Wesley Powell Invitational set for Saturday

Photo: Excelsior Track coach and meet organizer David Riley

The 12th staging of Wesley Powell invitational Track meet, named in honour and memory of the late founder of the Mountain View Avenue-based Excelsior High School Dr Aston Wesley Powell is set for Saturday December 13, 2104 at the Excelsior school grounds.

The meet has grown steadily throughout the years and has become a permanent fixture on the JAAA’s calendar and the first stop in the track calendar for many schools as they seek to qualify for the ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Championship.

Competitors will come from several of the top female and male high schools, colleges and club teams from around the country.

The meet is set to get on its way at 8:30 am with the Shot Put Girls 1 & 2 event and set to close at 5:20 with the running of the boys 4×300 Open relay.

A total of 76 events are down to be contested. These will include the 150m, 300m, 600m, 1,000m, 3,000m, 5,000m, 4x300m relay, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and javelin.