The Arcadia Invitational attracts the top prep athletes in the United States and internationally (Canada, Mexico, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Argentina, and Brazil have been represented in recent years).
[3][2] 1970 is the year that Doug Smith felt was a giant step in the development of the meet into more of a "Southern California" event.
[5] In 2002, the meet expanded from a single-day competition to a two-day affair as the newly formed Friday portion consisted of additional relays (sprint medleys, shuttle hurdles, 4x800, etc.)
In 2008, the Arcadia Multis were added on the Thursday-Friday of meet week, allowing top decathletes and heptathletes the chance to compete.
[6] As of 2017, Arcadia High School organization, Apache News, live streams the field events for the meet.