OUR INVITATIONALS

KING HIGH FROSH SOPH CLASSIC

Where the Stars of Tomorrow, Shine Today

March 22, 2025

8:30 AM start for field events
9:00 AM start for t, rack events

Deadline for entries is March 11, 2024

KING FROSH SOPH CLASSC ALL TIME RECORDS

On behalf of Martin Luther King High School, I would like to invite you and your team to become part of the 17th annual King Classic Track and Field Soph/Frosh Invitational. This is a chance for your younger athletes to compete against others their same age and ability level as well as give you a look into the future of your program.  We have always looked at this invitational as an opportunity to help younger athletes in their development and to promote the sport of track and field. We have added some new features to this year’s event, especially in regard to individual awards and team scoring. Please look over what we have to offer and we hope to hear from you soon. If you are interested, please send along your contract as soon as possible. If there are any questions, please contact me at the below numbers. Looking forward to seeing you!

John Corona, Meet Director

WHAT TO EXPECT

All Weather Surfaces

Electronic timing, online entries through FinishedResults.com

Stadium that seats 4,000

All weather runways for all jumping events

2 Jump Pits

Automated seeding of all events

Trainer on site

Full snack bar serving lunch

Coaches hospitality room with free light breakfast served to all coaches

Trophies to top three boys and girls teams

Sweepstakes trophy to school with best combined score

Unique, custom medals 

CONTACT
John Corona Meet Manager King Classic
951-369-8136 (Home)
951-544-1068 (Cell)
jcorona@riversideunified.org
 

Participation Contract (Coaches fill out and mail or scan/email back to King High, care of Coach John Corona) 

We look forward to an exciting and well-organized event that your athletes will long remember!

MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL
9301 Wood Road, Riverside, CA 92508
Map to King High School

AWARDS
Places 1-6 in each event will earn a medal. There will be trophies for top three teams in each division and a sweepstakes trophy for the team with the highest combined boys and girls score.

TEAM SCORING
Team scoring 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 format. In this way, more kids have a chance to contribute to the team scoring. 

FEES 
$200 for one team, or $400 for two teams (B/G)
$15 PER ATHLETE PER EVENT if you're not bringing a team

CLICK HERE FOR THE CONTRACT. FILL OUT AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL'S ADDRESS

Payment for the meet is due the day of the meet. NO LATE PAYMENTS will be accepted.  MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO KING TRACK AND FIELD

If we have not received your entry fee by March 17 we will expect it to be turned in on the day of the event. Telling us “the check is in the mail” will not suffice. We will be asking for a personal check to cover entry fees. We will hold that check for two weeks until such time that we receive your payment through your Boosters/ASB and then we will rip up the check.

If you are going to mail your check, please send it in care of:

Mat Vasel, Head Track Coach

King High School

9301 Wood Rd.

Riverside, CA 92508

 ENTRY OF ATHLETES
All  heats and flights are FINAL races and field events will be seeded  with the best times/performances being in the last heat or flight for that event.  PLEASE IMPRESS UPON YOUR KIDS THE NEED TO CHECK IN ON TIME!  Athletes can be substituted in place of a previously entered competitor but they must run under the name of the person they are replacing. If you wish to run “B” relays or add competitors to field events, please see the Meet Manager before 8:15 am. After that we cannot accommodate you. 

All entries need to be in to ca.milesplit.com by midnight Monday,  March 17, 2025

GATE PRICE (cash only): Coaches, please advise parents and spectators!
General Admission: $5.00
Students with ASB card: $2.00
Students without ASB card: $3.00
Children 12 and under: Free

TRACK EVENTS SCHEDULE:   
In order to speed things up and depending on our numbers, we may try to use both sides of the track in the 100 and 100/110 Hurdle races. We may place slower heats of the 3200 in places where we think it will help us get athletes a rest period or help with the speed of the meet. Aside from that, we will run CIF order of events. Once we start we will go as fast as we can. 

