2007 MARYLAND FALL THROWS SERIES

HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND

 

Dates and Order of Events:

 

            Sunday, October 7, 2007

                        Shot Put

                        Discus

                        Javelin (all weather runway)

                        Hammer

 

            Sunday, October 21, 2007

                        Shot Put

                        Discus

                        Hammer

                        Weight and Super Weight

 

            Sunday November 4, 2007

                        Weight Pentathlon (see back for explanation)

 

Starting Times:

     October 7 and October 21

            Open and Masters:  10:30 am

            High School and Youth:  1:00 pm

     Weight Pentathlon, November 4

            10:30 am for all

 

Entry Fees:

 

            Open and Masters:  $5.00 per meet

            High School and Youth:  $3.00 per meet

            Weight Pentathlon:  $15.00

 

Registration: and Implement Check In begins at 9:45 am on day of event.

 

No awards except for the November 4 Weight Pentathlon.

 

List of implements provided on back.

 

Sanctioned by USA Track and Field.

 

Questions/Further Information:  Email throwsguy@gmail.com  or call 410-740-1332

 

Directions to Howard Community College Track and Field Complex

 

 

From the north:  Take US-29 south from I-70 to Broken Land Parkway (Exit 18): turn left at light onto Broken Land and then left again at the first traffic light onto Hickory Ridge Road.  Follow Hickory Ridge for approximately ¾ of a mile to the first entrance into the HCC campus on the right.  Park in Lot J adjacent to the Athletic and Fitness Center.  The track is down a path below the overflow parking lot.

 

From the south:  Take US-29 north from the Capital Beltway to Broken Land Parkway (Exit 18); take the left fork on the exit ramp onto Exit 18-B, which leads to Broken Land Parkway westbound.  Once on Broken Land Parkway get quickly into the left lanes to turn left onto Hickory Ridge Road at the first traffic light. .  Follow Hickory Ridge for approximately ¾ of a mile to the first entrance into the HCC campus on the right.  Park in Lot J adjacent to the Athletic and Fitness Center.  The track is down a path below the overflow parking lot.

 

 

What is a Weight Pentathlon?

 

A weight pentathlon is a multi-event competition involving five different throwing events:

 

            Hammer Throw

            Shot Put

            Discus Throw

            Javelin Throw

            Weight Throw

 

The events are contested in that order, with each competitor having three attempts in each.  The best distance is scored on the IAAF multi-event scoring table that is age-graded by World Masters Athletics.

 

List of Implements Provided

 

Shot Put

            4 kg, 5 kg, 12#, 6 kg, 16#

 

Discus

            1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg

 

Hammer

            5 kg, 6 kg, 16#

 

Javelin

            600 gr, 700 gr, 800 gr

 

Weight and Super Weight

            20#, 25#, 35#, 44#, 56#