Golden West Invitational

The Golden West Invitational (GWI) high school track & field all-star meet brings together top high school athletes from throughout the country and provides them with the very highest levels of competition. The GWI made its debut in 1960 and is held in the Sacramento, CA area in June each year.

Past participants have represented the United States in every Olympic Games since 1964 and have filled more than 150 positions on the American Olympic Track & Field teams. They have won more than 75 medals, 40 of them gold. An additional nine GWI athletes represented their native countries of France, Ireland, Japan, Trinidad/Tobago, Fiji, Jamaica and Cape Verde Islands.

GWI alums include the following track & field legends:

Recent Olympic medalists who participated at the GWI meet include:

Future NFL football stars who participated at the GWI meet include:

External links

Golden West Invitational web site

Track and field competitions in the United States

Outdoor	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Olympic Trials NCAA Championships Men–D1 Men–D2 Men–D3 Women–D1 Women–D2 Women–D3 NAIA Championships Men Women Drake Relays Kansas Relays Modesto Relays Mt. SAC Relays Penn Relays Texas Relays Prefontaine Classic Adidas Grand Prix Adidas Track Classic

Indoor	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Indoor Championships Men Women NAIA Championships Men Women National Scholastic Indoor Championships Millrose Games Sunkist Invitational U.S. Open Track and Field New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Tyson Invitational New Balance Games

Junior	Arcadia Invitational CIF California State Meet Golden West Invitational Minnesota True Team State Track and Field Pasco Invitational USATF Junior Olympics

See also : USA Track & Field

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