ECTCA Frosh Soph Open Invitational - FAT 2026

Newark, NJ

Meet Information



You are invited to the Fifth Annual Essex County Track Coaches Frosh/Soph Invitational/ Championship 

with FAT Timing

This meet is also open to Non-Essex County Schools

 Tuesday, May 12th, 2026

The meet will be contested at the 8 lane, Shabazz High School, NJ.

All events will be contested except the Discus!!!! 

Meet Information click for a written copy of more in-depth meet information

You are invited to the Fifth Annual Essex County Track Coaches Frosh/Soph Invitational/ Championship which will be held  on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026. The meet will be contested at the 8 lane, Shabazz, High School, Newark, NJ.

The meet will feature Fully Automatic Timing!

Order of running events:     SEQUENCE: Frosh Boys, Soph  Boys, Frosh Girls, Soph  Girls

400 IH                                

100 Trials 

100 Finals

1600 

400

100/110 HH   No Trials - Finals on Time

800

200

3200 Meter  may be combined based on the entry including Boys & Girls.

4 x 400 relay

All Shot and Javelin will be three attempts NO FINALS!           NO Discus!!!

Javelin Boys Frosh/SophFollowed by the Girls Javelin Frosh/Soph 

Shot Put Girls Frosh/SophFollowed by the Boys Shot Put

Girls Long Jumpfollowed by the Boys

Boys Triple Jumpfollowed by Girls

Long and Triple Jump will be 1 hour open pit. 3 Jumps

 

High Jump and Pole Vault opening heights will be determined by the officials based on the entries, and how low the standards can be set. Starting with the Girls Frosh/Soph High Jump followed by the Boys Frosh/Soph High Jump.

The meet is open to all scholastic teams that are members of the National Federation of Schools included within New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut as these states share a reciprocal sanction agreement. The rules and by laws of the N.J.S.I.A.A. as well as the Nation Federation will govern this meet .

Athletes must represent their High School. No Club Teams, or Unattached athletes are permitted entry into the meet.

Entry Closes Sunday, May 10th at Midnight

Online Entry Here on Milesplit: Rosters, Event seeding, Field Cards and Heats Sheets will all be generated from NJ.Milesplit

Entry Fee: Minimum Entry $100/ Per Gender/ Per school  - that means a total of the amounts for the entries as listed below: 

Individual Entry Fee: $8.00 per athlete/per event

Relay Entry Fee: $24.00 per relay

Unlimited Entry per event, there is a Freshman and Sophomore divisions for both Girls and Boys in all events.

Running Events: 100, 200,400,800,1600,3200,100/110 hurdles, 400 hurdles 4x400 Relay

Field Events: Shot Put, Javelin, High Jump Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault.

NO teams or athletes will be added at the meet, to an event, once the sheets have been turned into the computer people. The EVENT IS CLOSED AT THAT POINT! So don't wait until the last minute to highlight your athletes at the meet! 

THERE WILL BE A FIRST AND SECOND PLACE TEAM PLAQUE AWARDED IN BOTH DIVISIONS FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS. Scoring will be as follows in all Varsity events 10-8-6-4-2-1 MEDALS TO THE TOP SIX IN EACH EVENT.

Field Events begin  at 3:00PM and running at 4:00PM
See the written Instructions attached at the top of the page for more information!
The Meet Is Presented by - The Essex County Track & Field Coaches Association INC.