Meet Information | Tiger Invitational

Tiger Invitational

Friday, April 10, 2026
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Gates Open: 9:00 AM (There will be no earlier access to the stadium due to school classes starting at 8:30AM)

South Pasadena High School will be in session on April 10, 2026, so the Tiger Invite will begin at 11:00 AM. Please be courteous and mindful of the school schedule while on campus.

Info

Meet Website: www.TigerInviteTF.com

Meet Director: CB Richards

Head Coach, South Pasadena HS Track & Field
Director, Tiger Invitational

Contact: cbrichards600@gmail.com or Ask a question box on the www.TigerInviteTF.com website

Coach Access

Coaches with field passes (2-3 per team) are allowed on the track or infield during the meet but must remain clear of all staging and timing areas. Wristbands will be issued for field event coaches in LJ, TJ, HJ, and PV only. A designated coaches box will be set up for each event, and coaches must remain within their assigned area. Coaches outside their assigned area will be asked back to the box. For NFHS video review purposes, the Meet Director has established the entire coaching boxes considered a non-competition area and may be used by coaches to review video with their athletes. In the pole vault, the D zone outside of the runway will also be considered a non-competition area by Tiger Meet Management.

Schedule

The time schedule is tentatively posted but will be finalized after entries are finalized on Sunday April 5th. The meet will follow very closely to the posted event order, with a few adjustments from the standard California CIF order.

Discus: Discus will be contested in 2026. A newly built discus ring is in place and located across from the stadium near the softball field. Because school will be in session, there will be no access to the discus area until 3:00 PM. Please don't try and access as you will be turned away.

Entries

Distance races and field events will be overseeded in anticipation of scratches. No alternates will be listed in those events. In lane races, once the scratch window closes on Monday, April 6, the next athlete will be moved into any open lane and the meet will then be fully seeded.

There will be no alternates added on meet day. Athletes will be listed in the final heat sheets or they are not in the meet. Meet Management may adjust heat lane assignments based on no shows for lane races.

Please make sure athletes are confirmed before entering them. This is a highly entered invitational, and unused accepted entries take spots away from other schools and athletes that very much want to compete.

Team Fees are based on TOTAL EVENTS entered after the scratch window closes, not total athletes. There is a fee for every single event entered.

Entry Fees (per school, based on accepted entries):

1 to 4 events: $45 per accepted event
(# of accepted events × $45 → 1 event=$45 | 2 events=$90 | 3 events=$135 | 4 events=$180)

17 or more events: $25 per accepted event
(# of accepted events × $25 → 17 events=$425 … 25 events=$625 | 30 events=$750 | 40 events=$1000 and beyond)

Relays: $40 per accepted relay
(# of accepted relays × $40 → 1 relay=$40 | 2 relays=$80 | 3 relays=$120 | 4 relays=$160 | 5 relays=$200 … 10 relays=$400 and beyond)

Additional Information:

There is no official team max cap. For schools with a high number of accepted entries needing fee help, max caps may be discussed on a case by case basis by email. Please see your team invoice total and email meet director CB Richards at cbrichards600@gmail.com to request assistance.

Teams pay for all accepted entries. If an athlete scratches after accepted entries are finalized, that does not reduce the team invoice. Please understand that, if a school scratches an entry after Monday April 6th 5:00PM, those scratches will still be charged.

Late Entries: If space remains in select events, late entries may be considered. Any approved late addition will include a $50 administrative late fee in addition to normal entry fees.

Please email Meet Director CB Richards with School Name, Event Requested, Level (Var/Rising Stars), Name of athlete, grade, gender and mark.

Payment: Checks and cash will be accepted at team check-in inside the stadium near the snack stand. PayPal, Venmo, and other online payment options are also available by request.

Checks made payable to: "Tiger Invitational"

Spectators

Spectators are welcome.

Admission:

Adults: $15
Students: $10
Children 5 and under: Free

Results

All track events will be live streamed by hdRunners on YouTube.

Live Stream: www.youtube.com/hdRunners
Timing: www.meetresults.net/extramile
Live Results: www.meetresults.net

Awards

Tiger Invite medals are always legit

Medals:

Varsity individual events: 1st through 6th place (overall, from any heat)
Rising Stars individual events: 1st through 6th place (overall, from any heat)
All relays: Top 3 places overall

Medals are awarded based on overall times and marks, not by heat or flight.

Athletes may pick up medals at the on-field Awards Tent following their race or the completion of their field event, once results are finalized and posted

Facility

Tents:
Tents are allowed in the top rows of both the home and away stands only and may not be placed in front of the press box. Once those areas are full, tents must be moved to the adjacent baseball outfield warm-up area.

Coach Movement:
Field event coaches must stay within their designated coaches box. Coaches wandering outside their assigned field event area will be directed back.

Athlete Check in.

Check in for field events will be at the field event at the called warm up time for each event.

Race Events: Hip Numbers and Heat assignment can be found and hip numbers picked up anytime at the hipping tent on the baseball field warm up area.

Clerk of the Course: Staging area this year will be on the baseball field and athletes will check in there and be walked into the track (race ready) a few heats before they are scheduled to be on the track.

All warm ups will take place on the baseball field outfield and then into staging, so listen for the calls.

Experience

DJ Ozzie will be playing music from the pressbox most of the meet.

Multiple food vendors will be available on site. A vendor list will be posted closer to the meet.

Meet merchandise, including Invitational shirts and other apparel, will also be sold on site. (Possible pre sale will be available on the website- please check back)

We are proud to welcome in a new announcer for 2026 Coach David Jackson, as Ken Reeves takes this year off. Coach Jackson will be on the mic throughout the day and evening.

Final Notes

Team invoices will be calculated after accepted entries are posted on Sunday. If scratches are submitted by Monday, April 6, the invoice will be adjusted accordingly.

Additional meet updates, accepted entries, and final schedule information will be posted on the meet website as they become available