The High Performance Committee of USA Track and Field has been commissioned by the United States Olympic Committee to maximize the Olympic medal production by the US Olympic Track and Field Team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China.  They are supporting two track and field meets.  The sprint and power meet, to be held at Brigham Young University.  This meet will feature the sprint events from 400 meters and down and all field events. 

USA Track and Field's High Performance Committee recognizes that the Clarence F Robison Track & Field Complex at Brigham Young University is a world class track and field venue.  The facility is second to none in the world.  The track is constructed using Mondo's lightning fast Super X surface on nine 42 inch lanes that have been engineered for speed.  (Mondo Super X is the surface used at the US Olympic Trials in Sacramento and the 2004 Olympic Stadium in Athens.)  The track is designed with wide turns set at a radius of 36.3 meters.  Each straightaway is equipped with FAT timing to ensure that sprint races are always run with the wind.  Five EtherLynx 2000 digital imaging cameras by FinishLynx are utilized to provide FAT timing accurate to 1/1000 of a second.  Provo, Utah is located at an altitude of 4627 feet (1411meters).  The thinner air provides less resistance for sprinters and field event implements.  Read what an expert has to say about the venue.  The stadium records at the Clarence Robison Complex attest that quality marks are established here.   Men's Stadium Records   Women's Stadium Records.

The 2008 Sprint and Power Meet will be held in conjunction with the 2008 Utah Junior Olympic Track and Field Meet.  The stadium will be filled with excited and enthusiastic track and field athletes and fans!  We have been in communication with a number of Canadian coaches and athletes that have expressed excitement about this competition.  They will be on-hand.

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High Performance Sprint & Power Meet Information and Guidelines.

Time Schedule - The currently posted time schedule is tentative.  The schedule of the youth events will be modified according to the participation numbers.  Time Schedule.

Advancing - The top 9 athletes advance to the finals in the track events, with the next 9 advancing to the consolation round, if applicable.  In the throws and horizontal jumps the top 12 athletes will advance from the qualifying to the final day.  As the goal of the meet is to provide opportunities to establish marks, all events will hold qualifying on Friday even if there are less than 12 athletes.  This will provide three additional attempts the day before the final.

Registration - All Registration will take place on-line. RunnerCard  This meet is listed as part of the Collegiate Classification.  Please register through the Individual Portal.  Click on the Signup link, then click on Individual Signup.  If you already have a team account, please note that the Individual Portal does not use a RunnerCard team account.  To register a relay team, please contact the meet director by e-mail.

Check-in - All athletes must report to the bullpen no later than 20 min before the scheduled time of your event.  Athletes that do not report on time will be scratched.

100m - Why a Blue section and a Gold section of the Men's and Women's 100m?  Some athletes would like to run the Blue race scheduled in the morning at 11:00 am.  Some athletes would like to run in the Gold race scheduled in the afternoon at 3:00 pm.  Some athletes would like to run in both races to have an extra opportunity for a qualifying mark. 

Vertical Jumps - The vertical height progressions will be set by each development committee. 

High Performance Center, Biomechanical Analysis - All High Performance events, both field and track, will be captured using digital video and made reviewable on Dartfish.  These clips will be available for analysis in the High Performance Center at the meet.  The High Performance Center will be setup in the track stadium.  CDV copies of each athlete's video clips will be available for purchase at the Center.  USATF Funded athletes will receive a free CDV of their performances. 

Fees - Entry fees are $10 USD per individual event, and $40 USD per relay team if you register on-line.  If you register at the meet, registration fees are $20 USD per individual event, and $40 USD per relay team.  

Admission - General Admission is $3, children 5 and under are free, families are $10 per day.

Free IPod - There will be a drawing for a free Ipod and other prizes on Saturday at 5:00 pm.

Travel - Provo is located approximately 40 miles south of Salt Lake City (click here for map).  The Salt Lake International Airport is serviced by most major airlines and is a hub for Delta Airlines.  For travel from the airport to Provo, there are a couple of options.  The airport has most major car rental companies.  Shuttle service is also available.  Call AIRPORT EXPRESS at 800-397-0773 to book travel to Provo/BYU at a cost of $26.00 per person each way.  Two or more athletes traveling together might want to consider the economics of renting a car.

Local Hotels - There are a number of nice hotels in the area.  Local hotels.

Officials - We would be pleased to have the help of certified officials to assist with the function of the meet.  Please contact Robin Bryant by e-mail to arrange for an assignment.

Please check back to this site often.  The most current information will be posted here.

Utah Junior Olympic Meet Information and Guidelines.

Time Schedule

Time Schedule - The currently posted time schedule is tentative.  The final schedule will be posted after determining the number of participants in each event.  A tentative schedule is available.  This schedule will likely change once we are able to determine the size of the fields.  Time Schedule.

Advancing - The top 9 athletes advance to the finals in the track events.  In the throws and horizontal jumps each athlete will have three attempts, with the top 9 athletes being given three additional attempts.

Registration - All registration will take place on-line at RunnerCard  This meet is listed as part of the USATF Youth Classification.  Athletes that are unattached can register through the Individual Portal.  Please be sure to register your athletes into the correct age division.  Athletes can register in up to 4 individual events, plus a combined event.  Relays do not count toward the event limit.  The correct age divisions are listed below:

Bantam                    1998+
Midget                     1996-1997
Youth                       1994-1995
Intermediate             1992-1993
Young Men/Women 1990-1991 

Fees - Entry fees if pre-registering on-line are $5 per individual event.  Entry fees if registering in-person at the meet are $10 per individual event.  Please pre-register! 

Check-in - All athletes must report to the bullpen no later than 20 min before the scheduled time of each event.  If a participant is competing in a field event, a team-mate should report for that athlete.  Athletes that do not report on time will be scratched.

Admission - General Admission is $3, children 5 and under are free, families are $10 per day.

Finals - If an event does not have enough participants to require qualifying, all participants will advance to the final.  To be able to participate in a final with a canceled qualifying, the athlete must be present and ready to participate in the qualifying round.