2026 Hi-Racer Meet of Champions Distance Classic at
Arroyo High School's Super Fast "World Athletics Certified Surface" Beynon Track
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Please read the information listed below and e-mail a request for access to enter your Elite athletes in the Hi-Racer Meet of Champions on Athletic.net.
The Day session is closed. Only athletes who have run fast enough qualifying times in 2026 will be accepted into the Elite Night Session.
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The Hi-Racer Meet of Champions is unlike any other track meet…
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Medals in every heat of every event
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30 Boys have run under 4:09 for the full mile at the MOC
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80 Girls have run under 4:59 for the full mile at the MOC
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“Worlds Athletics Certified Surface” Beynon track
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9 lanes – wide starting alleys
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Coaches and Athletes allowed on the infield of the track all meet—including at night!
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“PR Alley”: Wide spectator area right next to lane 9 of track the entire length of the home stretch—bring your chair—be right on top of the action
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Full Stadium seating on both home and visitor sides of track
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Grass areas outside of each turn for team camps
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Large grass field for warm up immediately adjacent to track
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Great sound system
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Paid Parking right next to stadium
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Free Parking on campus
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Real bathrooms
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Permanent Snack Bars
There are two Sessions each year in the Hi-Racer Meet of Champions Distance Classic: the Open Day Session is closed; however, the Elite Invitational Night Session is open to all athletes who have met the qualifying standards.
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The evening invitational 800, 1600 and 3200s will be run from 6:45 PM to 9:55 PM and will feature the top two to four heats in all three divisions in the 800, 1600 and 3200.
In that nighttime “Elite Invitational” section of the meet, we will run the full mile distance, but we will also have a finish camera at the 1600 meter mark to record official 1600 meter times.
These are the automatic qualifying marks that will guarantee your athlete is placed in the nighttime Invitational section of the meet. After all entries are received, the next athletes entered by time will also be added to the invitational and rated sections of the nighttime meet to complete the fields.
Division Boys Var Girls Boys FS
800 1:57.9 2:19.9 2:06.9
1600 4:19.9 5:09.9 4:33.9
3200 9:29.9 11:25.9 9:59.9
All entries will be done online through Athletic.net. If you have an outstanding runner who has not met the qualifying mark in 2026, you can certainly email additional information such as 2025 cross country achievements or relay leg splits to torourke04@yahoo.com to help us evaluate whether or not to place the athlete in the elite session of the meet.
You may continue to update your entries online until Saturday night, March 14, 12:00 midnight. We plan to have the seeding done by Monday night, and the entries and specific heats and start times will be posted on our website (http://www.mocdistanceclassic.com/ ) and emailed to each of you by noon on Tuesday, March 17th.
If there is any way we can make any part of this meet more of a positive experience for you or your athletes, please do not hesitate to call or let us know.
Meet Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 (Rain or Shine)
Open Start Time: 7:00 AM Girls 3200 (Races 3, 4 and 5 if needed)
Inv. Start Time: 6:45 PM
Place: Arroyo High School – 4921 N. Cedar Ave., El Monte
(It would be best to enter off Santa Anita Ave. on the west side of the school.)
Entry Information: The entire entry process is online. Here is the process to follow!
1. You must first send an e-mail to… torourke04@yahoo.com
In that e-mail, please list the following:
-SCHOOL NAME
-COACH’S NAME
-CELL PHONE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN BE REACHED
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2. Once we have received your e-mail, we will have Athletic.net open access for your school to begin entering athletes in into the Hi-Racer Meet of Champions.
We will be using Athletic.net for registration again this year—registration will be blocked to all schools until you have emailed us your information.
Begin Entering: You may begin entering your athletes any time after January 19—if you have emailed your information.
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Updating Entries: You may update marks, add new athletes, or delete athletes up until Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 12:00 Midnight. At that point no new entries will be accepted.
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Entry Fee Payment: YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT FOR ALL ATHLETES YOU HAVE REGISTERED ON THE ENTRY DEADLINE ON MARCH 13!
YOU MUST PAY THAT FULL ENTRY FEE ON THE MEET DAY BEFORE ANY OF YOUR ATHLETES WILL BE PERMITTED TO RACE…
EVEN IF YOU BRING LESS ATHLETES THAN YOU OFFICIALLY ENTERED, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES YOU HAVE SUBMITTED BY SATURDAY, MARCH 14.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED ON-LINE BY SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026 BY 12:00 PM MIDNIGHT.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE—NO EXCEPTIONS!
Entry Limit: Each athlete may enter up to three events.
Entry Fee: $8.50 per athlete per event
(Make checks payable to “Arroyo High School”)
Please mail your entry fee check to:
Arroyo High School
Attn: Bryon Hake
4921 N. Cedar Ave.
El Monte, CA 91732
If there is any doubt that your entry fee check will arrive at Arroyo High School by Friday, March 20, then you may bring your entry fee check to the meet; however, if Arroyo has not received your entry fee check and you do not bring a check for the full amount, none of your athletes will be allowed to compete.
Divisions: Varsity Boys,
Frosh-Soph Boys
Girls
Awards: Each race is a final and medals will be awarded for each race.
In the 800 1-8 medal
In the 1600 1-10 medal
In the 3200 1-12 medal
T-Shirts: “Hi-Racer Meet of Champions” T-Shirts will be sold.
Additional Info: If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail:
torourke04@yahoo.com