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DyeStat 2000 Outdoor
May 25-17, 2000 at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
25th Great Southwest Classic
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Results
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Best Marks - 92 DyeStat Elite performances
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Decathlon - Tyler Bengtson AZ 6480
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Heptathlon - Sara Hopping CO 4466
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Originally conceived as a
post-season invitational for the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, the
Southwest Classic debuted in 1930 and was conducted until the Depression caused
the meet to close in 1933. An organization of coaches and track officials
resurrected the meet in 1978 with 125 invited athletes from the states of
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. In 21 years the meet has grown to include over
300 invited athletes from the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada,
Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Presently the Great Southwest Classic is recognized
as one of the top 4 postseason regional/national track and field invitationals
in the nation.
2000 will be the 25th edition of the Southwest Classic. The meet will include 3
days of competition. On Thursday, May 25, 2000, the events of the 12th annual
Southwest Classic Decathlon and Heptathlon will begin. Friday, May 26,
will feature the second day of the Decathlon and Heptathlon. Then on Saturday,
May 27, 35 events will be contested for the 25th annual Southwest Classic.
The major purpose of the Southwest Classic is to provide the outstanding boy and
girl athletes in each state the opportunity to compete in regional invitational
meet. Over the years the quality of the competition has resulted in national
rankings and recognition for the athletes. For the past 22 years many of the
participating athletes have received college scholarships as a result of their
performances at the meet, in addition to being invited to national invitational
meets. A number of Southwest Classic alums have gone on to compete in the
Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic Trials, as well as NCAA Championships.
The format of the meet is a "go for broke" competition -- no heats, no
trials, no team score pressures. The meet features 3 relay events (4 x 800, 4 x
400, 4 x 100) which the selection committee has the option of inviting the
state's all-star relay members and/or a school team that represents their state.
The venue
The 25th Annual Southwest Track & Field Classic will be held on the
traditional last weekend of May, 2 weeks after the state
championships. The meet will be conducted at Sun Angel Stadium on
the campus of Arizona State University. This facility is located 5
blocks (5 minutes) from ASU-Tempe Holiday Inn, the official meet
headquarters of the Southwest Classic.
Sun Angel Stadium features a newly constructed 9 (48") lane Tartan
Track with multiple jump and throw areas. The track has a
straightway (open on both ends) on the west side, with the finish
line at the south end of the straightway. The Shot Put and the
Javelin will be contended in front of the stadium towards the south
end of the infield. The Discus and Hammer will be contended on the
east side of the infield on the infield. The entire south end of the
infield in tartan covered, which is the site of the High Jump and
the runway for the Javelin. The Long I Triple Jump runways are
located towards the north end of the infield, directly in front of
the stadium seating. The Pole Vault event will be contended on the
north end of the infield with a runway going in an east direction,
which takes advantage of the prevailing westerly breezes.
The ASU track stadium will available for a practice session for any
of the invited athletes on Friday, May 26 between 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
