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June 7, 2010
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CITY OF SPARKS TO HOST HERSHEY'S TRACK AND FIELD GAMES QUALIFYING MEET
JUNE 12, 2010
Events include the 50-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1600-meter run, 4 x 100-meter relay, standing long jump and softball throw. Certificates are given to every participant, and ribbons are awarded to the top eight male and female finishers in each event.
First place finishers in each age division will be placed in a regional pool of state finalists eligible to be selected for a regional team which travels to Hershey (all expenses paid), to compete in the North American Final later in the summer. All regional winners will qualify for the meet.
The Hershey's Track & Field Games is the largest youth sports program of its kind in North America. More than 400,000 children participate annually through local, district, state and provincial track and field meets held in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.
Check-in on the day of the games begins at 8 a.m. with events beginning at 9 a.m. Pre-registration is required by June 10 at the Recreation Office, 98 Richards Way. For more information, call 353-2376 or log on to www.sparksrec.com.