Track Meet Honors Long Time Lindbergh Coach

Some of the elite track and field athletes from 22 teams will participate in the 17th annual Arnie Young Invitational Saturday at Renton Memorial Stadium.

Young was a coach in the Renton School District from 1958 to 2002, he was inducted into the Washington State Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006 before passing away on August 11, 2008 after a four year battle with cancer. He was 73.

He taught health and physical education in Renton for nearly 40 years, starting in 1959 at Dimmitt Middle School. From 1973 to 1998, he taught at Lindbergh High, where he also coached track until 2002.

Proceeds from the meet support the Renton School District track programs.

Field Events:

10:30 - SHOT PUT (Girls) JAVELIN (Girls) DISCUS (Boys)

1:00 - SHOT PUT (Boys) JAVELIN (Boys) DISCUS (Girls) 

10:30 - LONG JUMP (Boys and Girls – 2 pits) HIGH JUMP (Girls – East Pit) 

10:30 - POLE VAULT (Girls first, followed immediately by the Boys)

1:00 - HIGH JUMP (Boys – East Pit) TRIPLE JUMP (Boys and Girls – 2 pits)

Running Events: All times are approximate! The start of each event will begin as soon as possible following the previous event.

11:30 - DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Boys

11:45 - DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Girls

12:05 - 110 METER HURDLES Boys 

12:20 - 100 METER HURDLES Girls 

12:30 - 100 METER DASH Boys 

12:40 - 100 METER DASH Girls 

12:55 - 1600 METER RUN Boys  

1:05 - 1600 METER RUN Girls 

1:15 - 400 METER RELAY Boys

1:25 - 400 METER RELAY Girls

1:30 - 400 METER RUN Boys

1:45 - 400 METER RUN Girls

2:00 - 300 METER INT HURDLES Boys

2:10 - 300 METER LOW HURDLES Girls

2:20 - 800 METER RUN Boys

2:30 - 800 METER RUN Girls

2:45 - 200 METER RUN Girls

2:55 - 200 METER RUN Boys

3:05 - 3200 METER RUN Boys

3:20 - 3200 METER RUN Girls

3:35 - 800 METER RELAY Girls

3:50 - 1600 METER RELAY Boys  

Complete results and photos will appear in the Patch on Monday.