Montgomery Invitational 2023

Landover, MD

Meet Information

Meet Documents:

This is the 20th year of hosting the Montgomery Invitational!

The meet is at capacity.  No additional slots will be opened.  All entries must have accurate seed times/marks.  Failure to provide an accurate seed time/mark will result in the removal of your entry.  Please be considerate with your entries to ensure the highest level of competition possible!

Meet Director: Tom Rogers

Meet Managers: Tom Martin & Bryan Hoffman

Sanctioning: The Montgomery Invitational is a sanctioned meet for Maryland and bordering states: DC, DE, PA, VA.

Registration:  The Montgomery Invitational is password restricted. Please email: bryan_s_hoffman@mcpsmd.org  Entries will start December 1st, but you can get pre-registered now by adding it to your team schedule!  Do not share the password.  If you do not request access, you will not be admitted into the meet.

Entry fees: $15.00 per individual entry and $25.00 per relay team.

(Maximum team fee: $500.00 - Please do not send in a check until you review your future entries.  You are responsible for all entries and are not guaranteed to get the maximum amount.  Once an event fills up, the event will be closed.)

Entry Fees: Coaches, the money is an entry fee, not a participation fee. You are expected to pay for all of your entries as of the closing date of January 3rd, regardless of whether they participate or not!  Do not pay for the max entry fee and assume you will get all of the entries. Once an event reaches capacity, no more entries will be accepted.  Please wait until your entries are complete before mailing your check to verify the total.  Entry fees will not be refunded for any entries that do not make the cut-off for invitational events (3200m, SMR, DMR).

Teams that have not paid their entry fees by the start of the meet, will result in their entries being scratched.

NO REFUNDS FOR SCRATCHES AFTER 01/03/23! 

Checks Payable to: MPSSAA/MCPS District II (School check required...No personal checks accepted)! 

Payments will be accepted at the meet but if at all possible, mail in advance to be received by January 12, 2023 to:

Tom Rogers

Walter Johnson HS

6400 Rock Spring Dr.

Bethesda, MD 20814

General Information: 

Address: Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex - 8001 Sheriff Rd, Landover, MD 20785 

Entry to the Sportsplex will begin at 8:00 a.m., the coaches meeting will begin at 8:30am and the first event will begin at 9:00am. All athletes and coaches must enter through the lower entrance in the back of the Sportsplex. Teams will be directed there upon arrival. 

Meet Admission:  Admission will be charged and all spectators must enter through the upper entrance at the front of the Sportsplex. Admission will be: $5.00. All athletes must arrive with coaches or be in uniform or they will be charged admission.  

Please note, tickets will be sold exclusively through GoFan. There will be no cash option. The link to purchase tickets is below:

Montgomery County Public Schools Events and Tickets by GoFan

Food and Drink:  The PG Sportsplex has a wide variety of food and drinks available for sale and numerous concession stands will be open. However, no food or drinks may be taken out of the stands. Water will be provided for the athletes in the bullpen and in the field event area.

Spikes: All competition areas are Mondo surfaces and only pyramid spikes are acceptable. All athletes must have their spikes checked by meet officials before competing. Spikes are not allowed to be worn in the stands for any reason. Any athlete willfully disregarding this request will be scratched from further competition. 

Support: A paramedic and athletic trainer will be on site throughout the meet. 

Awards: 3 custom presentation medals to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers in all events. 

Invitational SMR, DMR, 3200m: Current season times will be considered first, followed by last Spring 2022 marks when designating the top entries. Teams with no marks from the current season or last Spring will be considered after those options have been exhausted. 

Field Events: 

An athlete's first mark will be measured.  However, there will be a minimum distance required to have any additional marks measured in competition.  Please see the breakdown below for the minimums required for measurement after the first attempt.

Minimum Distances:

Long Jump: (Boy's) 17'0" (Girl's) 14'0" 

Triple Jump: (Boy's) 35'0" (Girl's) 25'0" 

Shotput: (Boy's) 35'0" (Girl's) 25'0" 

Opening Heights: 

High Jump: (Boy's) 5'6" (Girl's) 4'6" 

Pole Vault: (Boy's) 9 ft. (Girl's) 7 ft. 

Maximum Number of Entries Per Gender/Per Team:

Field Events: 3 Entries, except Pole Vault (6)

4x200m Relay: 1 Entry 

4x800m Relay: 1 Entry 

55m: 3 Entries 

55HH: 3 Entries 

500m:  2 Entries (Top 3 heats in lanes)

Invitational Mile: Top 12 Entries of the 1600m 

1600m: 2 Entries (No extra entries if accepted into the Invitational Mile)

800m: 2 Entries 

300m: 2 Entries 

Invitational 3200m: Top 16 Entries selected only - 1 Entry 

Invitational SMR (2-2-4-8): Top 18 Entries selected only - 1 Entry

Invitational DMR (12-4-8-16): Top 16 Entries selected only - 1 Entry 

4x400m Relay: 1 Entry 

Once a specific event reaches the maximum allowable total entries, that event will close out and no more entries will be accepted for that specific event. Please get your entries in early!



Meet Schedule:   Times are an estimate only.

 Starts at      Event                             Round    

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9:00 AM #1 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Finals

9:46 AM #2 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay Finals

10:29 AM #3 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay Finals

11:15 AM #4 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Finals

11:54 AM #5 Boys 55 Meter Dash Prelims

12:07 PM #6 Girls 55 Meter Dash Prelims

12:19 PM #7 Boys 55 Meter Hurdles Prelims

12:32 PM #8 Girls 55 Meter Hurdles Prelims

12:50 PM #9 Boys 500 Meter Dash Finals

1:06 PM #10 Girls 500 Meter Dash Finals

1:20 PM #13 Boys 1600 Meter Run Finals

Heat 1: 1:20pm

Heats 2 - 5: 1:34pm

1:27 PM #14 Girls 1600 Meter Run Finals

Heat 1: 1:27pm

Heats 2 - 5: 2:06pm

2:38 PM #6 Girls 55 Meter Dash Finals

2:40 PM #5 Boys 55 Meter Dash Finals

2:42 PM #8 Girls 55 Meter Hurdles Finals

2:44 PM #7 Boys 55 Meter Hurdles Finals

2:46 PM #15 Boys 800 Meter Run Finals

3:10 PM #16 Girls 800 Meter Run Finals

3:34 PM #17 Boys 300 Meter Dash Finals

3:52 PM #18 Girls 300 Meter Dash Finals

4:10 PM #19 Boys 3200 Meter Run Invitational Finals

4:22 PM #20 Boys 1600 Sprint Medley 2-2-4-8 Finals

4:43 PM #21 Girls 1600 Sprint Medley 2-2-4-8 Finals

5:04 PM #22 Girls 3200 Meter Run Invitational Finals

5:17 PM #23 Boys Distance Medley Invitational Finals

5:29 PM #24 Girls Distance Medley Invitationa Finals

5:43 PM #25 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

6:16 PM #26 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

Session: 2 Field Events

Day 1 - Saturday 1/14/2023 - Starts at 09:00 AM

Starts at Event Round

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9:00 AM #28 Girls Pole Vault Finals

9:00 AM #30 Girls Shot Put Finals

9:00 AM #32 Girls High Jump Finals

9:00 AM #33 Boys Triple Jump Finals

9:00 AM #36 Girls Long Jump Finals

1:00 PM #27 Boys Pole Vault Finals

1:00 PM #29 Boys Shot Put Finals

1:00 PM #31 Boys High Jump Finals

1:00 PM #34 Girls Triple Jump Finals

1:00 PM #35 Boys Long Jump Finals