San Diego State will host the annual USA Track and Field (USATF) San Diego-Imperial Association Summer Nights Track and Field All-Comers and Red-Black Intrasquad Meet on Saturday, December 9, 2023 on the Choc Sportsman Oval at the Aztrack Sports Deck. The meet kicks off at 10 a.m. with the pole vault, discus throw, shot put, triple jump and high jump, while the running events get underway at 10:30 a.m. with the men and women's 4x200 meters relays using a "rolling schedule."
"San Diego State's Women's Track and Field kicks off its annual season with the Red-Black Meet," reminds Head Coach Shelia Burrell, "This meet provides as great opportunity for local track and field community, alumni, families, and friends to not only meet, but see the team. Meet entrants will be running, jumping and throwing side-by-side with Aztecs. In 2023, the San Diego State placed third at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships and second at the Outdoor Championships. With hard work, combined with our strong incoming class, we are looking to win both titles in 2023."
USATF San Diego-Imperial Association President, Paul Greer notes, "The Red-Black Meet will be the first of 10 Summer Nights Track and Field Series meets offered by the Association. Summer Nights meets are sponsored though local institutions like San Diego State and provide opportunity for all members of the community, ages 2 to 92, to participate in track and field."
The annual meet also serves as a San Diego State intra-squad competition. The Aztecs are split into red and black teams who compete against each other in a dual-meet fashion. Competition routinely goes down to the wire and is often decided by the 4x400 meter relay at the end of the meet.
The meet is open to athletes of all ages to include Youth, High School, Collegiate, Unattached, Professionals, Masters, and Paralympians.
The competition will include Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) with wind readings for sprints and horizontal jumps. Throwers (especially masters) must bring their own implements.
For the twelfth year, the meet will be nationally sanctioned. Youth, high school, junior college, university (including San Diego State students), alumni and masters competitors of all ages can participate an unattached basis, regardless of affiliation or ability. A record 485 athletes competed at the meet in 2022.
All competitors must register and pay on-line by midnight, Wednesday, December 6th at this link: https://tinyurl.com/2023Red-Black
On-line entry fee is $10.00 for unlimited events. There will be no day of meet registration available given the size, complexity and quality of the meet. Spectator admission is free. Car and van parking is available in Parking Structure (PS) 7, located directly underneath the track. There are various parking options available at SDSU.
1) Purchase a permit on-line ahead of time at the rate of $7/day. If you don't have an account, you can create one at this link https://aztecs.t2hosted.com/cmn/newuser.aspx. To purchase a permit, you can use this link https://aztecs.t2hosted.com/cmn/auth.aspx and follow the instructions. Keep in mind all permits are virtual, which means that your license plate is your permit, so be certain to have your license plate information entered correctly.
2) Pay at the kiosk pay station located in Parking Structure 7, on level 2. Should you come in to the parking structure from 55th Street, you will be entering on the 2nd level. If you enter the structure from Montezuma, you will be entering on the south entrance which is on level 1. You will need to enter your license plate, as your plate will serve as your permit. Cost is $3/hr per hr for 1-4 hours or $15 for 5-10 hours. If you pay by credit card instead of cash (no change given), the kiosk can send you a reminder text to extend your time for an additional $0.25 and at the rate of $3/hr. You can choose to print a receipt. The receipt does not need to be displayed.
3) PayByPhone. Instructions are at this link: https://bfa.sdsu.edu/campus/parkingtrans/pbp.aspx You will need to enter your license plate. Cost is $3/hr per hr for 1-4 hours or $15 for 5-10 hours plus $0.35 per transaction fee. Additional parking information can be found here http://bfa.sdsu.edu/campus/parkingtrans/ or by contacting SDSU Parking and Transportation Services at (619) 594-6671 or parking@sdsu.edu.
Proceeds benefit the San Diego State Track and Field/Cross Country programs.
For more information, including the meet schedule, view here.
Aztecs Host Red-Black All-Comers Meet
