▁event . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁teams ▁enter ▁with ▁their ▁best ▁athlet es . ▁The ▁Sh el ton ▁inv ite ▁is ▁considered ▁Washington ' s ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁El ite ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁meet ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hard est ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for . ▁ ▁Me et ▁Records ▁ ▁Boy ' s ▁Records ▁ ▁Girl ' s ▁Records ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Sh el ton ▁Inv ite ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Track ▁and ▁field ▁compet itions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Track ▁and ▁field ▁in ▁Washington ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Golden ▁D uk es ▁were ▁a ▁community - run ▁amateur ▁club ▁located ▁in ▁Santa ▁Maria , ▁California ▁which ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁AA U ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁N IB L ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁D uk es , ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁corpor ate - sp ons ored , ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁amateur ▁National ▁Indust rial ▁Basketball ▁League ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁NBA ▁was ▁in ▁its ▁inf ancy . For ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria , ▁a ▁Golden ▁D uk es ▁home ▁basketball ▁game ▁was ▁an ▁always ▁community ▁happening . ▁They ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁Arm ory ▁Building ▁at ▁the ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Fair park ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁St ow