The Shelton Invitational (also known as Shelton Invite) is an annual high school level track and field invitational meet held at Shelton High School's Highclimber Stadium in Shelton, Washington.

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Created in 1960, it is the longest running track invitational in Washington state. It was formed when the Centralia Relays meet (1930s to 1950s) ceased to exist, leaving the Western Washington region with no multi-team meets. Multi-team meets are created for coaches to challenge their top athletes with other top athletes from different schools. It was Aberdeen High School who won four of the first five Shelton Invites. As the years went by, the invite saw up to over 30 schools signed up per year. Sixteen years later, Shelton was seeing over 50 schools per year. By the 1980s, multi-team meets were becoming increasingly popular and started taking its toll on Shelton's entry list. In 1999, the Shelton Invite organizers began an effort to regain the meets status that it once had. The "new" Shelton Invite gathers the top sixteen athletes in Washington State high schools for each event. 2013 had a record number of 62 teams enter with their best athletes. The Shelton invite is considered Washington's No. 1 Elite track and field meet and one of the hardest to qualify for.[1]

Meet Records

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Boy's Records

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Event Athlete Time/Length/Height School Year
100 meters Brian McDaniel 10.5 Wilson HS, Tacoma 1987
200 meters John Bathhurst 21.5 Lake Washington HS, Kirkland 1978
400 meters Calvin Kennon 46.8 Wilson HS, Tacoma 1981
800 meters Kriag Norman 1:52.6 Sammamish HS, Bellevue 1986
1600 meters Chris Lewis 4:04.6 Mead HS, Spokane 1989
1 mile Steve Kaestner 4:13.2 Shoreline HS, Shoreline 1979
3200 meters John Quade 9:03.1 Woodinville HS, Woodinville 1985
4 x 100 meter Relay - 42.3 Foss HS, Tacoma 1980
4 x 400 meter Relay - 3:18.4 Wilson HS, Tacoma 1982
Distance Medley Relay - 10:47.07 Olympia HS, Olympia 2007
110 meter Hurdles Lake Dawson 14.0 Federal Way HS, Federal Way 1989
300 meter Hurdles Myron Wise 37.1 Lakes HS, Lakewood 1990
High Jump Mike Nelson 7'¼" Interlake HS, Bellevue 1979
Pole Vault Joey Weiler 16'0" R. A. Long HS, Longview 2016
Long Jump Myron Wise 23'9½" Lakes HS, Lakewood 1989
Triple Jump Aaron Williams 47'7¾" Wilson HS, Tacoma 1977
Shot Put Vince Goldsmith 69'3" Mt. Tahoma HS, Tacoma 1977
Discus Jason Baskett 183'6" Mead HS, Spokane 1989
Javelin Tom Sinclair 226'9" Peninsula HS, Gig Harbor 1975
Hammer Throw Dylan Armstrong 243'11" West Wynde Secondary, Kamloops, BC 1999

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Girl's Records

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Event Athlete Time/Length/Height School Year
100 meters Alexis Yeater 11.9 Steilacoom HS, Steilacoom 1998
200 meters Alexis Yeater 24.9 Steilacoom HS, Steilacoom 1998
400 meters Jessie Bobert 56.84 Heritage HS, Vancouver 2003
800 meters Chelsie Jorgensen 2:14.88 Puyallup HS, Puyallup 2007
1600 meters Anna Blue 5:20.09 Olympia HS, Olympia 1998
1 mile Sarah Lord 5:00.65 Redmond HS, Redmond 2009
3200 meters Shannon Porter 10:44.60 Hockinson HS, Brush Prairie 2009
4 x 100 meter Relay - 49.09 Kamiakin HS, Kennewick 2006
4 x 400 meter Relay - 4:04.04 Shelton HS, Shelton 2001
Distance Medley Relay - 12:52.45 Sequim HS, Sequim 2007
100 meter Hurdles Kayla Stueckle 14.39 Emerald Ridge HS, Puyallup 2009
300 meter Hurdles Stephanie Jones 44.91 Enumclaw HS, Enumclaw 2008
High Jump Patrice Pierre 5'5" North Thurston HS, Lacey 2002
Pole Vault Abby Weiler 13'6" R. A. Long HS, Longview 2015
Long Jump Andrea Geubelle 19'0" Curtis HS, University Place 2009
Triple Jump Andrea Geubelle 39'3¼" Curtis HS, University Place 2009
Shot Put Shannon Rance 49'0" Renton HS, Renton 2000
Discus Shannon Rance 134'1" Renton HS, Renton 2000
Javelin Leslie Erickson 143'5" North Thurston HS, Lacey 2000
Hammer Throw Chelsea Payne 171'5" Kajaks TC, Vancouver BC 2005

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References

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  1. ^ "Shelton Invite history". Shelton Invite committee.
  2. ^ "Mens records". Shelton Invite committee.
  3. ^ "Womens records". Shelton Invite committee.