This morning I got a call from Matt Rainwater an assistant principal out in CA who is putting on a pro men's mile and women's 400 on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 in Mission, Viejo, CA as part of an event for the Special Olympics. These pro races are for regular pros not Special Olympic athletes. Both races feature a $500 1st prize and they are looking for athletes. I offered to promote it so here is the info:
Matt Rainwater wrote:
I'm running the inaugural CIF-SS Ford Unified Track and Field Championships at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo Ca. Unified Sports is a branch of Special Olympics that was developed to give students with either physical or intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in athletics alongside general education athletes. The high school meet is sanctioned by California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section (CIF-SS) and the top high school competitors in the 4x100, 100 and 200 will compete the following weekend at the CIF-SS Masters meet (the CIF-SS state meet qualifier). Many of the student-athletes that will be participating in my meet don't have extensive athletic experience and in an effort to make this a memorable experience I've added two pro races.
The goal of the pro races is to expose the high school athletes top-level competition The professional races are USATF sanctioned and will pay $500 for first, $300 for second and $100 for third. The men's mile will feature 3:57 Paralympian Mikey Brannigan.
You can find more info as well as Matt's contact info at the following page:
http://www.usatf.org/calendars/searchResults.asp?city=Mission+Viejo&state=&country=&associationNumber=&startDate=&endDate=&eventType=&includeAllAges=ON&distanceSelection=other&distance=&distanceUnits=&distanceComparison=%3D&prizePurse=&name=&series=&submit=Search