NOTE: In honor of our school’s namesake, we are switching the 1600’s to the mile and the fastest heats of the boys and girls mile will now be known as the “I have a Dream” Mile 

FIELD EVENTS SCHEDULE:
Shot Put Boys - 8:30 am  Girls to follow  4 attempts each
Discus Girls - 8:30 am Boys to follow 4 attempts
High Jump Girls - 8:30am Boys to follow 4 attempts
Long Jump Boys - North Pit - 8:30 am to 10:30 am - Open Pit, 4 attempts
Long Jump Girls - South Pit (near score board) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Open Pit, 4 attempts Triple Jump-Boys - North Pit 11:00 am to 1:00 pm - Open Pit, 4 attempts
Girls - South Pit 11:00 am to 1:00 pm  Open Pit, 4 attempts
Pole Vault - Girls 8:30am,  Boys to follow

RESULTS
Meet results will be posted during the course of the meet outside the Concession Stand on the Northeast end of the stadium. Results will be posted on Milesplit.com; Finishedresults.com; Athletic.net and Prepcaltrack.com upon completion of the meet. You will find LIVE results on the Finished Results app.

ATHLETE CHECK IN
Heats and flights are FINAL.  Races and field events will be seeded  with the best times/performances being in the last heat or flight for that event.  PLEASE IMPRESS UPON YOUR KIDS THE NEED TO CHECK IN ON TIME.

Athletes can be substituted in place of a previously entered competitor but they must run under the name of the person they are replacing. If you wish to run “B” relays or add competitors to field events, please see the Meet Manager before the meet is under way. After that we cannot accommodate you.

FACILITY REGULATIONS

ONLY 3/16 INCH NEEDLE SPIKES ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK. Athlete’s spikes will be checked upon entrance into the facility and again at the clerk of the course. 3/16 inch needles spikes will be available for purchase at the athlete’s entrance and must be in place on the shoe prior to entrance into the facility. Athletes who come to the track with any other spike but 3/16 NEEDLES will be denied participation.

NO FOOD, GUM, OR DRINK OTHER THAN WATER IS ALLOWED ON THE TRACK OR INFIELD AREA. Any athlete found in violation of this rule forfeits further participation or any awards they may have earned. Be aware that parents LOVE to hand their kid a Gatorade or other flavored drink over the fence once they finish a race. Water is fine, but that’s it.

DISQUALIFICATION
Aside from the normal rules for disqualification (see NFHS rulebook) meet management will disqualify athletes or teammates of said athlete based on the following offenses.
·         Warming up on the infield/Loitering on the infield
·         Coaches or Stat People on the infield unless previously identified as a judge or meet official. There will be a coaching box on the field for the Pole Vault
·         Athletes who have food, gum or flavored drinks on the field.
·         Athletes that try to compete in spikes other than 3/16 needles
·         Athletes who do not “declare” at the declaration table prior to check in or who do not “check in” at the check-in table on time.
 

COACHES CHECK IN
Coaches will check-in and pick up their own information packets in Classroom G-123 behind the stadium right behind the stadium. Complimentary breakfast will be available in that room through 10am. 

FOOD AND CONCESSIONS
A variety of food and beverage items will be available for purchase throughout the meet. Complimentary lunch tickets will be provided for coaches.

TRAINER
The King High School Trainer and King Student trainers will be on site. Please bring your own tape and under wrap if they wish to get taped. Athletes need to come dressed for competition, there are no locker room facilities.  

RAINOUT
In the event of a rainout, there will be no makeup date and we will attempt to refund as much of your entry fee as feasible. If you have any questions please get in touch with John Corona the Meet Director, as soon as possible.

THE RIVERSIDE SPORTS HALL OF FAME,
MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENT THE “RAINCROSS TRADITION”
RIVERSIDE CITY TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Stadium opens at 7 am
FIELD EVENTS BEGIN AT 8:30 AM   
RUNNING EVENTS BEGIN AT 9:00 AM
At MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL

RAINCROSS TRADITION MEET RECORDS

On behalf of Martin Luther King High School and the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame, we would like to invite you and your team to the 14th revival of the “Raincross Tradition”,  the Riverside City Championships. In 2010, we brought this meet back after a 20 year absence. We appreciate your participation and your support and we hope that you will be taking part again.

Please send along your contract as soon as possible. Hope to see you on April 6, 2024!

John Corona, Meet Director and Mat Vasel King Head Track Coach
Martin Luther King High School
Track and Field
9301 Wood Road
Riverside, CA 92508

DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION

Large Schools invited: Arlington, North, King, Poly, Ramona, La Sierra, Norte Vista, Rubidoux, Patriot, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley and Hillcrest

Small Schools invited:  Notre Dame, Woodcrest Christian, Sherman Indian, CSDR, and Bethel Christian

ATHLETE AWARDS
Custom made patches for first place in all varsity events in both divisions. Custom made medals for places 2 through 5 in every varsity event in Large Schools and places 2 and 3 in Small Schools. We will medal varsity relays places 2 through 4 in the Large Schools and 2 and 3 in Small Schools. Awards are determined by the top performances in each event regardless of heat or flight.

