Feb. 7, 2008

Pocatello, ID--The Idaho State track and field team will be hosting in the Mountain State Games on February 8th and 9th at Holt Arena. Eleven schools will be competing Friday and Saturday including: Brigham Young, Montana State, Montana State Billings, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, Montana, Utah, Utah Valley, Weber State, Idaho State and unattached runners.

The first race on Friday will begin at noon with the men's heptathlon 60-meter dash. Most of the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon events will occur on Friday with finals and invitational races on Saturday.

Starting height increments for the men's high jump are 5'10"/2" and the women's height is 4'10"/2". The starting height increments for the men's pole vault are 13'6"/6" and the women's height is 10'0"/6". Championship team scoring will be used at the Mountain State games. The top eight athletes will advance to the finals. Entry fees are 50 dollars per gender for collegiate teams and five dollars per athlete per event for non-collegiate teams.

Athletes can enter online through runnercard.com with entries due Thursday February 7th at noon. Unlimited entries are allowed. Awards will be given to the first place athlete and relay members in each event.

MEET SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 8, 2008
12:00	60m dash (hep men)
12:10	60m hurdles (pent women)
12:55	High Jump (pent women)
1:50	Shot  Put (hep men)
3:00	Shot Put (pent women)
	High Jump (hep men)
4:15	Long Jump (pent women)
5:30	800 (pent women)
	Weight Throw - men
	Pole Vault - men
6:00	60 Hurdle - prelims
6:25	60 Dash - prelims
6:45     5000-meter run
7:00	Weight Throw - women
7:30     200-meter Prelims
7:50	Distance Medley

SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 9, 2008
10:00   60m Hurdle (hep men)
10:45	Pole Vault (hep men)
11:30	Open Mile
	Long Jump - men then women
	High Jump - women
11:50   Open 400
12:10   Open 800
12:30	Shot Put - men
 	Open 3000
	Pole Vault - women
1:00	1000 (heptathlon men)
Finals and Invitational
1:10     Invitational Mile (9 in field)
1:30	High Jump - men
1:30     60m Hurdle Final
1:45     Invitational 400 (2 heat final)
2:00	Triple Jump - men then women
	Shot Put - women
	60m Dash final
2:15     Invitational 800 (9 in field)
2:30     200m final
2:45     Invitational 3000 (12 in field)
3:15     4 x 400m Relay