AREA 3 MEET OF
CHAMPIONS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009; 5:00 – field events, 5:30 – running
events; Location: Fern Creek HS
ENTRY FEES AND COMPETITION: there is no team or individual athlete entry
fee for this meet. Competition is
restricted to schools that are physically located in Jefferson County (i.e.
Area 3).
THE ENTRY PROCESS: Coaches are responsible for knowing the entry
process. No exceptions will be made for
coaches who misunderstand the process and/or rules, do not follow the process
and/or rules, miss deadlines, etc. Please ask questions if you’re unsure as to how the process works.
No athlete or relay team has guaranteed entry
into the meet unless they achieve the automatic qualifying standard(s) in the
event(s) for which they’ve been entered.
The entry process works as follows:
1. Submission: coaches should record the names of all
athletes and their respective events, as well as relay teams that they would
like to have considered for entry, and submit those entries by 8:00 pm on May 4
(Monday evening). Please do not submit
performances (times or distances) with your entries. Entries should be submitted to Coach Barry Haworth (contact info
below) via email or fax.
2.
Seeding: once received, all
entries will be seeded by Coach Haworth according to published 2009 results. For seeding purposes, the only acceptable
performances are the following:
(a)
all performances from invitational meets (FAT or hand timed)
(b)
all field event and non-sprint event (800m and above) performances from Master
Schedule meets, Dual meets and All-Comers meets with publicly distributed
results
(c)
all FAT sprint performances (400m and below) from Master Schedule meets, Dual
meets and All-Comers meets with publicly distributed results (note that non-FAT
sprint times from these meets will not be used to seed the Meet of Champions).
The seed marks will come from the Jefferson
County Track and Field rankings, which are posted at www.kentuckyrunner.com. Coaches are encouraged to monitor these
rankings to ensure that current and accurate marks for their athletes are being
used.
3.
Acceptance into the Meet: a
submission list will be posted at www.kentuckyrunner.com
(a)
Athletes and relay teams with a seed mark that meets the automatic qualifying
standard in the event for which they’ve been submitted will be (automatically)
accepted for competition, and listed as such on the submission list.
(b)
Athletes and relay teams with seed marks that do not meet the automatic
qualifying standard in their respective events will be ranked by seed
time/distance and placed on a waiting list.
(c)
At the close of the submission deadline, athletes and relay teams on the
waiting list will be accepted for competition (in order, according to seed) as
space allows.
(d)
Athletes who are not accepted for competition at this point will remain on the
waiting list. If accepted athletes
scratch from an event, then athletes and relay teams on the waiting list will
be moved up accordingly.
4. Late
entries (i.e. submitted
after 8pm on Monday, May 4) will be placed on a waiting list and will only compete
if a sufficient number of accepted athletes scratch from their event(s).
Submit all entries/questions/comments to Coach Haworth via
email (bmhaworth@louisville.edu
or bmhaworth@gmail.com), or by fax (502-459-8272,
Attention: Barry Haworth).
ADMISSION: there will be a $5 admission charge
at the gate for all spectators and nonparticipants. Athletes must have their uniform with them or enter the meet with
their coach, or they will be charged an admission fee. The admission fee helps cover the cost of
running the meet.
AWARDS: the top 8 finishers
per event receive medals (note that this is a bump up from last year, to
compensate for last year’s “mess up” with the awards).
ENTRY RULES:
1. Athletes/relay teams meeting one of the
standards below will be automatically accepted for competition in that
particular event. Hand times will be
converted to FAT by rounding to the next highest tenth of a second and adding
0.24. See the entry instructions on the
first page for details on the entry procedure.
Automatic Entry Acceptance Standards (running events must be FAT or converted to FAT):
Fr/Soph 100m dash 11.50 13.00
100m dash 11.20 12.75
200m
dash 22.80 26.40
400m
run 51.50 61.50
Fr/Soph
800m run 2:12.00 2:40.00
800m
run 2:07.00 2:30.00
1600m
run 4:45.00 5:45.00
3200m
run 10:45.00 13:45.00
100/110m
hurdles 16.50 17.25
300m
hurdles 43.00 49.00
Event Boys Girls
4
x 100m relay 44.00 52.50
4
x 200m relay 1:33.00 1:51.00
4
x 400m relay 3:34.00 4:22.00
4
x 800m relay 9:10.00 11:15.00
High
Jump 6-0 4-10
Long
Jump 20-0 15-10
Triple
Jump 40-6 31-6
Discus 130-0 90-0
Shot
Put 47-0 31-6
2. A school may submit as many individual entries as desired in the
individual events, but are limited to entering only one relay team per relay
event. If there are empty lanes in a
relay event, then we will consider additional relay teams from a school on a
first-come, first served basis.
