by Castlemont last year.

Heat 1: 8:10 PM
Lane School
1. San Rafael B
2. Piner D
3. University B
4. Encinal C
5. St. P/St. V B
6. Redwood B
7. Upper Lake B
8. College Prep C

Heat 2: 8:18 PM
Lane School
1. St. Joseph's
2. Marin Academy
3. Upper Lake A
4. Pittsburgh B
5. Skyline E
6. College Prep B
7. San Marin B
8. Piner C

Heat 3: 8:26 PM
Lane School
1. College Prep A
2. St. P/St. V A
3. Skyline D
4. Albany
5. University A
6. Encinal B
7. Mt. Eden D
8. Redwood A

Heat 4: 8:32 PM
Lane School
1. Casa Grande B
2. San Rafael A
3. Mt. Eden C
4. Piner B
5. Antioch C
6. San Marin A
7. Skyline C
8. Calaveras B

Heat 5: 8:40 PM
Lane School
1. Bishop O'Dowd B
2. Casa Grande A
3. St. Elizabeth C
4. Encinal A
5. Castlemont B
6. Sacred Heart
7. Pittsburgh A
8. Foothill B

Heat 6: 8:48 PM
Lane School
1 Bishop O'Dowd A
2 Antioch B
3 Cardinal Newman
4 Mt. Eden B
5 St. Elizabeth B
6 Piedmont
7 Piner A
8 Skyline B

Heat 7: 8:56 PM
Lane School
1 Foothill A
2 Skyline A
3 Calaveras A
4 Mt. Eden A
5 St. Elizabeth A
6 JFK
7 Castlemont A
8 Antioch A

Coed 4x800 Meter Relay (girl-girl-boy-boy)
(Meet Record: 9:01.40, Montgomery, 2003)

The last event of the evening will likely have all the spectators standing as once again the girls and boys of some amazingly talented distance programs consisting of a cadre of 2004 state cross country qualifiers blaze the track in a 2 lap effort. The favorites for team honors in this one include Bishop O'Dowd (both girls and boys qualified from 2004 State XC Meet) and Piedmont (look for fast first legs from the Sparks twins), with St. Elizabeth, Foothill, JFK, and Redwood likely to be in the mix. Several teams have a shot to break the elusive 9:00 minute barrier and get the meet record.

Heat 1: 9:04 PM
Position School
1. Piner C
2. Upper Lake A
3. Upper Lake B
4. Castlemont
5. San Rafael B
6. Casa Grande D
7. Casa Grande C
8. San Marin B
9. Casa Grande B
10. University B
11. St. P/St. V
12. Piner B
13. Antioch B

Heat 2: 9:20 PM
Position School
1. Antioch A
2. Mt. Eden
3. Skyline B
4. Calaveras B
5. Foothill B
6. Sacred Heart
7. San Marin A
8. Pittsburgh B
9. College Prep B
10. Casa Grande A
11. Albany
12. St. Joseph's
13. Marin Academy

Heat 3: 9:30 PM
Position School
1. Novato
2. Cardinal Newman
3. Piner A
4. Pittsburgh A
5. College Prep A
6. Calaveras A
7. Skyline A
8. University A
9. St. Elizabeth
10. Foothill A
11. Piedmont
12. Bishop O'Dowd B
13. Bishop O'Dowd A
14. Redwood
15. San Rafael A