52nd Annual
Mt. SAC Relays
High School Invitational
Foreign High School Athlete Information/Requirements
Foreign High School Athlete Information
Foreign Athlete Participants and Coaches:
With the establishment of our new Mt. SAC Relays schedule, there are now less opportunities (fewer heats and fewer sections) for high school athletes to compete; because of this, we are forced to place strict limitations on the participation of foreign high school athletes.
Foreign athletes may still enter the meet; however, local athletes will be given priority acceptance. With the incredible talent pool in Southern California coupled with the hundreds of entries we receive for each event, there is very little chance that an average to above average foreign athlete will be accepted into the high school portion of the meet.
Realistically, a foreign high school athlete would need to be equivalent in performance to a California High School state finalist to earn a spot into our meet.
If you feel you have an athlete of this caliber who has achieved a tremendous mark in this calendar year that can be verified, we ask you to first e-mail the meet director, Tim O’Rourke, (torourke@emuhsd.k12.ca.us) and request approval to enter (see entry process below).
No foreign athlete should enter the Mt. SAC Relays without the express prior approval from the high school meet director, Tim O’Rourke. Entering our meet without prior approval could be a costly mistake. Meet entry is based solely on marks and times. Distance traveled, expenses incurred while traveling and other unrelated factors do not play a role in our decision to enter or not enter an individual.
If your athlete is granted entry into the Mt. SAC Relays by the High School Meet Director, you must complete and submit the Foreign Athlete Form (see below) along with additional supporting documents that verify your athlete(s) meet the following requirements of our national governing body, the NFHS…
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Must be 18 years of age or less.
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Must be currently enrolled in an accredited high school – the athlete must be officially entered into the Relays by that school. The athlete cannot be entered by a parent or club coach.
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Must not have completed more than seven semesters of high school.
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Must be passing at least four classes.
FOREIGN HIGH SCHOOL ENTRY PROCESS
1. E-mail the High School Division Director, Tim O'Rourke, the following information:
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Your First and Last Name
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High School Name
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City, Country
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The event(s) you would like to enter
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Your best mark(s) from each event this season
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Competiiton, location and date where the mark(s) was/were achieved
2. If you receive approval from Mr. O'Rourke then you must submit the final paperwork and information requested on the Foreign High School Athlete Form. Click on the link below to download the form.
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DEADLINE IS MARCH 29, 2010
3. The Foreign Athlete Form and all additional requested information must be received and accepted in the Mt. SAC Relays Office by Monday, March, 29, 2010, for any foreign athlete to be eligible for entry into the Mt. SAC Relays High School Invitational. Without this paperwork, we regret that we will not be able to allow your athlete entry into the Mt. SAC Relays.
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