THERE WILL BE NO AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL HEATS/FLIGHTS. Soph/Frosh medals ( if any) will be awarded depending on number of entrants. Please remind your athletes that we will be awarding their medals (if they placed) immediately after their event is over and t be available for presentation of their medal at the awards stand.

TEAM ENTRY FEES
Large Schools  $200 per team or $400 for both boys and girls.
Small Schools $150 per team or $300 for both boys and girls’ teams.

Payment is due before April 1. Failure to pay the entry fee by the day of the meet will result in our holding onto your awards until payment is received. Please be sure to make your checks out to "ML King Track"

PAYMENT OF FEES  Payment is due April 1. (No foolin!)

Make check payable to:  King Track and Field

Mail to:
Coach Mat Vasel
Martin Luther King High School
9301 Wood Road
Riverside, CA, 92508 

Failure to pay the entry fee by the day of the meet will result in our holding onto your awards until payment is received. Telling us that the “check is in the mail” will not suffice on meet day. We will require a personal check to cover entry fees. We will hold that check for two weeks until such time that we receive your payment through your Boosters/ASB and then we will void the check.

ENTRY OF ATHLETES
All entries must be completed on ca.milesplit.com  Please go to the Milesplit.com website and it will link you to the registration page and that’s where you enter your athletes.  Please look for us under Raincross Tradition. If you have issues, please contact Jeff Oncken at 210-618-6000 and he can guide you through it. You will be allowed 4 entries in the boys and girls varsity sprints (100/200/400/Hurdles); 6 in the field events as well as 8 entries in the distances.  Only one 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 relay from each school may be entered.   DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL YOUR ENTRIES. THEY WILL BE IGNORED.  Entries open on Sunday March 6 at 8 am and close Monday, April 4 at 11:59 pm.

COMPETING OUTSIDE OF ASSIGNED DIVISION
In the past few years, we have allowed those Small School coaches that believe they have athletes who could compete at the Large School level to enter those athletes into the Large School competition. We have not been clear enough in regard to the parameters of that situation and it has lead to some confusion. So, IF YOU ARE A SMALL SCHOOL COACH AND YOU HAVE AN ATHLETE WHO YOU WISH TO COMPETE AT THE LARGE SCHOOL LEVEL, THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO GO LARGE SCHOOL IN ALL THEIR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS. THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT TWO LEVELS.(Small School in one event and Large School in another).  Make your plans accordingly.
 

COACHES' CHECK-IN   

Coaches will check in and pick up their information packets in classroom G123 - an open door on the building directly behind the press box and across the parking lot.

SPECTATOR GATE FEES/ADMISSION PRICES
General Admission: $5.00
Students with ASB card: $2.00
Students without ASB card: $3.00
Children 12 and under: Free! 

TRACK EVENT SCHEDULE
We will run CIF order of events with the 4x100’s starting. We will seed each heat slowest to fastest and determine our results from there. We have decided to do away with prelim heats. In years past we have run prelims for the 100/200/Straight hurdles but this time of year, we probably want to save the kids legs and not have them run so many more events that prelims would require. Depending on the number of heats, we MAY use both sides of the track at the same time. We will also (if needed) be placing the slower heats of the 3200 as well as the Soph-Frosh 4 X 800,( if we run the event) in places we think we help give the athletes better rest periods or to help with the speed of the meet.

A SPECIAL EVENT - UNIFIED SPORTS
The Charles Leathers 100 meters. In honor of North track coach Charles Leathers, we are putting together a 100 meter race that will fit under the umbrella of the new Unified Sports movement within CIF.  In addition to coaching track, Coach Leathers was a Special Education teacher and this event calls for a 2 person team including a child of special needs and a general ed. Student of like ability competing against other teams. Their individual times are then added together and that’s how places are decided. This event is falling under the umbrella of Unified Sports, a movement of inclusion through the Special Olympics and CIF. If numbers warrant, we will have other events as well. How you arrive at your teams is up to you but we would want them in official uniform; have their physicals done, etc. In RUSD, we have an event called Dance and Dash and I am hoping we can get our athletes from that event. You will hear more on this from me leading up to the event. ALL teams would get a medal and a chance to be on the podium. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please get in touch with Coach Corona at 951-544-1068.