3. There will be one
section of each running event and we will accept up to 16 athletes in each
field event – except pole vault, where all competitors will be accepted. In laned events, if more than eight
individuals or relay teams hit the automatic acceptance standard, then we will
add a second section.
4. Please do not enter
athletes in multiple events unless those athletes are definitely competing in
each event (or let the meet director know about any scratches as soon as
possible). Race day scratches with
athletes in multiple events may lead to restrictions in future entries for
offending programs.
5. Special events:
o Frosh/Soph 100 meter dash, and 800 meter run: open only to freshmen and sophomores and subject to the same entry standards as all other events.
o
Sprint Medley
relay (100-100-200-400): open to
the first 8 teams (8 girls and 8 boys teams) who request entry. There are no entry standards for this event.
o
Sprint Race of
Champions and Distance Race of
Champions: the 100m dash and 1600m
run will be designated as the Sprint Race of Champions and Distance Race of
Champions. Following the conclusion of
the 100m dash and 1600m run, there will be a special awards ceremony for the
top finishers in both events.
RULES OF COMPETITION:
1.
There will be no team scoring.
2. The meet will adhere to all NFHS and KHSAA rules regarding
competition in track and field.
3. All events will be finals.
4. Participation in this meet obligates a team to
provide at least one volunteer to help in the running of the meet. Schools who do not provide such a volunteer
will not be allowed to compete in this meet next year. Work assignments will be given out at the
4:45pm coaches meeting.
5.
We will follow a rolling event schedule that is subject to change if weather
conditions dictate.
6.
If the meet is cancelled due to inclement weather, then we will attempt to hold
the meet on an alternative date. If no
alternative date is available, or if the meet is rescheduled and inclement
weather leads to the cancellation of the meet a second time, then the meet
itself will be cancelled.
If
inclement weather causes the meet to be interrupted, then all events will
continue at the point of interruption.
If a weather-related interruption forces the stoppage of a running event
in progress, then that running event will be re-run when and if the meet
resumes.
7.
Athletes will be assigned competitor numbers, which must be clearly
written on the back of their right hand.
All competitor numbers will be posted at kentuckyrunner.com and distributed at the meet. No athlete will be allowed to compete
without a competitor number.
8.
The area of competition will be the track itself and the field within the
track. This area will be restricted to include only athletes reporting to an
event, athletes competing in an event, and coaches assisting with an
event. Spectators are not allowed in
the area of competition. Coaches who
are not assisting with an event, and athletes who are either not competing or
reporting to an event will be in violation of the “area of competition” rules
and asked to leave the area.
9.
Coaches are responsible for being current on all meet-related announcements and
are encouraged to check the Area 3 Meet of Champions information section at www.kentuckyrunner.com
regularly. Questions and comments about
the meet may be directed to Coach Barry Haworth (contact info is listed
elsewhere in this handout).
10. When applicable, we will follow the same
staggers as those used in the State Meet.
REPORTING
TO EVENTS:
1. All running
event athletes must report to the running event check-in clerk at
the first call for their event. The
location of the running event check-in clerk will be announced at the meet. If an athlete does not report to their event
by the third (final) call, then the check-in clerk has the discretion of
dropping that athlete from their event.
2. All field event
athletes will be checked in at the location of their event, starting with the
first event call. If an athlete
does not report to their event by the third (final) call, then the check-in
clerk at that particular field event has the discretion of dropping the athlete
from their event.
3. If an athlete is
competing in a field and a running event at the same time, then it is the
responsibility of the athlete to communicate any potential conflict with the
respective field event official and check-in clerk and resolve that conflict
(e.g. changing the jump-order so that an athlete can compete in a running
event).
Order of Events (unless noted, Boys events follow Girls events):
Field Events (start
time 5:30pm)
Shot Put (order: Boys/Girls)
Long Jump
High Jump
Discus (follows Shot Put; order: Boys/Girls)
Triple Jump (follows Long Jump)
Pole Vault (5:00pm at Male HS on 5/5/09)
Running Events
(start time 6:00pm)
Sprint Medley relay
4 x 800m relay
100/110m hurdles
Frosh/Soph 100m dash
100m dash (Sprint Race of Champions)
4 x 200m relay
1600m run (Distance Race of Champions)
4 x 100m relay
400m run
300m hurdles
Frosh/Soph 800m run
800m run
200m dash
3200m run
4 x 400m relay
COACHES MEETING: we’ll have a brief coaches meeting at 5:15. All participating teams will be expected to
help with an event, and those duties will be announced at the coaches meeting.
MEET
LOCATION: Fern Creek High School is located at 9115 Fern Creek Rd (zip code: 40291). Info about Fern Creek HS is available at http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/High/ferncreek.html