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Welcome to the 70th annual running of the Le Febvre Relays. The Granddaddy of them all!!! Welcome to Placer High School, home of the Hillmen, and the longest running track meet in California, the Le Febvre Relays. This great meet was originally started as the “Foothill” relays in 1939 by then coach Earl Crabbe. Coach Crabbe’s intentions have lived on in the spirit and intent of the relay meet, building interest in track and field in this region and putting together a meet that supported the concept of team in Track and Field. In 1945 Ralph Le Febvre took the reigns as track coach here at Placer. Uncle Ralph, as his athletes knew him, was a 1923 graduate of Placer High and an employee for both Placer High and Placer College during his coaching career. Coach Ralph won 17 SFL titles and just as many “Foothill” relay meets in the 19 years he devoted to the school. Coach Le Febvre’s love for track and field carried over to his athlete’s success. As years went by, the people of Auburn came to know of uncle Ralph and his dedication to the children and athletes in their community. In 1987, a year before his death, the stadium and this meet were named in his honor. The strong running traditions continue to live on, The Le Febvre relays and the Western States 100 mile run. Both are held on this historic track. Many great athletes have come through this stadium over the years and many will run here today. We at Placer High and the people in our supportive Auburn Community are very proud of these relays with the rich traditions and memories carried out every year. Last year a handful of generous people combined with Placers coaching staff refurbished this great stadium last year our Discus stadium was completed by Mark Chamberlain and Charles Miles and this year we have added additional seating to the stadium. In the ongoing spirit of track and field which begun many years ago, we are proud to present this beautiful facility to the public. We sincerely hope that today will be memorable and that all of the participants enjoy the challenge of team track, a concept that only lively relays can foster. We encourage you the fans and participants, to support the competitors as they each give their best effort to perform in California’s “Granddaddy of them all” the historic Le Febvre relays. Thank you for your continued support of this great event. All the best! INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED FROM rnjfoley@aol.com as well as scrolling on down to the bottom of this page.
Rick
Foley
If you get a chance, take a look at the Le Febvre Relays records.
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General relay day information The cost for participation is $225.00 per Team or $75.00 per division in lieu of fielding a full squad. To ensure appropriate placement of the racers it is important for the final athlete to remain in his/her lane following the event, or maintain “chute” order when applicable. Anchor legs need to be wearing a hip number since we are now using automated timing. Seeding will be done with the clerk of the course. Athletes will need to be alert of the agenda or they will be scratched in order to keep the meet on schedule ¼” spikes are required for all participation. No exceptions will be made in running or jumping events The locker rooms at Placer High will not be open for athletes to change.. Athletes and coaches are to remain in the stands or in the warm up area. The warm up field is adjacent to the discus sector on the girl’s softball field. Please encourage your athletes to remove their spikes in the stands. The athlete must checkout of a field event with the official to compete in another overlapping event. This is crucial for the high jump and pole vault pit. Please remember our intent, we will do our best as a school community to host a fun and memorable event for your athletes. Any suggestions you have that may help us in the future are warmly received in writing in the press box, following the meet.
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