FIELD EVENT SCHEDULE
Shot Put  2 pm  Boys Small School/Large Schools; Girls to follow with 4 attempts
Discus 2 pm  Girls Small School/Large School;  Boys to follow 4 attempts
High Jump  2 pm  Girls (All Divisions)/ Boy (All Divisions) to follow
Pole Vault  1 pm  Girls (All Divisions)/ Boys(All Divisions) to follow
Long Jump  2 pm  North Pit-Boys-(All Divisions)-4 attempts
Triple Jump to follow
Long Jump 2 pm South Pit  Girls  (All Divisions) 4 attempts
Triple Jump to follow LJ/TJ-Pits will have 1 ½ hour open pits

FACILITIES
We will be competing on the 8 lane all-weather track facility at Martin Luther King High School. King has a 4000 seat stadium that also has a synthetic field turf infield.  Athletes and spectators can sit on both sides of the stadium, though we will be reserving a portion of bleacher seats by the finish line. NO radios or boom boxes, etc. will be allowed in the stands.   Warmup area will be on the grassy area just north of the stadium. 

RUSD  REQUIREMENTS
Tents will be allowed in the bleachers. However, tents must be set up at the top of the bleachers and NONE may be set up in front of the Press Box. Meet management will provide zip ties to anchor tents to the back fence of the bleachers as the wind will pick up through the stadium as the day wears on.  Tents can also be set up out in the warm up area outside the stadium.

Only 3/16 inch pyramid needle spikes or less will be allowed on the track and runways. Athletes spikes will be checked upon entrance into the facility and again at the clerk of the course. 3/16 inch pyramid needle spikes will be available for purchase at the entrance and must be in place in the athletes shoe prior to entrance into the facility. If athletes do not have the proper size spikes in their shoe, they will be denied entrance.

We will disqualify any athlete that goes unto the track with spikes that are not 3/16 pyramid needles or less.

NO FOOD, GUM OR DRINKS OTHER THAN WATER ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK OR INFIELD AREA. 

Any athlete in violation of this rule will be disqualified from the meet. Be aware that parents LOVE to hand their kid a bottle of Gatorade or other flavored drinks over the fence  once they are done with their race. Water is fine but that’s it!


SEEDING AND CHECK IN
VERY IMPORTANT   We will be running Large School and Small School competitors together.  For the purposes of entries-check-in and timing, we will be eliminating those designations. Your kids will compete against others -no matter the size of the school-of like times and marks. 

We WILL STILL AWARD kids as Large School or Small School competitors (we can pull out the Small School kids electronically for their awards) Please remember, coaches will be allowed to enter up to 4 kids in sprint events (100/200/100H/110H/300H/400) and all field events. We will be allowing up to 6 entrants in the distance events.   

We WILL NOT be condensing or combining heats as it has proven over the years to be just too cumbersome and time intensive.   Field event athletes will check in at their event while runners check in at the clerk of the course at the northeast corner of the stadium. Athletes must check in beginning with the first call and be ready to head to the track after the third and final call to the clerk.  Athletes may be substituted in the place of a previously entered competitor) but they must compete under the name of the person they are replacing. We can add athletes to the field events BUT that name has to be give to the judge by 8:15 am


REASONS TO DISQUALIFY
Aside from the normal rules for disqualification (see NFHS rulebook), meet management will disqualify athletes and or teammates of said athlete based on the following offenses
-  Warming up on the infield/Loitering on the infield·        
-  Coaches on the infield (Pole Vault will have a coaching box available) unless previously identified as a judge or meet official·        
-  Athletes that have food, gum or flavored drinks on the infield·        
-  Athletes that try to compete in spikes other than 3/16 pyramid needles·        
-  Athletes who do not “declare” at the declaration table prior to check-in or “check” in at the check in table on time.

REMINDER:   NO JEWERLY  ALL UNDERGARMENTS MUST  BE A SOLID COLOR. 

FOOD AND CONCESSIONS
A variety of food and beverage items will be available throughout the meet.  Complementary lunch tickets will be provided for coaches.

TRAINER
The King High Trainer will be on site. Please bring your own tape and pre-wrap.

RESULTS
Meet Results will be posted outside the Concession Stand on the North east end of the stadium and on www.kingtrackandfield.com, as well as at www.finishedresults.com
 

RAINOUT
In the event of rain, call Coach Vasel at  951-333-3447  to determine whether the meet will go off or not. In the event of a rainout, there will be no makeup date and we will attempt to refund as much of your entry fee as possible.